Updated on Tuesday, November 11, 2025: It’s that time of year when everyone’s wondering what kind of Black Friday deals are around the corner. So the big question is: Will Krispy Kreme run a Black Friday sale in 2025?
Let’s take a closer look at the facts, past deals, and what might happen this year. There’s no need to guess wildly — we can use what they’ve done before to get a clear idea of what’s likely (and what’s not).
Krispy Kreme’s Black Friday History
If you’ve been watching Krispy Kreme for a while, you may have noticed something: they haven’t actually offered a specific Black Friday deal in recent years. In fact, they skipped Black Friday deals entirely in both 2023 and 2024. That’s not just a coincidence. It seems like the company has shifted away from tying promotions directly to the Black Friday weekend, at least in name.
Instead of competing with the flood of electronics, clothing, and home goods discounts, Krispy Kreme seems to go a different route. That doesn’t mean they ignore the season completely — they just time their offers a little differently and focus on specific promotions that don’t always fall on Black Friday itself.
So, based on the past two years, it’s not looking likely that there will be a new Black Friday sale in 2025 either. If they do something at all, it probably won’t be labeled as a “Black Friday deal.”
The Pre-Thanksgiving Deal: What Happened Last Year
Although Krispy Kreme didn’t run a Black Friday sale in 2024, they did do something right before Thanksgiving. From November 25 to 27 (which was the Monday to Wednesday before Thanksgiving Day), they offered a pretty decent deal: buy any dozen doughnuts at regular price, and you could get a dozen Original Glazed doughnuts for just $2.
This wasn’t advertised as a Black Friday deal, but for a lot of people planning for the holiday weekend, it basically served the same purpose. The timing made it easy to grab a couple dozen for gatherings, family dinners, or just to have on hand during the busy holiday stretch.
The catch was that the deal was only available at participating U.S. Krispy Kreme locations and was subject to product availability. So if your local shop ran out or wasn’t offering it, you were out of luck. But for those who managed to grab it, it was a good value, especially considering that a dozen Original Glazed doughnuts usually costs around $10 or more, depending on location.
How Krispy Kreme Handles Seasonal Offers
Krispy Kreme tends to run deals around certain calendar events, but they usually don’t repeat the same offers every single year. Instead, they make tweaks or switch up the timing. For example:
- National Doughnut Day (June): Usually features free doughnuts with no purchase required or heavily discounted dozens.
- Back-to-School Offers (August): Sometimes they run BOGO dozen deals or give discounts to teachers.
- Halloween (October): Often includes themed doughnuts and “Sweet-or-Treat” dozens with special packaging and offers.
- Valentine’s Day (February): Krispy Kreme usually introduces heart-shaped doughnuts or filled varieties with unique names.
- 12 Days of Doughnuts (December): Some years, they run a daily deal series leading up to Christmas, offering different discounts each day.
The pattern here is clear: Krispy Kreme does like running promotions, but they’re spaced out across the calendar and tied to events, not necessarily shopping holidays like Black Friday or Cyber Monday.
Black Friday Ad History
What was offered at Krispy Kreme’s Black Friday sale like last year? Follow the links below to view their sales history to find out more.
- 2024: No sale this year.
- 2023: No sale this year. But they did have a deal that ran all the way up to Thanksgiving day.
- 2022: No sale this year.
- 2021: Page 1.
- 2020: No Black Friday sale this year. But here’s what they offered on Cyber Monday.
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