<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Celebrate National Ice Cream Day by staying in an ice cream truck"/><ul aria-label="Story Highlights" class="gnt_ar_sh"><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">Baskin Robbins has two deals for Ice Cream Day including free ice cream-scented kinetic sand.</li><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">Dairy Queen has an Ice Cream Day deal on dipped cones and Carvel hands out coupons with purchase.</li><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">National Ice Cream Day 2021 also brings a way to get free pints of ice cream with a purchase.</li></ul><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Here's a reason to all scream for ice cream Sunday: <a target="_blank" href="/story/money/food/2021/07/15/free-ice-cream-day-2021-deals-coupons/7964893002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">free scoops</a>.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Businesses nationwide are offering not just free ice cream, but specials, discounts and contests in honor of <a target="_blank" href="/story/money/food/2021/07/15/free-ice-cream-day-2021-deals-coupons/7964893002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">National Ice Cream Day</a>, celebrated every July 18.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Ice Cream Day became an official food holiday in 1984 when President Ronald Reagan declared the third Sunday of July as National Ice Cream Day and the month of July as National Ice Cream Month.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Reagan’s proclamation noted the ice cream industry generated $3.5 billion in annual sales. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">According to a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tillamook.com/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Tillamook County Creamery Association</a> survey, a dairy co-op, 82% of Americans’ favorite sweet treat is ice cream.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>► Save better, spend better: </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/the-daily-money/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Money tips and advice delivered right to your inbox. Sign up here</a></p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">► Free school supplies:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/money/shopping/2021/07/14/ibotta-free-school-supplies-walmart-target-student-rebate-freebies/7946872002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">Cashback app Ibotta giving away free school supplies for back to school at Walmart, Target and more</a></p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Sensitivity toothpaste brand Sensodyne found in its survey that the average American plans to eat 39 scoops of ice cream by the end of this summer. More than half (52%) prefer soft ice cream to hard ice cream (30%), the survey found.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Looking for another free frozen treat? If you haven't already had <a target="_blank" href="/story/money/food/2021/07/11/free-slurpee-7-eleven-day-2021-july-11-throughout-july/7930459002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">a free Slurpee at 7-Eleven</a> this month, you can...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2021/07/18/ice-cream-day-2021-free-ice-cream-deals-specials-contests/8002870002/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
