If you like to celebrate your birthday all week (or all month), we’ve gathered up a huge list of local birthday freebies and deals for free meals, beauty items, clothing discounts, and more. Celebrate your birthday with some special treats this year! Some of my favorites are Jeni’s Ice Cream, Starbucks, Red Robin, Panera, and Sephora – but there are dozens and dozens more!

Most require sign up for an email or text club. You may need to sign up a month or more before your birthday in order to get in the system to receive the birthday deals. Most will also send you a coupon for a freebie or discount on the day you sign up for the emails, as well as throughout the year and for an anniversary, so you may want to sign up for only a few at a time to space out your welcome email freebies before they expire. Even if you forget to sign up for the email clubs, it never hurts to ask if they have any special offers if you are dining out on your actual birthday. Most places will happily bring out a dessert for you to enjoy.

If you don’t want your email inbox flooded with emails throughout the year, you may want to create a separate email address for these signups, or have them sent directly to a subfolder.

Kids Only Birthday Freebies

Barnes and Noble: Join the Kids Club and kids 12 and under will get an offer for a free cupcake or cookie on their birthday

Benihana (Polaris): Kids 12 and under can join the Kabuki Kids program for a special postcard for their birthday to redeem for a free souvenir mug with the purchase of a Kabuki Kids meal.

BJ’s Restaurants KidsLink Birthday Club (Tuttle and Polaris): Free Pizookie dessert

Bob Evans: Sign your child up for the birthday club at Bob Evans and they’ll get a free kids’ meal with the purchase of an adult meal on their birthday.

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s (Hilliard): Free dessert with the purchase of any entrée

Build-a-Bear: Build-A-Bear Bonus Club members can take advantage of the year-long Count Your Candles birthday program, where kids 14 and under can “pay their age” for the new Birthday Treat Bear during their birthday month, plus special birthday celeBEARation extras.

California Pizza Kitchen: Kids under 10 will receive a free CPKids Meal from California Pizza Kitchen when you sign them up for CPKids.

Captain D’s Seafood Restaurant (NE and SE Cbus): Kids 12 and under can join the birthday club to receive a free kids’ meal (offer may vary)

Chuck E. Cheese – Kids get a coupon for 20 FREE tokens when you join the eclub.

Perkins Hilliard: Free Kid’s Meal!

Pizza Hut Birthday Club: Kids get a kids meal for their birthday if they are signed up.

Steak ‘n Shake: Receive a postcard with coupon for free fries for kids on their birthdays and half birthdays

Dessert and Coffee Shops Birthday Freebies

Baskin Robins (Dublin): Free scoop of ice cream on your birthday when you join the Baskin Robbins Birthday Club.

Cinnabon (Easton and Polaris): Free treat

Coldstone Creamery: Buy one signature creation, get one free

Culver’s: Free one-scoop sundae

Dairy Queen: $3 off a blizzard cake, or buy one, get one free blizzards

Dippin’ Dots (Tuttle Mall): Free small cup of Dippin’ Dots

Dunkin Donuts: Free medium beverage

Godiva (Tuttle Mall and Easton): $10 gift certificate, but a free piece of Chocolate every month with Rewards Club

Graeters: Free sundae on your birthday with the Sweet Rewards program

Great American Cookies (Tuttle Mall): Free cookie cake slice with purchase

Jeni’s Ice Cream: Free single, standard, or trio ice cream on your birthday at scoop shops

Krispy Kreme: free donut and small Coffee or Fountain Drink.

Menchie’s (Dublin, Tuttle, and Gahanna): $5 in Menchie’s Money added to your mySmileage account

Nothing Bundt Cakes (Dublin, Gahanna, Upper Arlington): Join the eclub for a free bundtlet on your birthday

Rita’s Italian Ice: Free regular Italian Ice

Starbucks: Free drink or treat with Starbucks Rewards

Subscribe to Columbus on the Cheap by email and you’ll receive just one email a day the latest information on free and cheap events. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter.

Restaurant Birthday Freebies

All Cameron Mitchell Restaurants: Free dessert if you mention it’s your birthday

Birthdaypak of Columbus: Signup to receive up to 8 coupon/gift cards for local stores, salons, and/or restaurants.

Applebee’s: Free dessert when you sign up for the email club

Abuelo’s (Easton): Free dessert and receive a free gift for joining and on anniversary with Mi Abuelo’s Rewards program. (Was reported in a comment that you actually get a free entree! Even better!)

Auntie Anne’s Pretzels (Eastland and Easton Malls): Free pretzel on birthday. Download the My Pretzel Perks app

Arby’s: Free 12oz. milkshake with any purchase (plus free roast beef at signup).

Average Joes: Free boneless wings on your birthday, and a Free Order of Pretzel Bites in your first email

Bar Louie: free birthday appetizer or dessert with you sign up for The Mob.

Beef O’Brady’s (Hilliard): BOGO Free appetizer

Benihana (Polaris): $30 birthday certificate

bd’s Mongolian Grill: Coupon for a free unlimited meal with the purchase of one bowl with Club Mongo registration.

Bonefish Grill (Polaris and Dublin): A FREE order of Bang Bang Shrimp or Jen’s Jamaican Coconut Pie.

Bon Vie Bistro (Easton): $5 off lunch and $10 off dinner (usually send an anniversary coupon too)

Brio Tuscan Grille (Easton and Polaris): Certificate for free food

Boston Market: Free individual dessert with purchase of any create your plate meal

Boston’s The Gourmet Pizza (Arena District and Marysville): Free flatbread

Buca di Beppo: Birthday gift worth $20 (and free pasta on signup)

Buffalo Wild Wings: Free dessert

California Pizza Kitchen: Free dessert

Cantina Laredo (Polaris): Free dessert

Captain D’s Seafood Restaurant (NE and SE Cbus): Free meal on birthday (and a free dessert each month with D’s Club)

Carrabba’s Italian Grill (Hilliard and Polaris): Free dessert with purchase of an entrée

Champps: Free birthday reward (rumored to be a meal)

Cheesecake Factory: Free dessert

Chick-fil-A: varies per franchise, check the Chick-fil-A One App

Chili’s: Free dessert on your birthday

City Barbeque: Free dessert in birthday month with happy bday email

Cooper’s Hawk (Easton): Free dessert

Cracker Barrel: Free dessert

Culver’s: Join the e-Club and receive coupons and a special offer on your birthday and a BOGO FREE Value Basket when you sign up.

Denny’s: Free Grand Slam on your birthday

Dickey’s Barbeque Pit (Lewis Center and Delaware): Free Big BBQ Sandwich

Dublin Village Tavern: Free entree when dining with party of four or more

Einstein Bros Bagels: Free breakfast sandwich with purchase

Fazolis: Free Dessert

Firehouse Subs: Free medium sub on your birthday

First Watch: free entree via the e-club

Gordon Biersch: Free BOGO coupon for an entrée

HoneyBaked Ham: Free sandwich with Honeybaked Rewards

Hot Head Burritos: Free food for your birthday through rewards club

Houlihan’s (Upper Arlington): Free entrée on your birthday

Hungry Howie’s Pizza: FREE Medium 1 topping Pizza with $5 minimum purchase when you sign up for email club

IHOP: FREE full stack of our famous Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘N Fruity® Pancakes (also on your anniversary)

J Gilbert’s: Complimentary entree, up to $25

Jason’s Deli: $5 coupon for your birthday

Jersey Mike’s Subs: free sub sandwich and drink on your birthday

Joe’s Crab Shack: Free appetizer with the purchase of an adult entrée.

Logan’s Roadhouse: Free dessert

Longhorn Steakhouse: free dessert

Marie Scramblers: Free meal on your birthday with coupon from Marie Club to use within 7 days of your birthday

Marco’s Pizza: A FREE Medium One topping Pizza.

Max & Ermas: Special treat on your birthday with the Good Neighbors Club

McAlister’s Deli: Free sweet treat

Mellow Mushroom: (Polaris and Dublin) $5 coupon

Melting Pot: free chocolate fondue

Mimis Cafe: Free dessert or baked good

Moe’s Southwest Grill: receive free burrito

Morton’s Steakhouse: free dessert or food (varies)

Noodles & Company: any entree

O’Charley’s: free dessert

Olive Garden: free dessert or appetizer

On the Border (Easton): free Brownie Sundae or Bowl of Original Queso with the purchase of an entrée.

Orange Julius: BOGO coupon on your birthday

Outback Steakhouse: free dessert on your birthday

Panera Bread: free pastry/dessert via My Panera

Perkins (Hilliard): free Magnificent Seven for adults. Kids will receive a free Kid’s Meal!

P.F. Chang’s: free appetizer or dessert of your choice to enjoy any time during your birthday month

Pita Pit (campus area): free 22 oz. Fountain Drink (and free combo upgrade when you join e-club)

Pizza Hut: A free dessert with your order.

Qdoba Mexican Grill: receive a free entree with the purchase of an entree when you sign up for the e-club.

Quaker Steak & Lube: $5 OFF your check of $25 or more and a free Dessert through the e-club

Quiznos: free cookie plus other coupons through the e-club

Raising Cane’s: Join the Caniac Club and get free food on your birthday and anniversary

Red Lobster: free appetizer; different locations have different promotions through the e-club and My Red Lobster Rewards App

Red Robin: free birthday burger through the Red Robin Royalty program; locations may offer different promotions

Refectory: $20 towards two dinner entrees or $10 towards two bistro dinners

Rodizio Grill: Special promotion for your birthday

Ruby Tuesday: Free burger or free garden bar entree

Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse: Free dessert

Sbarro: free slice of pizza via Slice Society program

Scrambler Marie’s: free entree on your birthday (or 6 days after) with the MarieClub membership.

SmashBurger: Join the Smashclub email and/or get the app, and get a special birthday offer.

Smokey Bones: Free dessert

Sonic Drive-in: free creamslush, tater tots, or medium drink

Spaghetti Warehouse: Free entree and dessert via email club

Steak ‘n Shake: Members will receive a FREE Double ’n Cheese ’n Fries* when they join, and a FREE Specialty Milkshake* on their birthday!

Sunny Street Cafe: Free entree through e-club (coupon good for 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after birthday)

Tanuki Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar (Powell): Free dessert and you get to wear an awesome creepy “head” while they sing to you

Ted’s Montana Grill: Free dessert for birthday; appetizer for anniversary

Texas De Brazil (Arena District): $20 off dinner for two

Texas Roadhouse: free sidekick of ribs or appetizer

TGI Fridays: free dessert

Tim Horton’s: Special treat on your birthday

Waffle House: Free waffle

Which Wich: Free regular sandwich

Wendy’s: varies, but reportedly a free frosty or $1 off combo

Beauty Birthday Freebies

Sephora: Enjoy a free beauty item from Sephora on your special day when you sign up as a Beauty Insider.

Aveda: Free gift when you visit one of its stores. Sign up for emails. Joining the Pure Privilege Program will also earn the birthday reward.

bareMinerals: Free eyecolor at boutique or online; gives Friends and Benefits (FAB) members a gift customized to your personal profile. Plus, pick any day of the year to get 15% off your purchase.

Ulta: Free beauty gift for ULTAmate Rewards members

Fashion Birthday Freebies

American Eagle Outfitters: get 15% off during your birthday month with Aerewards

Champ’s Sports: Sign up to be a VIP and receive a birthday offer

Charming Charlie: Sign up for the email club for a special offer on your birthday

The Children’s Place: 20% Coupon on your Birthday and Your Child’s Birthday through MyPlace Rewards

DSW rewards: $5 certificate to use during the month

Famous Footwear: Special birthday offer if you join the Famous Footwear Loyalty Program and spend more than $200 annually (Gold status)

Gap: 25% off with Gapcard

Kohls Rewards: $5 reward, and a bonus $10 off $25 purchase coupon (reportedly – offers may vary)

Jcp Credit Card: Birthday reward (never worth it to open a store credit card account for a reward, but if you already have one, make sure you’re getting a reward.

Old Navy: Sign up for email updates and get a discount around your birthday

Victoria’s Secret: $10 credit for Angel Card members

Other Stores Birthday Freebies

Ace Hardware: Discount coupon on your birthday (in the past, $5 off $25)

The Container Store POP program: coupon for a free gift

CVS: Register for a CVS ExtraCare Card and get ExtraCare Bucks every year on your birthday

Hallmark Crown Rewards: Coupon and a free card (reportedly)

Petco Pals Rewards: Free treat and coupon on your pet’s birthday

Sports Clips: free haircut

World Market: 15% off

Entertainment Birthday Freebies

Dave & Buster’s: A coupon for $10 worth of free game play is emailed to you one week before your birthday if you have registered your Power Card online. You have until 30 days after your birthday to use the promotional coupon.

Shadowbox Live: Free ticket during birthday month once you’ve signed up. You’ll get tickets offers (including free tickets) throughout the year.

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