National Hamburger Day is a great day to enjoy some burgers. And of course, restaurants and fast food joints agree. So take advantage of all these National Hamburger Day freebies and deals.
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National Hamburger Day is celebrated on May 28th each year, which always happens around Memorial Day Weekend — arguably the biggest grilling day of the year.
So, burger lovers: Save room for one more burger. Or two. Because a lot of burger restaurants offer buy one get one free deals in honor of this burger-centric holiday.
To help you find out where you should dine in honor of the holiday, we put together this list of National Hamburger Day freebies and deals. You’ll find a ton of great deals for burgers, fries, and more.
Yes, there are some cheeseburger deals on this list, but today isn’t National Cheeseburger Day. That’s in September.
Quick note about this list: We kept it to national or large regional burger chains. Your local restaurants may be having special deals to celebrate today, but this list would be too long and overwhelming if we included all of the local burger restaurants, so we had to omit those.
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National Hamburger Day: Freebies And Deals
All of these deals are happening on May 28 unless otherwise noted.
Arby’s
Rewards members can guy one sandwich, get one free (including Classic Roast Beef, Beef ’n Cheddar and Crispy Chicken sandwich) from May 28 to 31.
BJ’s Brewhouse
BJ’s Brewhouse released an all-new Wagyu Burger for National Burger Month. It also has a $13 Pizookie Meal Deal with the All-American Smash Burger.
Bobby’s Burgers by Bobby Flay
Bobby’s Burgers by Bobby Flay is doing a month of deals to celebrate National Burger Month, including a specific National Hamburger Day deal.
- May 1 to 3: $9 Palace Classic (4 oz. burger) with regular or sweet potato fries
- May 4 to 10: Free regular or sweet potato fries with any burger purchase
- May 11 to 17: Buy one, get one burger free
- May 18 to 24: $9 Palace Classic (4 oz. burger) with regular or sweet potato fries
- May 28: Get a Signature Crunchburger (4 oz. or 6 oz.) for $5.28
Buffalo Wild Wings
Get 50% off any burger with the promo code GOBURGER.
BurgerFi
For the month of May, you can upgrade any burger to a wagyu beef for free.
Burger King
Royal Perks members can get a free hamburger with a $3 purchase via the BK app.
Carl’s Jr
Rewards members can buy one Famous Star and get a second for 1¢ with the offer in the mobile app.
Checkers & Rally’s
Buy one classic burger, get one free on May 27 and 28.
Dairy Queen
DQ rewards members can get a $1 off a Signature Stackburger from May 25 to 31 with the coupon in the Dairy Queen app.
Del Taco
Del Yeah! members can get BOGO Double Del Cheeseburgers.
Habit Burger Grill
CharClub members can get two Charburgers for the price of one when you enter the promo code 2CHARS at checkout from May 28 to June 3.
Hardee’s
Hardee’s Rewards members can buy one Famous Star and get a second for 1¢ with the offer in the mobile app.
Jack In The Box
Get a free Jr. Jumbo Jack with any purchase.
Krystal
Rewards members can get $.50 Krystals with the offer in the app.
McDonald’s
McDonald’s has an app exclusive deal for a $3 Big Mac or Quarter Pounder.
Ruby Tuesday
Get a Smashed Burger and all you can eat salad for $8.99.
Shake Shack
Get a Shake Shack single burger for free with a $10 minimum purchase when you use the promo code BURGERMONTH all May long. The burger changes weekly and will follow this schedule:
- May 1 to 10: ShackBurger
- May 11 to 17: SmokeShack
- May 18 to 24: Bacon Cheeseburger
- May 25 to May 31: ShackBurger
Sonic Drive-In
Sonic rewards members can get a free Sonic Smasher or All-American Smasher with a $5 purchase. This is valid from May 4 to 31.
Steak ‘n Shake
Wear any American flag item (a hat, pin, etc.) and get a free Double Steakburger. Valid in store only.
The Greene Turtle
Buy one burger, get the second for free when you dine in.
Wendy’s
Last year, Wendy’s Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger for 1 cent with any purchase in the app from May 28 to June 1 but we haven’t seen anything for 2026 yet.
Wahlburgers
Wahlburgers is offering three new burgers for National Burger Month: The Our Burger, BBQ Bacon Burger, and OFD.
There will also be a contest on the restaurant’s Instagram to win lunch with Chef Paul Wahlburger.
Wayback Burgers
Wayback Rewards members can either dine in or order online and get $5 Classic Burgers. There’s a limit of 2.
Whataburger
Get a free Whataburger when you order medium fries and a drink. You’ll also be entered to win free Whataburger for a Year.
Which of these National Hamburger Day deals are you most excited about? Let us know in the comments.