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When is Ice Cream for Breakfast Day?

Ice Cream for Breakfast Day celebrates any ice cream eaten at breakfast for once, and it falls on the first Saturday of February.

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The first Saturday of February

Informal observance

Ice Cream for Breakfast Day is a cheerful excuse to eat any ice cream you like at breakfast, just this once. It falls every year on the first Saturday of February.

It is not an official holiday. No law or proclamation names it. It is an informal observance listed by day-calendar sites and trade groups, so you can mark it however suits your morning.

Informal observance. An informal observance, listed by day-calendar sites and trade groups. It is not a proclaimed holiday.

Simple ways to mark it

  • Use the Scoop Planner to work out how many pints or quarts to buy for a family breakfast or an office morning treat.
  • Set up a breakfast sundae bar with toppings like granola and fruit, and let the Scoop Planner tell you how much of each topping.
  • Check the ice cream scoop size chart to pick a small disher, so a classroom or group gets breakfast-sized portions.
  • Use the ice cream container size chart to see how many servings a pint, half gallon or 3 gallon tub holds before you shop.
  • Tell the snowed-in story of how the day began at the table, then let everyone pick one scoop for breakfast.

Where the day comes from

Ice Cream for Breakfast Day is an informal observance listed by day-calendar sites and trade groups, not a proclaimed holiday. No law or proclamation names it. It falls on the first Saturday of February, and anyone can join in. If you are writing about it, you can call it a fun day on the calendar, but not an official one.

The story most often told starts with a snowstorm. FOX Weather reports that Florence Rappaport of Rochester, New York, started the day during the Blizzard of 1966. With her children snowed in at home, she served them ice cream for breakfast. FOX Weather says the custom spread as her children grew up and passed it on.

National Day Calendar also credits Florence Rappaport, placing the start in the 1960s, and lists the day on the first Saturday in February. That is the rule we use on this page. The idea is simple. Pick any ice cream you like and have it at breakfast for once. A single scoop next to your coffee counts, and so does a full sundae bar for a group.

Questions people ask

When is Ice Cream for Breakfast Day?

Ice Cream for Breakfast Day falls on the first Saturday of February every year, so the date changes from year to year. National Day Calendar lists it on that same Saturday, and this page shows the next two dates.

Is Ice Cream for Breakfast Day an official holiday?

No. It is an informal observance listed by day-calendar sites and trade groups, not a proclaimed holiday. No law or proclamation names it, so there is no day off, just a good reason for a breakfast scoop.

Who started Ice Cream for Breakfast Day?

FOX Weather reports that Florence Rappaport of Rochester, New York, started it during the Blizzard of 1966, serving her snowed-in children ice cream for breakfast. National Day Calendar also credits Florence Rappaport, in the 1960s.

How much ice cream do I need for a breakfast group?

It depends on the group size and portion. The Scoop Planner works out how much to buy in pints, quarts, 48 oz tubs or gallons, with a cost estimate, and the ice cream scoop size chart helps you pick the portion.

Sources

  1. Ice Cream for Breakfast Day (first Saturday in February) National Day Calendar
  2. The scoop behind a blizzard, a mom and 'Ice Cream for Breakfast' day FOX Weather

Every data source the site uses is on the Sources page.

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