{"id":167426,"date":"2026-03-18T17:22:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/167426\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T17:22:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:22:34","slug":"dairy-queens-free-cone-day-is-back-march-19-one-day-only","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/167426\/","title":{"rendered":"Dairy Queen\u2019s Free Cone Day Is Back March 19 (One Day Only!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brit.co\/discontinued-fall-menu-items\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dairy Queen<\/a> is making the official start of spring so much sweeter with the return of their fan-favorite Free Cone Day. Hitting participating locations for one day only, Thursday, March 19, customers can enjoy their very own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brit.co\/best-store-bought-ice-cream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sweet treat<\/a> for free with no purchase necessary (something we simply love to hear).<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s everything you need to know about claiming your free cone for Dairy Queen\u2019s 2026 Free Cone Day.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"fb995\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"308ab0bd4d473a31337975c9c20b3e25\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201080%201080'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/u200bdairy-queen-vanilla-soft-serve-cone.png\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"\\u200bDairy Queen Vanilla Soft Serve Cone\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dairy Queen<\/p>\n<p>Dairy Queen is giving everyone who\u2019s craving a sweet treat a chance to do so for free during <a href=\"https:\/\/news.dairyqueen.com\/announcements\/details\/2026\/Free-Cone-Day-Returns-Just-in-Time-for-Spring-DQ-Aims-to-Give-Away-More-Free-Cones--and-Bring-More-Happiness--Than-Ever-Before\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Free Cone Day<\/a> on Thursday, March 19 only. Guests can celebrate the occasion with a free small vanilla soft-serve cone that comes ready to devour in a classic wafer-style cone. The free cones will be limited to one per guest while supplies last and do not require a purchase to claim.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"cb5bb\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"9265d536687499ca436bcd9ea553f25b\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201080%201080'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773854554_323_u200bdairy-queen-vanilla-soft-serve-cone.png\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"\\u200bDairy Queen Vanilla Soft Serve Cone\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dairy Queen<\/p>\n<p>The free cone promotion lands right before the first day of spring, Friday, March 20. As the warm weather ramps up and we start to plan our dream spring getaways, Free Cone Day is the perfect opportunity to embrace the joy and whimsy the season always brings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"61c82\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"041a1b2c8443c87cd9724a0ef3d67ab9\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201080%201080'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773854554_937_u200bdairy-queen-vanilla-soft-serve-cone.png\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"\\u200bDairy Queen Vanilla Soft Serve Cone\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dairy Queen<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFree Cone Day is all about celebrating the simple joys \u2013 warmer weather, a classic vanilla cone and the happiness that comes from sharing a smile,\u201d said Maria Hokanson, Executive Vice President of Marketing at American Dairy Queen Corporation. \u201cThere\u2019s something truly special about seeing people light up over a free cone, and this year, we\u2019re excited to give away more cones and create more happy moments for our fans than ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"7c9bd\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"c8c5be10bf8115e3a5e9070b8ffec892\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201080%201080'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773854554_441_u200bdairy-queen-vanilla-soft-serve-cone.png\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"\\u200bDairy Queen Vanilla Soft Serve Cone\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dairy Queen<\/p>\n<p>Dairy Queen has given away more than 38 million free cones since the Free Cone Day tradition started in 2015, with about 5 million served in 2025 alone. We\u2019ll definitely be heading to our nearest DQ to make Thursday just a bit brighter and hopefully keeping the tradition going for years to come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brit.co\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">our newsletter<\/a> to discover even more free food deals from your favorite spots!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dairy Queen is making the official start of spring so much sweeter with the return of their fan-favorite&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":167427,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4843,1070,68714,28528,68713,217,9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-167426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-dairy-queen","tag-food","tag-food-deals","tag-food-news","tag-freebies","tag-ice-cream","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167426\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}