--- title: How to Get Free Pancakes on National Pancake Day description: Tuesday, March 8, 2016, is National Pancake Day at IHOP, and each customer gets a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes. 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: '2016-03-04T20:13:32.000Z' modified: '2024-05-16T10:59:43.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - deals - Fast Food - Food & Drink - freebies - Pancakes word_count: 261 canonical: https://money.com/how-to-get-free-pancakes-on-national-pancake-day/ 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/). ![160304_EM_Pancakes](https://img.money.com/2016/03/160304_em_pancakes.jpg) *A plate of pancakes are ready for a customer during National Pancake Day at IHOP in Denver, Tuesday, March 4, 2014.* Unlike other faux food holidays, which stick to a specific date on the calendar or reliably always fall on, say, the first Friday of June like National Donut Day, National Pancake Day is more of a moveable feast. The celebration is the brainchild of IHOP, which generally marks the big day sometime in late winter. It was held on [Feb. 5 in 2013](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/02/05/national-pancake-day-vs-international-pancake-day-there-can-be-only-one/), [March 4 in 2014](http://business.time.com/2014/03/03/pancakes-are-free-free-free-at-ihop-on-tuesday/), [March 3 in 2015](https://money.com/free-pancakes-ihop/?iid=sr-link1). Adding to the confusion—and this isn't necessarily a bad thing, because it means more free food—separate "holidays" celebrate [International Pancake Day](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/02/05/national-pancake-day-vs-international-pancake-day-there-can-be-only-one/) and Give Kids the World Pancake Day. The latter, which just rolls off the tongue, was hosted by [Perkins](https://money.com/free-pancakes-perkins/?iid=sr-link3) last fall and featured (of course) free pancakes combined with a fundraiser for a kids' charity. This year, [IHOP's National Pancake Day](http://www.ihoppancakeday.com/) takes place on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. And like every year, the event combines the offer of one free short stack of buttermilk pancakes per customer with the option to make a donation to the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals or other designated charities. The promotion is valid from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on March 8, and there is no coupon or purchase required. Just show up, ask for your free pancakes—and please, do consider giving to charity before heading out the door. As [GoBankingRates.com](http://www.gobankingrates.com/personal-finance/national-pancake-day-deals-ihopdennys/) and others have noticed, other restaurant chains, including Denny's, Bob Evans, and Friendly's have special breakfast deals valid before, during, and after National Pancake Day—but they're not quite as generous as IHOP's big giveaway, and they generally require the use of a coupon. ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/how-to-get-free-pancakes-on-national-pancake-day/#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": "How to Get Free Pancakes on National Pancake Day" } ] }, { "@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/how-to-get-free-pancakes-on-national-pancake-day/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/how-to-get-free-pancakes-on-national-pancake-day/", "name": "How to Get Free Pancakes on National Pancake Day", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2016-03-04T20:13:32.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/how-to-get-free-pancakes-on-national-pancake-day/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/how-to-get-free-pancakes-on-national-pancake-day/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-05-16T10:59:43.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "How to Get Free Pancakes on National Pancake Day", "articleSection": "Lifestyle", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2016/03/160304_em_pancakes.jpg", "width": 2100, "height": 1458, "caption": "160304_EM_Pancakes" } ], "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": "2016-03-04T20:13:32.000Z", "description": "Tuesday, March 8, 2016, is National Pancake Day at IHOP, and each customer gets a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes.", "abstract": "Tuesday, March 8, 2016, is National Pancake Day at IHOP, and each customer gets a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes.", "@id": "https://money.com/how-to-get-free-pancakes-on-national-pancake-day/", "inLanguage": "en-US", "dateModified": "2024-05-16T10:59:43.000Z", "wordCount": 261, "keywords": [ "deals", "Fast Food", "Food & Drink", "freebies", "Pancakes" ], "about": [ { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Lifestyle", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifestyle" ] }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Restaurant", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restaurant" ] } ] } ] } ```