Restaurants & Bars

Free Water Ice At Rita's In Passaic County To Welcome Spring

Rita's is again offering free water ice to celebrate spring's arrival. There's no catch or app needed, just show up to get the free treat.

Rita’s has 108 stores in New Jersey, including a cluster in our South Jersey Patch counties — Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester. Read on to see how to score a free water ice on the first day of spring.
Rita’s has 108 stores in New Jersey, including a cluster in our South Jersey Patch counties — Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester. Read on to see how to score a free water ice on the first day of spring. (Max Bennett/Patch)

WAYNE, NJ — Spring is nearly here, and you know what that means: free water ice at Rita's.

Rita's Italian Ice and Frozen Custard is keeping its tradition of offering free water ice on the first day of spring again in 2023, including a new flavor that will be available that day.

Monday marks the start of spring —and all day Monday, Rita's in North Jersey and around the region will be serving up free sweet treats.

Find out what's happening in Waynefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

The best part? There's no catch to getting a free water ice. Just show up at your local Rita's to claim the free treat.

There's no purchase necessary to get the freebie, nor is there an app needed to get in on the deal.

Find out what's happening in Waynefor free with the latest updates from Patch.


Rita's is, however, hosting a contest to win free water ice for a year.

To enter, download the Rita's Ice mobile app before Monday and enter promo code SPRING23 for a chance to win free ice for a year.

Get the app on the Apple Store here and on the Google Play store here.

Rita’s has 108 stores in New Jersey, including several in Passaic County:

And there is one over in Glen Rock - 1020 S. Maple Ave., Glen Rock NJ 07452 - and one in Butler at 401 Main Street, 07405.

Patch's Max Bennett contributed to this article from Philadelphia.

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