{"id":2124205,"date":"2025-03-14T13:07:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T18:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=2124205"},"modified":"2025-03-14T13:09:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T18:09:13","slug":"dairy-queen-free-cone-day-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/dairy-queen-free-cone-day-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Dairy Queen Is Giving Away Free Ice Cream Cones\u2014Here’s How to Grab Yours"},"content":{"rendered":"It\u2019s been a long winter, but spring is right around the corner. It's time for the snow to thaw and daffodils to poke up through the soil! I mark this important transition with three significant things: the first sighting of a robin, the start of baseball season and, of course, Free Cone Day at Dairy Queen.\r\n\r\nWhile it\u2019s true that you can enjoy ice cream year-round<\/a>, Dairy Queen knows that its sweet treats have a special place in our hearts during the warmer months. That's why DQ wants to treat you to free ice cream\u00a0to usher in the season.\r\n

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