Curbside Giveaway Days

During Curbside Giveaway Days York Region residents are invited to place unwanted items, labelled FREE, at the curb for other residents and community members to browse and take for their own use, free of charge.
This is a great opportunity to declutter and find a new home for your unwanted items, while also picking up something you may want or need for free.
Here are a few tips and tools to help out:
- See dates and locations below for events in your local city or town
- If participating, download and print a FREE curb alert poster
- Swap your items online for free on various apps, sites or groups
- Share your offerings and great finds using #yrcurbalert
For locations where you can donate, recycle or dispose of any items that were not picked up visit york.ca/bindicator
Dates and Locations
Put your items out at the curb by 7 a.m.; anything remaining or not picked up must be brought back inside by 5 p.m. that evening.
Aurora
Dates:
- April 23, 2022
- May 28, 2022
- June 25, 2022
- July 23, 2022
- August 27, 2022
- September 24, 2022
- October 29, 2022
Visit aurora.ca for more details.
East Gwillimbury
No current dates.
Georgina
- April 23, 2022
- May 28, 2022
- June 25, 2022
- July 30, 2022
- August 27, 2022
- September 24, 2022
- October 29, 2022
Visit georgina.ca for more details.
King
- April 23, 2022
- May 21, 2022
- June 18, 2022
- July 23, 2022
- August 20, 2022
- September 17, 2022
- October 22, 2022
Visit king.ca for more details.
Markham
No current dates.
Newmarket
- April 30, 2022
- May 28, 2022
- June 25, 2022
- July 23, 2022
- August 27, 2022
- September 24, 2022
- October 22, 2022
Visit newmarket.ca for more information.
Richmond Hill
- June 25, 2022
- July 30, 2022
- August 27, 2022
- September 24, 2022
Visit richmondhill.ca for more information.
Vaughan
- May 28, 2022
- May 29, 2022
- June 25, 2022
- June 26, 2022
- July 23, 2022
- July 24, 2022
- August 27, 2022
- August 28, 2022
- September 24, 2022
- September 25, 2022
- October 22, 2022
- October 23, 2022
Visit vaughan.ca for more information.
Whitchurch-Stouffville
- May 28, 2022
- June 25, 2022
- July 30, 2022
- August 27, 2022
- September 24, 2022
Visit townofws.ca for more information.
COVID-19 Safety Tips
Safety tips for Treasure Hunters and Declutterers
It’s an understatement to say COVID-19 has turned our regular routines and shopping habits upside down. While most Curbside Giveaway Days have been cancelled since the pandemic, many people still love buying second hand.
For those of you who have been decluttering your closets, basements and garages and those who love the thrill of stumbling upon a unique treasure – here are some safety tips from York Region Public Health to help you still participate during COVID-19.
Tips to stay safe during any buy, sell or swap
- Adhere to the current restrictions and gathering limits in place
- Do not buy, sell or swap items if you or anyone in your household are exhibiting any COVID-19 symptoms
- Do not buy, sell or swap items if you have been in close contact with anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19
- Avoid all close contact. Stay 2-metres away from others
- After picking up an item, thoroughly clean and disinfect it. Avoid items that are difficult to clean
- Always practice good hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette before and after handling goods (e.g. when coughing/sneezing)
- Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer after handling items or completing the sale
- Sneeze and cough into your sleeve or tissue and wash your hands afterwards
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth
Buying, selling or swapping second-hand items
- Arrange for delivery or curbside pickup, where possible
- Buy and sell with people that live in your community. Avoid travel. In particular, do not travel from a high transmission area to a low transmission area
- Never enter another person’s house or allow anyone to enter your home
- If possible, use digital payment services rather than cash
- Drop off or pick up goods during the day and in a public location
Organizing a garage or yard sale
- Adhere to the current restrictions and gathering limits in place
- If gathering is permitted, comply with current limits and monitor the number of people attending the sale (e.g. create a physically distanced waiting line)
- Hold the sale outdoors, on your driveway, never in your home
- To help illustrate and encourage physical distancing, display signs or use chalk markings or taped areas on your driveway as a reminder to keep a safe distance
- Space out your tables and items to give people lots of space to browse
- Supply 70% alcohol-based hand sanitizer
- Display a sign to remind people not to come if they are feeling ill
- Clean high-touch surfaces frequently with household cleaner or diluted bleach
- Ask people not to touch items unless they are making a purchase
- When exchanging money, maintain a 2-metre distance (if possible, ask buyers to send you an e-transfer)
- Wear a mask or face covering
Attending a garage or yard sale
- Limit the number of sales you attend in one day and stay local
- Avoid carpooling with people outside of your household
- Avoid handling items, unless you are going to buy them
- Wear a mask or face covering
- Pay with exact change if possible, to avoid exchanging money or ask if an e-transfer is an option
Additional Resources
- Physical Distancing Signs – York Region Public Health
- How to wear a mask – York Region Public Health
- Online Buying and Selling – York Regional Police
- Project Safe Trade – Ontario Provincial Police
- Tips for Buying Second-Hand Products – Health Canada