--- description: There's still more than a month's wait until the arrival of Free Donut Day. So for now the free pretzels served up hot and salty... title: Free Pretzels! Hot Giveaway on Saturday to Celebrate National Pretzel Day image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Saving](/tag/saving/) ## Saving Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Free Pretzels! Hot Giveaway on Saturday to Celebrate National Pretzel Day by [Brad Tuttle](/author/brad-tuttle/) ## Brad Tuttle Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 26, 2014 11:58 AM CUT by [Brad Tuttle](/author/brad-tuttle/) ## Brad Tuttle Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 26, 2014 11:58 AM CUT There’s still more than a month’s wait until the arrival of [Free Donut Day](http://business.time.com/2013/06/07/free-donuts-everything-you-need-to-know-to-celebrate-national-donut-day/ "undefined"). So for now the free pretzels served up hot and salty on Saturday will have to suffice. National Pretzel Day might not have quite the magnetic, indulgent pull of [Free Slurpee Day](http://business.time.com/2013/07/11/7-elevens-free-slurpee-day-this-year-with-bigger-slurpees/ "undefined"), [Free (Ice Cream) Cone Day](http://time.com/53401/happy-ben-jerrys-free-cone-day/ "undefined"), or the mother of all gluttonous marketing giveaways, [National Donut Day](http://business.time.com/2013/06/07/free-donuts-everything-you-need-to-know-to-celebrate-national-donut-day/ "undefined"), but hey, a freebie’s a freebie. Here’s where and how to score a free pretzel on Saturday, April 26, a.k.a. National Pretzel Day 2014: [**Philly Pretzel Factory.**](http://www.phillysoftpretzelfactory.com/#/promotions/ "undefined") Every one of this company’s 135 stores around the country is giving out [one free pretzel per guest](http://www.prweb.com/releases/pretzelday/nationalpretzelday/prweb11778151.htm "undefined") on Saturday. The goal set by the company is to hand out a staggering [one million free pretzels](http://www.qsrweb.com/article/231255/Philly-Pretzel-Factory-plans-to-give-away-1-million-free-pretzels "undefined") this year. [**Pretzelmaker.**](http://www.pretzelmaker.com/npd/ "undefined") All customers at [participating locations](http://www.pretzelmaker.com/npd/pdf/NPD%5FStoreList.pdf "undefined") of this chain—found in malls throughout the country—are welcomed to enjoy a free soft pretzel, in a choice of salted or unsalted. Pretzelmaker expects to give out some 65,000+ free pretzels on Saturday, while raising money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: Customers are “encouraged (but not obligated)” to make a donation while picking up their free pretzels. [**Snyder’s of Hanover.**](http://www.snydersofhanover.com/ "undefined") At [nine locations](http://news.yahoo.com/snyders-hanover-invites-consumers-join-national-pretzel-day-201600198.html "undefined") around the U.S., including the St. Louis Zoo and Boston’s Faneuil Hall, Snyder’s is dishing out free pretzel pieces in a variety of flavors—Honey Mustard & Onion, Bacon Cheddar, Hot Buffalo Wing, and so on. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/77711/free-pretzels-hot-giveaway-on-saturday-to-celebrate-national-pretzel-day/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/77711/free-pretzels-hot-giveaway-on-saturday-to-celebrate-national-pretzel-day/"},"headline":"Free Pretzels! Hot Giveaway on Saturday to Celebrate National Pretzel Day","datePublished":"2014-04-26T11:58:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:30:49.948Z","description":"There's still more than a month's wait until the arrival of Free Donut Day. 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