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No tricks here — just treats. Free food on Halloween needs to be a part of your fright night plans because there are plenty of restaurants offering freebies for the holiday.
All the free kids’ meals and treats to promo codes for free food, officially makes Halloween one of our favorite food holidays that can be celebrated for all ages with these free and very cheap items.
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Restaurants haven’t released what they are going to do in 2023, but here is every Halloween food freebie that you could have gotten in 2022:
Chipotle: Get a discounted burrito when you wore a Halloween costume in 2022.
In 2022, you could have gotten a $6 Chipotle Boorito when you wore a costume in store on Halloween 2022. That was a 36.5% – 53.7% discount on your Chipotle entree that day.
They were also partnering up with BeReal to give 10 lucky winners free Chipotle burritos for a year. All you needed to do is take a photo of yourself in costume at Chipotle and post it to BeReal with the hashtag #booritosweepstakes to be entered into the raffle.
Krispy Kreme: Free Krispy Kreme Halloween donut when you wore a costume on Halloween 2022.
If you wore a costume to Krispy Kreme on Halloween 2022, you could have gotten a free donut (regularly $2.29). This included all the exclusive Krispy Kreme Halloween doughnuts. The free food on Halloween was for in-store visitors only.
If you’re interested in free Krispy Kreme donuts, you have so so many options.
IHOP: Free Scary Face pancake from Oct. 24 – 31, 2022.
If you visited an IHOP from Oct. 24 to 31, 2023, you could have gotten a Scary Face pancake for free with the purchase of an adult entree at IHOP. The free food on Halloween offer was good for kids 12 and younger visiting between 4 and 10 p.m.
Outback Steakhouse: Free kids meal with promo code.
When you ordered off the Outback Steakhouse website and used the promo code JOEYFREE, you could have gotten a free kids’ meal (or Joey Meal) with your order. A Joey Meal typically costs $7.99, but you wouldn’t be able to get this deal in-person and you needed to purchase at least an adult entree.
There are plenty of Outback specials that you can get regardless of the season.
Del Taco: Free Carne Asada Stuffed Quesadilla Taco Guac’d Up with a $3 purchase.
Sure you could have gotten free food on Halloween at Del Taco, but there was no need to be limited to just one day. Del Taco celebrated Tacoberfest, which meant Del Yeah! Rewards members got taco deals all October long. On Halloween, you could have gotten a free Carne Asada Stuffed Quesadilla Taco Guac’d Up (regularly $2.79) with any $3 purchase.
This coupon was sent to your Del Yeah! account and needed to be purchased through the Del Taco app.
Qdoba: Get BOGO free entrees on Halloween 2023.
Qdoba Rewards members received BOGO free entrees at Qdoba. Each entree cost you $7.80 or $8.40 depending on which meat you get.
Baskin Robbins: Get a scoop of ice cream for $1.70 on Halloween 2023.
When you visit Baskin Robbins on the 31st of any month, you’ll get a 31% discount on all scoops of ice cream. And because Halloween is always on Oct. 31, you’ll be able to get this discount when you visit any Baskin Robbins that day.
Unfortunately, this deal isn’t available online or through the Baskin Robbins app.
Dippin’ Dots: Get 13% off your order using a promo code on Halloween 2022.
Dippin’ Dots brought back their Spookies ‘N Cream ice cream flavor at select stores for the first time in two years. When you ordered a bag of Spookies ‘N Cream online, you could get a 13% discount when you used the promo code HALLO13.
Noodles & Company: Small entree for free when you ordered a large entree on Halloween 2022.
If you were a Noodles & Company Rewards member, you could have gotten a coupon sent to your account for a free small entree (regularly priced at $4.49) when you purchased a large entree (that’ll set you back $5.89). This deal was only available to rewards members and could have been redeemed either in person or online.
Wendy’s: Get a Boo! Book for five Frosties for $1 and enjoy deals all week long.
Wendy’s sells Boo! Books every October to raise money for the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. And that means free food on Halloween (Frosties!). A Boo! Book only costs $1, and you’ll get five Jr. Frosty coupons (usually $4 — that’s a savings of $3). These Boo Books will be available starting September 4.
Just one of the many Wendy’s menu deals that’ll get you discounted Frosties.
TGI Fridays: Discounted wings and drinks on Halloween 2023.
On Halloween 2022, you could have gotten wings for $0.50 each — boneless and traditional. Wings generally cost $11 for 12 (or $0.92 per wing), so you would have gotten a 45.7% discount on your wings.
TGI Fridays Happy Hour were still be available from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Halloween, so you can still get half-priced appetizers and discounts on drinks, like $2 beers (regularly priced at $3.50) and $4 cocktails (priced around $7.99 per drink).
If you wanted to celebrate Halloween at home, you could have gotten a 25% discount on Party Platters and Family Meals when you ordered off the TGI Fridays website with the code SPOOKY25. Alternatively, you could have called in an order and mention this deal to get 25% off your Party Platter order.
Sonic: Get $0.50 corn dogs all day on Halloween 2022.
Sonic Drive-In offered a scary good deal on corn dogs in 2022. Each corn dog from Sonic originally costs $1.99, but on Halloween 2022, you could have gotten your corn dogs for $0.50 — a 75% discount.
Jack in the Box: Five free mini churros with a milkshake purchase on Halloween 2022.
Jack in the Box celebrated fall in 2022 by giving us a pumpkin spice Oreo milkshake called the Basic Witch Shake (priced at $4.89). On Halloween 2022, they celebrated by giving customers five mini churros (regularly $2.19) when you used the code ACTUALLYFALL when you checked out online. Unfortunately, you wouldn’t be able to get this deal in-person.
I Heart Mac & Cheese: Free cookies to kids 12 and under on Halloween 2022.
If you visited I Heart Mac & Cheese with your kids on Halloween 2022, you could have gotten free cookies (normally priced at $3.95) — no purchase necessary. it was limited to one customer, and was only be given to customers 12 and under.
Friendly’s: Kids ate free on Halloween 2022.
Kids ate free with the purchase of an adult entree at Friendly’s during Halloween 2022 weekend. Kids’ meals include a drink, entree, and a free kids’ sundae. If you joined the Friendly’s Sweet Rewards club, you’ll also received a medium sundae (regularly $6.59).
Chuck E. Cheese: Costumed kids got 10 free Play Points for any games during Halloween 2022.
Costume-wearing kids received 10 free Play Points (worth $5) for any game at Chuck E. Cheese anytime in October 2022. That was good for 20 games in the Chuck E. Cheese arcade.
McAlister’s Deli: Kids ate free from Oct. 29 to 31, 2022 when you’re a loyalty member.
McAlister’s Deli rewards members got access to a deal that got you a free kids’ meal (regularly $3.59) for kids 12 and under with every adult entree purchase from Oct. 29 to Oct. 31, 2022. If you wanted to use the promotion online, you had to use the code HALLOWEEN22.
This deal was only available for online pickup with a maximum of two kids’ meals. You could claim this promotion up to three times, and the deal wasn’t extended to third-party delivery services.
Kona Grill: Free pumpkin decorating kit on Halloween 2022.
Kona Grill gave away free mini pumpkins and acrylic paints to kids from Oct. 20 to Halloween 2022. This deal was only available for dine-in and supplies are limited.
Looking for even more pumpkins? We know the best pumpkin prices so you won’t have to break the bank on your Halloween decorations.
7-Eleven: Get BOGO free large pizzas on Halloween 2022.
Pieology: Get BOGO half off custom pizzas on Halloween 2022.
When you visited Pieology on Halloween, you could get BOGO half off custom pizzas. This deal wasn’t available online, so you had to get your pizzas in person.
Auntie Anne’s: Free delivery through the Pretzel Perks App on Halloween 2022.
If you ordered through the Pretzel Perks app on Halloween 2022 and hit a $15 minimum, you received free delivery on your pretzel purchases from Auntie Anne’s. That included every chocolate treats as well.
Zaxby’s: BOGO boneless wings meals through the Zaxby’s app on Halloween 2022.
On Halloween 2022, you could have gotten BOGO free boneless meal (regularly $7.49) through the Zaxby’s app. This deal wasn’t available in-person, and it was limited to one redemption per app.
Fazoli’s: Get $5 off a Super Family meal with promo code on Halloween 2022.
Using the code HALLOWEEN on checkout on the Fazoli’s website during Halloween 2022 would get you a $5 discount on a Super Family meal — a 19.2% discount. This deal was only available online from Oct. 31 to Nov. 6.
McDonald’s: Halloween Buckets came back on Oct. 18, 2022.
The McDonald’s Halloween Buckets made their grand return to your local McDonald’s on Oct. 18, 2022 and were be available until Halloween (Oct. 31). Each Halloween Bucket was priced at normal Happy Meal price, which was around $4 – $6.
You could have also gotten a McDonald’s Adult Happy Meal and gotten yourself a retro-style toy while supplies lasted.
While there weren’t any McDonald’s deals for these Halloween buckets, you could have made your own by spending 6,000 McDonald’s Rewards points to get a free Happy Meal.
