KFC Deals 2026: The Best Specials You Can Get Today
Every current KFC deal and special in one place: the $10 Bucket of the Day across 5 weekdays, and 20 coded promotions read from KFC's own offer system. Each one priced against the regular menu so you can see what it actually saves.
- $10 Bucket of the Day 5 weekdays, no code
- 20 Coded promotions Rebuilt weekly from KFC
- $10.99 Best day saving Thursday
- $12.39 Best coded saving BOGOBIGBOX2026
KFC deals come from two places that behave nothing alike, and most pages about them mix the two up. The $10 Bucket of the Day is a menu price: no code, no minimum, you just order it on the right day. The 20 promotions are codes you paste at checkout. This page keeps them apart and prices both against the regular menu.
What you will not find here is a padded list. Every coded offer carries a promotion ID from KFC's own service, and where a deal cannot be priced honestly against a real menu item we say so instead of guessing at the saving.
KFC Deals Today: the $10 Bucket of the Day
One bucket per weekday, the same $10 whichever day it is. The last column is what that bucket costs on the regular menu.
| Day | What you get for $10 | Normally | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 24 pc. Nuggets with four sauces against 24 pc. Nuggets Only | $12.59 | $2.59 21% off |
| Tuesday | 8 pc. Drums and Thighs against 8 pc. Chicken Bucket Dark | $18.99 | $8.99 47% off |
| Wednesday | 10 Wings with two sauces | No menu price | Not priced |
| Thursday | 8 Tenders with four sauces against 8 pc. Tenders Only Original Recipe | $20.99 | $10.99 52% off |
| Friday | 24 pc. Nuggets with four sauces against 24 pc. Nuggets Only | $12.59 | $2.59 21% off |
Wednesday: KFC sells wings in 6, 12 and 20 piece boxes, so there is no 10 piece price to compare this against. A saving we cannot work out is a saving we do not print.
This lineup carries no redemption code, so it never appears in KFC's promotions feed the way the coded offers below do. It comes from KFC's own announcement in May 2026. KFC's wording: prices and participation vary by restaurant, while supplies last. It is not available on third party ordering platforms.
KFC Tuesday Special: What Kentucky Tuesday Became
For years the KFC Tuesday special was the whole story: $10 for a bucket, one day a week. That is what people still look for as Kentucky Tuesday deals. In May 2026 KFC kept the price and spread it across the working week, so Tuesday is now one of 5 rather than the only one.
Tuesday itself is 8 pc. Drums and Thighs. The same 8 pc. Chicken Bucket Dark costs $18.99 on the regular menu, so the day saves you $8.99, which is 47% off. It is not the best day of the week on that measure: Thursday saves $10.99.
No code is involved. Order it in the app, on kfc.com or at the counter on a Tuesday, at a restaurant that runs it. If your Tuesday bucket rings up at the full $18.99, that location has not opted in, and no promo code will fix it.
KFC Specials by Day of the Week
Both sources, day by day. Where a day has nothing tied to it, the row says so rather than inventing one.
KFC Monday Deals
$10 24 pc. Nuggets with four sauces
KFC Tuesday Deals
$10 8 pc. Drums and Thighs
KFC Wednesday Deals
$10 10 Wings with two sauces
10 pc Wings for $10
KFC Thursday Deals
$10 8 Tenders with four sauces
KFC Friday Deals
$10 24 pc. Nuggets with four sauces
KFC Saturday Deals
No day specific offer
KFC Sunday Deals
No day specific offer
The bucket lineup is a weekday offer, so Saturday and Sunday carry nothing of their own. The coded promotions below are not tied to a day at all, which makes them the weekend route.
KFC Deals Ranked by What They Save
The 13 coded offers we can price, sorted by cash off the regular menu. Tap a code to copy it.
| Code | What you get | Normally | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 pc. Chicken Big Box Meal Buy one, get one | $12.39 | $12.39 Half across two | |
| 12 pc. Chicken Bucket - Standard 40% off | $29.29 | $11.72 40% off | |
| 8 pc. Chicken Bucket Dark Set price of $10.00 | $18.99 | $8.99 47% off | |
| 12 pc. Chicken Bucket - Standard 20% off | $29.29 | $5.86 20% off | |
| Taste of KFC 2 pc. Deal Free item | $5.00 | $5.00 Free | |
| 5 pc. Nuggets Free item | $3.49 | $3.49 Free | |
| 3 pc. Chicken Big Box Meal Set price of $9.00 | $12.39 | $3.39 27% off | |
| Secret Recipe Fries Free item | $3.09 | $3.09 Free | |
| Mac & Cheese Free item | $2.99 | $2.99 Free | |
| Classic Chicken Sandwich 50% off | $5.29 | $2.65 50% off | |
| Pie Poppers Free item | $2.49 | $2.49 Free | |
| Secret Recipe Fries Set price of $1.00 | $3.09 | $2.09 68% off | |
| Pie Poppers Set price of $1.00 | $2.49 | $1.49 60% off |
Every KFC Deal Right Now
Every one of the 20 KFC deals right now, including the 7 we cannot price because KFC sells no standalone item to price them against.
| Offer | Code | What It Does | Order Must Have |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1 4 pc. Cherry Pie Poppers | Set price of $1.00 | Nothing in particular | |
| $1 Individual Secret Recipe Fries | Set price of $1.00 | Nothing in particular | |
| $9 Big Box | Set price of $9.00 | Requires 3 pc. Chicken Big Box Meal or Classic Chicken Sandwich + Nuggets Big Box Meal | |
| $10 8Pc Dark Meat | Set price of $10.00 | Nothing in particular | |
| 10 pc Wings for $10 | Set price of $10.00 | Nothing in particular | |
| $5 off | $5.00 off | Nothing in particular | |
| 20% off 12 pc. Bucket | 20% off | Requires 12 pc. Chicken Bucket - Standard | |
| 20% off Taste of KFC 6 pc. Deal | 20% off | Nothing in particular | |
| 40% off a 12pc Chicken Bucket | 40% off | Nothing in particular | |
| 50% off Chicken Sandwich | 50% off | Requires Classic Chicken Sandwich | |
| Bogo Big Box | Buy one, get one | Nothing in particular | |
| BOGO Smash’d Potato Bowl | Buy one, get one | Nothing in particular | |
| FREE 10pc Saucy Nuggets with $10 min spend | Free item | Minimum spend $10.00 | |
| FREE 4 PC Apple Pie Poppers w/ $1 min spend | Free item | Minimum spend $1.00 | |
| FREE 5pc Nuggets with $10 min spend | Free item | Minimum spend $10.00 | |
| FREE Any Size Mac & Cheese with online purchase | Free item | Online orders only | |
| FREE Any Size Secret Recipe Fries with online purchase | Free item | Online orders only | |
| FREE Taste of KFC 2 pc. Deal with online purchase | Free item | Online orders only | |
| Free Wrap in App | Free item | App orders only | |
| Force 4 Good | Terms set by the restaurant | Nothing in particular |
KFC Bucket Deals Without a Code
Every bucket on the menu at its regular price, cheapest first. On the right weekday the $10 offer beats most of these outright.
| Bucket | Price | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Popcorn Chicken Bucket | $10.00 | 1870-2230 cal |
| 8 pc. Chicken Bucket Dark | $18.99 | 920-2400 cal |
| Build-A-Bucket: 8 pc. Chicken | $20.00 | 2860-4400 cal |
| Build-A-Bucket: 8 pc. Tenders | $20.00 | 2540-3880 cal |
| 8 pc. Chicken Bucket - Standard | $20.99 | 920-2400 cal |
| 12 pc. Chicken Bucket - Standard | $29.29 | 1380-3600 cal |
| 16 pc. Chicken Bucket - Standard | $36.99 | 2040-4800 cal |
KFC Meal Deals and Chicken Deals for a Table
The best KFC chicken deals are not always promotions. 8 family boxes carry a flat price whatever goes in them, from $20.00 up, while the numbered buckets charge by the piece and climb once sides go on the order. On a table of four that gap is usually wider than any single code on this page.
The family meals page works through which boxes come out ahead and what each one costs a head. For one person, the combos page shows what each tray charges for the side and drink it bundles.
| Flat price box | Price | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Build-A-Bucket: 8 pc. Chicken | $20.00 | 2860-4400 cal |
| Build-A-Bucket: 8 pc. Tenders | $20.00 | 2540-3880 cal |
| Double Mash Meal | $20.00 | 2850-4130 cal |
| Fan Favorites Box | $20.00 | 2450-3480 cal |
| Wings and Wedges Fan Favorites Box | $20.00 | 2960-3500 cal |
| Mike's Hot Honey Fan Favorite's Box | $25.00 | 2770-3380 cal |
| Chicken & Tenders Feast: 6 pc. Chicken + 6 pc. Tenders | $30.00 | 3300-4950 cal |
| Chicken and Tenders Feast | $40.00 | 5370-7090 cal |
Cheap KFC Items Any Day of the Week
Everything under $5.00 that is a real meal component rather than a sauce, cheapest first. No code, no particular day.
| Item | Price | Calories | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquafina | $2.39 | Drinks | |
| Pie Poppers | $2.49 | 340-850 cal | Sides, Sweets, Sauces |
| A La Carte Wing | $2.59 | 70-170 cal | Fried Chicken |
| Dr. Pepper | $2.99 | 240-770 cal | Drinks |
| KFC Signature Lemonade | $2.99 | 140-530 cal | Drinks |
| Mountain Dew Sweet Lightning | $2.99 | 160-500 cal | Drinks |
| Pepsi | $2.99 | 250-810 cal | Drinks |
| Pepsi Zero Sugar | $2.99 | Drinks | |
| Starry | $2.99 | 240-780 cal | Drinks |
| Sweet Tea | $2.99 | 280-910 cal | Drinks |
How Do You Use a KFC Deal?
The bucket of the day and a coded promotion work differently, and mixing them up is what makes a deal look broken.
- 1
Check the day first
If it is a weekday, the $10 bucket is on the menu already. There is nothing to enter and nothing to claim.
- 2
Set your restaurant
Both kinds of offer are filtered by location. A restaurant that has not opted in shows neither the bucket price nor the code as valid.
- 3
Meet the condition
3 of the coded offers want a minimum spend before they will take. The requirement column above names it per offer.
- 4
Check the total moved
A code can be accepted and still apply nothing. Look at the total before you pay rather than after.
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