--- title: Here's How to Get a Free Krispy Kreme Donut This Friday description: Customers at participating Krispy Kreme locations can get a free original glazed donut on Friday, April 1. It's not an April Fool's joke. authors: - name: Martha C. White role: Writer url: https://money.com/author/martha-c-white/ education: BA, English, Princeton University at_money_since: 2015 articles: 350 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Federal Reserve Rate Cuts - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology published: '2016-03-30T14:15:02.000Z' modified: '2016-03-30T14:15:02.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - donuts - free donuts - freebies - Krispy Kreme - krispy kreme promotion - pubdesk word_count: 164 canonical: https://money.com/free-krispy-kreme-donut-april-1-friday/ 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/). ![A box of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. doughnuts is arranged for a photograph in Washington, D.C., on June 17, 2013.](https://img.money.com/2016/03/160330_em_donuts.jpg) What's better than donuts? How about *free* donuts? Although the deal takes place this Friday, Krispy Kreme's free donut offer is no April Fool's joke. Customers can come into any participating location and get an original glazed donut for free. No coupon or purchase required. (Locations that aren't participating are listed at [this link](http://krispykreme.com/DoughnutHarvest).) The brand dubbed the promotion "Celebrate the Doughnut Harvest," announcing the promotion with a tongue-in-cheek [story](http://krispykreme.com/DoughnutHarvest) about the mild winter leading to an "especially bountiful" bumper crop of Krispy Kreme donuts, which the company is sharing with fans on Friday. Given the timing, fans of Krispy Kreme on social media were skeptical that the free donut offer was just an elaborate April Fool's prank. April may be the cruelest month, but such a goof would be too cruel to even consider. [![Best college education image](https://content.money.com/wp-content/themes/money2018/img/college-site-banner-02.png)](https://best-colleges.time.com/money/search-colleges/?xid=cm-mcpFindTheCollegeWidget) Indeed, Krispy Kreme has promised that the offer is completely legit. "It's real. See you soon," a Krispy Kreme rep [posted](https://www.facebook.com/events/1699371243611619/) on its Facebook page in response to doubters. ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/free-krispy-kreme-donut-april-1-friday/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Lifestyle", "item": "https://money.com/lifestyle/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Restaurants", "item": "https://money.com/restaurants/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Here's How to Get a Free Krispy Kreme Donut This Friday" } ] }, { "@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/free-krispy-kreme-donut-april-1-friday/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/free-krispy-kreme-donut-april-1-friday/", "name": "Here's How to Get a Free Krispy Kreme Donut This Friday", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2016-03-30T14:15:02.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/free-krispy-kreme-donut-april-1-friday/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/free-krispy-kreme-donut-april-1-friday/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2016-03-30T14:15:02.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "Here's How to Get a Free Krispy Kreme Donut This Friday", "articleSection": "Lifestyle", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2016/03/160330_em_donuts.jpg", "width": 2100, "height": 1400, "caption": "160330_EM_Donuts" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martha C. 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