--- title: Wake Up! Monday Is National Coffee Day and There's Free Coffee to Be Had description: On Monday, September 29, a.k.a. National Coffee Day, plenty of regional and national restaurant chains will pour you a coffee for free—or at most, $1. 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: '2014-09-26T17:33:29.000Z' modified: '2024-05-16T09:57:01.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - Coffee - deals - donuts - Dunkin' Donuts - Fast Food - freebies - Mcdonald's - National Coffee Day word_count: 314 canonical: https://money.com/national-coffee-day-free-coffee-dunkin-donuts/ 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 sea of to-go coffee cups](https://img.money.com/2014/09/140929_em_natlcoffeeday1.jpg) Fake marketing holiday or not, Monday, Sept. 29 is being celebrated as National Coffee Day, and that means free (or nearly so) coffee can be had at several donut, fast food, and coffee specialists around the country. Here's where to score an extra jolt of caffeine on the cheap: **Dunkin' Donuts:** All customers get a free medium cup of [Dark Roast Coffee](http://news.dunkindonuts.com/Press-Releases/DUNKIN-DONUTS-NEW-RAINFOREST-ALLIANCE-CERTIFIED-DARK-ROAST-BLEND-NOW-AVAILABLE-NATIONWIDE-4cd.aspx)—DD's new flavor, a surprising one from the chain—on September 29, and from September 30 to October 5, the same coffee (medium size Dark Roast) is being sold at the special price of 99¢. **Kangaroo Express:** A 12 oz. cup of the convenience store chain's [Bean Street Coffee](http://kangarooexpress.com/BeanStreetCoffee) costs just 1¢ from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Monday. **Krispy Kreme:** Help yourself to a [free cup](http://www.krispykreme.com/NationalCoffeeDay) of 12 oz. coffee, or get $1 off a mocha, latte, or ice coffee. **Lamar's Donuts:** The Colorado-based [donut chain](http://www.lamars.com/locations/) is giving away [free 12 oz. coffees](https://www.facebook.com/pages/LaMars-Donuts-and-Coffee/62530632273) on National Donut Day. **McDonald's:** Monday is actually the culmination of a two-week coffee giveaway at McDonald's, which has provided one complimentary small coffee during morning hours since September 16. **Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co.:** Customers get a [free coffee](http://brooklynwaterbagels.com/the-coffee/) (hot or ice) with the purchase of any menu item. **Peet's Coffee & Tea:** Participating stores are giving free samples of coffee and espresso, and all beverages are available on a buy-one-get-one-free basis; also, bags of coffee (ground or whole bean) are discounted by $2 apiece at [Peet's](http://www.peets.com/meetpeets) on Monday. **Tim Horton's:** The Canadian quick-serve chain gave out [free donuts](http://www.timhortons.com/us/en/corporate/tim-hortons-celebrates-national-donut-day-with-free-donut.php) on National Donut Day, but sadly, customers have to cough up actual money for coffee on National Coffee Day. Any size [coffee costs $1](https://www.facebook.com/TimHortonsUS), and the promotion stretches from September 22 to 29. **Wawa:** Fill out a form linked to from the [Wawa Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/wawa) and you'll get a coupon valid for a free 16 oz. coffee on Monday. ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/national-coffee-day-free-coffee-dunkin-donuts/#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": "Wake Up! 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