Pomfret offers tag sale deals, baked goods and books on May 17

Back by popular demand, Pomfret will hold its Second Annual TOWN-WIDE TAG SALE on May 17th from 8 a.m. to the afternoon. Sales are at homes and businesses around the community, and this event is held rain or shine. Visitors will flock to Pomfret from all over Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, to partake in the concentration of fabulous tag sales that will happen that day

All Pomfret residents, businesses and organizations may participate. A map will be available the morning of the sale for $1, identifying all participating locations. Maps can be purchased at Pomfret Community School (20 Pomfret Street, intersection of Routes 169 & 101) starting at 7:00 AM on May 17th.


Sponsored by the Pomfret Proprietors Association, the Town Wide Tag Sale was a great success last year and improved this year by moving map sales to a more convenient and accessible "drive-through" location. All profits from Tag Sale registrations will benefit a Pomfret Proprietors Scholarship. For more information go to www.VisitPomfret.com.

In conjunction with the Town Wide Tag Sale, the Friends of the Pomfret Public Library will hold a USED BOOK SALE from 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM at the Pomfret Community School cafeteria. Current fiction, non-fiction, children’s books, biographies, and some older books (attic discoveries removed from circulation some time ago) will be available. Most books are priced at $1.00 for a hardcover and 50 cents for paperbacks. There will be a $2.00 a Bag Sale (bags provided) from 11:00 to 12:00 (excluding individually priced books).

To donate books for this sale, drop them off at the Pomfret Community School cafeteria from 3:00 – 5:00 on Thursday, May 15 and from 1:30 – 5:30 on Friday, May 16. No encyclopedias, condensed books or textbooks, please!!

The Friends of the Pomfret Public Library is a volunteer group established in 2007 dedicated to enhancing the relationship between the library and the community it serves. All monies generated from this sale will be used by the Friends to support Pomfret Public Library programs. For more information visit http://www.pomfretlibrary.org or call 860-928-3475.

And if you need a snack & a cup of coffee or hot chocolate to fuel your shopping, the Pomfret and Thompson Girl Scout Cadet Troops will have a bake sale and flea market, also at Pomfret Community School starting at 7AM. Funds raised will help send the girls to the Girl Scout Program Center in Savannah, GA.

While you're there, stay for lunch, check out local shops & galleries and enjoy a drive on scenic roads or a walk on nature trails! Go to www.VisitPomfret.com for ideas on what to see & do while you’re in town.

The Vanilla Bean Restaurant offers outside seating.

Location: Located in the Northeastern corner of Connecticut, Pomfret is a 50-minute drive from the state capitol of Hartford; 40 minutes from Providence, Rhode Island; 45 minutes from Worcester, Massachusetts; 90 minutes from Boston Massachusetts; and approximately one hour from the shoreline. Pomfret is accessible from Routes 395, 44, 101, 97 and National Scenic Byway Route 169.

DATE: Saturday, May 17th

TIME: 8:00 a.m. – afternoon

MAP DISTRIBUTION: Early birds take note: Maps of the various locations can be purchased for $1 at the Pomfret Community School parking lot (corner of RT 169 & RT 101) starting at 7:00 AM on Saturday, MAY 17th.

The maps will be printed in the large 11 x 17 format and will list all tag sales in town on private property, business, churches, etc – a great way to plan your tag sale route. The ads will direct you to sales of particular interest to you.

HOW TO BE LISTED ON THE TAG SALE MAP: Send $10.00 payable to The Pomfret Proprietors with the executed form to Ann Bedard, 286 Deerfield Road, Pomfret Center CT 06259. A PDF form is downloadable here or on the home page (scroll to bottom) of www.VisitPomfret.com.