--- description: You can get free ice cream at Ben and Jerry's locations from 12pm-8pm April 8th title: Free Cone Day Today Ben and Jerrys April 8 Free Ice Cream image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Happy Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day! by [Jessica Roy](/author/jessica-roy/) ## Jessica Roy Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 8, 2014 11:32 AM CUT by [Jessica Roy](/author/jessica-roy/) ## Jessica Roy Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 8, 2014 11:32 AM CUT The weather is still fighting to hang onto winter temps, so there’s only one way to know for sure that spring is truly here: FREE ICE CREAM. Today is April 8th, also known as [Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day](http://www.benjerry.com/scoop-shops/free-cone-day "undefined"). From 12pm-8pm today, Ben & Jerry’s locations around the country will be serving up free scoops of ice cream to anyone who’s willing to wait in line for it. But if there’s anything worth waiting for, it’s definitely free ice cream. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/53401/happy-ben-jerrys-free-cone-day/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/53401/happy-ben-jerrys-free-cone-day/"},"headline":"Happy Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day!","datePublished":"2014-04-08T11:32:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:08:36.302Z","description":"You can get free ice cream at Ben and Jerry's locations from 12pm-8pm April 8th","url":"https://time.com/53401/happy-ben-jerrys-free-cone-day/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Business topic","Ice Cream"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jessica Roy","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/jessica-roy/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/53401/happy-ben-jerrys-free-cone-day/","name":"Happy Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day!"}}]}] ```