The Locals Choice Awards launch once CapeFearLocal reaches 400 businesses + 10,000 members. Every confirmed visit, every saved favorite, and every vote cast during the annual voting window counts toward crowning Cape Fear's best.
Get notified when voting opens:
Every time a CFL member checks in at a business, it counts as a confirmed visit toward their score. Deals make it easy — but any verified visit counts.
When members save a business to their favorites, it signals sustained love — not just a one-time visit. Each save adds to the score.
Each November, a 2-week voting window opens. Verified members get one vote per category. Your vote carries real weight.
Early December — just after Black Friday — winners are announced, badges go live on listings, and prize drawing winners are revealed. Giving local businesses the spotlight all holiday season.
Every member who votes during the annual window is automatically entered into an exclusive prize drawing. Local businesses donate prize packages — think dinners for two, spa days, gift baskets, and more. Winners are announced alongside the award results in early December. The more you engage with CFL, the more ways you win.
Every visit, every save, and every vote builds toward a business's Locals Choice score in real time.
Two weeks of build-up. Leaderboards go public. Businesses share their rankings. The community gets excited.
Verified members cast one vote per category. Every voter is automatically entered into the prize drawing.
Cape Fear's Locals Choice winners are crowned. Badges go live. Prize drawing winners revealed. The new year starts with a celebration.