Wantagh Preservation Society to Host Autumn Community Yard Sale

Editor's Note: This article was written by Bob Cook, Second Vice President.

The Wantagh Preservation Society is again holding an “Autumn Community Yard Sale,” on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (rain date is Sunday, Oct. 20). 

All vendors must complete the application by clicking here and send it with a check made out to the Wantagh Preservation Society in advance of the event in order to guarantee a spot.

Vendors who have not pre-registered will be accepted the day of the event only if there is availability. If you have sale articles but do not wish to rent space, you may donate them to the Preservation Society table. 

Publicity for the Autumn Community Yard Sale will be carried in local newspapers and posters will be displayed around the community. The Autumn Community Yard Sale is held on the grounds of the Wantagh Museum, on the west side of Wantagh Avenue, opposite Emeric Avenue, between Sunrise Highway and the Southern State Parkway. 

Vendor set-up time is from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., and cars being driven onto the grounds to deliver merchandise must be left in the rented $35 space. Please note that you will not be able to drive a car onto the museum grounds and then drive out after unloading.

All cars must be left in a $35 space – this is a change from previous events. You must leave your car on the museum grounds until the end of the sale. Vendors provide their own tables and must remove their unsold items and refuse after the sale. They also agree not to leave before the normal closing hour of 4 p.m. 

The rental fee for one space with car that is approximately ten feet wide is $35 and an additional space is $25 ($35 if an additional car is to be left in a space).

Spaces vary in depth and the amount of shade, and will be assigned on a “first come, first served” basis. There are no space reservations in advance. No refunds will be made except for rejections. All vendors must send in their application form and check in advance of the event in order to guarantee a spot. 

Merchandise of all sorts, including old and new items, crafts and antiques are acceptable. No food or beverage can be sold by vendors. Merchandise must be displayed on tables or on the ground behind the white space markers and within the rented areas. While personal radios are acceptable, there shall be no public address systems. 

For more information about the rain date on Oct. 20, call the Yard Sale Chair Person Elaine Yarris at 516-785-0761 or email Elaine at elainetybooks@optonline.net.