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Birthday freebies in Naperville, IL

Free food, drinks and treats on your birthday at places in Naperville, 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

The Cheesecake Factory

Free slice of cheesecake or layer cake for your birthday with any purchase.

How: Join Cheesecake Rewards (free) in the app or online.

Purchase required.

The Cheesecake Factory'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

Corner Bakery

A free bakery treat on your birthday.

How: Join Corner Bakery Rewards in the app and add your birthday.

Corner Bakery'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

TGI Fridays

A special birthday treat during your birthday month.

How: Join Fridays Rewards and add your birthday.

Birthday offers expire after 30 days.

TGI Fridays's rewards page

Chuck E. Cheese

Kids get 30 free minutes of game play plus free cotton candy on their birthday.

How: Sign your child up for the free Birthday Club at least 7 days before the birthday. Show the birthday email in store.

Ages 1 to 17. A Play Pass or Play Band is needed to load game play.

Chuck E. Cheese'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

IHOP

A free full stack of Original Buttermilk pancakes (5 PanCoins) in your birthday month.

How: Join International Bank of Pancakes (IHOP rewards) and add your birthday at least 7 days before it.

IHOP's pages differ on the sign-up deadline; joining early is safest.

IHOP's rewards page

Red Robin

Kids birthday offer: $7 off the check during the child's birthday month.

How: Join Red Robin Royalty and add your child's birthday to your profile.

Dine-in only; child must be there; $4.99 minimum purchase. Adult birthday burger ended in 2026.

Red Robin'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

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

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

Scooter's Coffee

200 bonus Smiles (points) on your birthday, more at higher levels.

How: Join Scooter's Coffee Rewards in the app and add your birthday.

300 Smiles at Bestie level, 400 at Ride-or-Die.

Scooter's Coffee'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

Peet's Coffee

A free drink on your birthday.

How: Join Peetnik Rewards and give your birth date; birthday must be at least 7 days after you join. Make a purchase in the 180 days before.

Bottled drinks excluded. Use within 14 days.

Peet's Coffee's rewards page

Desserts and treats

Cinnabon

A free cold brew for your birthday.

How: Join Cinnabon Rewards and add your birthday.

Terms apply; see the reward for details.

Cinnabon'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