Ready for this jelly? A local guide to National Doughnut Day destinations

Of all the food holidays, National Doughnut Day, observed on the first Friday in June, is one of the sweetest. Who doesn’t enjoy a pillowy, piping hot doughnut with creamy glaze or fluffy frosting? Locations all over Tampa Bay are getting in on the holiday with their own celebrations, so assemble your squad and see how many doughnuts you can eat on Friday.

All events take place on June 2 unless otherwise noted.

Disco Donuts Head to BluePearl Veterinary Partners for made-to-order treats from this mobile mini doughnut purveyor. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 3000 Busch Lake Blvd., Tampa, 813-774-0945, facebook.com/pg/discodonutstampa/.

Dough One complimentary classic doughnut while supplies last. The South Tampa bakery is also commemorating the release of the new Wonder Woman film with red velvet and majestic blue (blue doughnuts made from vanilla) doughnuts. 2602 S. MacDill Ave., Tampa, 813-902-1979, bestdoughnuts.com.

Dunkin’ Donuts A free classic doughnut — these come in flavors like glazed, vanilla cake batter and jelly — with the purchase of a beverage. The deal begins when your neighborhood DD opens. Various locations, Tampa Bay, dunkindonuts.com.

Five-O Donut Co. This raffle could result in free doughnuts for a year. Drop by in person, and then leave your name and info to be considered for the Sarasota shop's stellar prizes. Raffle winners are chosen at random on Friday, but those who buy a box of dozen doughnuts for the holiday will also land six vanilla bean-glazed sweets on the house. Through June 2. 2241 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota, 941-960-1370, facebook.com/fiveodonutco/.

Krispy Kreme A Doughnut Day deal that gets customers of the global chain’s participating stores one complimentary doughnut. Take your pick of any Krispy Kreme creation on display — chocolate iced with sprinkles, glazed, and powdered with strawberry cream among them. And don’t forget to post a doughnut photo on social media using the hashtag #youdoyou. Various locations, Tampa Bay, krispykreme.com.

Little Donut House Known as Mini Donut Mill for a short time, Little Donut House is giving away free three-packs of its almost-bite-size doughnuts while supplies last. The offer is limited to one per customer. 4048 W. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, 813-769-9209, littledonuthouse.com.

Mini Doughnut Factory Owners Patrick and Zezura Ruddell plan to deliver their signature sweets to children and staff of the Salvation Army Sallie House and Children’s Village in St. Petersburg Thursday morning. Mini Doughnut guests can participate in the do-gooding by making a purchase at the local bakery throughout the holiday. A percentage of the proceeds goes to Salvation Army efforts. 2109 S. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, 813-254-5374, minidoughnutfactory.com.

Nicola’s Donuts & More Stop in and enter the decades-old Tampa shop’s raffle for a chance to win a dozen doughnuts — for free. On Thursday, the eve of Doughnut Day, the lucky winners (who pick up their complimentary sweets on Friday) are randomly selected. Through June 1. 902 W. Busch Blvd. #102, Tampa, 813-932-1303, nicolasdonuts.com.

Petit Piquant Exclusively for Doughnut Day, the NoHo bakery with irresistible croissant doughnuts brings back one of its fan favorites: s’mores, apple pie or PB&J. Leave a comment on Petit Piquant’s Facebook page to help determine which variation makes an appearance. 1704 N. Howard Ave., Tampa, 813-530-2777, facebook.com/petitpiquant/.

St. Pete Bagel Co. An all-day promotion that allows guests to buy any drink in exchange for a free glazed doughnut. 7043 Fourth St. N., St. Petersburg, 727-522-3377, stpetebagelco.com. 

Tom + Chee This St. Pete favorite is mixing it up with $2 classic grilled cheese doughnuts and $4 specialty grilled cheese doughnuts, with a number of doughnut varieties to choose from. 6802 22nd Ave. N., St. Petersburg, 727-317-4790, tomandchee.com. 

This article appears in May 25 – Jun 1, 2017.