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title: "QSR Magazine: Dairy Queen's Annual Free Cone Day Taking Place March 20"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/73337f1d-dab6-4f2b-a4a4-e15caa6706c6
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-dairy-queens-annual-free-cone-day-taking-place-march-20-2705861
category: "Snacks & dessert"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Snacks & dessert"
published: 2018-03-08T20:15:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:04:33.950Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/e80963701a327430dc44e910c06e9fa75052.jpg
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# QSR Magazine: Dairy Queen's Annual Free Cone Day Taking Place March 20

**TL;DR:** Dairy Queen will celebrate its Fourth Annual Free Cone Day on March 20 to collect donations for local Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Participants will receive a free small vanilla soft serve cone with the signature DQ curl on top.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-03-08. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-dairy-queens-annual-free-cone-day-taking-place-march-20-2705861).*

## Story

QSR Magazine announced that Dairy Queen will celebrate their Fourth Annual Free Cone Day on March 20 to collect donations that will support local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Participants will receive a free small vanilla soft serve cone with the signature DQ curl on top.

“Silky smooth DQ soft serve is truly one of life’s simple pleasures. Our cone with the curl on top is one of the most recognized treats in the world and that signature curl is a DQ quality test we take tremendous pride in,” says Maria Hokanson, executive vice president of marketing for American Dairy Queen Corporation (ADQ). “There’s a reason DQ soft serve tastes so delicious and special. From cow to cone, dairy farmers and local operators take tremendous pride in bringing smiles to millions of fans’ faces through our creamy DQ soft serve.”

The day commemorates the first day of spring and continues the franchise's tradition of supporting the local community. Last year, Dairy Queen fans and franchisees contributed nearly $300,000 to local hospitals on this day.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- QSR Magazine (publication)
- community support (topic)
- Dairy Queen (company)
- charity event (topic)
- American Dairy Queen Corporation (company)
- Children's Miracle Network Hospitals (company)
- free cone day (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-dairy-queens-annual-free-cone-day-taking-place-march-20-2705861). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/73337f1d-dab6-4f2b-a4a4-e15caa6706c6).