Raleigh’s Free Stuff Market is a Treasure Trove Without a Price Tag
Bring what you can, take what you like—no strings, no cash, just community.
Shannon
April 23, 2025
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Clear out your closets and get ready to rummage at Raleigh’s Free Stuff Market, where everything is fair game (and free)! Taking place in a downtown parking lot turned sharing sanctuary from 1-2:30 pm, this no-money, no-barter market invites you to lay out what you no longer need and scoop up treasures from your neighbors' trunks and tarps. Didn’t bring anything? Doesn’t matter. Just come and see what unexpected joy you can cart home.
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