--- title: McDonald's Is Giving Away Free Ice Cream Cones description: McDonald's is celebrating National Ice Cream Day by joining other restaurants and stores and giving away free ice cream cones on Sunday, July 16. 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: '2017-07-10T12:00:12.000Z' modified: '2024-05-16T12:33:40.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - deals - Fast Food - freebies - Ice Cream - Mcdonald's word_count: 165 canonical: https://money.com/mcdonalds-free-ice-cream-cones-national-ice-cream-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/). ![McDonald's Profit Trails Estimates As Sales Slump Persists](https://img.money.com/2017/07/mcdonaldsicecream-em-452527150.jpg) Ice cream might taste particularly sweet this Sunday—because you can get it for free. The third Sunday in July is celebrated as National Ice Cream Day, a made-up holiday when restaurants and stores offer [freebies and special discounts](https://money.com/free-ice-cream-deals-national-ice-cream-day/) on ice cream around the country. The 2017 edition of National Ice Cream Day takes place on Sunday, July 16, and there will be a new participant: McDonald's. The fast food giant is offering free ice cream nationwide on National Ice Cream Day for the first time that we can recall. Throughout the day on July 16, participating McDonald's restaurants will give away free vanilla soft-serve cones to all customers, no purchase required. The promotion is partly aimed at highlighting McDonald's new ice cream. McDonald's quietly began [changing its vanilla ice cream](http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/18/mcdonalds-changed-its-vanilla-ice-cream-6-months-ago-and-nobody-noticed.html) in the fall of 2016, and the company now says the ice cream contains no artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives. 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