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Nebraska’s Junk Jaunt

Each year on the last full weekend in September, tens of thousands of visitors hit the backroads any by-ways in Central Nebraska looking for a “Lost Treasure.”

Save the Dates Sept. 27-29, 2024

2024 JUNK JAUNT

The Countdown has begun

A HEARTY “WELCOME TO NEBRASKA’S JUNK JAUNT®” is being extended to you by Motels, Bed & Breakfasts, Guest Houses and Campgrounds in the area.

Many supporting businesses have the perfect place for a good nights’s rest after a “Shop ’til You Drop” day.

The JUNK JAUNT® area has a variety of accommodations, most at very reasonable prices, Motels, Bed & Breakfast, Guest Houses and Campgrounds. A listing of the lodging & campground facilities who support the JUNK JAUNT® is available by clicking on the button below. They are divided by highways and different areas of the Junk Jaunt®

Make New Friends Along the Way

Econolodge Inn & Suites

pre-order today

The JUNK JAUNT® SHOPPER GUIDE

Available now for PRE-ORDER

The JUNK JAUNT® SHOPPER GUIDE is a “must have” for finding those hidden treasures and gastric delights while conserving time and gasoline. The Digital Download edition of the JUNK JAUNT® SHOPPER GUIDE is an identical listing of all vendors who have registered their sales in a digital PDF file.

Register to be a vendor/seller

Anyone can be a Vendor at Nebraska’s Junk Jaunt®. All sellers are referred to as a ‘Vendor’ regardless of what they have to sell and are welcomed with a Vendor Registration. There are two classes of Vendors: 1) Area Vendor and 2) Out of Area Vendor. See the explanations (here), Who can sell at the Junk Jaunt®.

* INDIVIDUAL TOWN FEES IF APPLICABLE – These fees are paid to individual towns in addition to Junk Jaunt vendor registration. Coordinators’ contact info may also be found on our website – click on the Town Coordinators tab, or call 308-346-5151

9 Counties, 35+ communities, 500 Miles of fun!

Garage Sale regulars call themselves “Junkers” and a “Jaunt” is a sprint or short run. Thus, you could say it is ‘running for the junk’.

Nebraska’s JUNK JAUNT® is nearly 500 miles of garage sales, collectibles, antiques, vintage, gastric delights and just plain fun.

It began in 2004 with about 75 vendors and 1,000 shoppers. Annual license plate surveys and guest book sign-ins tell us that upwards of 25,000 people attend from nearly every state, several Canadians provinces and even a few foreign visitors. Some veteran “junkers”  have been to every JUNK JAUNT®, while others it is their inaugural trip.

Come see Nebraska’s Beautiful Scenery

NEBRASKA’S JUNK JAUNT® takes place in central Nebraska. Two of Nebraska’s most beautiful Scenic Byways, The Sandhills Journey Byway and the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway, form the basic “looping route” of the JUNK JAUNT®. Also included, and a very important part of this fun event, are the numerous small towns and villages on the east, the west and on the inside of the “looping Byway/JUNK JAUNT® route.”

Broken Bow NE

Come Explore Our Scenic Byways

Come see our Beautiful Nebraska Scenery

NEBRASKA’S JUNK JAUNT® takes place in central Nebraska. Two of Nebraska’s most beautiful Scenic Byways, The Sandhills Journey Byway and the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway, form the basic “looping route” of the JUNK JAUNT®. Also included, and a very important part of this fun event, are the numerous small towns and villages on the east, the west and on the inside of the “looping Byway/JUNK JAUNT® route.”

What’s Your Story?

Nebraska’s Junk Jaunt is an annual event that draws visitors from all across the United States who come to explore for hidden treasures.

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