Dairy Queen To Give Away Free Ice Cream Cones

PITTSBURGH, PA - The long winter nearly is over. To celebrate the first day of spring,, Dairy Queen will give away free ice cream cones on Tuesday, March 20 at all non-mall locations of both Dairy Queen and DQ Grill & Chill restaurants.

While the small vanilla soft serve cones will be free, customers participating in the fourth annual Free Cone Day will be asked to donate money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. More than $300,000 was raised last year on Free Cone DAy.

"We're excited for our fourth annual Free Cone Day," Maria Hokanson, Executive Vice President of Marketing for American Dairy Queen Corporation, said in a statement. "This day has become a spring tradition and a sign that warmer weather is upon us."

Pittsburgh-area non-mall Dairy Queens are located in Ross, Coraopolis, South Side, Settlers Ridge, Carnegie, Mt. Lebanon, Finleyville, Brentwood, Verona, Murrysville, North Versailles, White Oak, Irwin and Herminie.

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