{"id":289985,"date":"2026-09-20T00:56:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T00:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/289985\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T00:56:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T00:56:20","slug":"how-to-get-free-mcdonalds-on-national-cheeseburger-day-in-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/289985\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get free McDonald’s on National Cheeseburger Day in Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"McDonald's<\/p>\n

McDonald’s Double Cheeseburger is on special for National Cheeseburger Day.<\/p>\n

Provided by McDonald’s.<\/p>\n

USA TODAY Network, Reuters<\/p>\n

Craving a free burger? You can start your weekend with a free burger at Pittsburgh’s participating McDonald’s locations – with a minimum $1 purchase. And there is a very specific way to order if you want a freebie.<\/p>\n

Here’s what you’ll need to do to claim the free burger.<\/p>\n

When is National Cheeseburger Day 2026?<\/p>\n

National Cheeseburger Day falls on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, according to National Day Calendar.<\/p>\n

How to get a free McDonald’s Double Cheeseburger<\/p>\n

The fast food chain is celebrating National Cheeseburger Day with a free Double Cheeseburger on Sept. 18 at participating locations, according to an announcement McDonald’s shared with People. The deal is available through the McDonald’s app for MyMcDonald’s Rewards members.<\/p>\n

To get the free Double Cheeseburger, customers need to:<\/p>\n

Make a minimum $1 purchaseOrder through the McDonald’s app as a MyMcDonald’s Rewards memberLimit one free Double Cheeseburger per customerRedeem the offer at participating locations<\/p>\n

What time does McDonald’s start serving lunch?<\/p>\n

McDonald’s says lunch hours can vary by location, but restaurants generally begin serving lunch when breakfast ends.<\/p>\n

McDonald’s locations start serving lunch around 10:30 a.m., local time Monday through Friday, according to USA TODAY. On weekends, lunch typically begins at either 10:30 a.m. or 11 a.m., depending on the restaurant.<\/p>\n

How many McDonald’s locations are in Pittsburgh?<\/p>\n

There are 16 McDonald’s locations in Pittsburgh, according to the fast food chain’s website.<\/p>\n

Throughout Pennsylvania, there are 475 McDonald’s locations, the ninth highest total in the country, according to ScrapeHero.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: How to get free McDonald’s on National Cheeseburger Day in Pittsburgh<\/p>\n

Reporting by Alex Perry and Finch Walker, USA TODAY NETWORK \/ USA TODAY<\/p>\n

USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

Copyright Reuters or USA Today Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

This story was originally published September 17, 2026 at 9:20 AM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"McDonald’s Double Cheeseburger is on special for National Cheeseburger Day. Provided by McDonald’s. USA TODAY Network, Reuters Craving…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289986,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[73,75,74],"class_list":["post-289985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/289986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}