03/19/2026
🍦 DQ FREE CONE DAY IS HERE , Thursday, March 19🍦
(or as we like to call it… The Wildest Day of Spring)
To keep the line moving and the DQ flowing, here are this year’s Official Free Cone Day Guidelines™
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1. It’s a FREE small, ( 5 oz) vanilla cone, just as advertised.
Not chocolate.
Not twist.
Not “but last year they did it for me.”
Just vanilla.
If we get a breather, maybe we’ll freestyle… but when it’s busy, it’s Team Vanilla all day.
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2. We’re celebrating ALL day Thursday!
Yes — all day.
Yes — until we close.
Yes — you still have time later 😉
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3. Cones only 🍦( see rule #1)
If it’s in a cup… it’s no longer a cone… and therefore no longer free.
Physics.
Cups, lids, bags, spoons, ….nope that’s not a cone, and those aren’t free, our apologies.
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4. Toppings in a dish = Sundae = Not Free
Hot fudge? Strawberry?
That’s a sundae with a clever disguise.
Can you upgrade your cone to a large? No. Sorry. You can buy one though! You got 2 hands! Go ahead and get another! You won’t be sorry. It’s too busy for us to do math!
Nice try though.
We are happy to add our “NEW” Mint Crunchin Cookie, Cherry cone dip, Chocolate Cone Dip, Sprinkles, or Krunch Kote for only $1.00! That is OK! Go ahead and Dip it! This is a fundraiser for Columbus Children’s Hospital!
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5. One per smiling face
Dine-in or drive-thru — one cone per present human.
And yes… we will recognize you if you circle back with a hat and sunglasses 🕶️😆
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6. We’re collecting donations for Columbus Children’s Hospital, which is our chosen charity! We have pledged another $5,000 donation for 2025-2026! We appreciate your help with this goal! 💛
Donations totally optional.
Always appreciated.
High fives included.
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7. Be nice to our team ❤️
It’s one of our busiest days of the year. We don’t allow anyone to request off this day without verification!
Our staff is doing their best to keep the cones coming — smiles make everything faster.
(And no, they don’t actually have a “charge instead” button… but let’s not test anyone today 😄)
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Come celebrate the first day of Spring the best way we know how:
With free DQ and just a little bit of structure 🍦 Let’s get spring “blooming” and DQ “booming” soon!