WASHINGTON — If biting into a fresh, hot, sweet doughnut is your idea of heaven, Friday is your day.
June 3 is National Doughnut Day, and many shops, as well as the Salvation Army, which first celebrated the day in 1938, have freebies or special offers.
- Starting at 7 a.m. until they’re gone, The Salvation Army is giving away more than 6,000 free doughnuts at the following D.C. Metrorail stops: Capital South, Foggy Bottom, L’Enfant Plaza, Metro Center and Union Station.
- At District Doughnut at Barracks Row (their Georgetown pop-up will not be open), starting at 7 a.m. until they sell out, they will donate 10 percent of sales to FIRST Skin Foundation in honor of their General Manager Melissa. Her son is dealing with a difficult skin condition.
- At Duck Donuts, get a free sugar doughnut (your choice of Cinnamon Sugar, Bare or Powdered Sugar) with this Facebook offer. No purchase is needed.
- At all Dunkin’ Donuts shops, get a free doughnut of your choice when you buy any beverage.
- At Fractured Prune, freebies vary by location. In Crofton, get a free doughnut of your choice. In Owings Mills, in-store guests get a free OC Sand doughnut.
- At all Krispy Kreme locations, get a free doughnut of any variety. No purchase is necessary.
- At Sugar Shack shops in Alexandria and Arlington, buy a doughnut and you’ll get a free Donut4Good card. The card is good for a free doughnut. You’re encouraged to give the card to someone you know who has done a good deed.
- At The Treat Shop RVA in Richmond, they’re giving away one free glazed doughnut to every customer all day.
For regular updates on free food, free events and free stuff around our region, check out the WTOP Freebies blog.
