Green Bay, WI Rummage Sale Guide
Partly checked: items marked unknown aren't on the city's page yet
The rules
| Permit required? | Yes |
|---|---|
| Fee | $25 temporary use permit |
| Sales allowed per year | Unknown, check with your city |
| Max days per sale | Unknown, check with your city |
| Allowed hours | Unknown, check with your city |
| Sign rules | Unknown, check with your city |
| How to apply | Submit the Temporary Use Permit application with a site plan and the $25 filing fee to the Department of Community & Economic Development, 100 N. Jefferson St., or planning@greenbaywi.gov, before the sale. |
| Permit page | City permit page |
Last checked: 2026-10-27
Official source: www.greenbaywi.gov
Pricing and checkout
Color stickers plus one price per color is the fastest way to run a rummage sale: buyers know the price at a glance and you add up colors instead of haggling over every tag.
Best time to hold a sale
Summer (June-August) (our general guidance, not a city rule; not yet backed by a source)
Setting up
Where to post your sale
We haven't yet confirmed each of these is still active.
- Craigslist Appleton/Green Bay
- Nextdoor Brown County
- Green Bay Rummage Sales Facebook Groups