The Southern Oregon Flea Market, opened in 2016, will host sales at The Expo (Seven Feathers building) this summer and fall. 

Yard sales, rummage sales and swap meets are one of the surest signs that decent weather is here to stay for a spell.

Every year, just as summer vacation looms and flower bulbs erupt from the dirt, yard sale signs and social media rumblings about sale dates and bargain shopping appear like clockwork.

From mid-May through September, cities around the Rogue Valley will host sale dates — usually full weekends. Residents can opt to clean out their clutter or buy someone else’s. Sales kick off this coming weekend in Gold Hill with a citywide sale and a special sale event at the Gold Hill Bark Park, as well as unofficially throughout town.

May 13 (Gold Hill)“Yardin in the Hill” is an annual sale sponsored by the Gold Hill Bark Park and CanDO to raise money for the city dog park, located at the Gold Hill Sports Park, 14747 Highway 234. The sale runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the basketball court at the sports park on sale day, and residents are invited to participate in an unofficial citywide sale happening at homes and businesses around town simultaneously. To rent a space at the sports park, or for more information, contact Sam Hefter via email: samhefter@gmail or call 818-497-7756.

Donate sellable items (no clothing, please) by dropping off between 7:30 and 9 a.m. Saturday, May 13, at the sports park. To donate before Saturday, call 503-869-4189. Donations to the dog park can be made online at candogoldhill.org (noted “for bark park”). To send donations via regular mail, send it to CanDO, P.O. Box 1009; Gold Hill, OR 97525. A citywide cleanup will be held the following week, May 20.

Meanwhile, the cities of Central Point, Phoenix and Rogue River will offer a trifecta of bargain shopping opportunities this month.

May 20 (Central Point)One of two sales for the city of Central Point, the spring sale this year will be hosted May 20 by the Central Point Chamber. Only addresses in the 97502 zip code area are eligible, and registration ends at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 16.

Addresses will be made public on a City Wide Yard Sale Map that will be posted online at centralpointchamber.org two to three days before the sale.

May 20 (Phoenix)

The Phoenix Citywide Yard Sale always features a slew of residents and businesses. Hosted by Travel Phoenix, the city of Phoenix and the community center, the event will run from sunup to sundown.

According to the Travel Phoenix website, a “taco crawl” is being planned, and households planning to host a sale can sign up online to have their sale listed (or print a sale list prior to the event). See tinyurl.com/mrxph97a

Event page: facebook.com/events/926595285220977/

May 19-20 (Rogue River)

A two-day event, the city of Rogue River citywide sale will be held Friday and Saturday, May 19-20. A list of participating addresses will be posted online. Residents inside and outside city limits are welcome to host a sale. Sales held inside the city will require a city yard sale permit.

For details, and a list of sales, visit online at facebook.com/events/706753597694460/

June 3-4 (Medford)

The Greater East and SE Medford Community Yard sale, hosted by the Facebook page of the same name, will have its spring sale in the first days of June. The weekend sale is an unofficial community event, and sale-holders are encouraged to submit their sale address online and post signs prior to the event. The sale is typically well attended and includes local residents, church parking lot sales and multi-family sales.

See tinyurl.com/396exrtw

July 21-22 (Barnstormer’s With a Twist, Medford)

One of three sales hosted by Barnstormer’s, a new event this year will be a vendor sale in the downtown featuring clothing, jewelry and giftable items. The sale will be held from 4-10 p.m. Friday, July 21, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 22. The event will feature a DJ, cocktails and dancing, in addition to vendor shopping.

For more info, see facebook.com/BarnstormersVF

July 30, Sept. 3, Oct. 22 (The Original Medford Giant Flea Market)

The Southern Oregon Flea Market, first opened in 2016, will host sales at the Jackson County Expo (Seven Feathers building) this summer and fall. The event features hundreds of vendors and attracts thousands of shoppers. Upcoming sale dates include July 30, Sept. 3 and Oct. 22. For more info, see southernoregonfleamarket.com/

Sept. 8-10 (Jacksonville)

The popular Jacksonville citywide sale is held the weekend following Labor Day each year. With limited parking, shoppers are encouraged to carpool. The sale is informal, other than chamber and city officials announcing the annual date.

Fore updates, see https://jacksonvilleoregon.org/discover/events-festivals/annual-events/city-wide-yard-sale/

Sept. 16 (Central Point)

A second sale for the city of Central Point, this early fall sale will be hosted after (hopefully) the hottest days of summer. The Chamber of Commerce plans a second sale — same as the first with a map and the chance to register local sales — in mid-September. For more info, see centralpointchamber.org.

Oct. 6-7 (Fall Barnstormer’s at the Expo)

An indoor sale offering a near endless supply of vendor booths with used goodies, handmade wares and vintage items, the Fall Barnstormer’s Vintage Fair will take over the Expo at the Jackson County Fairgrounds in early October.

Sellers and shoppers are welcome to sign up and buy tickets in advance. For details, see facebook.com/BarnstormersVF, or barnstormersvintagefair.com. For more info, send an email, shelly@barnstormersvintagefair.com.

Late October (Eagle Point)

You won’t want to miss this 656-home community garage sale. Fall sale hours for the Eagle Point Golf Course community are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. One of the valley’s best attended sales, community members encourage other Eagle Point residents to host sales as well. Sale locations inside the golf course community — and an exact date — will be posted on the organization’s Facebook page: facebook.com/EPGCHA