No. You’ll want to review the listing document (found here) to see who is available and when.
No. While some folks may rent fields along the 56 HWY, most sales are in the participating towns.
Simply put, we don’t think they will. Treat this like a normal garage sale and bring CASH in smaller denominations. Most won’t accept $100 bills.
The Ark Team: admin@56sales.com or 620-718-2036.

If it’s a light rain in an isolated portion of the trail, we will continue on and hope the rain doesn’t persist. If it looks like the whole state will have rain or severe weather, we’ll announce on our Facebook page of any changes.
We offer flexible pricing based on project type and complexity. After an initial conversation, we’ll provide a transparent quote with no hidden costs.
Yes and no. Feedback presented last year was about split between was this a good expense to budget for or are there other ways we could spend the money (advertising) to get more folks involved. Right now, the options are as follows:
- You can view the listings online and view those from your phone when you are on the trail.
- You can view the listings on your home computer and print the document at home.
- The Ark in McPherson can print the entire packet of sales for you for a small price.

At the top of this webpage is a link that says “Register Your Garage Sale.”
No. While some folks will work with farms and such to rent out pasture right on 56 HWY, 90%+ will just set up in towns.
Yes. In the listings document, there are coordinators in different areas. Reach out to them to see if they are aware of anywhere that could help set you up.

You can return it to any coordinator, or you can bring to The Ark in McPherson. Please do not keep the sign for future years—our financial model is not built on replacing signs every year.
Most of the traffic we bring is from out of town and out of state. If folks do not see very many registered garage sales in your town, they may not stop in your town. This is a numbers game. We need to register as many as possible.
The Ark Antiques & Flea Market organizes and funds most of this event.
While it may eventually be a profitable operation, The Ark currently soends $21+ per $10 registration If we sell at least 300 garage sale registrations. We advertise heavily, which is where most of the money goes.
We are thankful to have sponsors like Peoples Bank and Trust, the McPherson CVB, and McPherson Main Street to help defray the costs of this event.