Best National Ice Cream Day Deals and Freebies to Grab This Weekend

Graeter's Ice Cream

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Graeter's Ice Cream
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Vanilla or Chocolate?

I scream, you scream, we all scream for free ice cream! That could be your mantra this weekend as fast food restaurants and other chains celebrate National Ice Cream Day on Sunday, July 20. 


If you and your family are in need of a treat, here’s where you can get ice cream deals and freebies this weekend.

Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream
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Baskin-Robbins

Want ice cream but don’t want to leave your house? Baskin-Robbins National Ice Cream Day deal is for third-party delivery only — think GrubHub and Uber Eats. 


From July 20-26, the chain’s rewards members can make an order of $20 or more and get $5 off. 

Dunkin’ Frozen Coffee
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Dunkin’

If you’re a member of the Dunkin’ rewards program, July 20th is going to be a good day to get something. You’ll earn three times the points on any frozen beverages that day. 

Jeni’s Ice Cream
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Jeni’s

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream shops will offer everyone a brand new Sundae Fudge Sauce for free on July 20 with any order. That means you can turn your scoop into a sundae at no additional cost. 

Dilly Bars at Dairy Queen
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Dairy Queen

From now through July 20, DQ rewards members can get a free Dilly Bar with any order of $1 or more placed on the website or through the mobile app.  

Burger King vanilla soft serve
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Burger King

Members of BK’s rewards program can get a free soft serve cone on July 20. Just make a purchase of $1 or more (like fries to dip in your ice cream!) to get it.  

Wendy's Frosty
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Wendy’s

Wendy’s doesn’t have ice cream exactly, but they do have delicious Frostys. On National Ice Cream Day, you can get a free small Frosty (including one of the new varieties with mix-ins) with any purchase when you use the digital offer in the chain’s mobile app. 

Dippin’ Dots
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Dippin’ Dots

On National Ice Cream Day, Dippin’ Dots locations in stores and shopping centers will be giving away free mini cups of ice cream, and you even get to pick the flavor. You can only get the freebie for a 2-hour window, so call your nearest location to check the giveaway time.  

Friendly’s Sundae
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Friendly’s

From July 18-20, Friendly’s is celebrating National Ice Cream Day and the chain’s 90th birthday. If you’re a rewards member, you get a free cone or dish. If you’re not a member, you can get a cone or a dish of ice cream for 90 cents.  

Graeter’s Ice Cream
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Graeter’s

Graeter’s is celebrating all weekend long as well. From July 18-20, loyalty club members can get $1.55 single dip sugar cones. 

16 Handles Ice Cream
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16 Handles

16 Handles has one of the best freebies for National Ice Cream Day. On July 20, just download the chain’s mobile app, then head to a nearby location to get a free treat of your choice up to $5.  

Marble Slab Ice Cream
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Marble Slab

Members of Marble Slab’s loyalty program will get a free small ice cream on July 20 that’s valid for 7 days. Plus, each Sunday in July, they’ll get a new week-long surprise offer as well.  

Van Leeuwen Honeycomb
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Van Leeuwen

Head to a Van Leeuwen store on July 20 and get a scoop of its popular honeycomb flavor for $3. You’ll have to go between noon and 2 p.m. in order to score your discounted ice cream, though.