It's the first day of spring: 'Free Rita's Day'

Free Italian ice on first day of spring at Rita's
Photo credit Mary Chao
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — It's here. Wednesday, March 20, is the first day of spring. 

Celebrate that 50-degree weather in true Philadelphia style with a free cup of Rita's Italian ice. For omne day only, from noon to 9 p.m., customers can indulge their summertime hopes and dreams at their local Rita’s. Find the closest one on this map.

The company says they gave away almost 1 million cups last year, and they expect this year to do the same. 

There's also a chance to win free Rita's ice for a year. Superfans can post a water ice selfie to social media using the hashtag #RitasFirstDayofSpringContest. 

DYK? Each year Rita's gives away over 1 million cups of Ice! How much Ice do you think we'll give away this year? ?? #RitasFirstDayOfSpring #FunFact pic.twitter.com/sDEGXG3IVP

— Rita's Italian Ice (@RitasItalianIce) March 20, 2019

It's kind of a long hashtag, but it's worth it, right?

Participating Dairy Queen locations are also giving away free small vanilla soft-serve cones today.