Several businesses are offering free food to customers this week in honor of national and smaller-scale days of recognition.

Today, Chick-Fil-A will offer a free breakfast, lunch or dinner entree from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. to anyone wearing cow-like attire in honor of the company's annual Cow Appreciation Day.

Convenience store chain 7-Eleven is offering free small Slurpees to customers today, since the date matches the brand's name.

On Friday, Burger Fi will offer regular fries with any hot dog or burger purchase in honor of National French Fry Day. Other restaurants may also offer specials on french fries this Friday.

McDonald's is giving customers free vanilla soft-serve cones on Sunday for National Ice Cream Day. The Science Spectrum is also hosting a National Ice Cream Day event, with demonstrations of cold-related science experiments and free samples of liquid nitrogen ice cream.