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Birthday freebies in Scranton, PA

Free food, drinks and treats on your birthday at places in Scranton. Most need you to join a free rewards program first.

Most of these need you to join the chain's free rewards program a week or more before your birthday, so sign up early. Every one was checked on the chain's own website.

Restaurants

Chick-fil-A

Something sweet on the house for your birthday.

How: Join Chick-fil-A One in the app. On your birthday, check the Rewards tab.

Chick-fil-A's rewards page

Chipotle

Free birthday reward: pick chips, guac, queso or a drink.

How: Join Chipotle Rewards and add your birthday. Choose the reward during your birthday month.

Chipotle's rewards page

Red Lobster

A special birthday reward.

How: Join Red Lobster Nation (free) and add your birthday.

Good for 30 days after it is issued; U.S. locations, dine-in or to go.

Red Lobster's rewards page

Ruby Tuesday

A free dessert (or an add-on Garden Bar) for your birthday.

How: Join Ruby Rewards in the app and add your birthday. It drops 7 days before your birthday.

Expires 14 days after you get it.

Ruby Tuesday's rewards page

TGI Fridays

A special birthday treat during your birthday month.

How: Join Fridays Rewards and add your birthday.

Birthday offers expire after 30 days.

TGI Fridays's rewards page

Chuck E. Cheese

Kids get 30 free minutes of game play plus free cotton candy on their birthday.

How: Sign your child up for the free Birthday Club at least 7 days before the birthday. Show the birthday email in store.

Ages 1 to 17. A Play Pass or Play Band is needed to load game play.

Chuck E. Cheese's rewards page

Denny's

A free Everyday Value Slam for your birthday.

How: Join Denny's Rewards and add your birthday.

Denny's's rewards page

Red Robin

Kids birthday offer: $7 off the check during the child's birthday month.

How: Join Red Robin Royalty and add your child's birthday to your profile.

Dine-in only; child must be there; $4.99 minimum purchase. Adult birthday burger ended in 2026.

Red Robin's rewards page

Panera Bread

Free You Pick Two on your birthday for MyPanera+ and Sip Club members.

How: Be a MyPanera+ or Sip Club member and add your birthday. Pick the reward at checkout.

Up to $18; good 7 days; no lobster items, catering or third-party orders. Free MyPanera members may get a bakery treat.

Panera Bread's rewards page

Applebee's

A free dessert for your birthday.

How: Join Club Applebee's (free) before your birthday.

Needs a $15 minimum purchase; exclusions may apply; must be 13 or older.

Applebee's's rewards page

Jersey Mike's

72 Shore Points on your birthday, enough for a free regular sub.

How: Create a MyMike's account, add your birthday, opt in to emails, and buy a sub, wrap or sub bowl in the 12 months before.

Opt in at least 24 hours before your birthday.

Jersey Mike's's rewards page

Burger King

A free item on your birthday (Whopper Jr., cheeseburger, soft serve and more) plus 2x Crowns all month.

How: Join Royal Perks, add your birthday at least 7 days ahead, and make one purchase in the prior 12 months.

Burger King's rewards page

Coffee

Starbucks

One free handcrafted drink, food item or bottled drink on your birthday.

How: Join Starbucks Rewards at least 7 days before your birthday, add your birthday, and make one Star-earning purchase before it. Reward appears in the app.

Green level wording; excludes alcohol, merchandise, packaged coffee and multi-serve items.

Starbucks's rewards page

Dunkin'

3x points on purchases for a day around your birthday.

How: Join Dunkin' Rewards and add your birthday. Activate the offer the day before, on, or the day after your birthday.

Not a free drink.

Dunkin''s rewards page

Desserts and treats

Auntie Anne's

A free pretzel for your birthday.

How: Join Auntie Anne's Rewards and add your birthday.

You must make at least one purchase each year to qualify.

Auntie Anne's's rewards page

Cinnabon

A free cold brew for your birthday.

How: Join Cinnabon Rewards and add your birthday.

Terms apply; see the reward for details.

Cinnabon's rewards page

Cold Stone Creamery

A birthday reward every year.

How: Join My Cold Stone Club Rewards and add your birthday. The coupon loads 7 days before your birthday.

Good from 7 days before to 7 days after your birthday, in store or online.

Cold Stone Creamery's rewards page

Rita's Italian Ice

A special birthday reward.

How: Join Rita's loyalty app and give your birthday when you sign up.

Birthday rewards expire 6 days after you get them.

Rita's Italian Ice's rewards page

Crumbl

A free single cookie on your birthday at Silver level and up.

How: Join Crumbl Rewards and add your birthday. Silver unlocks at 500 Crumbs earned this year.

Not offered at the base level.

Crumbl's rewards page

Krispy Kreme

A free birthday gift.

How: Join Krispy Kreme Rewards and add your birth date to your profile.

Good for 30 days after it arrives.

Krispy Kreme's rewards page

Dairy Queen

A birthday offer in the DQ app.

How: Join DQ Rewards and place an order of $1 or more while signed in within the 45 days before your birthday. Check the Deals tab.

Good for 7 days.

Dairy Queen's rewards page

Shops

Ulta Beauty

Choice of a birthday gift plus 2x points during your birthday month.

How: Join Ultamate Rewards (free), add your birthday and opt in to emails.

Members only; email opt-in and birthday needed.

Ulta Beauty's rewards page

PetSmart

A gift on your pet's birthday or Gotcha Day.

How: Join PetSmart Treats Rewards (free) and add your pet's birthday or adoption day.

PetSmart's rewards page

Target

A birthday gift every year for Target Circle members.

How: Join Target Circle (free) and add your birthday in your account.

Target's rewards page

Sephora

A free birthday gift once a year.

How: Join Beauty Insider (free). Redeem in your birthday month in store with no purchase, or online with a $25 order.

In store you can pick 250 points instead. Gift choices change each year.

Sephora's rewards page

Bath & Body Works

One free item (regular price up to $9.95) for your birthday.

How: Join My Bath & Body Works Rewards and add your birth month and day. Reward appears in the app Wallet.

Good for 30 days. Birthday can't be changed once added.

Bath & Body Works's rewards page

American Eagle and Aerie

$5 off one purchase during your birthday month.

How: Join Real Rewards and add your birthday. The offer is sent around the 1st of your birth month.

One-time use.

American Eagle and Aerie's rewards page

Famous Footwear

$5 Reward Cash in your birthday month ($10 for Superstar) plus 2x points.

How: Join Famously YOU Rewards, add your birthday, and make a purchase in the past 12 months.

Famous Footwear's rewards page

Carter's

A birthday offer during your child's birthday month.

How: Join Carter's Rewards, add your child's birthday, opt in to emails, and make a purchase in the past 12 months.

Kids 14 and under; account open 30 days before the birth month.

Carter's's rewards page