National Bagel Day 2024 freebies, deals and promotions: Dunkin, McDonalds, Einstein Bros...

For many the day doesn’t begin, or end, until they’ve had a bagel which is what makes National Bagel Day a must-celebrated holiday to get some freebies or take advantage of one of the special offers available. This year National Bagel Day falls on Monday 15 January and coincides with Martin Luther King Jr Day.

Whether you are fortunate enough to have the federal holiday free or not, you should have no problem finding somewhere that you can pick up one of the chewy dough rings with centuries of tradition behind them and have it prepared to your liking.

National Bagel Day 2024 freebies, deals and promotions: Dunkin, McDonalds, Einstein Bros...

Here’s a look at where you can find freebies, deals and promotions.

Bruegger’s

Bruegger’s, which has nearly 200 locations in 22 states, hasn’t announced a specific special for National Bagel Day. But you’ll earn a free bagel and cream cheese when you join the bagel chain’s Inner Circle rewards program. The offer is only valid for 14 days when you make a purchase.

Dunkin Donuts

Last year, the chain offered customers to get one free bagel with spread with the purchase of any bagel at participating Dunkin Donuts locations available to their Rewards members with a BOGO deal. There’s no announcement that they will do so again in 2024 but it doesn’t hurt to stop by an ask.

Einstein Bros

Einstein Bros will offer a free bagel and cream cheese with purchase to those who join the bagel brand’s Shmear Society Rewards program.

“As far as we’re concerned, fresh-baked bagels are always worthy of a celebration. There’s no better excuse than National Bagel Day to brighten everyone’s day with a fresh-baked bagel and cream cheese,” said the head of culinary innovation, Chef Chad Thompson in a press release.

The program includes unlimited free coffee whenever ordering in the app or online and on your birthday, a Free Egg Sandwich. As well as the chance to get freebies as you build points.

Manhattan Bagel

Those who sign up for the Manhattan Bagel eclub by 15 January, can take advantage of the special National Bagel Day deal — a free bagel and cream cheese. The chain has 61 locations in six states.

McDonald’s

Jacksonville.com reports that participating restaurants in Central Florida are offering a bagel sandwich for $2 during breakfast hours when you order via the McDonald’s app.

Noah’s NY Bagels

This West Coast bagel shop has 55 locations in California doesn’t have hasn’t a specific special for National Bagel Day. However, customers that sign up for the company’s rewards program will get a free bagel and schmear.

Panera

There’s no special at Panera for National Bagel Day but you can get a free pastry, a bagel counts, for new MyPanera Reward members.

Fun facts about bagels...

America’s passion for bagels didn’t get going until the 1970s when “ethnic food” became trendy. Taking advantage of this the Lender family began selling their brand of bagels to supermarkets around the country. They came up with witty ad campaigns and marketed their frozen bagels as “the Jewish English muffin.”

Before that it had been a staple of the Jewish community and that of many New Yorkers. Immigrants from Eastern Europe had brought the delicacy over with them. Written records about the chewy delicacy can be found as far back as 1610, and bagels are similar to a ring-shaped 14th century Polish bread called obwarzanek.