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Find free doughnuts on National Doughnut Day

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Friday, June 3rd is National Doughnut Day!

The Salvation Army created this sweet holiday back in 1938 as a fundraising event. But the day is now celebrated in many places with free doughnuts. 

Here are some of the places around the country where you will be able to score doughnut deals and free circular treats.

Krispy Creme

Participating Krispy Kreme stores will give customers any doughnut free on National Doughnut Day (one per customer). Not enough doughnuts? For $1 you can a dozen Original Glazed doughnuts with the purchase of any dozen or 16 count minis.

At most Dunkin’ shops – and we hope at some airport locations – you should also be able to get a free classic donut of your choice with the purchase of any beverage on June 3.

Free IKEA Meatball Donut

Doughnut lovers will want to know all about the Donut Trail in Butler County, located in southwestern Ohio.

13 mom-and-pop doughnut shops are on the 80-mile Donut Trail. And in honor of National Doughnut Day the Donut Trail is partnering with IKEA in West Chester, Ohio to offer visitors a limited-edition IKEA-inspired meatball donut.

Yes, we said meatall donut.

IKEA’s donut is described as having a light and fluffy base, lingonberry glaze, lingonberry sauce, an IKEA meatball or a plant-based alternative on top. Visitors to this IKEA only will be able to get a complimentary meatball donut on June 3rd and 4th between 11 AM and 3 PM, while supplies last.

No doubt many of the artisan donut shops on the Butler County Donut Trail will be doing something special for National Doughnut Day too. But year-round anyone who visits all 13 donut stores and gets their official donut trail passport stamped can also get a complimentary Donut Trail T-shirt. 

Duck Donuts

Duck Donut locations around the country will hand out free cinnamon sugar donuts to customers on June 3.

You’ll also find free doughnut offers at Shipley Do-Nuts (free glazed, with any purchase) and many other donut shops as you travel around the country on National Doughnut Day.

Let us know what you spot.

Deals for National Doughnut Day – and beyond

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Friday, June 2, 2017 is National Doughnut Day and there are oodles of places around the country offering free or free-with-purchase doughnuts to those in know.

There’s also at least one free doughnut deal that lasts all summer long.

Delta Air Lines and American Express are kicking off a national #DeltaAmexPerks doughnut tour today (June 2) that will bring a truck filled with doughnuts inspired by Delta Air Lines snacks such as cookies, pretzels and roasted peanuts to 9 cities across the country.

At each stop, Delta SkyMiles American Express Cardholders can flash their card and pick up a complimentary doughnut, plus one for a guest.

The scheduled dates and local doughnut-maker partners are below. For hours and more details go here.

  • Atlanta, GA – Sublime Doughnuts: June 2-3
  • New York, NY – Underwest Donuts: June 8
  • Boston, MA – Union Square Donuts: June 23-24
  • Detroit, MI – Daily Dozen: July 6-7
  • Minneapolis, MN – Glam Doll Donuts: July 14-15
  • Raleigh/Durham, NC – Rise Biscuits Donuts : July 21-22
  • Los Angeles, CA –Kettle Glazed Doughnuts: July 29-30
  • Salt Lake City, UT – Banbury Cross Donuts: August 4-5
  • Seattle, WA – Top Pot Doughnuts: August 11-12

Here are some other deals for National Doughnut Day, June 2, 2017:

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  • Participating Krispy Kreme shops around the country are offering free doughnuts (while they last) to anyone who stops by:
  • Dunkin Donuts customers can get a free classic doughnut with the purchase of a beverage;
  • Duck Donuts is offering a free doughnut with any purchase;
  • And certain Cumberland Farms stores are offering a free doughnut with beverage purchase deal as well.

If you do get a free doughnut, be sure to eat it. Otherwise it may end up like this doughnut dating back to 1890, which is in the collection of the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI.

I know it looks like a bagel, but it is a doughnut. Here’s the story:

“A few days before her 12th child was born in January 1890, 43-year old farmwife Sarah Faught made a batch of doughnuts for her family. Sarah died five days after childbirth. Her mourning family saved some of Sarah’s doughnuts in her memory. Sarah’s descendants passed this one–a very personal symbol of a mother’s love and of her loss–from generation to generation for 122 years, along with its story.”

 

(Photo courtesy The Henry Ford)