Get a Free Dairy Queen Cone in Colorado to Celebrate Spring

It feels like we never really got into winter, yet in the next couple of days, we will officially be into the spring season in Colorado. Warmer temperatures are already here, but they are about to get even warmer.

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To celebrate, ice cream is always a good option to bring in spring. When you can get ice cream for free, it is even better. To celebrate the arrival of spring, Dairy Queen is offering a sweet treat for free.

Dairy Queen Free Cone Day in Colorado

Dairy Queen's always-popular "Free Cone Day" is back, and everyone can get a free small vanilla soft-serve cone while supplies last. Last year, Dairy Queen gave away more than five million free ice cream cones, and they want to spread even more happiness in 2026 than ever before.

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Dairy Queen's Free Cone Day has been an annual event since 2015, with more than 38 million ice cream cones given away on this one-day event nationwide. According to data from Dairy Queen, they say that 92 percent of Americans feel that a free Dairy Queen ice cream cone would make them happy.

How to Get Your Free DQ Cone

To get your free small vanilla ice cream cone, stop by participating, non-mall locations across the United States on Thursday, March 19, to get your share of the free happiness that is known as a DQ Cone to kick off spring in Colorado.