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We’re in a leap year, woo hoo! Restaurants, hotels, and travel companies are celebrating the occasion with discounts and freebies for Leap Day 2020 babies (and the rest of us, too!). After all, Leap Days — aka Feb. 29 — only come along once every four years.
If you’re a “Leaper” (your birthday falls on Feb. 29), be prepared to show your ID to get these offers….
And don’t forget to download the KCL app for the latest Leap Day deals.
Free (or Cheap) Food for Leap Day 2020
1. Olive Garden is offering $5 Take Home entrées for just $2.29.
Choose between Fettuccine Alfredo, Five Cheese al Forno, and Spaghetti with Meat Sauce at Olive Garden on Leap Day. Even better, if your birthday is on February 29, get four free dolicini desserts! Find an Olive Garden near you.
2. Get free Krispy Kreme doughnuts if you have a Leap Day baby, or get Krispy Kreme delivered starting February 29.
To celebrate the start of national delivery and Leap Day, Krispy Kreme will be delivering free doughnuts to hospitals, health professionals, and parents of Leap Day babies on February 29. Or, get doughnuts delivered to you for the first time for just $4.99 starting Leap Day.
Find your local Krispy Kreme to confirm what Leap Day specials they’re running this year.
3. Get $29 off beers and snacks at 7-11 on Leap Day and a pizza for $2.29.
Check this out: in some cities the 7-NOW app will deliver your beer and snacks! On Leap Day, app users can get $29 off orders of minimum $50 with promo code 29OFF50.
Did you know you can also order pizza from 7-11? (Don’t knock it till you try it.) On Leap Day, you can get a large pizza (reg. $5.55) for $2.29. Pick from cheese, pepperoni and extreme meat and order in store or for delivery in the 7NOW app.
4. Propose with a sub and Quiznos might cater your wedding for free.
With 2020 marking a Leap Year, Quiznos is celebrating this Feb. 29 by honoring a timeless tradition of women upending gender norms and proposing marriage to their significant others. Lovers who propose to their partners -– “sub”bing a sandwich for a ring –- this Leap Day will be entered to win free catering from Quiznos for their wedding.
5. Get a milkshake from Wayback Burgers for $2.29.
Wayback Burgers will offer its indulgent hand-dipped milkshakes (reg. $3.29-3.99) to guests with the Wayback app for only $2.29 on Feb. 29. The offer is good for all flavors.
6. Head to Chick-fil-A for freebies.
Some Chick-fil-A locations are giving away free food, like a four piece of mini Chick-fil-A chicken sandwiches. Find a Chick-fil-A near you and check the Chick-fil-A app for coupons.
A few freebie offers we’ve seen so far include:
- Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich (Original or Grilled reg. $3.05)
- Spicy Chicken Sandwich (reg. $3.89)
- Chick-fil-A Nuggets (8-count; Original or Grilled, reg. $6.75))
- Chick-n-Strips (3-count, reg. $3.35))
7. Get a Hungry Howie’s pizza for $0.29.
From Leap Day to Mar. 2, when you buy one large Hungry Howie’s pizza with one or more toppings (reg. $6.99) you get another large one-topping pizza for just $0.29 more. Carry out only at your local Hungry Howie’s.
Related: Best Birthday Freebies, Rewards, & Discounts
8. Get a free chicken sandwich from Popeyes.
Postmates and Popeyes are teaming up this Leap Day. Between Feb. 24 – 28, if you buy a chicken sandwich (reg. $3.99) on an order of $15 or more from Popeyes through Postmates, you’ll also get a code for a free chicken sandwich sent to you on Feb. 29.
9. Legal Seafoods is selling TWO 1lb lobster dinners for $29 on Leap Day!
At Legal Seafoods, normally one 1-lb lobster al a carte is $27.95. On Leap Day, for the “An Extra Day, An Extra Lobster” promo, you can grab your bae and get TWO 1-lb lobster dinners, each with the choice of two sides for $29! That’s two lobster dinners for about the same price as one lonely lobster, so you’d better make a reservation now!
10. Pay only $7.99 for a Marie Callender’s Pie at select locations now until Leap Day.
Marie Callender’s whole pies aren’t normally cheap (reg. $16), so get into your local Marie Callender’s to take advantage of this Leap Day deal!
11. Insomnia Cookies is giving away a free cookie with any purchase.
Online or in-store orders apply to this Insomnia cookies Leap Day deal. Order your milk and get a free cookie (reg. $1.25)!
12. Get up to a $30 rebate for Stella Artois beer with their Leap Day Fund.
Stella Artois is giving rebates for 6-pack, 12-pack or 24-pack beer purchased between Feb. 26th – Feb. 29th, until their massive $366K Leap Day fund runs out. Depending on your state, you can get up to a $30 cash back rebate. Apply for a rebate by March 6th through Twitter at @StellaArtois or Facebook.
U.S. states with exceptions:
- CA and NH residents save up to $21.00 on the purchase of Stella Artois via rebate
- WA residents save up to $9.00 on the purchase of Stella Artois via rebate
- VA residents save up to $15.00 on the purchase of Stella Artois via rebate
- LA residents save up to $4.00 on the purchase of Stella Artois via rebate
Travel Deals for Leap Year 2020
13. Get a discount at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
- Aerial drone picture Seminole Hard Rock Hotel Broward County FL USA
Book the Leap Year Package at the Hard Rock hotel in Hollywood, Florida, and you’ll get a free $29 bar credit, $29 to spend at the hotel’s buffet, and $29 that can be used at the Rock Salon & Spa. Rooms start at around $447 per night.
14. Get an extra night for just $29 at the Sanderling Resort in the Outer Banks.
Book a night’s stay at the Sanderling Resort in North Carolina between Feb.16 – March 1, and the hotel will give you a second night for only $29 more. Rooms start at around $119 per night. To get the Leap Day deal at Sanderling Resort, call 888-281-1053 and be sure to mention the word “leap.”
15. Check out the airlines for cheap flights on Leap Day.
- Frontier Airlines’ Leap Year Sale ends on Feb. 28. Get 75% off with promo code SAVE75 for round trip travel from Mar. 3 – April 7, 2020.
- Delta Airlines’ Leap Day Deals book by Mar. 3 to get deals like Seattle to Tucson round trip for $157 April 7 – April 13.
16. Travel to or from Philadelphia by bus for just $2.29.
Philly’s Megabus is doing $2.29 one-way fares to and from Philadelphia by way of Washington D.C., New York, or Baltimore. Reservation must be for Saturday, Feb. 29 or Sunday, March 1. BONUS: Megabus is also gifting Leapers 29 free ticket vouchers.
17. Get 29% off at Red Mountain Resort in Utah.
Upscale Red Mountain Resort in Ivins, Utah is doing 29% off bookings made on Feb. 29. Must be a reservation for the “Essential Retreat” package in one of the Luxury Villas between June 1 – Aug. 31. A night at a Red Mountain villa usually starts at about $180.
18. Motel 6 is offering 20% off rates for stays between February 29 and March 31.
Through March 2, for stays between February 29 and March 31, get up to 20% off your Motel 6 stay on their Leap Year offer page.
19. Stay at the Great Wolf Lodge for $29 per person.
Book a stay at one of the Great Wolf Lodge’s 18 locations for between April 13 – May 21, and get a rate of $29 per person. You have to make the reservation on Leap Day, and it has to be a Family Suite Sunday – Thursday (no weekends). Rooms usually start around $229 a night, but prices vary by location and number of guests.
20. Take $30 off select tours and tickets through Expedia.
Expedia is giving 20% off — up to $30 — for special activities like a tour of the Grand Canyon’s South Rim, an Absinthe performance in Vegas, or tickets to the American Museum of Natural History. Use discount code SLICKDEALS20 at checkout to get Expedia’s Leap Day Sale.
21. Get 29% off at Denver’s Halcyon Hotel.
Halcyon, the upscale boutique hotel in Denver’s Cherry Creek neighborhood, is offering guests 29% off regular nightly rates. (This translates to getting a $389 room for $276, for example). Use the promo code LEAP20 when you book. Bonus: If you’re a Leap Year baby, you can get your reservation upgraded to a suite.
22. Propose at the Hotel Ranga in Iceland.
Hotel Ranga, which is one hour away from Reykjavik, Iceland, is offering a free one-night stay if you’re a female planning to propose on Feb. 29. Reservations usually start at around 400 euros a night, which is about $450 bucks.
23. Save 29% at the Las Vegas Venetian.
Book a stay at the Venetian in Las Vegas before March 9 — for any stay between now and September 13, 2020 — and get up to a 29% discount on rooms which cost around $300 per night. Call 1-866-1403-8046 to make your reservation and remember to mention the code JEA29O.
24. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is selling one-day tickets for $29.99 until Feb. 29.
Here’s the deal on these Six Flags Leap Year Sale tickets:
- 2020 2-Park Gold Season Pass good for Six Flags Kingdom and Hurricane Harbor (reg. $229.99) $113.99 1-3 passes; $93.99 4+ passes
- Discount Pick Your Date Ticket (reg. $72.99) $29.99
- Any Day Ticket (reg. $72.99) $62.99
(Sep. 29 is also Six Flags Member Appreciation Day, with special ride times, free drinks and treats, DJ and kids’ activities, and cheap food.)
25. On Feb. 29, Miami Seaquarium is selling adult admissions for $29.99 (reg. $49.99)
Leap Day babies get in free, but everyone gets in for $29.99.
26. Hotels.com is giving 29% off rooms, plus another 8% on top of that!
Get 29% plus 8% off with promo code LEAPYEAR2020. Book between 12:01am MT on Feb. 24, 2020 and 11:59pm MT on March 01, 2020. Travel by May 24, 2020. You can’t collect or redeem Hotels.com Rewards nights when you use this coupon.
Retail Giveaways and Discounts for Leap Year 2020
27. Enter Toms Shoes Leap Day Giveaway for the chance at $229.
Join Toms shoes passport rewards before March 6 and you could win $229 to spend on shoes or other accessories at TOMS.com. Joining the rewards program is free.
28. Get special $29.99 Leap Day deals at Reebok.
Reebok.com is offering $29.99 deals on February 29; just use code LEAP.
Discounts and Freebies Just for Leap Year Babies.
29. Get a free night at the Conrad New York Downtown.
The Conrad, an upscale Manhattan hotel, will give Leapers a complimentary night. The reservation must be for two or more nights and include Feb. 29 and March 1. Rooms start at $334 per night.
30. Get a free meal from East Coast Wings.
East Coast Wings is giving Leapers a free entrée for their birthday. Whether you want to reveal your real age or divide it by four is up to you. I’m not here to judge.
31. Get free cupcakes (plural!) from Sprinkles Cupcakes.
Last leap day, Sprinkles Cupcakes gave leapers four free gourmet cupcakes of their choice to Leapers on Feb. 29.
Related: Places to Get Free Food on Your Birthday
32. Get a free slice of pizza from Villa Italian Kitchen.
Celebrate your birthday with a free slice of pizza pie (reg. $5.09) from any Villa Italian Kitchen location. There are more than 160 in the U.S.; find the Villa Italian Kitchen closest to you.
33. Check in with Pizza Hut about a free personal pizza.
Last Leap Year, nationwide Pizza Hut locations gave Feb. 29 birthday babies a free personal pan pizza (reg. $4.79) of their choice on the house.
34. Get a free cookie cake from Great American Cookies.
Last Leap Day, Great American Cookies gave leapers a free five- by seven-inch cookie cake on their birthday. Find a Great American Cookies location near you.
35. Enjoy a free meal at Buca di Beppo.
In the past, Buca di Beppo gave Leap Day babies a free spaghetti with meatballs (reg. $15). Find a Buca di Beppo location near you.
36. Get a free entree from the Hard Rock Cafe’s Leaplings Eat Free Menu.
Leap babies not only get a free entree at Hard Rock Cafe on their birthdays but they get their own special menu! Order any entree off their Leapings Menu on Feb. 29 (reg. $17 – 20).
37. Skydive with a friend for free at iFly.
Is skydiving on your bucket list? It might be now if you’re a Leapling. Anyone born on Leap Day can get a free 2-flight package from now until March 1 at iFly (that’s up to $120 in savings).
If you want in on this deal, call your local iFly store and ask for the complimentary “2-Flight Leapling Offer” and give your birthday. Show your ID the day of your flight and enjoy the plunge.
38. Visit Lay’s Facebook page for a chance to win a free bag of chips.
Look out for Lay’s Leap Year Facebook post on Friday, Feb. 28 for your chance to win a free bag of potato chips (a $3 value).
39. Build a Birthday Treat Bear at Build-A-Bear Workshop for $2.29.
For Leaplings only, visit any Build-A-Bear Workshop location on Feb. 29 and get a Birthday Treat Bear for just $2.29 (reg. price $14). Present your ID to get in on this!
Not a Leapling, but still want some Build-A-Bear love? From Feb. 28 – 29, you can save 29% in store with this exclusive Build-A-Bear coupon.
40. Get a free birthday burger at Farmer Boys Food.
Send a direct message to Farmer Boys Food on Twitter and get a free cheeseburger (reg. price $4.79) on Feb. 29. Just show your ID and you’re set!
41. Get a free Party Fun Sundae at Main Event.
Show your ID on Feb. 29 at any Main Event location and get a free Party Fun Sundae, which comes with four gelato flavors and topped with brownies, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate syrup, cinnamon-sugar donut holes, whipped cream, rainbow sprinkles and candy (that’s $15 in savings!).
Find a Main Event location near you to grab this sweet Leap Day offer.
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