National Chicken Wing Day 2025: Deals, free food at Buffalo Wild Wings, Wingstop, more
Back in 1977, then-mayor of Buffalo, New York Stan Makowski, proclaimed July 29 as National Chicken Wing Day to celebrate that 'thousands of pounds of chicken wings are consumed by Buffalonians in restaurants and taverns throughout the city each week."
That's a smidgen of the amount of wings now consumed annually in the U.S. Americans ordered more than 1.2 billion servings of wings in the 12 months ending June 2025, which is down 1.5% from the year before, according to research firm Circana CREST tracking data.
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The history of chicken wings still spices up a debate, but the dish arose in the 1960s and flourished in the 1980s as the cooking of whole chickens declined and consumers began preferring chicken breasts in entrées.
As chicken wings became a food to bond over, flavors have expanded way beyond the traditional buffalo sauce to sauces and rubs including bourbon, lemon pepper, mango and teriyaki – plus ever-hotter spicier sauces. And, of course, there's boneless wings, which hit menus starting in 2003 when Buffalo Wild Wings introduced the dish.
Prices for an order of chicken wings have risen slightly in restaurants over the past two years and are up 2.4% compared to a year ago, according to digital restaurant payment platform Toast, which is used in more than 140,000 restaurants.
To help you save, many wing-centric restaurants have specials on National Chicken Wing Day. Here's some to consider. Remember, check social media accounts of your local restaurants for deals, too.
Buffalo Wild Wings National Chicken Wing Day deal
Buffalo Wild Wings is giving customers six free wings (boneless or traditional) with an order of $10 or more. You can get the deal when you dine in or when you order online or in the Buffalo Wild Wings App using promo code FREEWINGS. Among your options: the Honey Garlic sauce, which has become part of the permanent menu.
Popeyes: National Chicken Wing Day deals
Popeyes has three ways you can extend your National Chicken Wing Day festivities. Through Sunday, Aug. 3, when you order in stores, with any purchase of a 6-piece Bone-In Wings, you can get a free 6-piece order free.
Members of the Popeyes Rewards loyalty program get a free 6-piece order of Spicy Bone-In Wings with any wings order online or in the Popeyes app. (Redeem the deal in the Offers tab; account registration required. Prices higher on delivery orders.)
You can also get a buy one, get one free deal on 6-piece orders of bone-in or boneless wings when you order from delivery services DoorDash or Uber Eats. (At participating restaurants; offer good until Aug. 4 at 2:59 a.m. ET.)
Wingstop's National Chicken Wing Day deal
The chicken wing restaurant has a National Chicken Wing Day deal on July 29 – five free wings with a qualifying chicken purchase use code FREEWINGS (more details to come).
But Wingstop has already made news regarding National Chicken Tender Day, which is Sunday, July 27. Competitor Raising Canes trademarked the phrase "National Chicken Tender Day," back in 2019. But that didn't stop Wingstop from filing its own trademark application on July 23 "staking our claim on our distinctive crispy tenders that fans crave," said Wingstop's chief revenue officer Mark Christenson in a news release.
Wingstop, which doesn't have any National Chicken Finger Day deals or discounts, also recently added to its menu the Paige Bueckers' Flavor Lineup, featuring her WNBA All-Star's favorite items: personal favorites: six OG Hot classic wings, six Hickory Smoked BBQ boneless wings, two Garlic Parmesan crispy tender, large order of seasoned fries and two ranch dips (available for a limited time).
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Contributing: Gabe Hauari
Mike Snider is a reporter on USA TODAY's Trending team. You can follow him on Threads, Bluesky, X and email him at mikegsnider & @mikegsnider.bsky.social & @mikesnider & msnider@usatoday.com
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