Chick-Fil-A Goes Another Year Without its Traditional Cow Day Celebration
While it is still Cow Appreciation Day nationally, for the third year in a row Chick-fil-A has continued to cancel its traditional celebration of Cow Appreciation Day. If you remember, ever since 2005 there was a day in the summer time when many people would be dressed as cows and travel to Chick-fil-A for one specific thing. That’s because Chick-fil-A would allow customers to participate in Cow Appreciation Day by dressing up as a cow for a free entrée.
National Cow Day changes annually, always falling on the second Tuesday in July. This year it is today, July 11.
Why doesn’t Chick-fil-A do Cow Appreciation Day anymore?
It was cancelled in 2020 due to concerns surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. Fast forwarding to 2023, 3 years later and the mask mandate being lifted, people have been hoping for some good news around the return of Chick-fil-A’s Cow appreciation day. But another year is here and that is certainly not that case.
What is (was) Chick-fil-A’s Cow Appreciation Day?
If you had a cow costume lying around, this was your day to wear it! On the second Tuesday of July, any customer had the opportunity to visit any local Chick-fil-A dressed as a cow to receive a free entrée nation wide.
The celebration would last from opening till 7pm. 2019, which was the last year they did the celebration, marked the 15th anniversary.
What will Chick-fil-A do instead for Cow Appreciation Day ?
This is a statement from the FAQ Chick-fil-A webpage.
When is Cow Appreciation Day?
Chick-fil-A® restaurants are not hosting Cow Appreciation Day this year, but the Cows are back in new and exciting ways. To learn more about the celebration, visit playCodeMoo.com.
What is Code Moo?
A Chick-fil-A original game that began on June 21, 2023 and will continue throughout the summer. It is a chance to play for food rewards each week.
You are only eligible to to receive one reward per Code Moo mission.
The reward goes directly to your Chick-fil-A One account.
To learn more, click here.
This day for Chick-fil-A may never look the same! I did take a second to play Code Moo and it’s actually really fun. It has elements of trivia and interactive play similar to Pokémon Go.
