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Local Birthday Freebies

Posted on April 24, 2024   |   Updated on September 30, 2025
Terina Ria

Terina Ria

Person given a birthday cake at a restaurant.

Birthdays deserve more freebies. (Andersen Ross/Getty Images)

On a recent episode of our podcast City Cast Salt Lake, we shared some seriously cool birthday freebies. After all, what’s better than getting a bunch of free stuff on your special day? Here we share even more local deals.

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Birthday Freebies in Salt Lake

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🔥 Hot Tip: Sign up for birthday rewards at least 30 days before the big day, in case there’s a lag. But they’ll often accommodate you if you bring your ID (and you’re nice about it ;)).

Get a free dessert on your birthday.

Feel like a kid again and spend your birthday at Boondocks. When you become a Boondocks Insider, you get a buy one get one free 4-Hour Attraction Pass.

Join Club Rodizio to get special promos and a free birthday meal.

Sign up for Crumbl Loyalty to get any cookie of your choice.

Get yourself a plate of hotcakes with $15 off when you sign up for their rewards program.

While they may not have started here, Maverik is headquartered in Salt Lake City, and they’ll give you a free pastry on your special day.

Though they don’t have a specific birthday freebie, you’ll get a free sugar cookie by downloading the Swig app.

A complimentary chocolate mousse dome comes with downloading the app. And on your birthday you’ll get 500 reward points, which could get you a free cinnamon roll, eclair, almond croissant, mini raspberry tart, or bag of chips.

$5 off your order on the app. That’s almost a free chips and queso.

Free dessert when you join their rewards program. They have tres leches, key lime pie, cinnamon tortilla, or chocolate chip cookies.

Need any more recs? We’ve got a spreadsheet for that.

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