It's official! The classic Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day will take place this year on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 from 12 – 8pm. Mark your calendars then stop in and get a free scoop of your favorite Ben & Jerry's ice cream!
Also, don't be fooled by the name. Last year I spent hours cleaning out a giant traffic cone, but for some crazy reason, my local Ben & Jerry's wouldn't fill it to the brim with free ice cream. So I guess it's not just any old cone, right Ben? Or was it Jerry who instituted this insane policy?!
This annual event typically brings out a large crowd, so don't be surprised if there's a slightly longer line than usual when you go.
I have scheduled this post to republish a few days before April 14 so you get another reminder.
Dairy Queen is doing the same thing with a small vanilla cone.
Yep, that’s today!
https://www.heyitsfree.net/free-dairy-queen-small-cone/
I went this evening and tried the new Late Night Snack one of Jimmy Fallon’s It was good…. and also weird.
Last year there was a line so long out the door after dinner that I opted to wait until this year … good choice … I went after lunch this time and there was no line despite it being spring break for the kids 🙂
I will never forget my last Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day: hundreds of people lined up in the concourse of the World Trade Center.
Its beautiful here today and my dumb ass went out in a trench coat looking for rain…duh…
We don’t have a Ben and Jerry’s here but enjoy!!
lucky for you… the weather here is to be RAIN RAIN RAIN!!! BUT nothing like a free cone to brighten the day
Thanks Goob, I went to B&J’s last year and it was so much fun…looking forward to going back today 🙂
Thanks Goob! 🙂
Took my boys to our local B&J. They participate every year, as do we!
Got a cone, in my favorite flavor too!