{"id":1013319,"date":"2026-08-20T18:46:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1013319\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T18:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:46:18","slug":"chinatowns-ds-night-market-hosts-a-final-garage-sale-this-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1013319\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinatown\u2019s DS Night Market hosts a final garage sale this Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Copy-of-WordPress-Banner-LA-36-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"\u201cEverything must go\u201d: Chinatown\u2019s iconic DS Night Market hosts a final garage sale this Friday before transforming into a vintage car night on Sept. 5th\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhotos by @dsnightmarket<br \/>\n via Instagram.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DS Night Market is officially closing its doors, but before the beloved Chinatown market disappears for good, there\u2019s one last chance to take a little piece of it home.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The longtime Chinatown gathering spot is hosting a <strong>final garage sale this Friday at 3 p.m.<\/strong> at Chinatown Central Plaza, with everything from market tents and tables to cooking equipment, cleaning supplies, and plenty of random DS finds up for grabs.<\/p>\n<p>DS Night Market\u2019s final garage sale<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everything must go, so shoppers are encouraged to <strong>bring a car and plenty of trunk space<\/strong>, as some of the items are on the larger side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You don\u2019t have to buy anything either. Organizers are also<strong> inviting longtime visitors to simply stop by, say goodbye,<\/strong> and take in the final moments of a market that brought countless meals, songs, conversations, and late nights to the plaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For DS Night Market, the sale <strong>marks the end of an era.<\/strong> The tents once sheltered hundreds of nights, while the tables hosted thousands of meals and helped transform an otherwise empty plaza into a lively community gathering place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, those same items will <strong>get a second life with someone else.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcc5<strong>When:<\/strong> Friday at 3 p.m.<br \/>\ud83d\udccd<strong>Where:<\/strong> Chinatown Central Plaza (932 Mei Ling Way, Los Angeles, CA 90012)<\/p>\n<p>Chinatown Car Night is coming Sept. 5th<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While DS Night Market is closing, <strong>Chinatown Central Plaza isn\u2019t going quiet<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On <strong>September 5, 2026<\/strong>, the plaza will welcome <strong>Chinatown Car Night<\/strong>, featuring a lineup of 80s and 90s Japanese and European cars, vintage motorcycles, food, music, art, games, photography, and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additional lineup announcements are expected soon. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It may be the end of DS Night Market, but Chinatown continues to evolve. One chapter is closing, while another is already pulling into the plaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So stop by Friday to say goodbye to DS. And come back on <strong>September 5<\/strong> to see Chinatown come alive in a whole new way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photos by @dsnightmarket via Instagram. 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