--- description: National Doughnut Day is a 76-year-old tradition that was first launched by the Salvation Army to commemorate World War I volunteers and is now held on the first Friday in June. While the spelling debate continues—doughnut vs. donut—the price is clear: free. Here's where to get your sweet on title: Get Free Donuts on National Donut Day 2014 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf73fd5cf2c0adefa/69869684e8524b955260356b/donut1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Saving & Spending](/tag/saving-spending/) ## Saving & Spending Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's How to Get Free Donuts Today by [Martha C. White White](/author/martha-c-white/) ## Martha C. White White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 6, 2014 9:45 AM CUT  One Iced doughnut One Iced doughnutGetty Images by [Martha C. White White](/author/martha-c-white/) ## Martha C. White White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 6, 2014 9:45 AM CUT Friday is National Doughnut Day, a 76-year-old tradition launched by the Salvation Army to commemorate World War I volunteers. Held the first Friday in June, National Doughnut Day is a day to scarf free baked goodies and debate the proper spelling: donut or doughnut? Take your pick, but on Friday, there’s another way to spell it: f-r-e-e. Here’s a roundup of where to get your sweet on. At participating [Dunkin’ Donuts](http://www.dunkindonuts.com/dunkindonuts/en.html "undefined") restaurants, customers can get a free donut with any beverage purchase (while supplies last). At [Krispy Kreme](http://krispykreme.com "undefined"), customers can get a free donut of any variety. No purchase is necessary, but Connecticut and Puerto Rico are excluded from the promo. American outlets of Canadian donut chain [Tim Horton’s](http://timhortons.com/us/en/index.html "undefined") are offering a free donut with any purchase. Customers have to say, “Happy National Donut Day” to collect their freebie. [Shipley Do-Nuts](shipleydonuts.ws "undefined"), a chain with more than 250 stores in six Southern states, is offering a free glazed “do-nut” and a small coffee from 5 a.m. until midnight at participating locations (limit one freebie per customer). Midwestern chain [LaMar’s Donuts](lamars.com/salvationarmy "undefined") is giving away a free donut (any variety with a hole) — no purchase necessary. Get Free Donuts on National Donut Day 2014 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2827303/national-donut-day-2014/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2827303/national-donut-day-2014/"},"headline":"Here's How to Get Free Donuts Today","datePublished":"2014-06-06T09:45:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:14:36.156Z","description":"National Doughnut Day is a 76-year-old tradition that was first launched by the Salvation Army to commemorate World War I volunteers and is now held on the first Friday in June. While the spelling debate continues—doughnut vs. donut—the price is clear: free. Here's where to get your sweet on","url":"https://time.com/2827303/national-donut-day-2014/","keywords":["Saving & Spending","Money","Food","freebies","Saving & Budgeting"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf73fd5cf2c0adefa/69869684e8524b955260356b/donut1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Martha C. White White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/martha-c-white/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf73fd5cf2c0adefa/69869684e8524b955260356b/donut1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Donut","caption":"Donut","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/saving-spending/","name":"Saving & Spending"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2827303/national-donut-day-2014/","name":"Here's How to Get Free Donuts Today"}}]}] ```