How do I redeem the deal?

While this is an app-exclusive deal, it can be redeemed in a mobile order or in-person at the register. To redeem this deal in a mobile order: Make sure that the DQ location you want to order from participates in Mobile Ordering & Rewards. After confirming the location participates, add a small vanilla cone. Tap the bag icon and review your order. Scroll down to the My DQ Rewards & Deals heading and swipe through your available deals and rewards until you locate the ‘Free Small Vanilla Cone’ deal. Tap View Deal. Tap Use in Mobile Order. If the deal has been properly added, you will see a green checkmark next to the deal name. Tap Checkout. Please note that if your order does not contain a Small Vanilla Cone, you will receive an error saying that the deal you selected is not valid on this order. To redeem this deal in-store at the register: Make sure that the DQ location you are visiting accepts mobile deals. Tap the Deals tab on your app. Tap the ‘Free Small Vanilla Cone’ deal. Scan the deal’s barcode OR tap Redeem With 5-Digit Code if the store does not have a scanner. If you tapped Redeem With 5-Digit Code, tap Get My Deal to activate the deal. Wait to tap Get My Deal until you are at the register because after you tap Get My Deal, you will have 15 minutes to redeem the code. The cashier will need the code that appears while the 15-minute timer is running for the deal to be valid. If the deal is not redeemed before the timer runs out, it will expire and cannot be reissued. Please ask the team member whether they need the barcode or 5-digit code to redeem your offer.

How do I get the deal?

Download the DQ® App and follow the prompts to register for a DQ® Rewards Account. Please note that deals may take up to 24 hours to display after logging into a rewards account for the first time. On an Apple device, the DQ® App requires iOS 16.0 or later, and if you are using an Android phone, the App requires Android OS 6.0 or later. While signed into your account in the app, the Free Small Vanilla Cone deal can be found on the deals page. If you cannot see the deal, please ensure that you have a favourite location saved in your account profile. If your DQ® Rewards account was created before March 20, 2025, the deal will be loaded to your account on March 20.

Can I use the deal for my family members?

The Free Small Vanilla Cone deal is one-time use and is valid on one transaction for one Small Vanilla Cone. Each customer must have their own DQ Rewards account to receive the offer. Valid at participating Canada locations.

Can I use the deal more than once?

The Free Small Vanilla Cone deal is one-time use and is valid on one transaction for one Small Vanilla Cone.

What do I do if I have the DQ® App but nothing happens when I try and open it?

If you have the old red version of the DQ® App, delete the app off your phone and download the DQ® App from the App Store or Google Play. Follow the prompts to register for a new DQ® Rewards account. On an Apple device, the DQ® App requires iOS 16.0 or later, and if you are using an Android phone, the App requires Android OS 6.0 or later.

Why is the deal not in my app?

The Free Small Vanilla Cone deal is only available to DQ Rewards Members in Canada. To receive the deal you must be logged into your DQ Rewards account and have a favourite location saved to your profile. If you do not have a DQ Rewards account, you must register to receive the Free Small Vanilla Cone deal. Please note that deals may take up to 24 hours to display after logging into a rewards account for the first time. If you have deals in the Deals tab of your app but you do not see the Free Small Vanilla Cone deal, please follow these steps: Force close and reopen the DQ® App Log out and back into your DQ® Rewards account Delete and reinstall the DQ® App

Where did my deal go?

The Free Small Vanilla Cone deal is a one time-use deal and is only available on March 20, 2025.

Enjoy Free Cone Day at Dairy Queen

Free Cone Day at DQ®

Celebrate the best day of the year with us on March 20th!

Did someone say Free Cone Day?! Now that’s a day we can all get behind! Kick off treat season — and the first day of spring — with a with a FREE Small Vanilla Cone deal for DQ^® Rewards members. We love it so much, we might just declare it a national holiday!

Whether you only have one cone a year, or if you have one cone every day of the year, make sure to stop at Dairy Queen^®on March 20^th to get a free cone featuring our world-famous DQ soft serve. For the kids and the kids at heart, Free Cone Day at Dairy Queen^® is certainly a day worth celebrating!

Make it a family outing, grab your best bud or take yourself out on a Free Cone Day outing — there’s no wrong way to celebrate. Start your Free Cone Day traditions now.

All you have to do is download the DQ^® App and you’ll find the deal waiting for you. We have a feeling you’ll love the app, BTW. From ordering ahead and skipping the line to earning points when you’re signed up for DQ Rewards, you’ll save time and money

Offer only valid for DQ^® Rewards members and must redeem DQ^® Rewards deal to receive offer; deals may take 24 hours to appear. Good for one free small vanilla cone at participating Canada locations. While supplies last. Additional offer details in the DQ^® App.

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FAQs

Download the DQ® App and follow the prompts to register for a DQ® Rewards Account. Please note that deals may take up to 24 hours to display after logging into a rewards account for the first time.

On an Apple device, the DQ® App requires iOS 16.0 or later, and if you are using an Android phone, the App requires Android OS 6.0 or later.

While signed into your account in the app, the Free Small Vanilla Cone deal can be found on the deals page. If you cannot see the deal, please ensure that you have a favourite location saved in your account profile.

If your DQ® Rewards account was created before March 20, 2025, the deal will be loaded to your account on March 20.
While this is an app-exclusive deal, it can be redeemed in a mobile order or in-person at the register.

To redeem this deal in a mobile order:

Make sure that the DQ location you want to order from participates in Mobile Ordering & Rewards.

After confirming the location participates, add a small vanilla cone.

Tap the bag icon and review your order.

Scroll down to the My DQ Rewards & Deals heading and swipe through your available deals and rewards until you locate the ‘Free Small Vanilla Cone’ deal.

Tap View Deal.

Tap Use in Mobile Order. If the deal has been properly added, you will see a green checkmark next to the deal name.

Tap Checkout. Please note that if your order does not contain a Small Vanilla Cone, you will receive an error saying that the deal you selected is not valid on this order.

To redeem this deal in-store at the register:

Make sure that the DQ location you are visiting accepts mobile deals.

Tap the Deals tab on your app.

Tap the ‘Free Small Vanilla Cone’ deal.

Scan the deal’s barcode OR tap Redeem With 5-Digit Code if the store does not have a scanner.

If you tapped Redeem With 5-Digit Code, tap Get My Deal to activate the deal. Wait to tap Get My Deal until you are at the register because after you tap Get My Deal, you will have 15 minutes to redeem the code. The cashier will need the code that appears while the 15-minute timer is running for the deal to be valid. If the deal is not redeemed before the timer runs out, it will expire and cannot be reissued. Please ask the team member whether they need the barcode or 5-digit code to redeem your offer.
The Free Small Vanilla Cone deal is only available to DQ Rewards Members in Canada. To receive the deal you must be logged into your DQ Rewards account and have a favourite location saved to your profile.

If you do not have a DQ Rewards account, you must register to receive the Free Small Vanilla Cone deal. Please note that deals may take up to 24 hours to display after logging into a rewards account for the first time.

If you have deals in the Deals tab of your app but you do not see the Free Small Vanilla Cone deal, please follow these steps:

Force close and reopen the DQ® App

Log out and back into your DQ® Rewards account

Delete and reinstall the DQ® App