(AP and Post) — Dairy Queen is offering free ice cream cones for the first day of spring.

Anyone who wants a treat can stop by participating locations outside of shopping malls Monday for a free small vanilla soft serve cone.

St. Joseph’s DQ locations at 2302 Mitchell Ave. and 4105 S Belt Highway are participating. The DQ on St. Joseph Ave. is not yet open for the season.

Dairy Queens will also be collecting donations for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

Over the past 32 years, Dairy Queen restaurants have raised more than $120 million for the hospitals.