{"id":176640,"date":"2026-03-03T18:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/176640\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T18:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:50:08","slug":"publix-free-coffee-and-pastries-truck-305-day-miami-stops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/176640\/","title":{"rendered":"Publix free coffee and pastries truck, 305 Day Miami stops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Publix is sending its cafecito truck on a three-day 305 Day-themed tour of the Miami area on Tuesday through Thursday. Expect free samples of coffee, cafecito and pastries, Publix spokeswoman Lindsey Willis said.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakeland-based chain often goes mobile and sends products into neighborhoods on promotional tours.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/community\/miami-dade\/article314863369.html\">MORE 305 DAY DEALS: Looking for some 305 merch? Goodwill South Florida has a deal for you<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                                                                                                                              <img class=\"responsive-image\" width=\"1140\" height=\"3024\"  alt=\"The Publix Cafecito Truck serves free samples of coffee, cafecito and bakery items at select locations during promotional tours. This year\u2019s tour celebrates 305 Day in Miami with stops at UM, Miami Dade College and a Doral Publix on March 3-5, 2026.\" title=\"1657765514019887424.jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/>                                                                                                                The Publix Cafecito Truck serves free samples of coffee, cafecito and bakery items at select locations during promotional tours. This year\u2019s tour celebrates 305 Day in Miami with stops at UM, Miami Dade College and a Doral Publix on March 3-5, 2026.                                                                                                                                                                        Publix                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>Last year, the supermarket sent its cafecito truck to the University of Miami, Miami Dade College\u2019s Wolfson Campus and Domino Park on Southwest Eighth Street.<\/p>\n<p>Two years ago, an ice cream truck toured Broward and Palm Beach counties with free samples of Publix\u2019s eight limited-edition flavors. We\u2019re told this 2026 early spring season\u2019s limited edition ice cream newcomers include Bavarian Cr\u00e8me Hot Honey Praline, Bourbon Praline Crumble, Peanut Butter &amp; Jelly, and Root Beer Float. You should start seeing these flavors at your neighborhood Publix.<\/p>\n<p>Now, back to the freebie cafecitos and pastries:<\/p>\n<p>Where the Publix truck will be                                                                                                                                                                                                              <img class=\"responsive-image\" width=\"1140\" height=\"993\"  alt=\"Could Sebastian the Ibis be telling University of Miami students there will be a Publix cafecito truck on campus at the nearby Lakeside Village from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 3, 2026, handing out free coffee and pastries?\" title=\"IMG_4912.jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/>                                                                                                                Could Sebastian the Ibis be telling University of Miami students there will be a Publix cafecito truck on campus at the nearby Lakeside Village from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 3, 2026, handing out free coffee and pastries?                                                                                            Howard Cohen                                                                            hcohen@miamiherald.com                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>Here are the stops for the 305 Day Publix cafecito truck tour.<\/p>\n<p>University of Miami\u2019s Plaza at Lakeside Village on the Coral Gables campus. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, March 3.Miami Dade College\u2019s Wolfson Campus. Noon-3 p.m. Wednesday, March 4.Publix at Doral Commons in the parking lot at 7550 NW 104th Ave. in Doral. 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, March 5.                                                                                                                                                                                                              <img class=\"responsive-image\" width=\"1140\" height=\"1140\"  alt=\"The Publix Cafecito Truck serves free samples of coffee, cafecito and bakery items at select locations during promotional tours. This year\u2019s tour celebrates 305 Day in Miami with stops at UM, Miami Dade College and a Doral Publix on March 3-5, 2026.\" title=\"3598826346655554505.jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/>                                                                                                                The Publix Cafecito Truck serves free samples of coffee, cafecito and bakery items at select locations during promotional tours. This year\u2019s tour celebrates 305 Day in Miami with stops at UM, Miami Dade College and a Doral Publix on March 3-5, 2026.                                                                                                                                                                        Publix                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published March 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/218644465\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Newsroom_Headshots_MJO_46.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Howard Cohen\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/218644465\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Howard Cohen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Miami Herald<\/p>\n<p>            Miami Herald consumer trends reporter Howard Cohen, a 2017 Media Excellence Awards winner, has covered pop music, theater, health and fitness, obituaries, municipal government, breaking news and general assignment. He started his career in the Features department at the Miami Herald in 1991. Cohen is an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Communication.<br \/>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/miamiherald.com\/subscribe\" style=\"color: #5169B8; text-transform: none;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Support my work with a digital subscription<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Publix is sending its cafecito truck on a three-day 305 Day-themed tour of the Miami area on Tuesday&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":176641,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[83453,7487,83454,225,227,226,123,2231],"class_list":["post-176640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hialeah","tag-cafecito","tag-coffee","tag-free-samples","tag-hialeah","tag-hialeah-headlines","tag-hialeah-news","tag-miami","tag-publix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176640\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}