Summer Fun: Celebrate National Ice Cream Month and Day throughout the Las Vegas Valley

July is National Ice Cream Month

Vegas Style

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Beat the heat in the Las Vegas Valley, where summer temperatures hit 117°F. July is National Ice Cream Month. Cool your palate, satisfy your sweet tooth, and put a smile on your face. Celebrate the torridness, the swelter and the calidity of summer heat with activities to honor ice cream.

July is National Ice Cream Month

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan of the United States of America signed a proclamation naming July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of July as National Ice Cream Day. Las Vegas, Henderson, and North Las Vegas, Nevada have a variety of places to create your festivity for celebrating with ice cream. Vegas Magazine recommends Cocolini at the Grand Canal Shops, Luv-It Frozen Custard on E. Oakey Blvd., Max Brenner at the Forum Shops, Serendipity 3 in front of Caesar's Palace on The Strip, Sugar Factory American Brasserie at the Paris Hotel & Casino, Sweet Chili at the Aria Resort & Casino, and Tutti Gelati at the Lake Las Vegas marina.

Ice cream locations include:

East Side
Calamity Jane's
Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall Las Vegas
Enjoy a sundae or a scoop.  Entertain yourself with a film from the Century 18 Sams Town or get in a few games of bowling. The Sam's Town Bowling Center offers free bowling (Present your movie stub or T.G.I. Friday's restaurant receipt for your Free Game of Bowling) and Friday mornings 8:00 am-11:00 am offer 50 ¢ games.
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Southwest Las Vegas

Homemade ice cream at The Perfect Scoop and Boba Tea at 5035 S. Fort Apache and 7377 S. Jones Blvd. "All of the ice cream we sell is made on site fresh by Mr. Wong himself." Try the unique flavors like ginger, lychee, and red bean ice cream. Chocolate, vanilla, cookies and cream, and many more are available favorites.
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South Side

Kate's Corner Ice Cream Parlor
Southpoint Hotel, Casino & Spa has the quick bit fix. At Kate's Corner Ice Cream Parlor indulge in hand dipped cones, milkshakes, malts, smoothies, sundaes, sodas and more! Relish your cool delight by taking a break at the Century 16 South Point and XD Theatre or come bowl a few lanes.
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Downtown Las Vegas

Anderson Dairy offers ice cream and tour. Schedule a FREE tour and take the Barnyard Buddies Tour. Meet a talking cow, a gritty rooster and a hound dog named Bubba.

. Sasapops are "artisinal frozen pops".  Owners and sister and brother team, Liza Vergara-Gross and Joe Vergara explain, "When we landed in Las Vegas in 2008, frozen pops were no where in mind. We actually got our start at the local farmers markets selling handmade pastries, desserts and Hawaiian style snow cones called Shave Ice." I first learned about Sasapops at a local Las Vegas event and then found them in the frozen section at Whole Foods Market.  Sasapops may not be officially ice cream, but they state, "No added flavors or colors. No funky gums or stabilizers. Just pure goodness frozen on a stick." There are Salted Peanut Caramel, Carrot Cake, Apple Pie al la Mode Pumpkin Pie and there are more! I recommend Pineapple Upside Down Cake! Sasa pops are available at Las Vegas Premium Outlets.
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The Strip

Häagen-Dazs Shop are situated in four locations along The Strip. The Venetian Hotel and Casino, Fashion Show Mall, New York-New York, and MGM Grand Hotel Star Lane and MGM Grand Food Court.

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Go Shopping:

Frozen Delights at the Market   

If you are looking for a shopping treat for to celebrate National Ice Cream Day and Month, visit one of the Whole Foods Market locations. Whole Foods Market can be found in Henderson at Green Valley Parkway, Summerlin at West Charleston Blvd., Northwest Las Vegas at Tenaya, and along the south side of The Strip on Las Vegas Boulevard. Whole Foods Market offers a pleathora of options for ice cream.  Cashewtopia crafted from raw, organic cashew nut milk, is a vegan frozen dessert is dairy-free, gluten-free, low-glycemic and incredible!  Three Twins Ice Cream is organic and creamy. Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream pints fill a freezer section with flavors (Don't forget there are 7 Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream locations in the Las Vegas Valley!). So Delicious offers options in soy, almond milk and coconut milk. Venture out and tantalize your senses with the selection of frozen delights at the Gelato Bar.  Gelato is made with milke, cream, sugars, and flavorings from fresh fruit and nut purees. Gelato is defined in English as a soft ice cream with little or no air.