Tacoma, WA Garage Sale Guide

Checked against the city's official source

The rules

Permit required?No
FeeNone (no permit or license needed)
Sales allowed per year2
Max days per sale3
Allowed hours8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sign rulesUnknown, check with your city
How to applyUnknown, check with your city
Permit pagetacoma.gov (the page we checked)

Last checked: 2026-10-27
Official source: tacoma.gov

Pricing and checkout

Color stickers plus one price per color is the fastest way to run a garage 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.

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