National Coffee Day 2016: Where to Find Free Coffee and Other Deals in the East Bay

Whether you idea of coffee is a hipster shop or a fast food drive-thru, today's the day for freebies and deals--it's National Coffee Day. Here's a roudup of deals you can find in the East Bay:

Dunkin' Donuts: Celebrating 66 years of its signature coffee, Dunkin's National Coffee Day deal is a medium-sized hot coffee for 66 cents. They're also bringing back the Coffee Day Snapchat Geofilter design. It's available for just one day and can be unlocked at any of Dunkin' Donuts’ U.S. locations.

Krispy Kreme: Visit Krispy Kreme for a free original glazed doughnut and a free 12-ounce cup of coffee at all participating locations.

Keurig.com: On Thursday Sept. 29 through Sunday Oct. 2, Keurig.com will offer maximum coffee deals online. Customers will get 20-percent off Green Mountain Coffee K-cups and Original Donut Shop Coffee, also. Use coupon code GREENSAVINGS at checkout.

Peet's Coffee: Participating locations of Peet's Coffee will give a free medium drip coffee with purchase of any food item.

Finally, if you've heard the news about "coffee tree rust" and the devastation it has had on coffee farmers, you may want to head to your local Starbucks.

Starbucks: Starbucks across the nation will offer "coffee for a cause" on National Coffee Day. Thinking long term, Starbucks is raising funds to donate coffee trees to help fight coffee rust in Latin America.

On National Coffee Day, Starbucks will plant one tree for each purchase of fresh brewed Mexico Chiapas coffee at 13,500 Starbucks locations. The goal of the operation is 20 million new coffee trees to be planted by the end of 2016.

Starbucks is battling the coffee rust by donating enough to plant 18-million rust resistant coffee trees in one year, according to their website.

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf: "9/29, we're also giving out#doublepoints for Coffee Bean app purchases! If you haven't downloaded the app, visit http://coffeebeanrewards.com." "On Thursday, all Dutch Bros locations in the seven states the company operates will donate $1 from every drink sold to local youth organizations. Each Dutch Bros location is locally owned and operated, enabling each franchisee to select a local nonprofit organization that strives to better the lives of youth in their area."

7-Eleven: "Free Coffee Week is coming. October 3-9, only with the 7-Eleven app. Choose any size cup!"

Whole Foods: "Get $1 off a 16 oz Allegro Pumpkin Spice Latte. To claim your caffeinated discount, download theWhole Foods Market App and scan your personalized bar code at the register. (At participating stores with coffee bars only. Offer available from September 28-November 1.)"
AND ... "On National Coffee Day, Allegro Coffee will donate $1 for every drip coffee sold at Whole Foods Market stores to Whole Planet Foundation — a non-profit organization whose mission is to empower the world's poorest people to create or expand home-based businesses with microcredit loans. "

McDonald's: "New season, new flavor. Buy any 5 McCafé beverages, like a limited time Pumpkin Spice Latte, get 1 FREE with our App."

--Ashley Ludwig and Sue Schena of Patch contributed to this article; Image via Shutterstock