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National Chicken Wing Day may have been cooked in Buffalo, New York, but indulging in food has become a national excuse.
In 1977, Mayor of Stanmakowski, then New York, Buffalo, celebrated on July 29th, National Wing Day, “thousands of pounds of chicken wings are consumed every week by buffalo and tavern buffaloonists.”
This is the Smiggen of the amount of wings consumed annually in the US, and has ordered more than 1.2 billion wings in the 12 months to be completed in June 2025. This is a 1.5% decrease from the previous year.
The history of chicken wings still stirs up debate, but cooking occurred in the 1960s, flourished in the 1980s, whole chicken dishes faded, and consumers began to prefer entree chicken breasts.
When chicken wings became a bonding food, the flavors expanded beyond traditional buffalo sauces to even more Hotter spicy sauces, in addition to sauces and frictions such as bourbon, lemon pepper, mango and teriyaki. And of course there is the boneless wings that have hit the menu since 2003 when Buffalo Wild Wings introduced the dishes.
According to Toast, a digital restaurant payment platform used by over 140,000 restaurants, chicken wing prices have risen slightly at restaurants over the past two years, up 2.4% compared to a year ago.
To help you save, many wing-centric restaurants have something special for National Chicken Wing Day. Here are some things to consider. Check out our local restaurant’s social media accounts as well.
Buffalo Wild Wings National Chicken Wing Day Deal
Buffalo Wild Wings gives customers six free wings (boneless or traditional) on orders over $10. You can get trades when you eat, order online, or use the promo code Free Wing to get trades on the Buffalo Wild Wings app. Among your options is the honey garlic sauce, which has become part of the permanent menu.
Popeyes: National Chicken Wing Day deal
Popeyes has three ways you can expand the National Chicken Wing Day festival. Until Sunday, August 3rd, you can get a free 6-piece order by purchasing a 6-piece bone-in wing and ordering in-store.
Popeyes Rewards Loyalty Program members will use any wing order online or in the Popeyes app to get a free order of 6 pieces of spicy bone-in-wing. (You must redeem transactions in the Offer tab and register an account. Delivery order prices will be higher.)
You can also purchase one or get one with 6 pieces of bone-in or boneless wings when you order from the delivery service Doordash or Uber Eats. (In participating restaurants; August 4th, 2:59am (
National Choin Wing Day Deal from Wingstop
Chicken Wing Restaurant has signed a National Chicken Wing Day deal on July 29th.
However, Wingstop has already made the news about National Chicken Tender Day, Sunday, July 27th. Competitor Raish Canes trademarked the phrase “National Chicken Day” in 2019.
Wingstop, which has no special deals on National Chicken Finger Day, has recently added a Paige Bueckers flavor lineup to its menu. WNBA All-Star Favorite Items: Personal Favorites: 6 Hickory Smoked BBQ Boneless Wings, 2 Garlic Parmesan Crispy Tendy Tendy, and a Large Order of Two Lunch Floods
More National Chicken Wing Day deals
- Seven-Eleven: Members of the 7Rewards and Speedy Rewards Loyalty Program will hold a pair of bogo deals on July 29th. Buy 8 pieces boneless wings to buy 8 free or 5 boneless wings to get 5 free. Also, when you buy two Red Bull drinks, you’ll get 5 bone-in wings for free. (We specialize in participating at 7-Eleven, Speedway and Stripes stores nationwide.)
- AppleBee’s: The restaurant chain will have an online deal for National Chicken Wing Day on July 29th. Buy one order of boneless wings or classic bone wings and you’ll get another for free. You must place an order through the AppleBee website or the mobile app. (Offers are limited to one redemption per transaction. Third-party distribution apps are not eligible.)
- Beef ‘o’ Brady: On July 29th, the restaurant chain will be able to buy 10 pieces for free, buy 20 pieces for 10 pieces, or buy 30 pieces for free and get 15 free pieces (available at participating locations. Blue cheese and celery costs, one person per person, one per visit).
- Boncon: Get 5 Wings for just $5 on July 29th (in-store and online, one per guest).
- Buffalo Cafe: Get 75 cents of wings on National Chicken Wing Day with meals and carry orders.
- City BBQ: The restaurant chain Smoke Wing’s National Chicken Wing Day special includes six wings starting at $8.99, 12 wings for $16.99, or 18 wings for $24.99.
- Green Turtle: Buy one 10-piece wing order and get it for free on July 29th.
- Hooters: If you buy 10 wings on July 29th, you won’t have any style. Suitable for meals only.
- East Coast Wings + Grill: Get 25 cents wings when purchasing Pepsi products. To get the deal, order at least 10 bone-in or boneless wings. You can order up to 50 pieces.
- Hurricane Grills & Wings: Get 99 cents of wings all day on July 29th and buy at least 5 wings (suitable for boneless or boneless wings).
- Melinda’s hot sauce: Prior to National Chicken Wing Day, you can participate in a sauce maker contest and upgrade your grill game with “Chef Ig’s Big Wingman Gift.” Please fill out your company’s website by July 28th and then follow these three Instagram accounts: @melindasfoods @webergrills @cheffigofficial.
- Mountain Mike Pizza: Buy pizza on July 29th and get six wings for $4.99 or 12 wings for $8.99. Use code 6wing4 or 12wing8.
- Native Grills & Wings: Get 49 Cent Wings on July 29th to buy drinks, which is valid for orders placed through the official Native Grill & Wings app.
- Round Table Pizza: Dozens of boneless or classic wings are available for $9.99 from July 29th to August. 1 at the participating location of Code RTP117.
- Twin Peak: Buy 6 Wings on July 29th and get 6 more free. The deal is only food only and good, except for smoke and grill.
- Whataburger: Within the Whataburger app on July 29th, you’ll find a deal to buy a 9-piece order from Whatawings and get another order of boneless wings for free. You can also order online, but first-time users of the app also get the free Whataburger.
- Windixie and Harveys Supermarket: The grocery chain will have the “Staff the Bucket” special on July 29th for National Chicken Wing Day. Fill your bucket with chicken for $16.99 and earn $7 points for use on your next visit. Find digital coupons in the Winn-Dixie or the Harveys Rewards app.
- Wings & Rings: On July 29th, the sports restaurant sells all wing varieties, including cauliflower wings, on orders of five or ten wings. Blue cheese, celery extras. Some sources may require an upcharge. (We offer good things with meals, carry-outs, online/app orders. Online orders should be placed in the 40% off wing category.) Buffalo So Katie VIP reward members have the opportunity to win free wings for a year.
- Zaxbys: Members of the Zax Rewardz Loyalty program have Bogo offers from Monday, July 28th to Sunday, August 3rd. In the app, there is a deal where you get 10 free boneless wings when you buy 10 (limit one per customer). Among the options is a new limited-time lemon pepper dry love flavor. Other offers on the app include 5 free fingers and 50% off Zalad on purchases over $20.
Contributed by Gabe Hauari
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