Halloween celebrations in the United States and Canada often involve seeking out special promotions and free items from various brands and restaurants. The provided source material outlines a range of offers available during the Halloween season, focusing primarily on food and beverage deals, kids' meal freebies, and retail activities. These promotions vary by location, eligibility requirements, and participation rules.
Food and Beverage Freebies
Several restaurant chains offer specific deals for Halloween, ranging from free doughnuts to discounted meals. Participation often requires visiting specific locations, wearing costumes, or making purchases.
Doughnuts and Coffee
Krispy Kreme offers a promotion where customers wearing a costume to participating U.S. or Canada locations on Tuesday receive one free doughnut of their choice. While supplies last, participating locations also offer a free glow-in-the-dark bucket with the purchase of a 24-count doughnut holes for $5.99, or the bucket can be purchased alone for $3.99.
Tim Hortons provides a discount for customers visiting participating U.S. locations dressed in costume on October 31. These customers save 31% off the Trick-or-Treat Timbits Bucket, while supplies last. This in-restaurant offer is not valid on digital orders, pickup, or delivery, and cannot be combined with other deals.
Scooter’s Coffee introduces seasonal items including the new Trick or Treat Blender and Trick or Treat Cake Bite.
Kids' Meal Deals
A&W restaurants across Canada offer a free Kids’ Pack to children 12 and under on October 31. This pack includes items such as the Chicken Buddy Burger, Chicken Strips, or Buddy Burger with Cheese, along with fresh apple slices, a MadeGood granola bar, and 2% milk. This offer is available at all A&W locations except for shopping centre locations. No purchase is necessary, and it is limited to one Kids’ Pack per child. The offer is not available on the A&W mobile app or third-party delivery services.
Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill offers free kids' meals for families dining on Tuesday with costume-wearing kids 12 and younger. This offer requires the purchase of an adult entrée and is available at locations owned and operated by Doherty Enterprises in Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, and Long Island. Other locations may have similar specials. Additionally, on Halloween, Applebee's offers a free Boneless Wings appetizer with any $40 or more online order using the code SCARY25.
Baja Fresh provides a free kid’s meal on Halloween to Club Baja members. This requires an adult entrée purchase and an email coupon, which is sent out on Halloween morning. Sign-ups must be completed at www.bajafresh.com/clubbaja.
Bass Pro Shops hosts an annual Great Pumpkin Celebration with free kids’ activities and photos. Festivities typically take place from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday and 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, with trick-or-treating starting at 5 p.m. and a costume parade at 6 p.m. on Halloween.
Carrows Restaurant offers a free meal on Tuesday to kids 10 and younger in Halloween costumes with the purchase of a regular-priced adult entrée.
Rainforest Cafe at Ontario Mills provides a free kids meal with a paying adult for each kid in costume.
Outback Steakhouse offers a free kids meal with the purchase of any adult entrée on October 31 for families dining in or ordering online. The code SpookyFree is required.
Piada Italian Street Food allows kids to eat free with the purchase of a regular entrée in-store on Halloween only, using the code FREEKIDS.
Raising Cane’s offers a free Kids Combo to Caniac Club Members from October 28 to 30 when they buy any combo (excluding the Kids Combo). The offer is automatically loaded onto accounts and can be redeemed by swiping the Caniac Club Card, placing an order online, or scanning a QR code within the mobile app.
Taco John’s gives away a free Softshell Beef Taco to kids 12 and under who show up in costume and make a minimum $5 purchase.
The Greene Turtle offers a free kids meal for every adult meal purchased on October 31. This offer cannot be combined with other deals and is available at select locations.
White Castle provides a buy-one, get-one-free offer on combos to app users on Halloween.
General Discounts and Purchase-Based Offers
Popeyes brings back the Ghost Pepper Chicken Sandwich as part of the Chick or Treat promotion. Guests spending $5 or more receive a free order of chocolate chip biscuits until October 31.
Whataburger rewards members can score buy one, get one free 9-piece WhataWings on Halloween when ordering online or scanning their app in-restaurant.
Moe's Southwest Grill offers BOGO entrées from October 31 through November 1 to celebrate Halloween and Día de los Muertos.
Schlotzsky's offers $3 off scary big sandwiches all day on Halloween for new and existing Rewards Members, both online and in stores.
Native Grill & Wings offers free online delivery on orders of $30 or more placed on the website between October 31 and November 2.
Gopuff customers ordering $35 or more from October 30-31 can receive a free bag of mystery candy.
Teriyaki Madness offers free delivery on all online and app orders on Halloween.
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf loyalty members can get a regular beverage for $4 between noon and 6 p.m. on October 31.
Andy’s Frozen Custard is anticipated to offer a free small one-topping sundae to kids 12 and under who wear a Halloween costume in-store.
Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar is expected to offer a discount on online or in-app orders on Halloween.
Auntie Anne’s is anticipated to offer a $5 reward for buying a Twist or Treat bucket.
Barry's Bagels is expected to offer rewards members a bagel with cream cheese free with the purchase of a bagel and cream cheese on October 31.
Bar Louie is expected to have Halloween-themed shots and discounted drafts.
Retail and Other Freebies
Beyond food, other brands offer Halloween-related freebies or discounts.
Redbox offers a free one-day DVD rental or $1.50 off a Blu-ray or video game rental by texting RETURN to 727272. The code expires on November 4.
Geographic and Participation Notes
Offers vary significantly by region and participating locations. For example, the Applebee's kids' meal deal mentioned in the Inland Empire Explorer source is specific to participating locations in that area, requiring the presentation of an ad and adult entrée purchase. It is valid for kids 12 and under ordering from the kid's menu, dine-in only, with a limit of two free kid's meals per adult entrée.
Similarly, the Krispy Kreme and Tim Hortons offers specify participation in U.S. or Canada locations, but customers are advised to verify with local stores.
The A&W Canada offer explicitly excludes shopping centre locations and third-party delivery services.
Conclusion
The Halloween season provides numerous opportunities for consumers to access free food, discounts, and activities. Families with children can find specific kids' meal deals at chains such as A&W, Applebee's, Baja Fresh, and Outback Steakhouse, though these often require adult purchases or specific sign-ups. Individuals seeking general freebies can look to doughnut shops like Krispy Kreme or retail promotions like Redbox rentals. Participation is generally limited to specific dates, usually October 31, and often requires visiting participating locations, wearing costumes, or using specific codes for online orders. Consumers should verify participation with their local establishments before visiting.