June 7, 2024 is National Doughnut Day. Celebrate with these National Doughnut Day Freebies, Deals and Recipes.
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National Doughnut Day is an annual event that always occurs the first Friday in June, and we always celebrate it with this list of National Doughnut Day freebies, deals, and recipes.
There are a few fun offers to celebrate National Doughnut Day, plus some recipes to make homemade doughnuts too. If you know of any others, be sure to let us know in the comments.
This list is mostly filled with special offers at national chains (or very wide regional chains) only. Your local donut shops might be offering some sweet deals to celebrate, but this list would just be too long if we included them.
National Doughnut Day is just one of the fun National Days that restaurants and shops celebrate annually.
Check out our list of the Top 20+ National Days For Freebies And Deals to make sure you don’t miss any fun days this year.
National Doughnut Day Freebies, Deals, And Recipes
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All deals are happening on Friday, June 7 unless otherwise noted.
Drugstore Divas doesn’t have any association with the doughnut chains. The following promotions have been verified by us, but you may want to call your nearest store to make sure its participating before driving over.
National Doughnut Day Freebies
Casey’s
Casey’s Rewards Members can get a free doughnut. No purchase necessary.
Duck Donuts
Get a free cinnamon sugar doughnut when you visit Duck Donuts, in-shop only. There’s no purchase necessary to get the freebie.
Early Bird Donuts
Get a free glazed doughnut from 6 am to 11 am.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Get a free doughnut of your choice. Any doughnut, all day. No purchase necessary.
This is valid for in-store customers only (not valid on online orders).
LaMar’s Donuts And Coffee
Get a free Ray’s original glazed donut all day long. No purchase necessary.
Publix
Get free samples of Cookies & Cream Brioche Donuts from 4 pm to 7 pm.
National Doughnut Day Deals
Dunkin’
Get a free classic donut of your choice with any beverage purchase (excluding espresso shots). The purchase of a beverage and donut must be in the same transaction.
Classic donuts include Boston Kreme, Glazed, Jelly Filled, Apple N’ Spice, French Cruller, and more.
Dutch Bros. Coffee
To celebrate National Doughnut Day, the coffee chain will be selling a Jelly Donut Shake drink.
Food Lion
Four count cinnamon roll doughnut packs are on sale for $2.99 with your MVP card. Bakery mini doughnuts, mini French crullers, and doughnut holes are on sale for $2.49 with your MVP card.
Harris Teeter
Bakery fresh glazed doughnuts are on sale for $5.99.
Kane’s Donuts
If you purchase a dozen Kane’s Donuts, you’ll get a free small Stella Blue Coffee.
If you can’t make it to the very popular Massachusetts-based chain, you can now order Kane’s Donuts on Goldbelly. You won’t get a free coffee, but you’ll get your doughnut fix.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
You can also get a dozen original glazed doughnuts for $2 when you buy a dozen. This is valid in shop and drive through (limit 2) or online (limit 1).
Scotchman
Fas Rewards members will have a coupon for BOGO doughnuts in the app.
Sheetz
Get a free donut June 7 to 9 with the purchase of any Sheetz Bros coffee or ready-to-drink coffee. The offer will be in your Sheetz app.
Shipley Do-Nuts
Get a free glazed do-nut with any purchase, while supplies last.
Stan’s Donuts
Get a free chocolate dipped donut with any purchase.
Top Pot Doughnuts
Get a free t-shirt when you buy two dozen doughnuts.
Quick note: Top Pot Doughnuts is a Pacific Northwest chain based in Seattle, Washington.
National Doughnut Day Sweepstakes
Legendary Doughnuts
The first 100 customers will receive a card for a free doughsant (to be used at a later date).
Purchase any doughnut and you’ll be entered for a chance to win free doughnuts for a year (one dozen doughnuts a month for a year) or a $100 gift card.
Quick note: Legendary Doughnuts is a Pacific Northwest chain, which I got to check out when I was in Issaquah, Washington. It’s really good.
National Doughnut Day: Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. National Donut Day, in the United States, is always the first Friday of June.
National Donut Day originally began as a fundraiser for the Salvation Army in 1938. It was in honor of the Salvation Army “Donut Lassies” who served doughnuts to soldiers serving in World War I.
There’s another National Donut Day on November 5, but it isn’t celebrated with special deals like the June version of the holiday is celebrated.
Which of these National Doughnut Day Freebies, Deals, And Recipes has you most excited to celebrate? Tell us in the comment section below.
Elise Ho
Wednesday 12th of June 2019
Wow. There are so many great donut deals. What a fun way to celebrate.
Jasmine Watts
Tuesday 11th of June 2019
Ugh, Donut! My niece always loves them! Definitely going to try your recipes.
Swathi
Monday 10th of June 2019
I missed National Donut Day. My kids love donuts though. Every other weekend I buy it for them.
Kiwi
Monday 10th of June 2019
I totally missed National Donut Day. Wow I would of loved a free KK donut next year!
Vanessa Delia
Monday 10th of June 2019
Those look delicious! Donuts really do make me go nuts!