FAIRBURY COMMUNITY SALE – Fairbury’s annual Auctioning Extravaganza, the Community Sale, is going to take place Saturday, May 7th, starting at 10:00 am. This assemblage of most every device known to man for home, garden, yard, workshop, and next year’s community sale will be going up for grabs under the attention of some very entertaining auctioneering professionals..Spotted throughout this auctioning battleground are also things with feathers, fur, and green foliage plus a host of miscellaneous that can challenge the imagination, and all of it will be staged on Fairbury’s Main Street (Locust Street) between First and Fifth Streets ready for you to hold your number up and claim for your own. This can actually be qualified as a “Sellers/Buyers” Holiday and the festivities are abundant so, come on up, down, or over, get yourself that bidding number at the registration desk in the Walton Center (also right there on Main Street) and join the adventure. There’s everything here Folks, for bargain hunters, antique hunters, collectors, and, most importantly, for those who need a lawnmower, a bicycle, or just about anything, to fill a vacancy in your personal menagerie. There will be multiple teams of auctioneers working the designated area so get up there early and pick your targets and you’ll be ready to bid when the things you’ve selected go on the block.
In addition to the mainstay activity you will also find sidewalk sales on baked goods, merchandise from the shops that are in the proximity, and food stands so there are plenty of attention getters along the way. The Indian Creek Market, an open air market with multiple merchandise stands and displays, will also be right there in the Park between Third and Fourth Streets. All of the businesses in the vicinity will be open for your shopping or dining pleasure which makes for plenty to do that can go towards making your day fun, exciting, and rewarding. You can’t go wrong, you can browse, you can buy, you can eat, and you can spectate and, all in all, it promises to be quite a day so come on out and join the fun cause its by the community, for the community, and, you are the community!
Note: If you have something you’d like to sell contact Fairbury’s City Hall for the details on how to do that.