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Free Ice Cream Day: Get Your Dairy Queen Cone In Manchester

Dairy Queen is giving away one free small vanilla cone to every customer who wants one on Monday to celebrate the arrival of spring.

Dairy Queen's free cone giveaway has returned after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Dairy Queen's free cone giveaway has returned after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Amy Sussman/AP Images for Dairy Queen)

MANCHESTER, NJ —After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dairy Queen's popular "free cone day" giveaway has returned.

Dairy Queen is giving away one free small vanilla cone to every customer who wants one on Monday to celebrate the arrival of spring. The giveaway will run all day, as long as supplies last. Just be prepared to wait in long lines.

"Today is the day," Dairy Queen alerted fans on Twitter. "Go getchu some soft serve deliciousness now!"

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There are 74 DQ locations in New Jersey, including the store at 1013 Route 70 in Manchester. It is open until 9 p.m. Monday, according to the DQ website.

The offer may not be valid on delivery or mobile orders, the company said. There is a limit of one cone per person.

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