National Thrift Shop Day, celebrated each year on August 17, is a reminder that thrift stores do far more than offer great finds at great prices. Many thrift stores are nonprofit organizations, using donated items and store sales to support meaningful work in their communities
When you shop or donate at a nonprofit thrift store, the dollars raised are reinvested back into the community through programs such as healthcare, housing support, job training, education, food assistance, Veterans’ services, and other essential resources. Thrift stores also support sustainability by keeping usable items in circulation and out of landfills, contributing to a more circular way of consuming
This Thrift Store Crawl brings these ideas together by inviting you to visit local thrift shops, discover new stores, learn what each one supports, and see how shopping thoughtfully and donating intentionally can create real, positive change for both the community and the environment.
Spend $10 at each participating store to earn a sticker. Collect all stickers, then return your completed brochure with your information to any store for entry into the raffle, drawn the week of August 25.
“We’re excited to join fellow East Bay thrift organizations in encouraging the community to shop secondhand, support local causes, and discover hidden treasures throughout our community.”
– Doug Garfield, Joybound Thrift Store Manager
Event Details
Date & Time
Saturday, August 1 @ 10:00 AM – Tuesday, August 18 @ 4:00 PM
Location
How It Works
The East Bay Thrift Crawl encourages bargain hunters, vintage lovers, and eco-conscious consumers to explore local thrift stores while reducing waste and giving pre-loved items a second life. Every purchase helps keep usable goods out of landfills while supporting organizations that strengthen East Bay communities.
- Visit any participating thrift store between August 1 and August 18.
- Spend $10 or more and receive a Thrift Crawl brochure and your first sticker.
- Visit each remaining participating location and earn a sticker with every purchase of $10 or more.
- Collect a sticker from all participating organizations.
- Turn in your completed brochure for a chance to win the Grand Prize Bundle — featuring 11 gift cards totaling $275, with a $25 gift card from each participating organization.
- The grand prize drawing will take place during the week of August 24.
Participating Shops
This year’s participating thrift stores are:
Joybound Thrift Store, Cat Lounge & Adoption Center benefitting Joybound People & Pets
- 1950 Market Street, Concord, CA
The Garrett Thrift Shop benefitting John Muir Health
- 1530 3rd Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA
Leftovers Thrift Shop benefitting Contra Costa Crisis Center
- 2281 Olympic Boulevard, Walnut Creek, CA
- 1660 Contra Costa Boulevard, Pleasant Hill, CA
The Thrift Station benefitting Discovery Counseling Center of the San Ramon Valley
- 486 San Ramon Valley Boulevard, Danville, CA
Habitat for Humanity ReStore benefitting Habitat for Humanity East Bay / Silicon Valley
- 2080 Diamond Boulevard, Concord, CA
Rescued Treasures benefitting Community Concern for Cats
- 1270 Newell Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA
Giving Partners Thrift Shop benefitting Diablo Valley Giving Partners
- 3521 Golden Gate Way, Lafayette, CA
Saint Anthony’s Thrift and Home Organizing
- 1 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA
Hospice Thrift Shoppes benefitting Hospice East Bay
- 550 Morello Avenue, Martinez, CA
- 1536 Newell Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA
- 959 Contra Costa Boulevard, Pleasant Hill, CA
- 444 Diablo Road, Danville, CA
- 5350 Clayton Road, Concord, CA
- 3162 Danville Boulevard, Alamo, CA
