First Day of Spring Freebies: Free Italian Ice & Ice Cream
Are you ready for spring to start? It is time for flowers to bloom, rain to fall and for free Italian ice and ice cream! Learn how to get it below.
Rita’s
For more than twenty five years Rita’s Italian Ice has been giving customers a free Italian Ice on the first day of spring. It is a great way to celebrate the start of the new season.
How to get your free Italian Ice:
Just go to a Rita’s Water Ice location and tell them you want the free Italian Ice that is part of their First Day of Spring promotion. Then pick your favorite flavor. You will then receive a 6 oz cup of Italian Ice. Nothing else is included for free during this time. It is just for their Italian Ice.
Rita’s Locations
Go here to find the closest location near you: Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard Locations.
What is the new flavor this year?
Skittles Ice made with Original Skittles Pop’d
First Day of Spring Sweepstakes
This year Rita’s is having a First Day of Spring Sweepstakes. Download their app and enter the promo code of FDOS25 in order to try and win 52 free small Ice rewards for the year.
My Experience:
I have gone to get Rita’s in high school with friends. Since having kids I now go yearly with my family. It is a great way to get a refreshing treat. There has occasionally been a long line but it usually moves quickly. Pick out your flavor in advance to help speed things along.
Some of the different locations I have visited have included the locations in Hamilton, Cinnaminson and Mount Laurel. We still find it worth it to wait in line since a small Italian ice is usually about $4 in cost. Some of our favorite flavors are mango, Swedish fish and chocolate. Last year when I went to the Mount Laurel Rita’s I was also able to add some vanilla custard on top of my free chocolate water ice for $1.49.
Not every Rita’s location has seating so remember to pick a location with seating if that is important to you. The ice is easy enough to eat while standing outside of the locations as well.
Dairy Queen
The first day of Spring is also Free Cone Day at Dairy Queen. This means each customer can get a free small soft-serve vanilla ice cream inside of a cone.
How to get your free cone at Dairy Queen:
Find a Dairy Queen location near you and go there to get your free cone. There is no purchase necessary. If you go to a Dairy Queen that is inside of a mall then you do need to make a purchase. They are giving one cone per customer. If you want to get your cone dipped in something there is an additional fee for that.
Dairy Queen Locations
Go here to find the Dairy Queen location that is near you: Dairy Queen Locations.
Free Cone Sweepstakes
This year there is also a Free Cone sweepstakes where participants can win free cones for a year with no purchase necessary.
My Experience
I went to get a free cone one year since I was near a Dairy Queen. It was a tasty treat and there was almost no line since I went during the day.