Father's Day 2025 food deals and specials for fast food, restaurant chains in Florida
It's officially June! Which means people with dads and beloved father figures will likely start shopping for golf-themed greeting cards, outdoor gear, whiskey glasses and whatever else the dads in their lives love in the coming days. That's right, Father's Day in the U.S. is less than two weeks away.
If you aren't shopping for a gift, you might be planning on taking dad out for a good meal on Father's Day. And there are several restaurant chains that run Father's Day deals and freebies every year.
Here's when Father's Day 2025 falls on the calendar, a list of freebies from Father's Day 2024, some confirmed deals for this Father's Day, a list of 2025 predictions based on last year's Father's Day deals and how the holiday began in the U.S.
This year, Father's Day falls on Sunday, June 15, 2025.
Father's Day always falls on the third Sunday of June, which means the calendar date changes every year.
When is Father's Day 2025? Here's the date and origin story for the June holiday for dads
Many Father's Day 2025 deals and freebies haven't been announced yet, but USA TODAY's list of Father's Day deals from 2024 serves as a good litmus test for what could be available this year.
The Krazy Coupon Lady – an online media company that aggregates deals, discounts and coupons – also has a list of food chains that confirmed Father's Day 2025 deals and a list of chains that are predicted to run deals this year.
Here's the list of confirmed Father's Day deals for 2025, from The Krazy Coupon Lady:
Burger King: Royal Perks members can get their dads a BOGO Whopper deal at Burger King on Father's Day, Sunday, June 15.
Dave & Buster's: On Father's Day 2025, Dave & Buster's will offer 50% off of all food for new and existing loyalty members. They'll also likely hold their "Dad Games,' where participants can win free Dave & Buster's for a year.
IHOP: If you order pickup or delivery at IHOP this Father's Day, you'll save 20% on your first online order when you use promo code IHOP20 at checkout. The offer valid for a one-time use through June 30, 2025.
Newk's Eatery: This Father's Day, dad can enjoy a free dessert with the purchase of an entree at Newk's Eatery.
Twin Peaks: On Sunday, June 15, Twin Peaks is offering a special Father's Day $12 cheeseburger bundle (includes a non-alcoholic beverage).
Here's The Krazy Coupon Lady's list of predictions for Father's Day 2025 deals:
The following is a list of predictions based on what these companies have offered in the past, these are not confirmed deals for 2025.
7-Eleven: 7-Eleven will likely offer a discount like $20 off a $30 purchase with promo code through 7NOW Delivery.
Arby's: Arby's will likely offer their rewards members an exclusive deal. Last year, Arby's Rewards members could get 5 Classic Roast Beef Sandwiches for $5.
Auntie Anne's: Auntie Anne's will likely offer a BOGO free Original or Cinnamon Sugar pretzel for Father's Day 2025. Last year, Auntie Anne's offered a $5 reward on the next purchase for those who bought $25 in Auntie Anne's gift cards.
Baskin Robbins: Baskin Robbins will likely have a discount on Father's Day cakes in 2025.
BJ's Restaurant & Brewery: BJ's Restaurant will likely offer one of their iconic Pizookie desserts for free, with the purchase of an appetizer or entree.
Carvel: Carvel will likely offer $0 delivery for Father's Day when you order with Uber Eats, Grubhub or DoorDash.
Cinnabon: Cinnabon Rewards members will likely receive an exclusive Father's Day deal in 2025.
Hurricane Grill & Wings: Hurricane Grill & Wings might have free domestic drafts with any entree purchase, for dine-in only on Father's Day 2025.
Insomnia Cookies: Take Dad to Insomnia Cookies on Father's Day, and you could receive two free Classic cookies with any in-store purchase.
KFC: KFC could have several deals you can enjoy during Father's Day weekend in 2025. Here are a few you might see: 50-piece nuggets for $25, free 10-piece Saucy Nuggets with $10 or more online purchase, 40% off 12-piece chicken bucket, free delivery on Father's Day.
Krispy Kreme: Krispy Kreme could celebrate dads with a limited-time doughnut collection, like they did in 2024. As part of Father's Day weekend, watch for Krispy Kreme to offer $0 delivery from Friday, June 13, through Sunday, June 15, with a minimum purchase.
Little Caesar's: Little Caesars will likely have a few deals your dad can enjoy. Watch for discounts on pizzas and their cheese bread.
Moe's Southwest Grill: On Father's Day, Moe's Southwest Grill will likely offer free delivery.
Red Lobster: Red Lobster will likely have a limited-time dine-in only offer for Father's Day 2025.
Smoothie King: Smoothie King will likely offer a 12-ounce smoothie with the purchase of a 20-ounce or larger smoothie on Father's Day 2025.
Sonny's BBQ: Sonny's BBQ will likely offer a few discounted meal options on Sunday, June 15, 2025.
Starbucks: Starbucks will likely offer BOGO drinks from noon to 6 p.m. on Father's Day 2025.
Subway: On Father's Day, watch for a possible BOGO 50% off or BOGO free footlongs deal at Subway.
Wendy's: During Father's Day weekend (June 13 - 15, 2025), Wendy's Rewards members will likely have an in-app exclusive deal like a BOGO Baconator.
Here's a list of chain restaurants that ran Father's Day deals in 2024, from USA TODAY:
Hooters Father's Day 2024 deal for HootClub Rewards members: All Father's Day weekend, HootClub Rewards members could buy 10 wings any style and get 10 wings for free.
Krispy Kreme unveiled new doughnut collection for Father's Day 2024: Krispy Kreme announced an all-new doughnut collection celebrating dads, which was available at participating shops from Friday, June 14, 2024, through Sunday, June 16, 2024.
Applebee's 2024 Father's Day deal: Buy a $50 Applebee's gift card for Dad and get a $10 bonus card for a total of $60 when purchasing through Applebees.com.
Carrabba's Italian Grill celebrated Father's Day 2024 with a limited-time menu: Carrabba's honored dads last year with a limited-time menu "fit for a king" which was available from June 6, 2024, through June 16, 2024.
Denny's offered free delivery on Father's Day weekend 2024: From June 14, 2024, through June 16, Denny's customers could receive free delivery on all orders of $8 or more placed through dennys.com.
Marco's Pizza offered Mega Meal Deal in honor of Father's Day 2024: From June 10-16, 2024, Marco's Pizza offered a Mega Meal Deal that included a large one-topping pizza, CheezyBread and fresh-baked Cinnasquares for $19.99.
Cheesecake Factory offered gift card deals for dads, grads and teachers: For every $100 in gift cards purchased online in a single transaction, the Cheesecake Factory offered customers a complimentary $20 bonus card, redeemable from June 29 through July 26, 2024.
Mother's Day came first, and actually inspired Father's Day. According to History.com, the commercialized Mother's Day we know and celebrate in the U.S. today began in 1908, but its origins can be traced all the way back to the mid-1800s.
'The 'Mother's Day' we celebrate today has its origins in the peace-and-reconciliation campaigns of the post-Civil War era. During the 1860s, at the urging of activist Ann Reeves Jarvis, one divided West Virginia town celebrated 'Mother's Work Days' that brought together the mothers of Confederate and Union soldiers …' History.com says.
'In 1909, 45 states observed the day, and in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson approved a resolution that made the second Sunday in May a holiday in honor of 'that tender, gentle army, the mothers of America.''
But Father's Day took a little while longer to get off the ground, due to gender norms of the time. According to the Old Farmer's Almanac and Lawrence R. Samuel, author of 'American Fatherhood: A Cultural History," 'Men had a different role in the family during the first half of that century. It was patriarchal, so they felt that a special day to exalt fatherhood was a rather silly idea, when it was mothers who were underappreciated.'
It wasn't until 1972, under President Richard Nixon, that Congress passed an act officially making Father's Day a national holiday. But the first Father's Day celebration can be traced all the way back to 1908, around the same time Mother's Day kicked off in the U.S.
'The first known Father's Day service occurred in Fairmont, West Virginia, on July 5, 1908, after hundreds of men died in the worst mining accident in U.S. history,' the Old Farmer's Almanac says. But the observance didn't become an annual or nationally observed event.
A year later, Sonora Smart Dodd, a 27-year-old in Spokane, Washington, was inspired by Mother's Day and came up with the idea to set aside a day in June to celebrate dads.
'She proposed June 5, her father's birthday, but the ministers chose the third Sunday in June so that they would have more time after Mother's Day (the second Sunday in May) to prepare their sermons,' the almanac says.
'On June 19, 1910, the first Father's Day events commenced: Sonora delivered presents to handicapped fathers, boys from the YMCA decorated their lapels with fresh-cut roses (red for living fathers, white for the deceased), and the city's ministers devoted their homilies to fatherhood.'
The first bill to make Father's Day a holiday was presented to Congress just a few years later in 1913, but didn't pass.
Eight years later, President Calvin Coolidge signed a resolution in favor of establishing a Father's Day and in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed an executive order dictating that the holiday would be celebrated on the third Sunday of June. In 1972, Congress approved an act to make it a national holiday, under Nixon.
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