Experimental Garage Sale

Description

Free and open to the public. No RSVP Required.

Experimental Garage Sale is moving to the summer! Join us for this iconic annual convening of Midwest creators, now with better weather.

Vendors from across the region gather to offer an unbelievable variety of unique items that you will not find anywhere else, including:

-Guitars, Basses and guitar pedals
-Amps, PA systems, microphones
-Local record and tape labels, books and such
-Handmade acoustic, electro-acoustic, and electronic instruments
-Circuit-bent childrens toys and assorted oddities
-Percussion, sticks, mallets, and hand-skinned DIY drums
-Components and doodads to build your own weird stuff
-Upcycled vintage clothing, jewelry and lifestyle
-Food, refreshing beverages, and community camaraderie

2026 Vendors

Tommy’s junk drawer
Robots Are Red.
Strings, Drums, and Repairs.
Chad Kouri
Amalgam
Pocketsize Sound
Żłob Modular
Gonkulations/Acousto-electric Contraptionss
Paisley_Computer
Wild American Dogs
Long Day Press
IRWIN
BDK Woodworking
Ümlaut Press
La moule résistante (The resistant mussel – that’s the name of my studio).
Randy Lundy
Innvented instruments & electronics
Austin Cash
voidpulse
Creme Dementia / Austin Cliffe
Dan’s Den
MIchael Taylor
CCAM: Center for Concrete and Abstract Machines
GetLoFi
Firehouse Community Arts Center
Drift DJ
Egress FX
Delmark Records
Kayaks Collective
Samantha Debord

This year, we’ll also have food and drinks for sale on-site, provided by Roger & Rose Tiki Tavern (aka, some of the best burgers in the Midwest!).

PLUS activities for kids, and “official” Experimental Garage Sale merch.