--- title: These Are the Best Father's Day Freebies & Deals description: For Father's Day 2016, families can take advantage of freebies, deals, & giveaways at restaurants, museums, zoos, theme parks, and more. authors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Shopping - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2015-06-19T14:00:47.000Z' modified: '2024-05-16T10:17:23.000Z' section: Shopping tags: - deals - Family - Father's Day - freebies - giveaways - Holidays - promotions word_count: 522 canonical: https://money.com/best-fathers-day-freebies-deals/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Chicken wings served to guests at a gathering introducing the newly renovated original Hooters, Clearwater, Florida, February 10, 2012.](https://img.money.com/2016/06/160616_em_fathersdaydeals.jpg) This Sunday, June 19, is Father's Day, when children are expected to show appreciation for all their dads have done with genuinely thoughtful gifts—basically, the opposite of these—or at least some heartfelt words of thanks. Meanwhile, a wide range of businesses are demonstrating their appreciation for dads by essentially telling them warmly, "You're money's no good here" on Father's Day weekend. For example, dads can take advantage of [free day cruises](http://www.news-press.com/story/news/2016/06/06/free-june---take-these-freebies/84534316/) in Florida, [free trolley rides](http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160613/submitted/160619554/) in Illinois, and free admission for dads in select museums, zoos, and aquariums all over the country on Sunday. There's usually a requirement that *some* money is trading hands, mind you: At Connecticut's [Mystic Aquarium](http://www.mysticaquarium.org/visit/calendar/details/590-fathers-day-weekend), for instance, dads receive free admission on Saturday or Sunday this weekend with the purchase of another full-price admission. And, just as moms were enticed with plenty of [free food promotions for Mother's Day](https://money.com/mothers-day-deals-free-food-gift-cards/), dads get to benefit from lots of food giveaways this weekend. Indie restaurants in cities such as [Chicago](http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-fathers-day-food-drink-brunch-2016-story.html) and [Boston](http://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/blog/2016/06/14/fathers-day-boston-lunch-dinner-2016/) have special Father's Day deals, and [Coupons.com](http://www.coupons.com/thegoodstuff/dad-eats-free-on-fathers-day/) rounded up a comprehensive list of Father's Day freebies that's worth checking out. Below are what we consider the best Father's Day free food offers from restaurant chains with multiple locations around the country. ***Read Next:* 4 of the Absolute Worst Father’s Day Gifts, and What to Buy Instead** [**The Counter:**](http://www.thecounterburger.com/) Just say ["BFD"](https://www.facebook.com/TheCounter/photos/pb.107638461788.-2207520000.1465933156./10154311712946789/?type=3&theater) (as in: "Burger For Dad") and you'll get one free one-third-pound burger with the purchase of one on Father's Day at this California-based burger restaurant chain. [**Flemings Steakhouse:**](https://www.flemingssteakhouse.com/landing-pages/fathers-day/?promoid=fathersdaythreecoursedinner) From June 17 to 19, customers who purchase a three-course Prime Tomahawk dinner for $85 get a $25 dining card credit valid through July as a free bonus. [**Firehouse Subs:**](http://www.firehousesubs.com/fathers-day/) Purchase a medium or large sub, drink, and chips, and you get a second medium sub free on Father's Day. Print out the coupon or show the linked offer on your smartphone to get your free sub. [**Fogo de Chao:**](http://fogodechao.com/) All dads who dine at this Brazilian steakhouse chain on Father's Day will receive a dining card valid for a complimentary lunch or dinner in the future. [**Hooters:**](https://www.hooters.com/) Buy 10 wings on Father's Day and you'll get an extra 10 boneless wings for free. [**Roy Rogers:**](http://royrogersrestaurants.com/) Purchase a kid's meal from June 17 to 19 and dads get a [free combo meal](http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2016/06/roy_rogers_flemington_fathers_day_dads_eat_free_pr.html) as a bonus—with a beverage coozie and bottle opener thrown in to boot. [**Shoney's:**](http://www.shoneys.com/fathers-day-sweeps/) All dads dining at participating Shoney's on Father's Day get a free slice of pecan pie. [**Spaghetti Warehouse:**](http://www.meatballs.com/) On Father's Day all dads who are dining in get an order of [lasagna or spaghetti and meatballs](https://www.facebook.com/SpaghettiWarehouse/photos/pb.89344985981.-2207520000.1465932088./10154327021295982/?type=3&theater) on the house. ***Read Next:* [The 3 Cardinal Rules for Father's Day Gift Giving](https://money.com/the-three-cardinal-rules-for-fathers-day-gift-giving/)** [**TCBY:**](http://www.tcby.com/) Participating locations are giving away [free 6-ounce frozen yogurts](https://www.facebook.com/tcby.charlotte.wesleychapel/photos/a.203463599671984.53226.167925263225818/1196303230388011/?type=3&theater) to dads on Father's Day. [**Wienerschnitzel:**](http://www.wienerschnitzel.com/happy-fathers-day/) Bring in proof of fatherhood—like a photo of your child, or your child in person—plus [this coupon](http://www.wienerschnitzel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Fathers-Day-Digital-Coupon.pdf) for a free chili dog on Father's Day. **BONUS FOR EVERYONE:** [**Wayback Burgers:**](http://waybackburgers.com/) To celebrate the first day of summer on the day after Father's Day—Monday, June 20—all customers get free black-and-white junior shakes at participating [Wayback Burgers locations](http://waybackburgers.com/locations/). ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/best-fathers-day-freebies-deals/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Shopping", "item": "https://money.com/shopping/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Gifts", "item": "https://money.com/gifts/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "These Are the Best Father's Day Freebies & Deals" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/best-fathers-day-freebies-deals/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/best-fathers-day-freebies-deals/", "name": "These Are the Best Father's Day Freebies & Deals", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2015-06-19T14:00:47.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/best-fathers-day-freebies-deals/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/best-fathers-day-freebies-deals/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-05-16T10:17:23.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "These Are the Best Father's Day Freebies & Deals", "articleSection": "Shopping", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2016/06/160616_em_fathersdaydeals.jpg", "width": 2100, "height": 1400, "caption": "160616_EM_FathersDayDeals" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brad Tuttle", "url": "https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/#author", "description": "Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals.\r\n\r\n", "image": "https://img.money.com/2014/01/Brad-Tuttle.png?w=226&h=247&crop=1", "alumniOf": "Columbia University School of Journalism, MS", "sameAs": [ "https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle", "https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225" ] } ], "publisher": "https://money.com/#organization", "datePublished": "2015-06-19T14:00:47.000Z", "description": "For Father's Day 2016, families can take advantage of freebies, deals, & giveaways at restaurants, museums, zoos, theme parks, and more.", "abstract": "For Father's Day 2016, families can take advantage of freebies, deals, & giveaways at restaurants, museums, zoos, theme parks, and more.", "@id": "https://money.com/best-fathers-day-freebies-deals/", "inLanguage": "en-US", "dateModified": "2024-05-16T10:17:23.000Z", "wordCount": 522, "keywords": [ "deals", "Family", "Father's Day", "freebies", "giveaways", "Holidays", "promotions" ], "about": [ { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Shopping", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping" ] }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Gift", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gift" ] } ] } ] } ```