To celebrate the longest day of the year, you can score some free ice cream, slushies, and more. Find everything in this list of the First Day Of Summer Freebies & Deals.
To make sure you don’t miss any upcoming freebies, check out all of our posts about national days.
It’s the first day of summer, the longest day of the year.
And that’s good for you because that gives you enough time to pick up all of these tasty freebies and deals for the first day of summer.
You might not want all of them, though.
Honestly, most of it is ice cream, so you might not want to pick up all of them because how much sugar can you eat in one day? But also, you do you. Get them all if you want. Start summer off right.
The first day of summer isn’t the only day when you can free of cheap food. Check out our list of the Top 20+ National Days For Freebies And Deals to mark your calendar and make sure you don’t miss out on any freebies.
First Day Of Summer: Freebies & Deals
We only included national chains or large regional chains on this list. Your local restaurants may be offering deals to kick off summer, but this list would get way too long if we included all of those.
Everything is happening on June 20, 2025 unless otherwise noted.
Baskin-Robbins
Parents can get ice cream for just $1.99 to help them get through summer vacation. Just sign up for the chain’s rewards program to get the Parent Pass.
This is valid weekdays from June 16 to 27.
Cava
Rewards members can get a free order of pita chips, in classic or hot harissa, no purchase necessary.
Cinnabon
Get a free Zuru Mini with the purchase of a 4-count BonBite at participating bakery locations.
This is valid June 20 to 22.
Dutch Bros. Coffee
Get a free crazy straw with every medium or large drink purchased. There’s a limit of 10 (!!) per customer and these are available while supplies last.
Also, ordering ahead does not guarantee you’ll get the straw.
Frazil
Get a free small Frazil slushie at participating locations.
This is happening every Friday in June. I got one this month at a Scotchman gas station.
Friendly’s
Get a free single scoop cone or dish of ice cream. This is valid in store or for carry out.
Gopuff
If rain is in your forecast today, head to this website between 1 pm and 8 pm and Gopuff will deliver Lemonhead Ropes for free.
This promo is happening every Friday through August 29.
Insomnia Cookies
Rewards members can get a cup of ice cream for only $3.
Jersey Mike’s Subs
Buy two giant subs, get a third for $3.99 with the code JMSUMMER. This is valid from June 20 to 24.
Krispy Kreme
Get an Original Glazed dozen for $2 with the purchase of any dozen donuts.
Kroger
Kroger is giving away 92,000 free pints of ice cream.
At noon, head over to FreeKrogerIceCream.com to claim your digital coupon. You have to claim it today but you’ll have until July 4 to use it.
La Madeleine
La Madeleine Bonjour Rewards members can get a free refresher of their choice with any purchase.
Choose from Strawberry Hibiscus, Mango Dragon Fruit, Cucumber Melon, or Pineapple Strawberry.
Milkshake Factory
Classic vanilla shakes are buy one, get one free.
Nescafé and Swoon
At noon EST, head over to nescafe.com/NEClemonade for a chance to claim a limited-edition Espresso Lemonade kit (Nescafé Espresso Concentrate Black and Swoon Classic Lemonade).
Potbelly
When you buy any Original or BIG sandwich, you can get a second Original sandwich for free.
This is available to everyone, but you have to order through the Potbelly app or website using the promo code BOGO.
Scooter’s Coffee
You can get double smiles when you order a Red Bull Infusion or Vertigo Smoothie in the Scooter’s app after 11 am.
Shipley Do-Nuts
Every Friday in June, you can get a free glazed donut when you order using the promo code DonutMonth25.
Sonic Drive-In
Starting June 20, mobile app users will get an offer for a free item with any purchase.
This is happening through August 29.
Subway
Get a 6-inch sub for $4.99 from June 20 to 22.
Wayback Burgers
Get a free 12 oz. vanilla milkshake at participating restaurants. No purchase is necessary.
White Castle
The first day of summer is the longest day of the year, which means it’s the shortest night of the year.
And White Castle is celebrating the shortest night with buy one, get one free small shakes after 8 pm on June 20 to 22.
Use the promo code SUMMER or the coupon here to get the deal.
Ziggi’s Coffee
Get $2 off any cold drink. This is limited to one discount per customer.
Which of these first day of summer deals are you most excited about? Be sure to let us know in the comments.