--- title: You Can Get Free Ice Cream Cones and Free Italian Ices Today for the First Day of Spring description: It's officially the first day of spring 2018, and to celebrate, Dairy Queen and Rita's Italian Ices are giving out free treats 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: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2018-03-20T10:00:10.000Z' modified: '2018-03-20T10:00:10.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - deals word_count: 219 canonical: https://money.com/dairy-queen-free-ice-cream-cone-day-ritas-free-italian-ice/ 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/). ![Pure White Vanilla Soft Serve Ice Cream Cone in Sunlight with Blurred Green Foliage in Background](https://img.money.com/2018/03/dairyqueenfreeconeday-em-819996900.jpg) Free ice cream cones? Free Italian ices? These super cool freebies are a great way to celebrate the first day of spring in 2018. Tuesday, March 20, is the official first day of spring—formally known as the vernal (or spring) equinox. And various chains, including Dairy Queen and Rita's Italian Ices, are using the first day of spring as an excuse to give out free treats. Both deals are no-strings attached giveaways—no purchase, coupon, or rewards program memberships required. Simply put, everybody gets free treats to help cool off on the first day of spring. Here are the details: ## Dairy Queen Free Cone Day [Dairy Queen](https://www.dairyqueen.com/) is giving each customer a free small vanilla ice cream cone all day on Tuesday, March 20. There's a limit of one free cone per customer, and the giveaway is valid at participating Dairy Queen locations only. DQs will also be collecting donations for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals on Tuesday. ## Rita's First Day of Spring Free Italian Ice It's been an annual tradition for more than two decades: Every year on the first day of spring, [Rita's has free Italian ices](https://www.ritasice.com/first-day-of-spring/) for all customers. 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