National Ice Cream Day is coming, which means we get to enjoy free deals and promos on everyone’s favorite summer treat! Add Dairy Queen to your list of ice cream shops to visit because they have a special offer just for you!
If you’re a Dairy Queen rewards member, you’re in luck because they are giving away one free Dilly Bar ice cream treat on July 21, 2024, just in time for National Ice Cream Day! All you need to do is to order any food item for $1 or more via the DQ app. Sounds cool, right?

Dairy Queen’s classic Dilly Bar is a chocolate-coated vanilla ice cream on a popsicle stick that has graced the store’s menu since 1968. It’s the perfect little treat for beating the summer heat.
Don’t miss out on this one-day special offer! Download the DQ Rewards app today and sign up to be a member to earn redeemable points and get exclusive perks.
What’s New at Dairy Queen?
Looking for more ice cream treats to celebrate National Ice Cream Day? This summer, Dairy Queen has released quite a lot of limited-menu items for us to try. Ranging from unique new flavors to chilled shakes, Dairy Queen has got it all for everyone.
Ashlee Simpson-Ross Collaboration
2000s pop fans, brace yourself! Dairy Queen recently collaborated with pop-rock singer icon Ashlee Simpson-Ross for two new flavors of Dairy Queen’s Blizzard: Brownie Batter and Frosted Animal Cookie. The Brownie Batter Blizzard features a classic vanilla ice cream combined with a brownie batter dough. The Frosted Animal Cookie Blizzard is a tribute to our favorite childhood snack, including pink confetti icing and frosted animal cookies, all mixed in a classic vanilla soft serve.

Nutter Butter Shake
Peanut butter fans, it’s your time to shine! Dairy Queen collaborated with your favorite cookie sandwich snack, Nutter Butter, for a nutty treat. The Nutter Butter Shake features a vanilla soft serve blended with real Nutter Butter cookie crumbles and topped with whipped cream.

Ultimate Cookie Blizzard
The Ultimate Cookie Blizzard treat is a win for cookie fans as it features their favorite cookie snacks: Oreo, Chips Ahoy, and Nutter Butter. The new Blizzard treat blends a soft-serve ice cream on the cookies to create a pair that goes together. By trying out this cookie paradise flavor, we’re sure your National Ice Cream Day celebration will be heavenly!

Cone Treats
Everyone wants a little ice cream cone treat once in a while. This National Ice Cream Day, make sure to grab Dairy Queen’s new limited ice cream cones:
- Peanut Brittle Crunch Cone – Dairy Queen’s not-so-secret cone ice cream features a crunchy peanut butter flavor cone coating and soft serve with colorful sprinkles.
- Confetti Cake Dipped Cone – this party in a cone ice cream features a soft serve base in a cake-flavored coating.
- Cherry Dipped Cone – this returning flavor features a soft served base dipped in cherry-flavored coating. As much as we would like to try this cherry treat, it is only available in selected Dairy Queen stores.

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Let’s Talk About DQ Rewards Perks
As you celebrate National Ice Cream Day, get the most out of Dairy Queen’s exclusive perks and free food items by downloading the app and signing up for their exclusive membership program.
Every order gets you DQ Rewards Points, which you can redeem for free food items. Stack up on your points to get the following:
- 150 points – Onion Rings or Fries
- 200 points – Choice of Chocolate or Vanilla Cones or Pretzel Sticks with Zesty Queso
- 250 points – Mini size of Oreo Cookie Blizzard
- 300 points – Strawberry Shake/Malt, Chocolate Shake/Malt, or Misty Slush
- 500 points – Chicken Strip Basket
- 2,500 plus points – DQ Cake
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From The Club
It’s been years since I’ve tasted the classic Dilly Bar! Dairy Queen’s free deal is an effective strategy to remind us of the summer treat that we once loved. I’ll make sure to swing by my nearest Dairy Queen store on July 21 by marking my calendar. See you there!
Image and tip courtesy of @snackolator