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When is National Chocolate Ice Cream Day?

National Chocolate Ice Cream Day celebrates ice cream flavored with cocoa or chocolate, and it falls on June 7 every year.

Next

Monday, June 7, 2027

in 222 days

The one after

Wednesday, June 7, 2028

Every year

June 7 every year

Informal observance

National Chocolate Ice Cream Day is a day for chocolate ice cream, the kind flavored with cocoa or chocolate. It falls on June 7 every year, whatever day of the week that turns out to be.

It is an informal observance, not an official holiday. Day-calendar sites and trade groups list it, but no law or proclamation names it. That leaves you free to mark it however you like.

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

Simple ways to mark it

  • Make a chocolate base at home with the Base Builder and Batch Scaler, sized to the ice cream machine you already own.
  • If you are serving a class or an office, check the ice cream scoop size chart to see how many scoops one container gives.
  • Set out a small chocolate tasting with two or three store-bought pints, and let your group vote on a favorite.
  • Share a quick fact in your newsletter or post, and look on the U.S. ice cream statistics page for survey figures with their sources.

Read about the flavor

  • Flavor library

    Chocolate ice cream

    Smooth cocoa ice cream, sweet with a little bitterness and roast

Where the day comes from

Nobody knows who started National Chocolate Ice Cream Day. National Day Calendar lists it on June 7 and says it is still researching the day’s origin. It is an informal observance listed by day-calendar sites and trade groups, not a proclaimed holiday. No law or proclamation names it.

That makes it an easy day to plan around. If you have been asking when is National Chocolate Ice Cream Day, the answer stays simple: June 7, every year, on whatever weekday it lands. You can mark it with a single scoop after dinner, a tasting at school or a tub in the office break room.

Chocolate fans have a recent survey on their side. IDFA reports that in its 2026 National Ice Cream and Frozen Novelty Trends Survey, an online survey of 2,205 U.S. adults, chocolate was the favorite flavor, ahead of butter pecan and vanilla. IDFA also reports that vanilla had been first in its 2024 survey. So chocolate’s lead is recent, and a survey is a snapshot rather than a final word. Either way, June 7 gives you a good reason to pick up a spoon.

Questions people ask

When is National Chocolate Ice Cream Day?

National Chocolate Ice Cream Day falls on June 7 every year. The date stays the same, so the day of the week changes from year to year. The page above shows the next two dates and how many days away the next one is.

Is National Chocolate Ice Cream Day an official holiday?

No. It is an informal observance listed by day-calendar sites and trade groups. No law or proclamation names it, so how you mark it is up to you and your group.

Who started National Chocolate Ice Cream Day?

Nobody knows for sure. National Day Calendar lists the day on June 7 but says it is still researching where the day came from. We have not found a founder or a starting year in our sources.

Is chocolate really the most popular ice cream flavor?

In one recent survey, yes. IDFA reports that chocolate was the favorite flavor in its 2026 trends survey of U.S. adults, ahead of butter pecan and vanilla. Vanilla had been first in IDFA's 2024 survey, so the top spot can change.

Sources

  1. National Chocolate Ice Cream Day (June 7) National Day Calendar
  2. Chocolate Returns to No. 1 and Butter Pecan Surpasses Vanilla Ahead of National Ice Cream Day (July 16, 2026) International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA)

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

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