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Birthday freebies in Champaign, IL

Free food, drinks and treats on your birthday at places in Champaign, IL. Most need you to join a free rewards program first.

Most of these need you to join the chain's free rewards program a week or more before your birthday, so sign up early. Every one was checked on the chain's own website.

Restaurants

Chick-fil-A

Something sweet on the house for your birthday.

How: Join Chick-fil-A One in the app. On your birthday, check the Rewards tab.

Chick-fil-A's rewards page

Chipotle

Free birthday reward: pick chips, guac, queso or a drink.

How: Join Chipotle Rewards and add your birthday. Choose the reward during your birthday month.

Chipotle's rewards page

Noodles & Company

Free birthday reward: dessert at the base tier, a small or regular entree at higher tiers.

How: Join Noodles Rewards and add your birthday. Reward size depends on your tier.

Noodles & Company's rewards page

Smoothie King

A $2 20 oz smoothie on your birthday (free for Champion members).

How: Join Healthy Rewards and add your birthday. The deal loads to your account.

Champion status needs 35,000 points a year.

Smoothie King's rewards page

Red Lobster

A special birthday reward.

How: Join Red Lobster Nation (free) and add your birthday.

Good for 30 days after it is issued; U.S. locations, dine-in or to go.

Red Lobster's rewards page

Denny's

A free Everyday Value Slam for your birthday.

How: Join Denny's Rewards and add your birthday.

Denny's's rewards page

Panera Bread

Free You Pick Two on your birthday for MyPanera+ and Sip Club members.

How: Be a MyPanera+ or Sip Club member and add your birthday. Pick the reward at checkout.

Up to $18; good 7 days; no lobster items, catering or third-party orders. Free MyPanera members may get a bakery treat.

Panera Bread's rewards page

Applebee's

A free dessert for your birthday.

How: Join Club Applebee's (free) before your birthday.

Needs a $15 minimum purchase; exclusions may apply; must be 13 or older.

Applebee's's rewards page

Jersey Mike's

72 Shore Points on your birthday, enough for a free regular sub.

How: Create a MyMike's account, add your birthday, opt in to emails, and buy a sub, wrap or sub bowl in the 12 months before.

Opt in at least 24 hours before your birthday.

Jersey Mike's's rewards page

Tropical Smoothie Cafe

A free smoothie for your birthday.

How: Join Tropic Rewards at least 7 days before your birthday and add your birth date. The reward lands on your birthday.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe's rewards page

Einstein Bros. Bagels

A free egg sandwich with purchase for your birthday.

How: Join Einstein Bros. Rewards and add your birthday.

Good for 14 days.

Einstein Bros. Bagels's rewards page

Potbelly

A free cookie on your birthday; higher tiers can pick a shake or entree.

How: Join Potbelly Perks at least 7 days before your birthday, add it, and make one purchase before it each year.

Valid on your birthday only.

Potbelly's rewards page

Raising Cane's

A free drink on your birthday.

How: Join the Caniac Club and add your birthday.

Offers are up to Cane's and can change.

Raising Cane's's rewards page

Burger King

A free item on your birthday (Whopper Jr., cheeseburger, soft serve and more) plus 2x Crowns all month.

How: Join Royal Perks, add your birthday at least 7 days ahead, and make one purchase in the prior 12 months.

Burger King's rewards page

Cracker Barrel

One free dessert for your birthday.

How: Join Cracker Barrel Rewards, add your birthdate before your birth month, and make a purchase in the 12 months before.

Loads within 72 hours of the 1st of your birth month; use within 45 days. Not candy.

Cracker Barrel's rewards page

Papa Johns

A free dessert for your birthday.

How: Join Papa Rewards, add your birthday, and make a purchase in the past year. Order online or in the app.

Good for 14 days from your birthday; online only.

Papa Johns's rewards page

Coffee

Starbucks

One free handcrafted drink, food item or bottled drink on your birthday.

How: Join Starbucks Rewards at least 7 days before your birthday, add your birthday, and make one Star-earning purchase before it. Reward appears in the app.

Green level wording; excludes alcohol, merchandise, packaged coffee and multi-serve items.

Starbucks's rewards page

Dutch Bros

A free drink on your birthday.

How: Download the Dutch Bros app and add your birthday. The reward shows up on the day.

No app? Tell your broista. Half-birthday reward ended in Dec 2023.

Dutch Bros's rewards page

Dunkin'

3x points on purchases for a day around your birthday.

How: Join Dunkin' Rewards and add your birthday. Activate the offer the day before, on, or the day after your birthday.

Not a free drink.

Dunkin''s rewards page

Desserts and treats

Auntie Anne's

A free pretzel for your birthday.

How: Join Auntie Anne's Rewards and add your birthday.

You must make at least one purchase each year to qualify.

Auntie Anne's's rewards page

Cold Stone Creamery

A birthday reward every year.

How: Join My Cold Stone Club Rewards and add your birthday. The coupon loads 7 days before your birthday.

Good from 7 days before to 7 days after your birthday, in store or online.

Cold Stone Creamery's rewards page

Crumbl

A free single cookie on your birthday at Silver level and up.

How: Join Crumbl Rewards and add your birthday. Silver unlocks at 500 Crumbs earned this year.

Not offered at the base level.

Crumbl's rewards page

Baskin-Robbins

A free birthday scoop through the Birthday Club.

How: Create a Baskin-Robbins account in the BR app or online and finish your profile. Coupon appears in the app on your birthday.

Most U.S. shops accept it, but not all; call first. Must be 13 or older. Add up to 5 family members.

Baskin-Robbins's rewards page

Dairy Queen

A birthday offer in the DQ app.

How: Join DQ Rewards and place an order of $1 or more while signed in within the 45 days before your birthday. Check the Deals tab.

Good for 7 days.

Dairy Queen's rewards page

Insomnia Cookies

Something free on your birthday.

How: Join Insomnia Rewards and add your birthday.

The site does not say which item.

Insomnia Cookies's rewards page

Shops

Ulta Beauty

Choice of a birthday gift plus 2x points during your birthday month.

How: Join Ultamate Rewards (free), add your birthday and opt in to emails.

Members only; email opt-in and birthday needed.

Ulta Beauty's rewards page

PetSmart

A gift on your pet's birthday or Gotcha Day.

How: Join PetSmart Treats Rewards (free) and add your pet's birthday or adoption day.

PetSmart's rewards page

Target

A birthday gift every year for Target Circle members.

How: Join Target Circle (free) and add your birthday in your account.

Target's rewards page

Sephora

A free birthday gift once a year.

How: Join Beauty Insider (free). Redeem in your birthday month in store with no purchase, or online with a $25 order.

In store you can pick 250 points instead. Gift choices change each year.

Sephora's rewards page

Bath & Body Works

One free item (regular price up to $9.95) for your birthday.

How: Join My Bath & Body Works Rewards and add your birth month and day. Reward appears in the app Wallet.

Good for 30 days. Birthday can't be changed once added.

Bath & Body Works's rewards page

Build-A-Bear Workshop

Pay your child's age for a Birthday Treat Bear during the birthday month.

How: Join Bonus Club. Bring the child to a store in their birthday month.

In store only; account holder 18+ and child must be there.

Build-A-Bear Workshop's rewards page

American Eagle and Aerie

$5 off one purchase during your birthday month.

How: Join Real Rewards and add your birthday. The offer is sent around the 1st of your birth month.

One-time use.

American Eagle and Aerie's rewards page

Claire's

A $5 off birthday coupon ($10 at Bestie level).

How: Join C•Club (free, 13+) and add your birthday. Offer comes by email.

Claire's's rewards page