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national ice cream day

Summer is here and the weather is super hot, which means ice cream shops in Toronto are ready for your arrival — and some are even prepared to give you a delicious scoop for free.

National Ice Cream Day is on July 16, 2023, and you can expect to see a whole bunch of participating spots around the 6ix that will help you get an ice cream fix for super cheap on the big day.

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With the summer heat kicking up, Dairy Queen might just be coming to your rescue. How? In the form of free ice cream available for one day only.

According to the iconic soft-serve chain, Canadians can indulge in some free soft-serve ice cream at participating locations across the country. However, to take advantage of the offer will require you to have a phone.

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I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream because it's National Ice Cream Day on Sunday, and we've got the scoop.

Yes, you heard it, July 17 is not another average Sunday Funday because a whole bunch of places are offering people free ice cream in Toronto and it's pretty sweet.

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National Ice Cream Day is coming up on July 17, 2022, not that an excuse is ever needed to indulge in the classic frozen treat. According to Google Maps in Canada, ice cream searches are on the rise and are actually the third most searched food in the country, after pizza and sushi.

Google Maps provided a list of the top five rated ice cream spots in the province of Ontario and, perhaps surprisingly, no spots from big cities like Toronto or Ottawa made the cut.

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