Free Birthday Stuff in Ottawa, ON

Six free bagels through the Kettlemans app.

Heads up: Join at least 15 days early. Two official pages give 14 and 15 days, so this guide uses the safer date.

The reward appears on the birthday and is valid for 48 hours.

• Free
• Plan ahead
• Ottawa business
• Join first
• App needed

Join by

Join at least 15 days before the birthday.

Use it

Valid for 48 hours starting on the birthday.

Where

Kettlemans Ottawa locations. Use the app and safer 15-day deadline.

What you need

Join the Kettlemans app and add the correct birthday. Choose six bagels in the app or ask staff to find the account.

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A free lunch or dinner buffet for the birthday guest.

Heads up: Three paying adults are required. Join the newsletter at least one day early.

Use the coupon from one week before to one week after the birthday.

• Paying guests needed
• Group needed
• Ontario-founded program
• Join first
• Photo ID

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Join the Mandarin Dish newsletter at least one day early.

Use it

Valid from seven days before to seven days after the birthday.

Where

Mandarin Kanata. Bring the coupon, photo ID and three paying adults.

What you need

Bring the birthday coupon and government photo ID. Dine with three adults who each buy the buffet.

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One free regular fries gift.

Heads up: Your account must reach $50 in spend before tax.

Fry Society members get the fries after the account reaches the spend rule.

• Past purchase needed
• Plan ahead
• Ontario-founded program
• Join first

Join by

Add the birthday before the birthday date and meet the lifetime-spend needment.

Use it

Loaded on the birthday; check the account for the expiry date.

Where

New York Fries at Rideau Centre, Bayshore, St. Laurent, Billings Bridge, Carlingwood and Place d’Orléans.

What you need

Join Fry Society. Add your birth date. Spend $50 before tax over the life of the account.

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The birthday guest’s buffet meal is free when one other buffet is bought.

Heads up: One other buffet purchase and valid photo ID are required.

The offer is listed for the actual birthday at the ByWard Market restaurant.

• Purchase today
• Easy
• Ottawa business
• Photo ID

Join by

No early club sign-up is listed.

Use it

Use it on the actual birthday.

Where

Valid on the actual birthday with photo ID and one other buffet purchase.

What you need

Bring valid photo ID. One other buffet must be purchased. Ask about any current conditions.

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Buy one small cone and get a second small cone free. A cake deal may also be sent.

Heads up: This is a buy-one-get-one offer. You must buy the first cone.

Club 31 sends birthday coupons. The cake deal may need a set spend.

• Purchase today
• Plan ahead
• Canadian chain or program
• Join first

Join by

Register at least seven days before the birthday.

Use it

Use the coupons during the displayed validity period.

Where

Ottawa Baskin-Robbins shops. Check the Club 31 coupon and chosen shop before visiting.

What you need

Join Club 31 before your birthday. Read the date and shop rules in the coupon.

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A free regular smoothie or fresh juice in Booster Rewards.

Heads up: Join seven days early and make one qualifying purchase first.

The gift is sent in the Booster Rewards app. Check the app before you order.

• Past purchase needed
• Plan ahead
• Canadian chain or program
• Join first
• App needed

Join by

Join at least 7 days early and make one qualifying purchase in the past year.

Use it

Valid for seven days from the birthday.

Where

Ottawa stores may take part, but Algonquin College, Carleton University and the airport are on the official non-participating list.

What you need

Join Booster Rewards. Add your birth date. Use a shop that takes part.

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A free dessert when you dine in with a MyBP gift.

Heads up: Dine-in service is needed.

The gift is added about seven days before your birthday. It often stays in the account for two months.

• Free
• Plan ahead
• Canadian chain or program
• Join first

Join by

Join before the reward is issued seven days before the birthday.

Use it

Added seven days before the birthday and normally valid for two months.

Where

Boston Pizza locations on Carling Avenue, Conroy Road, Hunt Club, St. Laurent and other Ottawa areas.

What you need

Make a MyBP account. Add your birth date. Show the gift when you dine in.

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One free cinnamon bun through COBS Club.

The gift is sent on your saved birth date. COBS Club also lists a half-birthday scone.

• Free
• Plan ahead
• Canadian chain or program
• Join first
• App needed

Join by

Register before the birthday reward period.

Use it

Valid for 14 days after the registered birthday.

Where

COBS Bread in Barrhaven and Orléans. Confirm the reward in the COBS Club account.

What you need

Join COBS Club before your birthday. Use the bun before the date in your account.

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A birthday gift in DQ Rewards.

Heads up: You need a signed-in order of at least $1 in the 45 days before your birthday.

The exact gift may change. It shows up after the needed recent order.

• Past purchase needed
• Plan ahead
• Canadian chain or program
• Join first
• App needed

Join by

Join and complete a needed order within the 45 days before the birthday.

Use it

Available on the birthday and valid for three days.

Where

Participating Dairy Queen locations in Ottawa. The reward needs an eligible account and recent order.

What you need

Join DQ Rewards. Make one signed-in order of $1 or more in the 45 days before your birthday.

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A free birthday pie from the Burger Boss Club.

Harvey’s sends the pie coupon by email to members who share their birth date.

• Free
• Plan ahead
• Canadian chain or program
• Join first

Join by

Join before the birthday email is issued.

Use it

Use the emailed coupon before its stated expiry.

Where

Harvey’s locations across Ottawa, including Baseline Road, Elgin Street, Carling Avenue and Bank Street.

What you need

Join the Burger Boss Club before your birthday. Read the shop and date in the email.

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One free large popcorn during the birthday month for eligible paid members.

Heads up: A paid Movie Insider or Movie Club membership is required.

The free Movie Fan level does not include this birthday reward.

• Paid membership
• Plan ahead
• Canadian chain or program
• Join first

Join by

Have an active paid membership before the birthday reward period.

Use it

Use the large-popcorn reward during the birthday month.

Where

Landmark Cinemas Orléans. The birthday popcorn needs an eligible paid EXTRAS membership.

What you need

You need an active Movie Insider or Movie Club membership. Check the EXTRAS account before visiting.

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A birthday gift in the Marble Slab app.

Heads up: Join at least seven days early.

The exact gift may change. You must add your birthday at least seven days early.

• Free
• Plan ahead
• Canadian chain or program
• Join first
• App needed

Join by

Register at least 7 days before the birthday.

Use it

Use the reward before the expiry displayed in the app.

Where

Marble Slab at 773 Bank Street and 1412 Wellington Street West in Ottawa.

What you need

Get the app. Add your birth date at least seven days early. Check the gift inbox.

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A $5 birthday coupon for members.

The coupon can be used on frozen yogurt at a shop that takes part.

• Account credit
• Plan ahead
• Canadian chain or program
• Join first

Join by

Register before the birthday reward period.

Use it

Valid from one week before until one week after your birthday.

Where

Official Menchie’s shops are listed in ByWard Market and Barrhaven. Confirm the birthday coupon in your account before visiting.

What you need

Make an account. Add the right birth date before the gift time.

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A free kids birthday meal worth up to $9.99 before tax.

Heads up: A parent must join the child at least seven days early.

The dine-in meal is for children age 12 and under in Montana’s Kids Club.

• Purchase today
• Plan ahead
• Canadian chain or program
• Join first

Join by

Register at least 7 days before the birthday.

Use it

The emailed offer expires 14 days after it is sent.

Where

Participating Montana’s locations in the Ottawa area. Parents must enrol eligible children early.

What you need

A parent must join the child at least seven days early. Tax and food upgrades may cost more.

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One free small Classics sub.

Heads up: The gift is only for the listed small Classics sub.

The gift is for a standard small Classics sub. Extra toppings and other bread may not count.

• Free
• Plan ahead
• Canadian chain or program
• Join first

Join by

Register and add the birth date before the birthday.

Use it

Valid for 30 days following the birthday.

Where

Participating MR.SUB locations in Ottawa. Check the app before ordering.

What you need

Join MR.SUB Rewards. Add your birth date before your birthday. Use a shop that takes part.

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A birthday treat in PERi-Perks.

The exact treat may change. Check your account or the Nando’s app.

• Past purchase needed
• Plan ahead
• Canadian chain or program
• Join first

Join by

Register before the birthday reward period.

Use it

Use during the validity period shown in your rewards account.

Where

Nando’s on Elgin Street and Merivale Road in Ottawa.

What you need

Join PERi-Perks. Add your birth day and month. Read the gift rules when it shows up.

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A surprise birthday coupon from the Fresh Catch Club.

Heads up: Join at least 10 days early. The coupon may have a purchase rule.

The exact gift can change. Read the coupon before you plan your meal.

• Birthday surprise
• Plan ahead
• Canadian chain or program
• Join first

Join by

Join at least 10 days before the birthday.

Use it

Use it by the date shown on the birthday coupon.

Where

Red Lobster in Ottawa. Join Fresh Catch Club at least 10 days early and check the email reward.

What you need

Join the Canadian Fresh Catch Club at least 10 days before your birthday. Follow the purchase or dine-in rule shown on the coupon.

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One Beauty Insider birthday gift set.

Heads up: Online use needs a purchase.

Members can pick from the gift sets in stock. The choices can change by shop and member level.

• Free
• Plan ahead
• Canadian chain or program
• Join first

Join by

Register before the birthday reward period.

Use it

Two weeks before or after your birthday, or any time during your birthday month.

Where

Sephora at Rideau Centre and other Ottawa-area stores. In-store birthday gifts depend on stock.

What you need

No purchase is needed in a shop. An online gift needs the item purchase shown in the rules.

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One free listed drink, food item or bottled drink.

Heads up: Join seven days early and make a Star-earning purchase first.

The gift and end time show in Starbucks Rewards. Check your account before you go.

• Past purchase needed
• Plan ahead
• Canadian chain or program
• Join first
• App needed

Join by

Register at least 7 days before the birthday.

Use it

Use during the time to use it shown in your Starbucks Rewards account.

Where

Participating Starbucks stores in Ottawa. Licensed stores may have different rules.

What you need

Join at least seven days early. Add your birth date. Make the needed Star-earning purchase before your birthday.

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A birthday gift in your Tim Hortons account.

Heads up: Join seven days early and have one rewards scan in the past year.

The item may change. Open the app to see the current gift.

• Past purchase needed
• Plan ahead
• Canadian chain or program
• Join first
• App needed

Join by

Register at least 7 days before the birthday.

Use it

Use the offer during the validity period shown in the app.

Where

Participating Tim Hortons locations in Ottawa. Check the app and account activity rules.

What you need

Add your birth date at least seven days early. Scan for Tims Rewards at least once in the past 12 months.

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