Updated December 2025
Birthdays still come with perks, but let’s be honest: they’re not exactly free anymore. These days, most birthday treats come with a trade-off: your personal information. That free pretzel, burger or $5 off coupon usually requires your name, contact info and birthdate at a minimum. If you’re OK with that exchange, there are still plenty of birthday freebies and discounts worth grabbing. The businesses listed below all offer birthday rewards through their {mostly} free loyalty or rewards programs. We’ve included direct links so you can sign up easily and start collecting the birthday love.
If today’s your day, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We hope it’s filled with cake, small wins, and at least one thing you don’t have to share, Mama!
Food and Drink Birthday Freebies
85°C: 10% off
A&W: Free small root beer float
Applebee’s: Free dessert with $15 purchase
Arby’s: Free dessert
Auntie Anne’s: Free pretzel
Baskin Robbins: Free 4 oz. scoop
Ben & Jerry’s: “cone-gratulationary surprise”
Benihana: $50 birthday reward
BJ’s Restaurant: Free Pizookie
Black Bear Diner: Free meal offer
Bojangles: Free Bo-Berry Biscuit with purchase
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.: $25 reward
Buffalo Wild Wings: 6 free wings
Burger King: Earn 2x Crowns during birthday month + free special item on birthday
California Pizza Kitchen: Free dessert
Carl’s Jr.: Free sandwich with $1 purchase
Carrabba’s: Free appetizer or dessert
CAVA: free drink, pita chips or dessert
Cheddar’s: Free dessert
Cheesecake Factory: Free slice of cheesecake
Chick-fil-A: Free birthday cookie or brownie
Chipotle: “Birthday reward”
Chuck E. Cheese: Free gameplay, 500 bonus e-tickets & cotton candy
Church’s Chicken: Free dessert, regular classic side or regular drink
Chuy’s: Free dessert
Cici’s Pizza: “Birthday surprise”
Cinnabon: Free cold brew
Cold Stone Creamery: Free Creation
Corner Bakery Cafe: Free bakery sweet
Cracker Barrel: “Birthday reward”
Crumbl: Free cookie
Culver’s: “Birthday and half-birthday treats”
Dairy Queen: “Birthday offers”
Denny’s: “Special gift”
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit: “Birthday reward”
Dippin’ Dots: Free Dippin’ Dots
Dunkin’: 3x points bonus on birthday
Dutch Bros.: Free drink
Edible Arrangements: Free Dipped Fruit box
Einstein Bros. Bagels: Free egg sandwich with purchase
El Pollo Loco: $5-$10 reward depending on tier
Firehouse Subs: Free medium sub with any purchase
First Watch: “Special birthday treat”
Fogo de Chão: $25 off full Churrasco
Freddy’s: “Surprise reward”
Golden Corral: “Special birthday offers”
Great American Cookies: “Exclusive deals and offers”
Grimaldi’s Pizzeria: Free pizza with qualifying purchase
HoneyBaked Ham: $9 HoneyBaked Cash with loyalty check-in
Hooters: 10 free wings
IHOP: Free birthday pancakes
Jamba: Free birthday smoothie
Jason’s Deli: Free sweet treat
Jersey Mike’s: Free birthday sub with purchase of regular sub in the past year
Jimmy John’s: “Birthday surprise”
Joe’s Crab Shack: $25 birthday reward
Krispy Kreme: “Birthday reward”
la Madeleine: Free pastry or slice of cake
Luna Grill Mediterranean Kitchen: “Birthday offer”
Macaroni Grill: “Birthday reward”
Maggiano’s Little Italy: “Birthday gift”
Marble Slab Creamery: “Exclusive deals and offers”
McAlister’s Deli: “Birthday treat”
Menchie’s: $5 reward
Noodles and Company: Free dessert
Nothing Bundt Cakes: Free bundtlet (must be signed up for e-newsletter)
Old Chicago: Free pizza
Olive Garden: Free dessert
Outback Steakhouse: Free dessert
P.F. Chang’s: Free appetizer or dessert
Panda Express: “Birthday gift”
Panera Bread: “Birthday reward”
Papa John’s: Free dessert
Pei Wei: Free small appetizer
Pilot Flying J: Free Pilot coffee and Pilot biscuit breakfast sandwich
Pizza Hut: “Special reward”
Pluckers: Free meal
Popeyes: Free apple pie
Potbelly: Free cookie, Dream Bar, shake or entree (depending on tier)
Raising Cane’s: “Birthday surprise”
Red Lobster: “Birthday reward”
Red Robin: Free milkshake
Rita’s Italian Ice: “Birthday reward”
Salata: $12 credit
Sbarro: Free slice of pizza
Schlotzsky’s: Free small sandwich with any purchase
Shake Shack: “Birthday reward”
Shipley’s Do-Nuts: Free do-nut (or more depending on tier)
Smashburger: “Birthday reward”
Smoothie King: Free smoothie
Sprinkles: Free cupcake (or more depending on tier)
Starbucks: Free drink or food item
Subway: “Birthday treat”
Sweetgreen: $5 digital reward credit
Taco Bell: “Birthday surprise”
Taco Cabana: “Birthday surprise”
TCBY: $5 birthday treat
Texas De Brazil: $20 off your meal
Texas Roadhouse: Free appetizer or Sidekick with adult entree purchase
TGI Fridays: Free dessert
The Melting Pot: “Birthday vouchers”
Torchy’s Tacos: Free queso
Twin Peaks: Free entree
Velvet Taco: Free Red Velvet cake slice
Waffle House: Free classic waffle
Wayback Burgers: Free shake
Wetzel’s Pretzels: “Birthday offer”
Whataburger: Free item
Which Wich: Free sandwich
Wingstop: “Birthday gift”
Yard House: Free dessert
Retail Birthday Freebies and Discounts
Ace Hardware: $5/$10 off coupon
adidas: “Birthday offer” beginning at Level 2 of rewards club
Aerie: $5 off coupon
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema: Free candy or cookie
AMC Theatres: Free large popcorn
American Eagle: $5 off coupon
Anthropologie: 20% off
Athleta: “Birthday bonus”
Aveda: “Birthday gift”
Banana Republic: “Birthday gift”
Bare Minerals: 50 reward points
Books-A-Million: $10 off coupon
Build-a-Bear: “Pay your age” for Birthday Treat Bear
Champs Sports: $5-$10 reward (depending on tier)
Columbia Sportswear: 20% off coupon
Cost Plus World Market: “Birthday surprise”
CVS: $3 ExtraBucks Rewards
DSW: $5 off coupon
Eddie Bauer: 10% off coupon
elf Cosmetics: “Birthday gift”
European Wax Center: “Birthday gift”
Famous Footwear: $5 birthday reward, 2x points during birthday month
Fandango: Discounted movie ticket
Finish Line: “Birthday gift”
Foot Locker: $5-$10 reward (depending on tier)
Gap: “Birthday bonus”
Gymboree: 20% off coupon
Hallmark: “Birthday surprise”
Hot Topic: $5+ off coupon (amount varies by tier)
IKEA: “Birthday coupon”
J. Crew: “Birthday and half-birthday gifts”
JCPenney: $10 CashPass Reward
Journeys: “Birthday reward”
Kendra Scott: Birthday discount
Kohl’s: “Special birthday gift” with purchase prior to your birthday month
Kiehl’s: “Special gift”
Lacoste: 15% off coupon
Lancome: 20% off orders of $100+ (+ bonus points depending on tier)
Lands’ End: $50 off a $100 Lands’ End credit card purchase
Lane Bryant: “Birthday offer”
Macy’s: “Birthday surprise”
Michaels: “Birthday perk”
Old Navy: “Birthday bonus”
Regal: Free small popcorn
Sephora: Free birthday set with $25+ purchase
Shoe Carnival: $5-$10 birthday perk (depending on tier)
Soma: “Birthday rewards”
Talbots: 10%-15% birthday bonus (depending on tier)
Target: Extra 5% off
The Children’s Place: 20% off coupon
The Container Store: 15% off coupon
Ulta Beauty: Free beauty item + 2x points
Urban Decay: “Birthday gift”
Victoria’s Secret: $10 reward
Yankee Candle: “Birthday gift”
Did we miss any birthday freebies or discounts from your favorite shops? Let us know so we can add them to our list!
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