We predict Wawa will again celebrate their anniversary — better known as Wawa Day — on April 16, 2026. If you live near one of the 1,000+ locations in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, and Washington, D.C. this will be your chance to grab a free any-size coffee.
Here's everything you need to know about this food holiday, based on what we saw during the last event.
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Wawa Day offers all customers a free cup of coffee.
Wawa celebrates their birthday each year by giving all of their customers a free cup of hot coffee at any of their 1,000+ locations. While the date changes, the offer remains the same — a free ANY size cup of coffee for one day only.
KCL predicts the next Wawa Day will be April 16, 2026.
Wawa Day hovers around the middle of April and coincides with their anniversary. In 2025, KCL predicts the food holiday will take place on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
How we make our prediction:
Here's a look at past Wawa Day events. We used these to predict this year's Wawa Day on April 16.
April 16, 2025
April 16, 2024
April 13, 2023
April 14, 2022
How To Get Your Wawa Free Coffee on Wawa Day
Every year on Wawa Day, you’ll get a free cup of coffee from the convenience store when you visit any of their locations. The coffee is self-serve and to get the best value, get their largest cup — 24 ounces, regularly $2.69 — for free.
This coffee freebie is limited to one cup per person and you can’t substitute the coffee with any other beverage. But, they will have other items such as teas, juices, lemonade, and a special birthday cake donut available for $0.60.
Bonus: you don’t need to be a member of the Wawa Rewards program to celebrate this occasion.
More Ways To Get Free Coffee at Wawa
April’s Wawa Day isn’t the only time you can get free coffee at the Wawa. Here are a handful of other ways we see the convenience chain offer up free caffeine throughout the year.
Spend $50 using your Wawa Rewards account to get a free coffee.
Join the free Wawa Rewards program and spend $50 to earn your reward. One of the rewards offered is a free self-serve hot coffee up to 24 ounces, among others.
Teachers and school administrators can get free coffee from Wawa in September.
To kick off back-to-school season, teachers and administrators get a free hot self-serve coffee up to 24 ounces for a limited time in September. This promotion varies by state, so call ahead and be ready to present your faculty ID at your local store.
Related: There are loads of freebies and discounts for teachers that you can take advantage of all year long.
Wawa Rewards members get a free cup of coffee on National Coffee Day.
National Coffee Day is on September 29 every year, and Wawa Rewards members receive a coupon for a free coffee. Just scan the coupon when you’re checking out at Wawa, and you’ll get your free any-size self-serve hot coffee (priced at $2.69).
Veterans, active military members, and their families get free coffee on Veterans Day.
Every year on Veterans Day, Wawa offers active military members, veterans, and their families free any size hot coffee at all Wawa stores throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, DC and Florida.
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