Raffle Flyer Ideas and How to Write One

A raffle flyer sells tickets, so the prizes, the price and the drawing date belong at the top. Raffles also turn up inside bigger events, such as a school holiday market, a firehouse open house, a golf outing or a church bazaar. Start with the checklist, write the flyer step by step, borrow wording for the common raffle types, and check your local raffle rules before you print tickets. For the dinner, market or tournament around the raffle, see the fundraiser flyer ideas.

What to put on a raffle flyer

Buyers decide at the table whether a ticket is worth $5, so give them these, in this order:

1. The grand prize, with its value. "10-foot kayak with paddle and life jacket, value $450."
2. The other prizes, highest value first. One line each with a value, and for a basket, what's in it: "Coffee Lover's basket: drip coffee maker, two bags of beans, four mugs ($95)." A basket name alone doesn't tell buyers what they'd win.
3. The ticket price and any packs. "$5 each or 5 for $20" in large type.
4. Where and when to buy tickets. "At the firehouse, Saturdays 9 AM to noon" or "At the door".
5. The drawing date, time and place. "Saturday, December 12, 7 PM, at the firehouse."
6. Present or not. "Need not be present to win" or "You must be present to win".
7. How winners are contacted. "Winners called by Monday, December 14."
8. A ticket cap, if there is one. "Only 500 tickets sold" tells buyers their odds.
9. The cause. "Proceeds buy new turnout gear for the Dunlarken Volunteer Fire Company."
10. A registration number, if you have one. If your state or city gave you a number when you signed up to run the raffle, print it near the drawing details.
11. One contact. A phone number or email for ticket questions.

How to write a raffle flyer, step by step

Write the words before you design anything, because the prize list and the rules decide the layout.

1. Check your local raffle rules. Raffle rules vary by state and city, so check yours (see below) and finish any sign-up before you sell a ticket.
2. Confirm every prize and its value with the donor, in writing, so the flyer matches what's on the table.
3. Set the ticket price, packs and any cap. Decide now whether you'll sell at the door, in advance, or both.
4. Pick the drawing date, time and place, and decide whether winners must be present.
5. Build the headline on the grand prize. "Win a 10-Foot Kayak" tells people why to buy. "Annual Fall Raffle" doesn't.
6. Add the cause, where to buy and the contact, then read the whole thing out loud to check that the weekday matches the date.

Raffle flyer ideas and wording

These raffle flyer examples cover eight common formats, from a single grand prize to a tricky tray. Copy any row as a raffle flyer template, then change the prizes, prices and dates.

A flyer for a raffle drawing night, rather than for advance ticket sales, leads with the drawing time and the top three prizes, and says whether people must stay to win. At a golf outing, raffle tickets can sell at registration, and the golf tournament flyer wording shows where that line fits. For quiz nights, the trivia night flyers cover selling tickets between rounds.

What to check before you sell raffle tickets

Raffle rules vary by state and city, so check yours before you sell tickets. Your state attorney general's charity office or gaming agency is the place to ask. Take these questions to that call:

• Who can run it. Ask whether your group has to register first and how long that takes, so the flyer doesn't go up before you're cleared.
• Which prizes you can offer. Ask about cash prizes and 50/50 pots before you print "Half the pot to the winner".
• Where you can sell tickets. Ask about online and door sales before you add a QR code to a ticket page.
• Big prizes. A car or a trip can mean extra paperwork for the winner and for your group, so ask your treasurer before you pick the grand prize.

Then set the rest of the flyer's money lines:

• Don't promise a tax deduction on the flyer. If a registered charity runs the raffle, let it tell buyers what's deductible.
• Offer a plain donation option for supporters who want to give without buying a chance, and keep it apart from the ticket prices.
• Print the rules you set yourself: the ticket cap, the drawing time, whether winners must be present, and how long a winner has to claim a prize.

Design tips for raffle flyers

Picture the grand prize. An illustration of a kayak on a lake or a stack of gift baskets shows what's at stake from across the room. If buyers need to see the exact item, such as a particular quilt pattern, set the real prize or a photo of it beside the ticket table.

List the prizes in a column with values. A column of "Prize, value" lines is easier to scan than a paragraph. Put the grand prize in larger type at the top.

Make the pack price the second-biggest line. "5 for $20" next to "$5 each" does the math for the buyer.

Keep tickets separate from the flyer. Use a roll or book of numbered double tickets so each buyer keeps a stub. A flyer can't stand in for a ticket.

Print "present to win" next to the drawing time. Keep them on the same line so nobody has to hunt for either.

Raffle flyer sizes and printing

Raffles need a sign at the ticket table, a card by each basket, and a phone version for sharing.

A Tall 2K file is 1536 x 2048 pixels, which fills a quarter-sheet prize card at well over 300 pixels per inch, with a sliver of margin at the sides. Cut the cards on a paper trimmer and stand them in small frames or tape them to each basket. For printing, choose 2K or 4K. For larger prints, use the flyer and poster size reference.

More raffle flyer prompts

A quilt raffle at a craft fair and a tricky tray night. Each prompt states the prize value, the ticket math and the present-to-win rule, so none of them is left for Flyer Maker to guess.

Quilt Raffle by the Dunlarken Quilters at the Dunlarken Town Hall Craft Fair, 30 Depot Road. Win a queen-size hand-stitched quilt in blue and cream, value $600. Tickets $2 each or 3 for $5 at the quilters' table, Saturday, November 14, 9 AM to 4 PM. Drawing at 3:30 PM. Need not be present to win; winners called that evening. Proceeds buy fabric for hospital baby blankets. Questions: 555-0107. Soft blue and cream with an illustrated folded patchwork quilt.

Tricky Tray Night for the Dunlarken High School Band Boosters. Friday, November 20, doors at 6 PM, calling starts at 8 PM, in the Dunlarken High School cafeteria, 500 Scholar Way. Admission $15 includes a sheet of 25 tickets and dessert, and extra sheets are $10. Over 60 prizes, from gift baskets to a weekend getaway. You must be present to win. Proceeds buy new band uniforms. Buy tickets by emailing boosters@example.com or at the door. Bright purple and gold with illustrated prize baskets and paper tickets.

How to make a raffle flyer in Flyer Maker

Type the prize list, ticket prices and drawing details, and Flyer Maker in Toybox AI lays them out as a finished flyer. For a long basket list, the "Packed" layout fits more lines. It opens in the browser on a phone or computer, with no download.

1. List the whole raffle in "Describe your flyer" in Flyer Maker: a headline built on the grand prize, the other prizes with values, the price and packs, where to buy, the drawing date, time and place, the present-to-win line, the cause and a contact.
2. Pick Tall for the ticket table sign, or Portrait for social posts.
3. In "More options", pick the Event flyer type and a layout. "Packed" fits a longer prize list, and "Clean" suits one grand prize.
4. Match the style to the crowd: Bold for a firehouse or team raffle, Elegant for a gala, Playful for a school market.
5. Use "Leave a blank square for your QR code" only where your state allows online ticket sales, then add the real code for your ticket page.
6. Press "Create flyer" and check each prize name and value, the price math and the drawing date. One line can be fixed through "Want to change something?" (currently 60 credits, 70 for 2K, 90 for 4K). If several lines are off, fix them in the description and generate a new flyer.