Tim Hortons Birthday Reward 2026: Rules, Deadline and How to Get It

Tim Hortons gives Tims Rewards members a free item on your birthday; the Tims Rewards page calls it a birthday treat and freebie sites report a beverage, breakfast sandwich or baked good. Activate the offer in the app or online and use it at a participating restaurant on your birthday. Here is what you have to do, and by when, so it actually shows up.

✓ Checked Sep 2026Rules read from the official program pageOfficial program page ↗Coffee & drinks
What you get
A free item on your birthday; the Tims Rewards page calls it a birthday treat and freebie sites report a beverage, breakfast sandwich or baked good.
When you can use it
Activate the offer in the app or online and use it at a participating restaurant on your birthday.
Join by
Add your date of birth to your Tim Hortons account at least 7 days before your birthday, and have made at least one eligible purchase in the year before it.
Purchase needed?
Nothing to buy on the day, but at least one eligible Tims Rewards purchase in the previous 12 months is required to qualify.

How to get it (3 steps)

  1. 1Add your date of birth to your Tim Hortons account at least 7 days before your birthday, and have made at least one eligible purchase in the year before it.
  2. 2Make sure your birth date is saved in your profile. Nothing to buy on the day, but at least one eligible Tims Rewards purchase in the previous 12 months is required to qualify.
  3. 3Use it in time. Activate the offer in the app or online and use it at a participating restaurant on your birthday. You get a free item on your birthday; the Tims Rewards page calls it a birthday treat and freebie sites report a beverage, breakfast sandwich or baked good.

Good to know

Valid at participating restaurants. The offer must be activated in-app or online before you use it.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to buy something to get the Tim Hortons birthday reward?

Nothing to buy on the day, but at least one eligible Tims Rewards purchase in the previous 12 months is required to qualify. (checked against the Tim Hortons program on Sep 7, 2026.)

When do I have to sign up for Tims Rewards?

Add your date of birth to your Tim Hortons account at least 7 days before your birthday, and have made at least one eligible purchase in the year before it.

How long is the Tim Hortons birthday reward valid?

Activate the offer in the app or online and use it at a participating restaurant on your birthday. Valid at participating restaurants. The offer must be activated in-app or online before you use it.

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Not affiliated with Tim Hortons. Rules read from the Tim Hortons program page on Sep 7, 2026; programs change without notice and the app always wins.