Lancaster County Mud Sales

How do you know Spring is on it's way?  The annual Mud Sales have begun!

Mud sale, you ask?
Mud sales are annual auction/sales at local fire companies held on Saturdays.  These sales are one of the ways the fire companies raise money.  Mud Sales are also an Amish gathering as it is a time of year when farming activities have not yet begun and the Amish have time to enjoy these auctions.  Mud Sales get their name from the time of year held, during the spring thaw.  Various items are sold/auctioned at these sales and the items can vary from fire company to fire company.  Antiques, quilts, farm equipment, horses and buggies are just a few examples of items being auctioned. Here are list of up coming sales.

March 2 & March 16
Bart Township Annual Auction/Mud Sale
8:30 a.m., Bart Twp. Fire Company, 11 Furnace Rd., Quarryville. 717-786-3348 or Bart Twp. Fire Co. website
Antiques, quilts, furniture, new & used equipment, small goods, hay & straw, livestock, buggies, tools, crafts and food.

March 9
Gordonville Spring Mud Sale & Auction
8:30 a.m., Gordonville Fire Company, Old Leacock Rd., Gordonville. 717-768-3869 or Gordonville Fire Co. website
The largest firemen's auction/sale on the East Coast, featuring 500-600 Amish quilts, antiques, collectibles, new & used furniture, tools, farm equipment, horses, mules, buggies, lawn & garden, barns, utility sheds & trailers, construction equipment.
Craft show: March 7, 6-9 p.m.

March 16
Penryn Fire Company Mud Sale
8:00 a.m., Penryn Fire Company #1, 1441 N. Penryn Rd., Manheim. 717-664-2825 or Penryn Fire Co. website
Woodcrafts, furniture, antiques, quilts, crafts, farm equipment, food and more. Parking will not be available on site. Satellite parking with shuttle bus service will be available at various neighboring locations.

March 16
Airville Mud Sale & Quilt Auction
8:30 a.m., Airville Volunteer Fire Company, 3576 Delta Rd., Airville. 717-862-3723 or Airville Fire Co. website
Quilts, Animals (goats, lambs, chickens, rabbits, roosters), tractors, farm equipment, lumber, household goods, crafts, hay & straw.

March 16
West Earl Mud Sale
8:00 a.m., West Earl Fire Company, PO Box 969, Brownstown. 717-656-6791
Handmade quilts and comforters, homemade baked goods, theme baskets, wooden crafts, household items, groceries, lawn & garden equipment, tools, pre-cast concrete, lawn furniture and more.

March 23
Gap Annual Spring Mud Sale/Auction
5 p.m., Gap Fire Company, 802 Pequea Ave., Gap. 717-442-8100
Sporting goods, windows & doors, new & used furniture, quilts, crafts, dry goods, groceries and more.

April 6
Robert Fulton Volunteer Fire Company Mud Sale
8:30 a.m. breakfast, Robert Fulton Fire Company, 2271 Robert Fulton Hwy., Peach Bottom, 717-548-8995
Crafts, plants, tools, antiques, farm equipment, furniture, food, buggies, wagons, groceries, horses.

April 13
Rawlinsville Annual Mud Sale
8:30 a.m., Rawlinsville Fire Company, 33 Martic Heights Dr., Holtwood. 717-284-3023
Antiques, horses, crafts, building materials, lawn equipment, new and used furniture.

May 11
Honeybrook Annual Auction/Mud Sale
7 a.m., Honeybrook Fire Company, 679 Firehouse Ln., Honeybrook. 610-273-2688
Quilts, crafts, new furniture, Winross trucks, Smuckers bells, farm-related supplies, tools, buggies, heifers..