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Kick Off Summer With Free Ice Cream From Kroger

While Memorial Day marked the unofficial kick-off to summer for many of us, the season actually begins on Thursday, June 20th. And to mark this special day, you can get…

Free Ice Cream at Kroger to celebrate the official start of Summer

To celebrate the start of summer and the day of the year with the most hours of sunlight – 15 straight hours to be exact, Kroger will give away 50 pints of free Kroger® Brand ice cream per minute.

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While Memorial Day marked the unofficial kick-off to summer for many of us, the season actually begins on Thursday, June 20th. And to mark this special day, you can get free ice cream at Kroger! Keep reading to find out how you can claim your free pint.

Beginning Of Summer - Summer Solstice

The beginning of summer is known as summer solstice, which marks the longest day of the year. It's also when the Sun is at the highest point in the sky and Earth is at maximum tilt toward the Sun. This means we get the most hours of sunlight we'll see all year in a single day. In fact, we'll have 15 hours of daylight on June 20th.

After summer solstice, the amount of sunlight we see each day will slowly decrease. That leads to the shortest day of the year, or the day with the least amount of daylight, which will be Saturday, December 21st. And it's complete opposite of summer solstice. At that point, the Earth is tilted farthest from the Sun.

But of course, summer ends long before December. Fall will officially begin on Sunday, September 22, 2024, although many consider summer over on Labor Day (Monday, September 2, 2024).

Free Ice Cream At Kroger For Summer

With Thursday, June 20th being the longest day of the year, Kroger is celebrating with free ice cream. Since we will have 15 hours of daylight, Kroger is giving away 50 pints of free Kroger Brand ice cream per minute. And in case you're wondering, that's 900 minutes of sunlight, and 45,000 pints of free ice cream.

To claim your free pint, you can visit FreeKrogerIceCream.com. You will get a limited-time, single-use digital coupon. It will only be available for download on Thursday, June 20, 2024, while supplies last. The coupon is redeemable for one free pint of Kroger Brand ice cream at many Kroger Family of Stores locations.

You can choose from any of the Kroger Brand ice cream flavors, including a fan-favorite for summertime, "Deluxe Tye Dye Burst" with swirls of vanilla, cherry, and blue moon. But of course, you can alway choose from classics like my favorite, Mint Chocolate Chip, or Vivid Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, and more.

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Customers can visit FreeKrogerIceCream.com to scoop up a free pint of their favorite creamy and delicious Kroger® Brand ice cream using a limited-time, single-use digital coupon, available for download exclusively on Thursday, June 20, 2024, while supplies last.

Customers can shop in-store or through Kroger Pickup and Delivery. What a great way to celebrate summer with free ice cream at Kroger!

The promotion is valid in all U.S. states except CA, CO, ID, LA, MO, MS, ND, NV, TN, VA.

Top 10 Favorite Ice Cream Flavors

The weather is warming up.  Kids are getting out of school.  Summertime is here in the Augusta area!  And while you can definitely enjoy ice cream year-round, there's just something about summer that makes it sweeter! It's a sweet treat that many people enjoy and there are so many options!  So when it comes to it, what are our favorite ice cream flavors?  We'll take a look below!

First of all, ice cream is BIG business!  An article from Stacker states ice cream makers churned out 1.38 billion gallons of ice cream.  This generated nearly 29,000 jobs and $1.8 billion in wagers. We've loved ice cream fo many years, keeping the manufacturers in business for more than 50 years, and counting.

There's so much to love about ice cream!  The delicious sweet treat can satisfy a sweet tooth.  It's great for cooling down on a hot day.  And let's not forget about its magical ability to mend a broken heart or help make a bad day better! You can top it with an endless assortment of toppings.  Although, the first decision is... what flavor to choose!

But with so many great flavor options to choose from, what are our favorite ice cream flavors?  A survey from YouGov asked adults about their favorite flavors... and vanilla and chocolate ranked high of course, but there are some other flavors that might surprise you in the top 10!

10. Neapolitan

Neapolitan Ice Cream

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9. Caramel

Salted caramel ice creams on blue plate

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8. Mint Chocolate Chip

Organic Green Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

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Cookie dough ice cream in a metal scoop

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6. Butter Pecan

Delicious butter pecan ice cream served in a red bowl. Vintage wooden table background.

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5. Chocolate Chip

Bowl of chocolate chip ice cream. Extreme shallow depth of field.

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4. Strawberry

Strawberry cream ice cream in white bowl

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3. Cookies and Cream

real gourmet cookies and cream ice cream, not made with mashed potatoes or shortening and meets all the regulations regarding using real dairy products to advertise dairy.

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2. Chocolate

Chocolate ice cream scoop

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1. Vanilla

Spoon and cup ice cream

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