Dairy Queen Free Cone Day

It’s the sweetest day of the year – DQ Free Cone Day! What better way to usher in spring than with a FREE CONE from Dairy Queen?!?

Thursday, March 20th is Dairy Queen Free Cone Day. That means that everyone gets a free cone with no additional purchase necessary!

Read on to get the details about this offer and MORE deals from DQ!

DQ Free Cone Day Details

As a heads up, this offer is not valid at Dairy Queen locations within shopping malls. The rest of the fine print is:

One free small vanilla cone at participating U.S. non-mall locations. All day. Limit one per person. While supplies last. May not be valid on delivery or mobile orders. Contact your local DQ for participation.

Enjoy your ice cream! 

Free Cone Day Sweepstakes

Not only can you get a free cone on this special day you can also enter for a chance to win free cones for a whole year! You’ll need to sign into the DQ App to register to win. The prize will be awarded in the form of one $500 Dairy Queen gift card which is the approximate amount of one small vanilla cone a week for 52 weeks. Enter by 11:59pm ET on 11/19/2025.

More Dairy Queen Deals

If you want DQ deals more often than once per year, be sure to check out their app! They frequently offer deals like $1 or $2 off a particular item, BOGO deals or free cone with purchase. 

The details above are ONLY AN EXAMPLE and may or not be in the app for your area now or in the future. But, I always seem to manage to find a good deal when I open it. 

DQ Rewards

The Dairy Queen rewards program is another great way to get free stuff from DQ. You earn points with every purchase (either by ordering in the app or having your code scanned at checkout) and then you can use your points for the rewards you choose with everything from free fries or onion rings for 150 points up to a whole free DQ cake for 2500 points!

DQ Rewards Program Details

• You can earn DQ Points every time you place a digital order or when you scan in restaurant. You’ll earn 10 DQ Points for every $1 spent!
• DQ Points can be redeemed for available rewards as you reach point levels, or save them up for the big reward – a DQ Cake!
• Rewards are only available at participating locations, so check with your favorite DQ location to make sure they are participating.