Bethlehem, PA Garage & Yard Sales: Frequency, Duration & Permits (2026)

City of Bethlehem Article 301 governs yard, garage, lawn, attic, porch, room, auction, backyard, patio, flea market and rummage sales conducted from a residential premise. 03 makes it unlawful for a resident or family household to conduct more than two yard sales during any one calendar year, and if members of more than one residence or household join in a single sale, the event counts as a garage sale for each participating residence or household, so a joint sale uses up one of the two annual sales for every address involved.

04 limits each sale to no more than the daylight hours of two consecutive days, meaning a household effectively gets four sale-days a year at most. 05 confines the display of sale property to the residence, porch, garage, carport, or yard, and bars display within the public right of way. 10, including court-ordered sales, sales by public officials acting within their duties, properly zoned mercantile or business sales, sales by court-appointed estate representatives, and bona fide charitable, educational or governmental organizations whose proceeds go to their own charitable purposes. 08.