The Great Glebe Garage and Sidewalk Sale
The Great Glebe Garage And Sidewalk Sale returns Saturday, May 24, 2025 and it promises to be the best year yet!
The BIA supports the Sidewalk Sale by working through the operations and logistics required for an event, and we will support members by coordinating the tables, barricades and other elements needed.
Resources
Events & Activities
Cut It In Half Challenge at Knifewear
9am – 3pm, 800 Bank Street
Drop by Knifewear Glebe (800 Bank St.) to catch the “Cut It In Half” Challenge! Participants test their knife skills with Knifewear’s incredible products, and enter to win prizes at the Store.
Community Hoops with the Ottawa BlackJacks
12pm – 2pm, 707 Bank Street
Ottawa’s professional basketball team, the BlackJacks, will be at The Great Glebe Garage & Sidewalk Sale! Swing by their tent at 707 Bank St to shoot some hoops with your favourite players, have a friendly competition, and experience a BlackJacks gameday. There will be fan giveaways, signed merchandise draws, the BlackJacks Dancers and BlackJacks players!
The Ottawa BlackJacks are The National Capital region’s professional basketball team,competing in their sixth season of Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL).
Check back for more Special Event updates that will be announced as the event approaches!
Business Sales & Specials
Check back here to see the specials & sales at our 2025 participating merchants:
AKAI BOWL – ft. live music with DJ Benvï
Bloomfields Flowers
Capital Home Hardware
Cantina Gia – Snack & Sandwich specials and Bin-Wine Discounts
CRAFT Beer Market – $7 Caesars & $6 Mimosas at 11am-3pm Brunch
Compact Music – $5 Book, Records & DVD Specials
Escape – Sales from $5.99 to $39.99 on all Garage Sale items
Goody Mart
Happy Goat Glebe
Hokum
Ichiban Bakery
Joe Mamma Cycles
Knifewear
Kunstadt Sports
LOCAL
Margarita’s
Mathnasium
Metro Glebe
My Baby Shoppe
Ollie Quinn
Provence en Couleur Ottawa
Purrdy Paws Pet Grooming Spa
SHOE+SHOE
Shu Flora – 50% Off all plants and mixed bouquets
Sisters Mart
Sports4 – Hundreds of Shoes Sale: 50% off Asics, New Balance, Saucony, Brooks and more!
Stomping Ground
3 Brothers Shawarma & Poutine – $9.99 Meal Features
The Jungle Ottawa
The Unrefined Olive – $4 Salt Rubs, $5 mini Olive Oil & Balsamic Vinegar Bottles & Specialty Mystery Bags
Third Son Tailor Shop
Wild Oat
Witch Chest
FAQ
Weather
This event is rain or shine! In the event of thunderstorms or extreme weather, Event Organizers are required to pause event activities. Stay tuned on our social @intheglebe for live updates!
Washrooms & Water
In addition to the washrooms that are located in your favourite restaurants and cafes when you support these shops, public washrooms are available at Glebe Collegiate Institute, St. Matthew’s Church, and at Lansdowne Park.
The BIA & City of Ottawa have a Water Bottle Refill Station at Bank & Third.
Transit & Cycling
There are over 250 Bike Parking Spots at Lansdowne Park. We recommend parking there, and walking up through the Glebe along Bank Street to see the entire Sale!
OCTranspo Bus Routes 6 & 7 will operate and bring you right to the Glebe!
Parking & Vehicles
Parking will be extremely limited in the Glebe during this event.
Please plan to take public transit or make alternative arrangements to get to the Glebe. New parking restrictions will be in place this year to make this event more pedestrian friendly.
4-Hour Accessible Parking will be available at the Third Avenue (at Bank) parking zone. Available for Permit Holders only.
More GGSS Updates Coming Soon!
2025 Event Map
Our 2025 Vendor Map is now available! 
Click to download PDF
