There are two things every Tarrant County Saturday morning runs on: barbecue smoke, and a good map of which yards have stuff out front. This page is the second one. Every week we round up the weekend's local sales and the upcoming fundraisers — community garage sales, multi-family weekends, charity benefits, school auctions, the works. If yours isn't here, that's because we haven't heard about it yet — there's a free submit form below. We post Mondays.
Fundraisers
Coming up · Charity, school & civic
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Featured · Tarrant County Tradition
Manna Storehouse Monthly Garage Sale
The biggest standing fundraiser in Tarrant County. Manna Storehouse — the local food pantry and crisis-help nonprofit — runs a multi-day garage sale every month. Every paperback, piece of furniture, and ten-cent treasure goes straight back into feeding Tarrant County families. Card payments are now accepted on purchases over $10.
Next Week
Manna Storehouse — May Sale
Friday, May 15, 2026 · 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Where: Manna Storehouse, Fort Worth
Furniture, books, household goods, clothing, toys — a full thrift-style sale where 100% of proceeds support Manna's food-pantry mission across Tarrant County. Saturday May 16 is typically also open; check their calendar to confirm.
Next Week
Tarrant County Sheriff's Posse — State BBQ Cook-off
Friday, May 15, 2026 · 3:00 PM onward
Where: Sheriff's Posse Rodeo Grounds & Event Center, Fort Worth
Fort Worth's annual State Championship BBQ cook-off. Family-friendly, supports the Sheriff's Posse and their community programs. Bring lawn chairs and an appetite — proceeds go back to the Posse and Tarrant County youth programs.
Source: Public event listing · Tarrant County Sheriff's Posse
Year-round
Children's Advocacy Center of Tarrant County
Ongoing — gala & auction events posted as scheduled
Where: 1224 Clear Lake Rd, Fort Worth TX 76086
The CAC of Tarrant County serves children navigating abuse cases — therapy, forensic interviews, family advocacy, all free to families. They run gala and auction fundraisers each year and accept donations year-round. Call ahead for upcoming benefit dates.
Running a fundraiser? Church BBQ, school auction, scout fish-fry, charity 5K, benefit concert, gala, plate-sale lunch — we list it free. Use the
submit form below or email
hello@tarrantcountydesk.com. We post Mondays so submit by Sunday night for the next week.
Yard Sales
This weekend · Garage & community sales
Morningstar Community Yard Sale
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Where: 128 Heather Wind Ln, Arlington TX 76008 (and surrounding streets in Morningstar)
Community-wide sale across the Morningstar neighborhood. Multiple participating households, wide range of goods — furniture, kid stuff, kitchen, tools. Worth driving the loop.
This Weekend
Multi-Family Garage Sale — Manor Court
Friday – Saturday, May 8 – 9, 2026
Where: 212 Manor Ct S, Grapevine TX 76087
Big multi-family sale running both days. The kind of stop where you find things you weren't looking for.
This Weekend
Yucca Road Yard Sale
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Where: 3012 Yucca Rd, Grapevine TX 76087
Women's and toddler clothes, accessories, miscellaneous household items.
Heads up — small list this week. A lot of Tarrant County's garage sales live in Facebook neighborhood groups (which we can't republish without your permission). The fastest way to see your sale on this page next week is to drop it in the form below — takes 30 seconds and it's free.
On the Calendar
Recurring & on the watch list
Annual
Willow Creek Garage Sale
Spring (date TBA — typically late spring)
Where: Willow Creek neighborhood, Arlington / Grapevine area
A neighborhood-wide spring tradition for over a decade. Dozens of houses participate. Watch the official site for the 2026 date — we'll feature it once announced.
Annual
Westlake Community Sale
Spring & fall — date TBA
Where: Westlake, Arlington / Fort Worth border
The Westlake master-planned community typically runs at least one community-wide sale weekend each spring. Watch the Westlake HOA Facebook for the 2026 announcement.
Source: Westlake HOA · community announcement
Monthly
First Monday Trade Days — Fort Worth
First weekend of each month
Where: Trade Days plaza, Fort Worth
Not strictly a garage sale, but the original Tarrant County weekend tradition. Outdoor flea market vibe — vendors, antiques, fresh-roasted nuts, the works. Goes the weekend before each first Monday.
Got a sale or fundraiser? Submit it free.
Posted Monday mornings · No charge ever · Tarrant County only
Anyone in Tarrant County can submit a yard sale, multi-family sale, community-wide sale, or local fundraiser. We list everything free. Tell us what, when, and where, and we'll add it to next Monday's roundup.
Prefer email? hello@tarrantcountydesk.com · We typically post Sunday-night submissions on Monday morning.
Rules of the road for Tarrant County Desk listings
- Free for residents and nonprofits. No fee to list a yard sale or community fundraiser. Ever.
- Tarrant County only. We focus on Fort Worth, Arlington, Grapevine, Mansfield, Southlake, Crowley, Keller, Burleson, Westlake, Mineral Wells.
- Yard sales and fundraisers — not estate sales. Estate sales are run by professionals and have their own listing channels. We stick to neighbors and nonprofits.
- One sale per address per month, please. Keeps the list fresh and trustworthy.
- We may verify before posting. If a listing looks off, we'll email the contact before publishing.
- Cancel anytime. If your sale gets rained out or moved, email us and we'll pull the listing.
One last thing. If your neighborhood runs an annual community-wide sale and we haven't featured it yet — Westlake, Morningstar, Willow Creek, Bear Creek, Stonebrook, Quail Creek, you name it — drop us a line at
hello@tarrantcountydesk.com. We're building a year-round Tarrant County calendar of these and we want yours on it.