When is National Ice Cream Cake Day?
National Ice Cream Cake Day celebrates frozen layers of ice cream and cake, and it falls on June 27 every year.
When National Ice Cream Cake Day falls
Next
Sunday, June 27, 2027
in 242 days
The one after
Tuesday, June 27, 2028
Every year
June 27 every year
Informal observance
National Ice Cream Cake Day falls on June 27 every year. It celebrates ice cream cake: layers of ice cream and cake, or a cake shape made of ice cream, kept frozen until you serve it.
The day is informal. Day-calendar sites and trade groups list it, but no law or proclamation names it, so it is not an official holiday.
Informal observance. An informal observance, listed by day-calendar sites and trade groups. It is not a proclaimed holiday.
Simple ways to mark the day
- Use the Scoop Planner to work out how much ice cream to buy if you build your own ice cream cake for a group.
- Check the ice cream container size chart to see how many servings a pint, quart or larger tub holds before you shop.
- If you are carrying an ice cream cake to work or school, the Dry Ice and Cooler Calculator shows how much dry ice keeps it frozen.
- Share a slice with family or coworkers on June 27, and keep the cake in the freezer until just before you cut it.
Plan it with these
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Scoop Planner
How much ice cream for a party
Enter your guests, servings and scoop size to see how much ice cream to buy, in containers and dollars.
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Dry Ice and Cooler Calculator
How much dry ice for ice cream
Plan the dry ice for a cooler of ice cream, or see how long regular ice will hold it firm.
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Container size chart
Ice cream container sizes, from pint to 3 gallon tub
Ice cream container sizes used to be simple. Today the tub that looks like a half gallon often holds less.
Where the day comes from
National Ice Cream Cake Day is an informal observance listed by day-calendar sites and trade groups. It is not a proclaimed holiday, and no law or proclamation names it. It falls on June 27 every year. It celebrates ice cream cake: layers of ice cream and cake, or a cake shape made of ice cream, kept frozen until it is served.
National Day Calendar credits the Jurado Family and Cupcakes for a Cause with submitting the day in May 2018. According to that calendar, its registrar then fixed the date on June 27 each year. That makes the day a listing with National Day Calendar, not a government designation. We have no other record of how the day began, so we stick to what that listing gives.
If you are writing about National Ice Cream Cake Day, here is the short version. It falls on June 27 every year, and it is an informal day backed by a calendar listing. If you are planning a treat, it gives you an easy reason to serve a frozen cake at home, at work or in a classroom.
Questions people ask
When is National Ice Cream Cake Day?
National Ice Cream Cake Day is on June 27 every year. The date stays the same each year, so it falls on a different day of the week from one year to the next.
Is National Ice Cream Cake 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 it is not a government holiday.
Who started National Ice Cream Cake Day?
National Day Calendar says the Jurado Family and Cupcakes for a Cause submitted the day in May 2018. Its registrar then set the date as June 27 each year.
Sources
- National Ice Cream Cake Day (June 27) National Day Calendar
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