National Ice Cream Day 2025

July 20, 2025 - Celebrating America's Favorite Frozen Treat!

Sweet Deals Still Available!

Many promotions extend through today

National Ice Cream Day 2025 was on July 20, but many deals are still available!

Since 1984, America celebrates this delicious holiday on the 3rd Sunday in July

🍦 Hot Ice Cream Deals 🍦

Available through July 21, 2025

Baskin-Robbins

$1.50 scoops all day long! Available in all 30+ flavors

Valid: July 20-21, 2025

Ben & Jerry's

Free toppings bar with any purchase of a premium sundae

Valid: July 20-21, 2025

Cold Stone Creamery

Buy One Get One 50% off on signature creations

Today only: July 21, 2025

Dairy Queen

$1 Blizzards with purchase of any regular-priced item

Extended through: July 23, 2025

Grocers & Markets

20-30% off premium ice cream pints at participating stores

Week-long celebration: July 20-26, 2025

Ice Cream Fun Facts

Presidential Proclamation

Ronald Reagan established National Ice Cream Day in 1984 to recognize ice cream's popularity

American Consumption

Americans eat approximately 1.6 billion gallons of ice cream annually

Flavor Science

Cold temperature dulls our taste buds, making extra flavoring necessary

Brain Freeze

Scientifically known as sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia - it's your palate cooling too quickly

2025 Flavor Trends

Make Your Own Celebration Treat

No-Churn Birthday Cake Ice Cream

Prep: 10 mins Freeze: 6 hours

Ingredients

  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ cup rainbow sprinkles
  • 3 tbsp yellow cake mix (dry)

Instructions

  1. Whip cream to stiff peaks in a large bowl
  2. Gently fold in condensed milk, vanilla, and cake mix
  3. Add sprinkles and fold until just combined
  4. Pour into loaf pan and freeze 6+ hours
  5. Top with extra sprinkles before serving!