birthday freebiesnyc birthday freebie roundup
The best part of birthdays (besides a day dedicated to celebrating yourself) are the freebies! Here is a curated guide to the birthday freebies you actually want to get. It is organized by type and updated regularly, as birthday rewards are subject to change.
Note: To get most of these birthday freebies, you must sign up for the brand rewards program at least the calendar month before your birthday (e.g. if your birthday is September 20th, sign up for the brand rewards programs by August 31 (at the latest). All available links are included below.
Forgot to sign up for anything in advance? Search your email with the subject ‘BIRTHDAY’. You’d be surprised how many of these email lists you are already signed up for. Also, see the new ‘LAST MINUTE’ section below to see what freebies you can get without signup.
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🍦 Carvel Ice Cream Fudgie Fanatics Rewards free birthday cone Valid 7 days after the birthday, sign up required
🍨 Baskin’ Robbins Birthday Club ice cream scoop Valid 10 days after the birthday, sign up required
🍦 Haagen Dazs Sweet Rewards free cup/cone Valid 10 days after the birthday, sign up required (use code Rebeka9441 for signup reward too)
🍨 Ben & Jerry’s Flavor Fanatics get a free scoop on birthday Valid on actual birthday, sign up required
🍦 Pinkberry Rewards small yogurt Valid 4 weeks after the birthday, sign up required
🍨 16 Handles Rewards $5 credit Sign up required
🔵 Dippin’ Dots Dot Crazy Rewards free cup Sign up required
🍦 IKEA Family free birthday froyo Sign up required
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🍪 Insomnia Cookies Rewards free deluxe cookie Valid on birthday and within a week after, sign up required
☕️ Paris Baguette free birthday cake slice Valid for a week after birthday, sign up required
🧁 Hudson Yards free Magnolia Cupcake Valid for 30 days from receipt, sign up/ app download required
🥐 Panera Bread MyPanera free pastry Sign up required
🍿 AMC Theatres Stubs members get popcorn (+ additional large drink for AMC Premiere Members) Sign up required
🍪 Crumbl cookie Sign up required, valid for one month
🍪 Chip City Cookies cookie of choice Valid 30 days after birthday, sign up required
🍿 Regal Movies popcorn Sign up required
🥨 Auntie Anne’s pretzel: choice of Original, Cinnamon Sugar or Sweet Almond Pretzel Sign up required, need to spend $10+ in previous year
🥨 Wetzels’s Pretzels Original or Cinnamon pretzel Valid 30 days after birthday, sign up required
🧁 Sprinkles cupcake Valid 30 days from email receipt, sign up required
🍪 Chick fil’A cookie or brownie Sign up required
🍪 Subway cookie Sign up required
🥐 Dominque Ansel croissant and small cup of coffee Valid for week of birthday at Flatiron location, sign up required
🎂 Ole and Steen small cake Sign up required
🍓 Edible Arrangements chocolate fruit box (at least $29 spend during year), sign up required
🍌 Baonanas pint of banana pudding Redeemed only at Journal Square location in Jersey City within birthday month, signup required
🥗 DIG Rewards free dessert Sign up required, valid within 30 days of birthday
🥮 Honeygrow free brownie or honeybar
🍩 Krispy Kreme Rewards original glazed 3 count of doughnuts (+ free doughnut for signing up) Valid month after birthday, sign up required.
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☕️ Starbucks Rewards beverage of choice Valid on actual birthday, sign up required (must be active customer in past year)
🥤 Juice Generation Supa Dupa Rewards juice or smoothie Valid month of birthday, sign up required (must be active customer in past 90 days)
☕️ Cinnabon 16oz cold brew Sign up required
🥤 Jamba Juice smoothie (with $15 yearly spend) Sign up required
☕️ Maman $10 credit Sign up required
☕️ The Bean cup of coffee Sign up required
🧋 Lazy Sundaes tea (Black or Jasmine Tea with 1 topping of choice) Valid within 4 weeks of receiving email, sign up required
🧋 Kung Fu Tea bubble tea Sign up required (Red Belt level only *minimum spend requirement)
🥤 PLNT Burger Oatasty Shake Sign up required
🥤 Melt Shop: free milkshake Sign up required
🥤 Burger Fi: free frozen custard shake Sign up required
🍔 Smash Burger milkshake Sign up required
☕️ Matto free $3 drink Must add birthday on app, use code YHJKI for $5 credit
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🌯 Cava "Choose one" : pita chips, dessert or large fountain drink. Sign up required, valid til end of birthday month
🥪 Fresh & Co $5 credit Valid on birthday, Sign up required
🥗 Chopt Salad $3 credit Valid for 30 days, Sign up required
🥙 Eat Taim pita Sign up required
🥪 Jersey Mike’s sub (paused for new members) Sign up required
🥙 Mamouns Falafel sandwich Sign up required
🍗 Buffalo Wild Wings 6 wings Valid birthday month, sign up required
🍗 Fuku $5 credit Sign up required
🥯 Liberty Bagels rainbow bagel with birthday cake cream cheese Valid day of birthday, with ID
🍓Playa Bowls $5 reward Sign up required
🍗 GAI Chicken & Rice $5 Credit Valid birthday month, sign up required
🍮 Tortazo $5 credit Valid month of birthday, sign up required
🍮 McDonalds item of choice Sign up required
☕️ Au Bon Pain sandwich or salad Sign up required
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🥞 IHOP IBOP Rewards pancoins equivalent free stack of pancakes Sign up required, valid for up to a year
🥢 Benihana Chef’s Table $30 gift certificate Valid month of birthday on weekdays, sign up required
🍱 Sugarfish Birthday Club Trust Me Box Valid on actual birthday, must dine there 2x a year and register for Birthday Club in person
🦀 Crab House Birthday Meal: free All You Can Eat seafood meal with group of 4 or more paying customers Valid day before, day of, or day after your birthday
🍕 Anthony's Coal Fire free 12” pizza Sign up required
🍣 RA Sushi The Hook Up $20 gift certificate (half birthday certificates as well!) Sign up required
🥠 PF Changs Rewards complimentary birthday dessert Sign up required
🥢 99 Favor Taste All You Can Eat hot pot. FREE on day of birthday with ID (alone) or with party of 4 or more within 3 days of birthday Valid 3 days before or after your birthday, Brooklyn location only (as of October 2025)
🥢 Hometown Hot Pot BBQ All You Can Eat hot pot with 5 paid guests Valid on birthday.
🥞 Denny’s Diner Everyday Value Slam (Pancakes, Bacon or Sausage, & Eggs) Valid during birthday month, Sign up required
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💄 Sephora Beauty Insider free birthday gift set Valid for month of birthday, Sign up required
💄 ULTA Beauty Ultimate Rewards birthday gift Valid for month of birthday, Sign up required
🧸 MINISO Blind Box Rewards sign up required
💆🏻♀️ QC Spa free grounds entry with paying guest Valid within the month of your Birthday on a weekday
🧴 Bath and Body Works body care item w/ purch (no minimum) Sign up required
🚲 Soul Cycle free class (walk in only) Valid on actual birthday
👖 Madewell $25 off $26+ reward (with a purchase during year) Sign up required
⚾️ Yankees 50% off select tickets
🧗🏼 VITAL Climbing Gym: Climb for free Valid only on birthday
👖 Aerie / American Eagle $5 Birthday Reward Sign up required, valid for one month
🧗🏼 TESO-X: 10 extra claw machine tokens on birthday in Flushing Valid on birthday
🕹️ The Escape Game: Free ticket to play an Escape Game Valid 7 days before or after your birthday, must have needed to play 1 game before
🛍️IKEA: $10 off your purchase of $10 or more Sign up required, valid month of birthday
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No advance sign up? No problem! See these freebies or deals you can get the week of your birthday just by showing ID!
🥯 Liberty Bagels rainbow bagel with birthday cake cream cheese Valid day of birthday, with ID
👁 Benefit Cosmetics brow arch Valid calendar week of birthday (note: most places have not been honoring this anymore, heard Midtown has)
💆🏻♀️ QC Spa free grounds entry with paying guest Valid within 7 days of Birthday on a weekday
🚲 Soul Cycle free class (walk in only) Valid on actual birthday
🦀 Crab House Birthday Meal: free All You Can Eat seafood meal with group of 4 or more paying customers Valid day before, day of, or day after your birthday
🥢 99 Favor Taste All You Can Eat hot pot. FREE on day of birthday with ID (alone) or with party of 4 or more within 3 days of birthday Valid 3 days before or after your birthday. Brooklyn location only (as of October 2025)
🥢 Hometown Hot Pot BBQ All You Can Eat hot pot with 5 paid guests Valid on birthday.
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A roundup of birthday freebies will also be posted quarterly on @nyc_forfree