Bel Air’s first Sheetz gas station and convenience store will open Thursday, and offer free coffee, soda and prizes all day.

Located at 1915 N. Fountain Green Road, the Sheetz will serve as Harford County’s second location, joining one in Joppatowne. Building plans for the project outlined a 6,200 square-foot store with 12 fuel pumps and a drive-thru adjacent to Five43 Apartments, an 184-unit multifamily community development.

The location is expected to operate 24 hours a day, year-round and will include both indoor and outdoor seating, as well as self-service kiosks, according to a Sheetz news release.

Doors will open at 8 a.m. on Thursday, with a grand opening scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:45 a.m.

Customers attending the grand opening can bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the nonprofit Maryland Food Bank. Those who donate will receive a Sheet-branded thermal bag. Customers will be limited to one bag per person while supplies last.

As part of the Pennsylvania-based company’s mission to serve communities, Sheetz will honor its grand opening by donating $2,500 to the Maryland Food Bank and $2,500 to the Special Olympics of Maryland, which Sheetz has supported for more than 30 years, according to the release.

The Bel Air location will employ about 30 people and offer its made-to-order menu, which includes specialty drinks and food items such as breakfast all day, subs, sandwiches, pizza, chicken, salad, cold brew, milkshakes and smoothies, the release says.

Sheetz operates more than 790 store locations across Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Michigan, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland.

A third Sheetz location in Harford County is planned for Churchville at the corner of Route 22 and Schucks Road on the same lot formerly occupied by Richard’s Fish and Crabs. This location proposes a 6,139 square-foot convenience store with a drive-thru and 16 fueling stations. The plan also calls for indoor seating for 30 and outdoor seating for 16 across five tables.

Plans for the Churchville location were introduced in 2023 and are still listed as active on Harford County’s website where they have been pending approval since the project’s Development Advisory Committee meeting in May.

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