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Shop local ➡️ win $250 with the Explore Downtown Raleigh Giveaway

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Shopping small might just win you big with the Downtown Raleigh Alliance’s second annual Explore Downtown Raleigh Giveaway.

Happening February 26 through March 6, ten shoppers will win $25 Downtown Raleigh Gift Cards (redeemable at 80+ local hotspots), and one lucky winner will walk away with the $250 gift card grand prize.

Entering is easy: Just share your proof of purchase anytime you shop from one of Downtown Raleigh’s 150+ locally owned small businesses.

Stopping in your local coffee shop? That counts. Sweet treat at Morelia? You bet.

Find full details and participating bizzes below.

It pays to shop local

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