April 16 Is Free Cone Day At These Charlotte-Area Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shops
Now that you’ve filed your taxes and found out how much more money you owe the IRS, you’re probably thinking there’s no joy left in the world. Well, you’re wrong because, as long as there’s ice cream, there’s plenty of joy. And if the ice cream is free, life is even sweeter. Luckily, today (4/16/24) happens to be Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s from noon until 8:00 p.m.
Ben & Jerry’s started handing out free ice cream cones as a way of saying thanks to their devoted customers in 1979, when the young company was still just operating out of a renovated gas station in Burlington, Vermont. It became an annual happening. By 1993, every Ben & Jerry’s scoop shop in America was participating. Free Cone Day went international in 2000. In 2015, Ben & Jerry’s gave away over one million scoops of ice cream around the world.
Like many things, Free Cone Day came to a screeching halt in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But in 2023, the tasty tradition made its highly anticipated return after a long four-year hiatus. The Vermont-based ice cream chain gave out over 970,000 scoops at Ben & Jerry’s locations across the globe last year. Now they’re calling on all fans to help them beat their goal of one million scoops today. And yes, you can get in line more than once. Come on, we can do this!
Charlotte-Area Ben & Jerry’s Locations
- Foxcroft Charlotte Ice Cream Scoop Shop
7800 Fairview Road
Charlotte, NC 28226
- Davidson Ice Cream Scoop Shop
202 South Main Street
Davidson, NC 28036