Here Are The Best National Coffee Day Deals Around Lake Norman

CORNELIUS, NC — Excitement is building for coffee lovers across the country for the upcoming National Coffee Day on Sunday, Sept. 29. It’s a day to enjoy the incredibly popular morning beverage and also cash in on the great deals going on around Lake Norman.

Whether it’s a deal on a small cup of black coffee or buying one caramel frappuccino with soy milk and getting another one free, there’s something for every type of coffee aficionado on the official java holiday.

Here are some of the best deals and events we could find around Lake Norman.

It’s a mystery exactly how or when coffee was discovered, however the most popular legend traces its origin back to a goat farmer in Ethiopia. Coffee then eventually made its way to the Arabian Peninsula in the 15th century, before travelers brought it to Europe two hundred years later, according to the National Coffee Association.

A young naval officer named Gabriel de Clieu was the first to bring it to the Americas in the middle part of the 17th century, and it eventually made it to the United States in the decades following, according to the NCA.

Along with local deals in our area, many national retailers are offering special deals for the day.

Dunkin’: Buy one hot coffee at participating restaurants nationwide on National Coffee Day and you’ll get a second one for free.

• 19921 Zion Ave., Cornelius
• 19116 W. Catawba Ave., Cornelius
• 721 Jetton Street, Davidson
• 10310 Wilmington St., Huntersville
• 417 E. Plaza Drive, Mooresville
• 842 Williamson Road, Mooresville
• 651 River Highway, Mooresville
• 121 Mecklynn Road, Mooresville

7-Eleven: 7-Rewards members can get any sized coffee for only $1 on Sunday, September 29.

• 12906 Rosedale Hill, Huntersville
• 9701 Sam Furr Road, Huntersville

Godiva: The famed chocolate company is offering buy one, get one 50 percent off bags of coffee on Sept. 29.

• South Park Mall, 4400 Sharon Road, Charlotte

Circle K: The convenience-store chain is offering a free medium Simply Great Coffee with a free Belvita Breakfast Biscuit on Sept. 29.

• 20008 W Catawba Ave., Cornelius
• 18635 Old Statesville Road, Cornelius
• 598 N. Main Street, Mooresville
• 703 N. Main Street, Mooresville
• 354 N. S. Main Street, Mooresville
• 255 W. Plaza Drive, Mooresville
• 9101 Sam Furr Road, Huntersville
• 4505 Hylas Lane, Huntersville

Barnes & Noble: The famed bookseller is getting into the fun on National Coffee Day by offering a free hot or iced tall coffee with the purchase of any bake-case item from a Barnes & Noble Cafe on Sept. 29.

• Birkdale Village, 8725 Townley Road, Huntersville