Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Luck has arrived for Krispy Kreme fans, as to celebrate this day, this Monday, March 17, the donut chain will be giving away donuts to everyone who visits their stores. Here’s how you can get yours.
How to Get Free Donuts at Krispy Kreme?
This Monday, customers or casual donut lovers who wear something green and visit participating Krispy Kreme stores, whether in-store or through the drive-thru, will get a free Original Glazed donut without the need to make any purchase.
But that’s not all! On this day, the donut chain will be giving away thousands of Pot of Gold passes, which will allow winners to enjoy a dozen Original Glazed donuts every month for an entire year, from April 2025 to March 2026. Winners will be chosen randomly.
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Krispy Kreme’s St. Patrick’s Day Donut Collection
Last week, the brand launched its new St. Patrick’s Day donut collection, which includes four festive donuts with completely new flavors, available in-store and for pickup or delivery through the app and website:
- Pot of Gold Doughnut: An Original Glazed donut dipped in golden caramel-flavored icing and topped with caramel buttercream and sparkling glitter shaped like gold coins.
- Over the Rainbow Doughnut: An unglazed donut filled with Kreme-flavored cake batter, coated in light green icing, and topped with rainbow shamrock sprinkles and a piece of rainbow sugar.
- Choco-Shenanigans Doughnut: An unglazed donut filled with white Kreme, dipped in chocolate icing, and decorated with green icing and sparkling glitter shaped like gold coins.
- St. Patty’s Swirl Doughnut: An Original Glazed donut covered in white icing with green icing swirls and topped with white and gold sparkling sugar.
The St. Patrick’s Day collection is available in a 6-count box, delivered fresh daily to select grocery stores.
The Story of Krispy Kreme
Krispy Kreme’s history dates back to the 1930s. According to legend, Vernon Rudolph, the founder of this iconic donut brand, obtained the secret yeast donut recipe after winning a poker game against a French chef in New Orleans.
He then rented a building in Old Salem, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and began wholesaling Krispy Kreme donuts to supermarkets. However, the irresistible smell of freshly baked donuts started to spread down the street, attracting passersby who couldn’t resist asking if they could buy some hot, fresh donuts.
Vernon saw an opportunity and decided to open a small window in the building to sell directly to customers. Though Vernon passed away in 1976, his beloved Krispy Kreme brand continues to thrive and expand.
In 2001, the brand opened its first store outside the U.S. in Canada, near Toronto, which marked the beginning of its international expansion. By 2012, Krispy Kreme had 500 stores outside the U.S., and today it has more than 1,400 locations in over 33 countries.
What is St. Patrick’s Day?
According to legend, St. Patrick was born in the late 4th century in a small town in Scotland, and his real name was Maewyn Succat. In his youth, he was captured and sold into slavery, but managed to escape several years later. He later became a priest and adopted the name Patrick.
St. Patrick became the first missionary to spread Christianity throughout Ireland. He passed away on March 17, 461, and in 1780, he was officially recognized as the patron saint of Ireland.
Since then, St. Patrick’s Day has become a national holiday in Ireland, celebrated every March 17th. What began as a religious celebration became an official holiday in 1903, to honor national pride and celebrate Irish traditions.
