National Coffee Day in Florida: Discounts, freebies from McDonalds to Dunkin to Krispy Kreme

Break out your travel mugs and get your route ready for Friday morning — we're stopping for coffee.

National Coffee Day 2023 falls on Friday, Sept. 29, allowing coffee shops, restaurants, convenience stores and coffee brands the chance to dish up deals and giving away free drinks to coffee lovers.

According to the National Coffee Association’s 2021 National Coffee Data Trends Report, nearly 60% of Americans choose coffee each day over other beverages, including tap water.

What is National Coffee Day 2023?

According to the National Day Calendar, National Coffee Day is a holiday that celebrates one of the most loved and widely consumed hot beverages in the world. It's observed not only in the U.S. but in multiple other countries including Australia, Austria, Canada and Hungary.

The celebration was first recorded in 2005 but reportedly did not take off as a holiday until Sept. 29, 2009. According to National Day Archives, that's the day the Southern Food and Beverage Museum in New Orleans labeled the day as Coffee Day as a kick-off to the inaugural New Orleans Coffee Festival.

But wait, when is International Coffee Day 2023?

It just so happens that International Coffee Day falls just two days later on Oct. 1, 2023, giving coffee lovers an extra day to celebrate their joe.

Despite the end goal being similar, these days do have different origins. The international holiday was originally created by the International Coffee Organization and launched in Milan in 2015. It is meant to promote fair trade coffee and to raise awareness for the plight of the coffee growers.

Pumpkin Spice Day also falls on Oct. 1, 2023, for those needing an excuse to try some of the recent fall drink releases this season.

Choose your fall drink wisely: Pumpkin spice season is on: Starbucks, Dunkin' and more serving lattes, coffee and donuts

For Floridians wanting to know where to score a cup of joe this week, here's all the deals from shops and spots found across the state.

National Coffee Day 2023 deals, freebies and more in Florida

Circle K: Circle K is offering a free cup of house blend or 100% Colombian coffee from Sept. 25, 2023, to Oct. 2, 2023, with the offer in the Circle K app. Limit one per customer.

Duck Donuts: Get a free medium hot coffee or cold brew with any purchase on Sept. 29, 2023, in-shop or online with the code COFFEEDAY23 (for online orders).

Dunkin Donuts: Dunkin' is offering Dunkin’ Rewards members a free medium hot or iced coffee with any purchase. There is a limit of one offer per person.

Einstein Bros. Bagels: The chain says every day is a free coffee day when you order ahead in the app. Get a free hot or iced coffee with app orders.

Krispy Kreme: Offering a free medium hot or iced coffee, no purchase necessary on Sept. 29, 2023. Nothing goes better with coffee than donuts, so they will be offering foodies a $2 Original Glazed Dozen with the purchase of any dozen.

McDonald’s: Pick up an any size coffee for only 99 cents through the McDonald’s Rewards app, whether it's National Coffee Day or not.

Perkins: Guests can get a 20% off discount on bagged coffees and K-Cup single serve coffee boxes from Sept. 25, 2023, to Oct. 1, 2023. This offer is only available at participating Perkins locations.

Racetrac: Offering a free medium coffee via a one-time promo code in the RaceTrac Rewards App, rewards members will receive a free medium coffee when they visit any RaceTrac location on Sept. 29, 2023, with promo code COFFEEDAY23

Starbucks: Select Starbucks locations will host free coffee tastings on Sept. 29. Check with your local shop for participation.

Tim Hortons: Offering rewards members a free medium hot or iced coffee with any purchase of $3 or more at U.S. locations.

Wendy's: Get a small Wendy's coffee (hot, cold brew, or Frosty cream cold brew) for only 99 cents through Oct. 2, 2023, with the offer in their app or on their website at participating locations. You can use this to grab the new Wendy’s Pumpkin Spice Cold Brew.

White Castle: Enjoy a free small coffee with any purchase Sept. 29 through Oct. 1. Look for the coupon on the White Castle website or on their social media channels.

More deals: Local coffee shops and smaller chains may also offer free coffee or discounts Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, or for International Coffee Day. An easy way to find out is to check their social media accounts.

This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Wendy's, Tim Hortons, Circle K deals for National Coffee Day 2023