Memorial Day weekend is set for May 25, 2026, and restaurants nationwide are rolling out freebies, buy-one-get-one offers, and app-only discount codes. From 7-Eleven and Grubhub deals to Popeyes’ Chicken Tender Tower promotion with The Surf Lodge, here’s a rou
Flags were placed at every grave at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day weekend, a quiet reminder of what the holiday is meant to honor—while, down the street from those ceremonies, shoppers are already watching their phones for the next deal.
This year, Memorial Day falls on May 25. It’s observed annually on the last Monday of May. and it is described as a “day of remembrance. ” according to the Wounded Warrior Project. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs also characterizes the day as a time of prayer. A 2026 proclamation calls on Americans to “observe Memorial Day by praying, according to their individual religious faith, for permanent peace.”.
As people line up for cookouts and last-minute road trips, restaurants are leaning into the long weekend with freebies, bargain bundles, and app codes—many of them time-limited and “while supplies last.”
Shoppers using 7-Eleven’s 7Now delivery app can get $20 off orders of $30 or more on May 25 by using code MONDAY20.
Arby’s is running a BOGO sandwich deal every weekend—Friday through Sunday—throughout May, continuing until May 31.
GoPuff’s Memorial Day weekend discounts include saving $5 when you spend $25 on select Kraft Heinz brand products. and saving $4 when you spend $15 on select Magnum Ice Cream products. It also includes “buy two” pricing: buy two 20-ounce bottles of select Coca-Cola products for $5. buy two La Colombe canned lattes for $6. buy two select Haagen-Dazs products for $12. and buy two 12-packs of select Pepsi soda for $17. GoPuff notes offers are only available while supplies last.
Grubhub’s discounts are split across two windows for Grubhub+ members. From May 18 to May 24. deals when ordering through the app include $10 off an order of $20 or more at Starbucks. “buy wings. get wings” when placing an order of $20 or more with Buffalo Wild Wings. and a free Baconator when ordering $20 or more with Wendy’s. Grubhub also includes a Jack in the Box offer: place an order and buy one Build Your Own Munchie Meal and get another for 50% off when your order is $15 or more.
From May 25 to May 31. Grubhub+ members can buy one Royal Crispy Chicken Sandwich from Burger King and get another for free when placing an order of $15 or more. The Memphis-style stretch of fast-food deals continues with a Popeyes offer: place an order of $15 or more to receive a free classic or spicy Chicken Sandwich. Sweetgreen shoppers can buy one Harvest Bowl. Miso Glazed Salmon. or Crispy Rice Bowl and receive another one for free when their order is $15 or more. Jersey Mike’s has a “buy two” style deal: buy one Turkey and Provolone Sub and get another for free when the order is $25 or more.
Firehouse Subs Rewards members can use BOGO 50% promotions at participating locations from May 22 to May 25.
At Jimmy John’s, JJ Rewards members can buy one Toasted Sandwich and get another free from May 21 to May 25 when ordering on the chain’s website or app using promo code “Toasted.”
Popeyes is promoting its new “Chicken Tender Tower,” a collaboration with The Surf Lodge in Montauk, New York. Popeyes Rewards members can get a 12-piece order of Chicken Tenders for $12, starting May 20 through May 26. Redemption is limited to the Popeyes website or app.
Salad and Go is offering a straight discount on salads: from May 23 to May 25, purchase any salad for $6 when you use code “SIXFIX.”
Sonic’s Memorial Day offers run until May 31. With a minimum $5 purchase, customers can get a free SONIC Smasher or All-American Smasher with their order. A minimum $3 purchase earns a free medium drink, including Sonic’s new Refreshers made with fruit and green tea. Sonic also includes small shakes—Chocolate. Vanilla and Strawberry shakes—for half price or $2. along with $2 Snacks such as the Soft Pretzel Twist. Premium Chicken Bites and Corn Dogs.
Subway’s rewards deal offers a $6.99 footlong sandwich through Memorial Day weekend, until June 2. Sub Club members can use code “699FL” at checkout on Subway’s website or app. The offer excludes Fresh Fit, Big Hot Pastrami and 5 Meat Italian.
Deal timelines stack tightly from mid-May through Memorial Day weekend, leaving shoppers to juggle which code applies when—and where eligibility depends on membership or app ordering. The result is a long-weekend food rush defined as much by promo windows as by the menu.
For anyone planning a cookout or quick takeout, the common thread is urgency: many of the offers are capped by specific dates, require app or rewards access, and are available only while supplies last.
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