Fill Your Mug for Free in Land O' Lakes on National Coffee Day

If the first words out of your mouth every morning are, “I’ll have a large coffee”—or if you can’t even speak until after you’ve had your java fix—there's a national holiday created especially for you.

America will put staunch tea drinkers to shame on National Coffee Day on Sept. 29, when coffee fiends can rejoice and celebrate their beloved coffee bean with free brew from national chains.

Coffee was first brought to America in the mid-1600s in a shipment en route to “New Amsterdam,” now known as New York, according to the National Coffee Association. We have that shipment and the Boston Tea Party to thank for turning the nation into coffee drinkers.  

Many local cafes and businesses are participating in the national celebration.

Organic Life Coffeehouse & Bakery will have buy one, get one free pumkin spice lattes on Sept. 29. They also will be introducing new carmel pumpkin spice lattes and white chocolate pumkin spice lattes.

Walton's Ice Cream & Coffee will offer buy one, get one free on all coffee products on Sept. 29. The shop serves locally brewed Buddy Brew Coffee, which has gained noteriety since being featured at the recent Republican National Convention.

National coffee chains will also be giving out free cups of coffee during the week of Sept. 23.  

McDonald's restaurants will give away free 12-ounce coffees from Sept. 23 through Sept. 29. No purchase is necessary, and coffee will be available in the drive-thru or in the restaurants.

It’s CofFREE Day at 7-Eleven, which means a free large coffee for anyone who stops by a participating 7-Eleven store between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Sept. 28. The Land O' 7-Eleven is located at 23434 State Road 54.

Krispy Kreme is offering one free 12-ounce House Blend Coffee per customer at participating stores on Sept. 29, with no purchase necessary. The company is also holding a contest in conjunction with their 75th anniversary. Participants will have a chance to win two free bags of coffee per month for the next year. 

What’s your favorite blend, and where do you get it? Tell us in the comments.