Memorial Day weekend means once-a-year sales and an extra day to shop.
Hitchcock Furniture holds its annual Memorial Day Barn Sale at the Riverton Fairgrounds and in its retail store at 13 Riverton Road, Saturday through Monday. The sale features deep discounts on living, dining and bedroom furniture and accessories. hitchcockchair.com.
Save 50 percent on most clothing, shoes, accessories at Savers stores from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday. savers.com.
The Tanger Outlet Centers at Foxwoods celebrates the holiday weekend with special sales, and on Saturday, they’ll have music, face painters, balloon artists, and (from 3 to 5 p.m.) Hard Rock Cafe samplings. tangeroutlets.com/foxwoods/deals.
Chester holds a townwide tag sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Sales are held at homes and businesses. Maps of sale locations are $1 and will be available at 8 a.m. in the center of town.
Cornwall Bridge Pottery, 415 Sharon Goshen Turnpike, West Cornwall, holds its annual lamp clearance sale on Saturday to Monday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, with savings of up to 75 percent. Information: 860-672-6545 or cbpots.com.
Road trip: Pompanoosuc Mills holds a tent sale Saturday through Monday, in East Thetford, Vt., (about a 21/2 -hour drive from Hartford), with savings of up to 60 percent. Pompy.com/news/tentsale/savings.
