Posted by Andrea Durway
National Ice Cream Day St. Louis
To celebrate National Ice Cream Day in St. Louis on Sunday, July 21st, you have a many sweet options. Local ice creameries are offering a variety of fun-filled events. In 1904, the St. Louis World’s Fair became the birthplace of the beloved ice cream cone. When a vendor ran out of dishes, a neighboring waffle seller rolled his waffles into cones, creating an iconic dessert that has delighted generations ever since. Find a place to celebrate in your neighborhood, or pick up a pint and enjoy at home!
Clementine’s Naughty and Nice Ice Cream
Eight locations (Central West End, Clayton, Kirkwood, Lafayette Square, Southampton, Town & Country, Lake St. Louis, and Edwardsville)
Website
To celebrate National Ice Cream Day and in collaboration with Missouri History Museum, Clementine’s has created four new flavors that celebrate foods from the 1904 World’s Fair. On Sunday the first 50 guests in line at each location receives free t-shirt and the first person in line at each store gets a commemorative poster. All flavors are now available for national shipping and will be available in scoops and pints at all Clementine’s locations on July 21st.
- Vegan Waffle Cone-A-Copia – Salted caramel ice cream with chocolate coated waffle pieces
- Fairy Floss – Cotton Candy flavored ice cream with pop rocks
- Banana Split – Banana, Cherry, Chocolate – 3 flavors in one, hand-piped into the pints!
- Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis – captures the sweetness of freshly harvested corn and features clusters of buttered corn flakes
Serendipity Ice Cream – 21st Anniversary
4408 Manchester Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 (The Grove) | Website
Sunday 12pm-9pm
Sunday, July 21st, also happens to be Serendipity Ice Cream’s 21st anniversary! Starting at Noon, they’ll be scooping up your favorite ice creams, serving novelties, creating Dipity Doughs, and mixing up shakes, malts, and Spirited Shakes (from their Spirited Shakes menu). The day long extravaganza includes: specials, a balloon twister, an enamel pin giveaway (1 pin per person with purchase), a koozie giveaway (with any pint purchase), a DJ, and more.
Ices Plain & Fancy – 10 Year Anniversary Celebration
2256 S. 39th Street, St. Louis, MO 63110 (Shaw Neighborhood) | Website
Sunday 12pm
Ices Plain & Fancy is celebrating their 10 year anniversary on National Ice cream Day with live music, carnival games, face painting, balloon art, food trucks and, of course, their legendary liquid nitrogen ice cream.
The Fountain
3037 Locust Street (Midtown) and 5242 Delmar Blvd (Delmar Maker District) | Website
11am-9pm
Celebrate National Ice Cream Day in style at The Fountain on Locust and the Fountain on Delmar. Each ice cream purchased in-store at either location will come with a special coupon for a free treat on your next visit! Don’t miss your chance to visit one of these nostalgic ice cream parlors and indulge.
Missouri History Museum
5700 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63112 (Forest Park) | Website
Sunday 10am-1pm
