Good news for ice cream lovers! Ben & Jerry’s is bringing back its iconic Free Cone Day to help beat the heat that’s already starting to set in with the arrival of spring. Here’s when it is, so you don’t miss out on your free cone.
When is Free Cone Day?
According to the company, Free Cone Day 2025 will take place on Tuesday, April 8th, from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
How to get a free ice cream cone at Ben & Jerry’s?
To take advantage of this promotion, simply show up at any participating Scoop Shop on the specified day and time. No minimum purchase is required to get your free scoop of ice cream.
“Join the line and dream about which flavor to choose: there’s a flavor that will surely sweeten everyone’s day, from a classic like Phish Food, a Scoop Shop exclusive like Mango, a dairy-free favorite like Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, or a mission-driven ice cream like Chocolate Fudge Brownie,” the company said in a statement.
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How many free cones will Ben & Jerry’s give out?
So far, the ice cream chain has not detailed how many cones will be given away during Free Cone Day; however, they revealed that in 2024, over one million scoops were served, so a similar number is expected this year.
What is Free Cone Day?
Since 1979, Ben & Jerry’s has celebrated Free Cone Day as a way to thank their customers for their support. What began as a simple “thank you” from co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield to fans for helping them survive their first winter in Vermont has now become a global celebration, with fans lining up to get free scoops of ice cream in over 35 countries.
Ben & Jerry’s Menu
Currently, the chain offers a menu featuring milkshakes and, of course, a variety of ice creams. Some of the highlights include:
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
- Strawberry Cheezecake
- Colin Kaepernick’s Change the Whirled
- Strawberry Marshmallow
- Dulce De-Lish!
- Turtle Sundae
- Americone Dream
- Butter Pecan
- Butterscotch’d
- Cherry Garcia
- Chocolate
- Chocolate Fudge Brownie
- Chocolate PB Chunk
- Chocolate Therapy
- Chunky Monkey
- Churn Out the Vote!
- Churray for Churros!
- Coconut Seven Layer Bar
- Coffee, Coffee BuzzBuzzBuzz
- Dirt Cake
- Gimme S’more!
- Half Baked
- Impretzively Fudged
- Lights! Caramel! Action!
- Mango
- Marshmallow Sky
- Milk & Cookies
- Mint Chocolate Chunk
- New York Super Fudge Chunk
- Oatmeal Dream Pie
- PB S’more
- Phish Food
- Strawberry
- Sweet Cream & Cookies
- The Tonight Dough
- Vanilla
- Berry Berry Extraordinary Sorbet
- Lemonade Sorbet
History of Ben & Jerry’s
In 1978, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield opened their first ice cream shop in a converted gas station in Burlington, Vermont, with a $5 correspondence course on how to make ice cream from Penn State and a $12,000 investment (with $4,000 of that borrowed).
The business quickly thrived, and in 1979, Ben and Jerry celebrated the store’s first anniversary with the first Free Cone Day. The following year, they rented a space in an old coil factory on South Champlain Street in Burlington and began packaging their ice cream into pints for distribution to grocery stores and Mom & Pop shops along restaurant delivery routes, which Ben served from the back of his old car.
As Ben & Jerry’s ice cream became more popular, demand grew, leading the company to open its first franchised shop in Shelburne, Vermont, in 1981. The original gas station was later demolished to build a parking lot.
By the 2000s, Ben & Jerry’s became a wholly owned subsidiary of Unilever. Through a unique acquisition agreement, an independent Board of Directors was established to provide leadership focused on preserving and expanding the company’s social mission, brand integrity, and product quality. Today, the company’s ice cream business is as legendary as the euphoria its ice cream brings.
