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The Best Birthday Freebies in Nashville

Posted on August 14, 2024   |   Updated on September 30, 2025
Margaret Kingsbury

Margaret Kingsbury

A white birthday cake with sprinkles and candles with each letter to spell happy birthday. It's on a blue table with a blue background.

Let Nashville celebrate your birthday. (RuthBlack / Getty Images)

Happy birthday, y’all! Ready to celebrate? I’ve rounded up some of the best birthday freebies Nashville has to offer. Don’t forget to make a wish!

🥯 Best Free Bagel: Crieve Hall Bagel Co.

Start your special day with a free bagel + schmear at Crieve Hall Bagel Co.! All you need to bring is your ID.

🍦 Best Free Ice Cream: Jeni’s

To claim your free Jeni’s ice cream, you’ll have to sign up for a membership card first. Jeni’s even has a buttercream birthday cake-flavored scoop. 😋

🍪 Best Free Cookie: Whitney’s Cookies

Head to Franklin for a delicious free cookie! Signing up for the newsletter also earns you an online discount.

🎂 Best Free Cake: Nothing Bundt Cakes

You can’t have too much sugar on your birthday, right? Join Nothing Bundt Cakes’ Eclub for a free, adorable birthday Bundtlet.

🍿 Best Free Popcorn: Regal Cinemas

If you, like me, love going to the movies on your birthday, head over to Regal Cinemas for a free small popcorn. You have to be a Regal Crown Club member.

🌯 Best Free Burrito: Baja Fresh

Grab lunch at Baja Fresh for a free burrito if you’re a club member.

😋 Best Free Burger: Red Robin

Sign up for the Red Robin Royalty program for a free birthday burger anytime during your birthday month! Or receive a free kid’s meal during your little one’s birthday month.

🍺 Best Beer: The Villager Tavern

Hit up this dive bar with friends for a free dog bowl full of beer on your birthday. That’s right, it’s served in a dog bowl! You gotta go within 24 hours of your birthday for the freebie.

🍽️ Best Discounted Fancy Dinner: Maggiano’s

Love Italian? Get $10 off your meal at Maggiano’s when you join their eClub. You get $10 off for joining as well!

🍕 Best Discounted Pizza: Pizza Perfect

Join Pizza Perfect’s Toast reward program for $10 off a pizza during your birthday week. If you eat at the Bellevue location, you can play arcade games while waiting for your pizza.

🍜 Best Discounted Ramen: Otaku Ramen

Enjoy $5 off a steamy bowl of ramen anytime during your birthday month when you sign up for Otaku Ramen’s reward program. I recommend getting their edamame while you’re there; it’s delicious.

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