Dairy Queen Hosts Free Cone Day on March 20

Chill out this spring with lots of cool treats at Dairy Queen!

The popular ice cream shop celebrates spring with its annual (and extremely popular) FREE Cone Day on the first day of the sunny season — March 20, 2025. 

Dairy Queen is treating customers royally by giving away a FREE small vanilla cone on March 20, 2025 at participating U.S. non-mall locations.

Participating mall locations require an additional purchase. Check first before making plans. 

Since 2015, Free Cone Day marks the official kickoff to spring at DQ and has become a special tradition for ice cream lovers and DQ fans alike. 

The complimentary cone is available all day, while supplies last. Limit one cone per customer.

The offer is not valid on delivery or mobile orders.  

There are 4,196 DQ shops in the U.S. Click here for locations by state.

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This deal is from Living on the Cheap, our sister site.