40+ Deals and Freebies on National Ice Cream Day 2023
/Where to get FREE Ice Cream on National Ice Cream Day - Sunday, July 16, 2023
It’s time for my annual post, it’s National Ice Cream Day this Sundae, July 16th! See what I did there!?
Brief History of National Ice Cream Day
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan declared the third week of July to be National Ice Cream Day along with July known as National Ice Cream Month by signing proclamation 5219. In this proclamation, the president called ice cream the perfect dessert and snack food and stated that over 90 percent of Americans enjoy it on a regular basis. He also stated that Americans should observe this day with activities and celebrations. So let's party, it's basically the law.
Now, let's EAT!
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FREE ICE CREAM AND DEALS AT YOUR FAVORITE SCOOP SHOP ON NATIONAL ICE CREAM DAY
Check out all the offers, contests, and sweet rewards clubs to join to get free ice cream! Remember to keep checking back, we will be updating all weekend long!
Alden's Organic: Win free ice cream for a year
Alden's Organic ice cream is holding a sweepstakes for a single lucky winner to receive free ice cream for a year. Find out more here.
Baskin-Robbins: $5 off $20+
Baskin-Robbins is celebrating National Ice Cream Month with some sweet deals. From Sunday, July 16 to Saturday, July 22, guests can receive $5 off their purchase of $20 or more through DoorDash, Uber Eats and Postmates or with the promo code SEIZETHEYAY on all BaskinRobbins.com or Baskin-Robbins app orders. For in-shop orders, guests can redeem the in-app coupon at checkout. On July 31, guests can enjoy 31% off all scoops at shops nationwide as part of Celebrate 31. Find out more here.
Bruster’s: Win free ice cream for a year
To celebrate National Ice Cream Month, Bruster’s is running a special sweepstakes where 10 winners will be selected to receive free ice cream for an entire year (a $300 value). Contest runs through Monday, July 31. Find out more here.
From Friday, July 14 to Sunday, July 16, participating Bruster’s will also offer a double points Sweet Rewards weekend promotion. Find out more here.
Carvel: $5 off $25+
On Sunday, July 16, Carvel is offering a special delivery deal. Get your fix with the Original Soft Serve and enjoy $5 off any Carvel order of $25 or more via order.carvel.com, DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats. Valid at participating shops and while supplies last. Find out more here.
Cold Stone Creamery: Surprise offer
Cold Stone is offering several offers in honor of National Ice Cream Day.
From Friday, July 14 to Thursday, July 20, My Cold Stone Club Rewards members will receive surprise offers in customers’ inboxes in the Cold Stone app.
From now through Monday, July 31, My Cold Stone Rewards members will receive .99 cent delivery on orders of $20 or more when placed on the Cold Stone app or at coldstonecreamery.com.
Finally, customers who purchase $25 in gift cards online will receive a $5 bonus e-gift sent via email to the purchaser. Bonus card good through Oct. 31, 2023.
Find out more here.
Craig’s Vegan ice cream: half-off pints online for National Ice Cream Day
Through Sunday, you can get 50% off all pints ordered online using code ICECREAMDAY at checkout. Also available all summer: three vegan ice cream cakes, launched in celebration of National Ice Cream Cake Day on June 27. Flavors include Vegan Rainbow Explosion Cake, Sunset & Strawberry, and Kursten’s Peanut Butter Crunch.
Dairy Queen: $1 off dipped cones
In honor of National Ice Cream Day, Dairy Queen customers will receive $1 off any Dipped Cone (excluding kid cones) on Sunday, July 16. To access the deal, customers can visit the Dairy Queen app. Find out more here.
Dippin’ Dots: Free mini cup
In honor of National Ice Cream Day, participating Dippin’ Dots locations will be giving away a free mini cup of Dippin’ Dots on Sunday, July 16 during a two-hour window. Check with your local store to see when your giveaway is happening. Find out more here.
DoorDash: Buy 2 get $5 off
In celebration of National Ice Cream Day, DoorDash is offering a deal on Talenti, Ben & Jerry’s, Breyers, Popsicle, Magnum, Good Humor and Klondike. Buy 2, get $5 off. Mix and match. In select stores now through Wednesday, July 19. Find out more here.
Drumstick: Win and customize Drumstick vehicle
Drumstick is celebrating 95 years and National Ice Cream Day by offering fans of the ice cream treat the chance to win, and customize, the Drumstick vehicle of their dreams. To win, fans must complete 11 stops along a “Drumstick Summer Road Trip” by Friday, Sept. 22, post visits on Instagram, and will then be entered in the contest. Even if contestants don’t hit all 11 stops, tagging Drumstick in an Instagram or Facebook post enters fans into a drawing for a year’s supply of sundae cones. Find all the contest details here.
eCreamery: 20% off online
Use discount code SUMMER23 at checkout for 20% off your purchase! Deal expires July 16.
Friendly’s: 88-cent single scoop cones
Cool down on National Ice Cream Day with Friendly’s. All locations will be offering 88-cent single scoop cones from Saturday, July 15 to Wednesday, July 19. On Sunday, July 16, the first 88 people in the store will receive free limited-edition Friendly’s merchandise, a Happy Ending Sundae and kid’s Monster Mash tattoos. Find out more here.
Gopuff: The delivery service is celebrating National Ice Cream Day with a slew of ice cream deals all week long — through July 16:
Buy One Get One Free - Häagen Dazs, Nestle Dibs, Nestle Cookie Sandwich
25 percent off Multipacks - Good Humor, Klondike, Talenti Pops, Bundles
$1 off Pints - Ben & Jerry’s, Talenti, Breyer’s
25 percent off Mars Ice Cream
Three for $8 Coolhaus Ice Cream Sandwiches
20 percent off Blue Bunny Novelties
$1 off Oatly Pints
Monday through Wednesday only: BOGO Free Pints - Häagen Dazs, Kit Kat, Oreo, Nestlé Toll House
Thursday through Friday only: $1 Candy Bar Ice Cream: Snickers, Twix, Starburst
Saturday through Sunday only: $1 Cones & Sandwiches: Good Humor, Klondike, Mrs. Fields, Reese’s
Graeter's: $1.52 ice cream cone
Download the Graeter's app to receive an offer for a $1.52 ice cream cone available on Sunday, July 16. Find out more here.
Halo Top: Ice cream bag
On National Ice Cream Day, Halo Top is releasing a handbag that has been specifically designed to store and keep your pint of your favorite ice cream cold, so you can carry it around with you everywhere and have it handy when you want to dig in. (Yes, there is a spot for your spoon.) The Halo Top Pint Pack promises to be “perfectly pint-sized” and “the ultimate accessory designed to carry a single pint of ice cream and keep it cold anywhere you go from the pool, to the hiking trail, to the beach,” according to the brand. The limited-edition handbags will be available, for $73.90 and only while the limited supply lasts, on July 16 via PintPack.HaloTop.com.
Happy Joe’s: 99-cent ice cream cone
Happy Joe’s is celebrating National Ice Cream Day with 99-cent cones from Sunday, July 16, through July 30 (one per person).
Insomnia Cookies: Free scoop of ice cream
Insomnia is recognizing National Ice Cream Day all weekend long from Friday, July 14 to Sunday, July 16 with a free scoop of ice cream to level-up any in-store purchase or order for local delivery. Find out more here.
KIND: Win a year of frozen bars
In honor of National Ice Cream Day and National Cherry Day (which coincidentally falls on the same day), KIND is giving away a year's supply of its KIND Frozen bars to one lucky winner. Contest hopefuls can enter @kindsnacks on Instagram through July 16. Find out more here.
Klondike: Sweepstakes and free ice cream in NYC
Join Klondike and actor Joel McHale by participating in Klondike's "What Would You Do" Hometown edition challenge. As part of the sweepstakes, Klondike will be at Union Square Plaza in New York City giving away free frozen treats and other swag on Sunday, July 16. Fans can enter the contest with photo or video submissions on Instagram and one winner will be selected to win a hometown block party. Find out more here.
Magnum: Win free jewelry
In celebration of National Ice Cream Day, Magnum ice cream will team up with celebrity jewelry designer, Stephanie Gottlieb, to give away three free pieces of jewelry (valued at $2,190) inspired by Magnum ice cream bars. Beginning on Sunday, July 16, fans can enter a giveaway on Instagram for a chance to win. Find out more here.
Marble Slab Creamery: Free small ice cream
For the month of July, Slab Happy Rewards members will receive $5 off an 8-inch or larger ice cream cake, valid for a single use through Monday, July 31.
On Sunday, July 16, National Ice Cream Day, Marble Slab Creamery will offer loyalty members one free small ice cream. Find out more here.
McConnell's: 20% off online or buy-three, get-one-free in-store
In honor of National Ice Cream Day, McConnell's ice cream is offering a 20% discount for online shoppers and a buy-three, get-one-free in-store special from Friday, July 14 — Monday, July 17. Find out more here.
Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt: Sweepstakes
For froyo fans, ice cream is cool, but frozen yogurt is the best. Celebrate National Ice Cream Month with a big giveaway at Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt.
In honor of the shop’s sweet 16th birthday, Menchie’s is offering a Smile Challenge game with a chance to win a $1,000 gift card. Plus, complete all of the challenges by July 31, 2023 and receive $5 in Menchie’s Money. The game is only available via the shop’s app.
Potbelly Sandwich Works: Half price shake
Shake it up at Potbelly Sandwich Works! From June 23 to July 30, 2023, every weekend, the sandwich shop is offering its Potbelly Perks members a half-price shake with the purchase of a sandwich, whole salad or bowl of soup.
Pressed Juicery: $3 ice cream
On National Ice Cream Day, Pressed Juicery will offer a $3 deal on its plant-based, dairy-free soft-serve Freeze (size one, up to three toppings) all day long at all locations that carry Freeze. (You can see which ones do here.)
River Street Sweets: Free homemade ice cream samples
You always get free samples at this Savannah-based ice cream purveyor, which makes homemade ice cream and gelato on-site at its flagship store in Savannah and locations in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, and Atlanta. The most popular flavors at River Street Sweets are Pralines N' Cream and Chocolate, and Bear Claw Ice Cream made with chocolate turtle candies.
Rori's Artisanal Creamery: Free toppings and BOGO pints
What: Customers get FREE toppings with the purchase of ice cream, including house-made sauces, fresh whipped cream, and more! Plus, all ice cream pints are buy one get one FREE!
Where: Montecito (1024 Coast Village Rd.), Santa Barbara (38 W. Victoria St.), Santa Monica (910 Montana Ave.), Carpinteria (751 Linden Ave.), Camarillo (2024 Ventura Blvd.), Arroyo Grande (114 W Branch St.), Ventura (286 E Main St.)
Salt & Straw: Buy 3 pints get 1 free
Salt & Straw is celebrating National Ice Cream Day by offering a free pint with the purchase of three pints of ice cream on Salt and Straw via local delivery (not on any other third-party platforms) from its shops on Sunday, July 16. Find out more here.
Serendipity3: New sundae
New York City's legendary ice cream shop, Serendipity3, is releasing the new "All About Benjamins $100 Sundae" in honor of National Ice Cream Day. The sundae features 12 scoops of ice cream in nine various flavors served in a 100-ounce goblet with a variety of toppings including edible $100 bills. Find out more here.
Shake Shack: Get BOGO shakes from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. until July 31.
Every day until July 31, you’ll be able to get BOGO shakes from Shake Shack from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. That’ll include National Ice Cream Day.
TCBY: Surprise deal
Whether it’s ice cream or frozen yogurt, everyone loves a cool treat on a hot summer day. TCBY is offering delicious rewards and offers for its most loyal customers. While no deal or giveaway has been announced for National Ice Cream Day, download the shop’s app and start spooning your way toward FREE froyo.
Van Leeuwen: Free Ice Cream in NYC
If you live in New York City or are planning to be in area, Van Leeuwen will be giving away free ice cream on Tuesday, July 18 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in SoHo at Greene and Prince, the location of their first ice cream truck. Find out more here.
On the same day, the Brooklyn-based ice cream brand is also launching ice cream sandwiches in the following flavors, for shipping nationwide: Double Chocolate Cheesecake, Honeycomb caramel, Vegan Double Chocolate Vanilla and Vegan Honeycomb Snickerdoodle.
Wendy’s: Free small Frosty!
In honor of National Ice Cream Day, Wendy’s is joining forces with Grubhub to offer a free small Frosty with the purchase of a small Fry. The offer runs between July 13, a.k.a. National Fry Day, through July 16, National Ice Cream Day, and is available only via Grubhub/Seamless.
Whole Foods: 35% off ice cream
Now through Tuesday, July 18, Whole Foods is offering 35% off all ice cream and frozen treats for Prime members and 27% off for non-Prime members. Find out more here.
Yogurtland: Double points
Members of Yogurtland's Real Rewards loyalty program get double points Sunday for any purchase in stores or online. Allow up to 24 hours for reward points to be applied.
Yonutz: Free ice cream
Starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 16, the first 50 customers through Yonutz' doors will be treated to a complimentary Create Yo! Own SMASHED Ice Cream treat, available at participating stores nationwide. Find out more here.
ICE CREAM EVENTS
Museum of Ice Cream: Have fun with free entry and free treats!
The Museum of Ice Cream recognizes National Ice Cream Day with a series of events on Saturday, July 15, and Sunday, July 16 in New York City, Chicago and Austin, Texas, and Singapore. Included among the activities are giant sprinkle pools, as well as free ice cream from Friendly's, Dove, Ida's, Blue Bell, and others. For location details, times, and specific details, find out more here.
Downtown LA: Ice Cream Alley
Let us introduce the 2023 Ice Cream Alley lineup:
SadGirl Creamery: A Latina owned business, Sad Girl reimagines American ice cream classics with Latinx inspired flavors. Think: Mangonada Drumstick, Strawberry Tres Leches Shortcake Taco and the Argentinian Dulce De Leche "Che Taco”.
Creamo: Vegan Donut Ice Cream sandwiches by longtime Smorgasburg resident Donut Friend.
Scoops on Tap: Award winning beer-infused ice cream, and more, hand made in Covina.
McConnell's: Responsible, sustainable, fine ice creams made from scratch since 1949.
Happy Ice: Black owned Smorg resident serving authentic Philly water ice in refreshing dairy-free, nut-free, and gluten-free flavors. The break out star of 2021’s Ice Cream Alley.
Creamy Boys: A group of New Zealanders serving classic kiwi styles of real fruit ice cream, a dairy or non-dairy vanilla base blended with strawberry, mixed berry and banana. Plus New Zealand favorite, Hokey Pokey, a sweet, crunchy honeycomb-toffee style made in-house and blended through dairy or non-dairy ice cream.
Kinrose Creamery Handmade, small batch, Persian Ice Cream with vibrant flavors like Saffron Pistachio Rose, Sour Cherry (with "Fairy Floss'), and Honey Walnut Baklava.
626 Hospitality: Returning to Ice Cream Alley for the third year in a row, 626 Hospitality Group is a collective of community inspired, chef driven concepts honoring the flavor of the San Gabriel Valley. Their Sake Kasu and Coconut Pandan sundaes are not to be missed.
Moom Maam: Thai owned and inspired, gourmet Italian gelato with real ingredients.Try their gluten-free coconut waffle, developed from the concept of Thai snack called ทองม้วน(thong moun). The batter is formulated to give it an ultra light, thin and crisp-like taste with the aroma of Thai coconut.
Nobuko Shave Ice: A mobile authentic shave ice shack providing a unique experience for all the senses. Working with chefs from around the globe to create exclusive flavor pairings and bringing them to Southern California.
Plus more surprises to be announced in the weeks to come. This is all in addition to our family-friendly beer garden, DJs, and over 80 food and shopping vendors in a completely outdoor setting. So come toIceCreamAlley and help decide who will be the next big SmorgasburgIceCreamstar!
DETAILS:
Ice Cream Alley at Smorgasburg LA
Sundays July 16-September 3, 10am to 4pm
Free entry, Family Friendly Beer Garden, No Pets
ROW DTLA: 777 S. Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90021
Make your own ice cream!
Williams Sonoma
I love the Williams Sonoma ice cream starter kits!
Amazon
I have this Cuisinart soft serve machine and I LOVE it!
Zeroll Ice Cream Scoop
Don’t forget the BEST ice cream scoop (or sprinkles)!
****All offers may subject to change. Offers were researched by contacting shops directly or taken from their websites/social media. Additional Sources: Today Show, Crazy Coupon Lady
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