National Creamsicle Day
Savoring that perfect blend of citrus and cream on a hot day — a frozen treat that's like sunshine on a stick.
Drive August ice cream sales and nostalgia-driven promotions by celebrating the creamsicle's 120-year legacy and encouraging consumers to try regional flavor variations.
- Creamsicle flavor challenge: taste-test regional variations and share your favorite
- Throwback to Frank Epperson's 1905 invention—how has your favorite frozen treat evolved?
- August ice cream truck special: limited-edition creamsicle flavors (blue raspberry, lime, cherry)
- Nostalgia marketing: 'Remember these childhood summer treats?' user-generated content campaign
Originally created by Frank Epperson in 1905, this industrious, and inventive 11 year old experimented with putting fruit juice around vanilla ice cream. The original ‘Epsicle’, which later became known as a Popsicle, creamsicle and even dreamsicle, were done with just the orange juice outside. However now you can find them in a myriad of flavors, from orange to blue raspberry, lime, grape, cherry and even blueberry!
This cold delight has been a staple of the summertime ice cream truck since they started moving around, and served at various warm locations since they were spread around as a treat. People have been going around trying all sorts of creamsicles from different areas and locales. Apparently the ones served on Long Island are less about the orange as they are the strong vanilla, while in Florida’s Palm Beach you get a small amount of vanilla flavor and a crazy amount of orange.