Celebrate Cow Appreciation Day by dressing as a cow and getting free food Friday, July 13.

"Customers who dress ‘head to hoof’ in cow attire will be rewarded for their participation in the chain’s eighth annual celebration with a free meal (breakfast, lunch or dinner) when they visit one of the company’s 38 area restaurants," according to a release.

Check here for Clearwater Chick-fil-A locations.

To get the party started, a herd of cows is riding atop a Gasparilla float through Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater Beach Thursday.

Get free chicken biscuits and cow-themed giveaways at 1 p.m. at Clearwater Marine Aquarium, 249 Windward Passage.