National Ice Cream Day 2025: All you need to know about this special day, check free ice cream, discounts, and more
Synopsis Get ready for National Ice Cream Day on July 20, 2025, with sweet deals from Baskin-Robbins, Jeni's, Dunkin', and Dippin' Dots. Retailers like Klondike and Popsicle are also offering discounts. Celebrated annually on the third Sunday of July since 1984, this day honors America's love for ice cream and its dairy industry, with Americans consuming about 23 gallons per year. As America gears up to celebrate National Ice Cream Day on Sunday, July 20, 2025, scoop shops and popular freezer aisle brands will be offering deals for customers to enjoy. There's no better occasion than National Ice Cream Day for people in America to celebrate the height of summer and cool off with a sweet treat.
ADVERTISEMENT Many ice cream and restaurant chains give special discounts to customers on this day. American people celebrate National Ice Cream Day on the third Sunday of July every year.
Baskin-Robbins
From July 20 to July 26, Baskin-Robbins Rewards members can get $5 off when they spend $20 or more using a third-party delivery app.
Jeni's Jeni's has a one-day offer for customers and ice cream lovers. The popular brand will serve a brand-new Sundae Fudge Sauce, a rich chocolate sauce with a hint of sea salt, for free with any scoop shop order.
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Dunkin'As far as Dunkin' is concerned, its Rewards members can get triple the points when they order any frozen beverage on July 20.
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Dippin' Dots
Dippin' Dots is offering a discount of 25% to its customers on their online order on Sunday (July 20). Use the promo code NICD25 to avail of discounts. The stores of Dippin' Dots will also be giving away free mini cups of ice cream that day—any flavor—during a "two-hour window at our franchise locations," the company states on its website. The first 100 customers are assured a souvenir take-home cup.
ADVERTISEMENT Chuck E. CheeseThe customers of Chuck E. Cheese, an American family entertainment center and restaurant chain, can get a free cup of Chuck E.'s Cookie Crunch Dippin' Dots, an exclusive flavor. They can avail this through a digital coupon available through their website.
Retailer coupons and deals for National Ice Cream Day
ADVERTISEMENT Instead of running after the ice cream truck, just go to a store and grab some ice cream on sale from the freezer section.
Klondike Digital coupons live across Fetch, Ibotta, and Walmart Cash throughout July 2025 for Klondike ice cream products.
Popsicle The brand is offering a buy one, get one free offer available at Target, Publix, and Kroger all month.American people celebrate National Ice Cream Day on the third Sunday of July every year, thanks to former President Reagan. He created this day in 1984 to honor a treat enjoyed by over 90% of people in the US and to recognize the American dairy industry.
The former US president also made July National Ice Cream Month and called ice cream 'a nutritious and wholesome food.' Americans eat about 23 gallons each year, the most in the world. Since then, this holiday has become a yearly tradition and makes everyone crave ice cream.
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