The day is actually a federally-recognized day, being formally recognized by Ronald Reagan in 1984. In the Proclamation, he officially set the third Sunday in July to be National Ice Cream Day, he also declared the entire month of July to be “National Ice Cream Month.”
National Ice Cream Day 2024: Get cool deals and freebies at Dairy Queen, Cold Stone
To celebrate National Ice Cream Day, which falls on Sunday, July 21, many ice cream businesses and chains across the U.S. are offering discounts and free sweets to customers.
The annual holiday has taken place on the third Sunday of each July since President Ronald Reagan announced it in 1984, declaring ice cream to be “a nutritious and wholesome food” while announcing that each July would be National Ice Cream Month.
At the Museum of Ice Cream in New York City, we find out why a perfectly-shaped ball of ice cream is the best way to enjoy the treat, thanks to the invention of the ice cream scoop.
Susan Spencer dishes about a hot new dessert – rolled ice cream, a delicacy from Sweet Charlie’s in Philadelphia.