Lifestyle Food McDonald's Is Giving Out Free Fries for National French Fry Day — and There's No Purchase Necessary The free fries are available in any size exclusively in the McDonald’s mobile app By Nicholas Rice Nicholas Rice Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an Editorial Intern in early 2020, before later transitioning to a freelance role, and then staff positions soon after. Nicholas writes and edits anywhere between 7 to 9 stories per day on average for PEOPLE, spanning across each vertical the brand covers. People Editorial Guidelines Published on July 13, 2024 08:00AM EDT Comments Close McDonald's french fries. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty We're lovin' it! McDonald's is celebrating National French Fry Day with a sweet deal, according to a press release from the fast food chain shared with PEOPLE. On Saturday, July 13, McDonald's will give customers fries of any size, with no purchase necessary, so long as the item is ordered exclusively in the McDonald’s mobile app. A day prior, on Friday, July 12 — which is when the unofficial holiday falls — McDonald's offered a free order of medium fries with a $1 minimum purchase via the app. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. McDonald's french fries. Scott Olson / Getty Images McDonald’s Is Giving Out Free Fries Every Friday for the Rest of the Year Late last month, McDonald's announced a new special on Fridays that allows restaurantgoers the chance to get free fries on any order of $1 or more via the McDonald’s app. The chain also recently unveiled a $5 meal deal — which includes the customer’s choice of a McDouble or McChicken sandwich with small fries, four-piece chicken McNuggets and a soft drink. The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! A new treat, the Grandma McFlurry, is another new addition available at the chain. The treat combines a “delicious syrup” and crunchy candy pieces — “like grandma's favorite treat that she hid in her purse!” — with vanilla soft serve, according to a release. “The Grandma McFlurry tastes like a trip down memory lane, and we’re excited to give our fans that experience while honoring the grandma-figure in all our lives," McDonald’s Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer Tariq Hassan said.