Quarterly garage sale could attract 800 shoppers

The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will hold a community-wide garage sale Saturday at the Osage Center.

As many as 500 to 800 persons are expected to attend the 8 a.m. to noon sale.

The sale is one of four sponsored annually by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department. The sales are so popular that all 70 exhibitor spaces are already sold out for the winter sale on Saturday and the spring sale May 11.

The sale was organized more than a decade ago to help people get rid of unwanted belongings. The yard sale has become a popular event, increasing from 30 booths the first year to the 70 booths which will be open Saturday.

The Parks and Recreation Department staff receives about 100 phone calls a month seeking information about upcoming garage sales.

Booth rentals are $10.75. All the vendors have to do is bring their goods in and price them. The city advertises the event.