Buy Nearby Weekend 2025

Display Contest

Show your Michigan pride on Buy Nearby Weekend and enter to win a $500 gift card or a 1-year MRA membership!

How to Enter:

Create a Buy Nearby Weekend or Michigan-themed display in your store or on your website, highlighting the importance of shopping locally, supporting Michigan businesses, or featuring Michigan-made goods. 

Consider using: 

• Window displays
• End caps
• Center-aisle displays
• Sandwich boards
• Check-out stations
• Featured collections
• Other unique displays to wow your customers 

Show off your creativity all weekend long and feature your display on
Buy Nearby Weekend from Oct. 3-5, 2025!

Submission deadline: Oct. 10, 2025
Winner Notification: Oct. 15-17, 2025

Business owners must be 18+ years of age to enter. Businesses must be located in Michigan to be eligible to win. Michigan Retailers Association membership is not required. One MRA member business will be awarded a $500 Visa gift card. One non-member business will be awarded a 1-year MRA membership. No purchase necessary.