Looking to try a new or favorite restaurant this Veteran’s Day? Check out this list for freebies and discounts offered to the military and veterans as a way of saying thank you for your service.
Eateries
Applebee’s : Veterans and Active Duty can choose a free meal from their Veteran’s Day Menu on Veteran’s Day. Dine-in only.
Beef o’Bradys: Free Build Your Own Burger and fries for veterans on Veterans Day.
Bob Evans: Active Duty and veterans get a free meal from their special menu on Veteran’s Day, dine-in only and beverage not included.
Buffalo Wild Wings: Veterans and active duty military receive a complimentary order of 10 boneless wings and fries on Veteran’s Day.
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.: Military active-duty members and their families receive 20% off food on Veteran’s Day at the restaurant, not valid at theme park locations. Year-round they offer 10% off food and merchandise.
California Pizza Kitchen: CPK is offering a free entrée and beverage from their special Veteran’s Day menu to those who come in uniform or bring their ID or proof of service on Veteran’s Day.
Chili’s: Active Duty and Veterans can enjoy a meal on their special menu on Veteran’s Day. Dine-In Only.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store: Veterans and Active-duty military receive complimentary Sunrise Pancake Special when dining in on November 11th. November is military family appreciation month and the restaurant will be offering in-store specials throughout the month.
Denny’s: From 5 am to noon on Veteran’s Day, all active and retired military personnel can get a free original grand slam breakfast at participating diners.
Golden Corral : Offering free dinner to active-duty military, veterans, retirees, National Guard and Reserves receive a free dinner on Veteran’s Day 5 pm to close.
IHOP: From 7 am to 7 pm on Veteran’s Day, active duty military and veterans can enjoy a free “Red White and Blueberry Combo in stores. The “Red White and Blueberry Combo” is two pancakes with strawberries, blueberry compote and topping with two eggs, hash browns and choice of bacon or sausage.
Luna Grill: Veterans and active duty military can get a free entrée in the Luna Grill app on Veteran’s Day..
Mission BBQ: Veterans and active duty members get a free sandwich on November 11th.
Outback Steakhouse: The steakhouse chain is offering a free bloomin’ onion and Coca-Cola product 11/9 to 11/11.
Red Robin: Join the Red Robin Royalty program and active duty and veterans can enjoy a complimentary Red’s Tavern Double Burger and Steak Fries anytime when dining in on Veteran’s Day.
Starbucks: Free tall coffee to active-duty military, veterans, and military spouses on Veteran’s Day.
Taffer’s Tavern: 50% off plates and handhelds for Veterans and Active Duty Military November 11-17
Texas Roadhouse: The steakhouse will be handing out dinner vouchers at their stores’ on Veteran’s Day 11am to 2pm and veterans and active-duty military members can redeem their vouchers when they open for dinner through the voucher’s expiration of May 30, 2022.
Yard House : Active Duty military and veterans receive a complimentary appetizer on Veteran’s Day, dine-in only
Entertainment
The Akron Zoo: All veterans receive free admission to the zoo during the Veteran’s Appreciation event and their family members receive 50% off admission.
Colonial Williamsburg: Active-duty, Reservists, National Guard, Retirees and Veterans receive complimentary admission once annually for themselves and up to three direct dependents on Veteran’s Day Weekend, proof of service required
Busch Gardens Tampa: Active-Duty military, Reservists and National Guard are offered complimentary one day admission for the service member and up to three direct dependents. Veterans can receive up to six discounted tickets. Verification of service is done online through ID.me.
Florida Aquarium: Free admission to active duty military and veterans Friday November 8 through Monday November 11th by showing military ID at the ticket window.
LEGOLAND Florida and LEGOLAND New York: Military and First Responders get a free 1-day, 1-park ticket to enter the LEGOLAND parks in the month of November. And can purchase tickets for up to 6 guests at 50% off – this is cheaper than ITT offerings on the same version of the ticket.
Kennedy Space Center: Free Admission for U.S. Military MembersNovember 11 – 17, 2024 with verification through ID.me.
SANDALS® AND BEACHES® RESORTS: The resorts are offering a 15% discount exclusively for active and retired military members, including the Reserve and the National Guard, to enjoy on their merited Caribbean vacations. Available to book through November 16, 2024, the limited-time discount is valid across the dynamic portfolio of 17 Sandals Resorts in Jamaica, Curaçao, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Grenada, Antigua, Saint Vincent and The Bahamas, and three Beaches Resorts in Jamaica and Turks and Caicos, for travel through December 31, 2025.
The San Diego Zoo offers free admission to active-duty military year round.
Sea World San Diego: Active-Duty military, Reservists, National Guard and Veterans are offered complimentary one day admission for the service member and up to three direct dependents.
Sea World Orlando: Complimentary one-day admission is offered to Active-Duty military, Reservists, and National Guard and up to three dependents.
Mount Vernon: Complimentary admission to Mount Vernon for all active duty, former or retired military personnel on Veteran’s Day.
Apparel & Retail
Columbia:. Military personnel and their families also receive 20% discount on Veteran’s Day at all Columbia and outlet stores, verified with ID.me, available 10/31 to 11/11. They do offer a 10% discount to military year-round at their stores and outlet stores.
Great Clips: Free haircut for military personnel on Veteran’s Day.
Office Depot: 25% discount is offered for veterans and active duty military and their dependents for qualifying regular and sale-priced purchases during the designated period of Saturday, Nov. 9 through Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.
Target: Active Duty, Veterans and their families can register on Target Circle to get a 10% coupon off an entire cart. There are restrictions so read the fine print. Coupon can only be used twice during the designated dates, but each person with a verification can get a coupon.
Walgreens: Is offering veterans, active-duty military and their families with a 20% discount on regularly priced products nationwide November 8 through 11.
Chains that offer discounts year-round:
Apple offers 10% off their products year-round to veterans and active-duty military using their online verification. Check your local military exchange too, because it may be cheaper to buy on base without tax than with the discount.
AT&T offers military and veteran families a 25% discount off their wireless plan.
Big Lots has announced they will offer a year-round 10% discount for active duty and veterans who are part of their Big Rewards program.
Colonial Williamsburg: Active-duty, Reservists, National Guard, Retirees and Veterans can purchase an annual pass for themselves and up to three dependents for 25% off.
Dell offers an additional 10% off personal computers and electronics on their website by emailing militarydiscount@dell.com.
Hometown Buffet and Old Country Buffet offer a 15% discount to all military personnel in uniform or with a valid ID. They also offer Military Monday with a special discount for active duty, reserve and veterans plus up to 3 family members for dine-in orders.
Home Depot offers a 10% discount in the store all year long.
Kohl’s has a “Military Mondays” program offering a 15% discount to active duty, veterans and their immediate family on Mondays.
L.L.Bean offers 10% off for active duty, veteran and reservist personnel of the U.S. Armed Forces. Verification of service is completed on their website.
Lowe’s offers a 10% discount in store. You can link your military service to your Lowe’s card.
LuLulemon offers a 15% discount off in-store purchases to military members and military spouses. This is a change from previous years of 25%.
Michael’s offers a 15% discount to those registered as military in their Michaels account – this includes family members. If you don’t have an account, you can show your ID at the register for the discount.
Microsoft offers up to 10% off select products to active, former and retired military personnel and their families.
Old Navy and Gap offers a 10% discount daily in stores to active, retirees and family members with valid ID.
Outback Steakhouse offers a Heroes discount of 10% off for veterans and active duty off their dining check.
Pottery Barn offers 15% discount to military and veterans and their families for in-store purchases. Check your local store to see if this offer can be utilized for curb side pick-up as well.
Samsung has a Military Offers Program where active and veteran service members and their families can enjoy as much as 30% off on phones, tablets, smartwatches and more when shopping on Samsung.com. The WeSalute+ program offers up to 40% off Samsung products who are enrolled in the program.
T-Mobile offers hefty discounts on their wireless plans to active duty and veteran families.
Verizon also offers a discount on wireless plans which is dependent on plan type and number of lines.
Before you head to enjoy these discounts, make sure you have your CAC card, DD214 or other proof of service as required and check the location of the place you will visit to determine if they are participating.
If you have found a Veteran’s Day deal or discount, let us know!
