The 8th Annual Scoop San Diego Ice Cream Festival hits North Park Sunday June 28 from 12-4 PM. 30+ ice cream and gelato vendors, 10 samples per ticket, supporting Feeding San Diego.
The 8th Annual Scoop San Diego Ice Cream Festival returns to North Park on Sunday, June 28, 2026 from 12:00 to 4:00 PM — Southern California's only ice cream festival, with 30+ local ice cream, gelato, and paleta makers taking over 30th Street and North Park Way for one sweet afternoon. Presented by Hollandia Dairy, the event is structured around a simple, beautiful concept: eat ice cream, give back. 100% of net proceeds benefit Feeding San Diego, the regional nonprofit fighting food insecurity across the county.
If you've ever wanted to taste your way through San Diego's best ice cream shops in a single afternoon, this is the move.
Each General Admission ticket gets you 10 two-ounce samples — roughly 3.5 scoops of ice cream total. You'll move through the festival sampling whatever catches your eye from the 30+ vendors, and your samples are shareable — so you can let a friend or kid try a bite without using extra tickets.
Important to know: This is not a fenced or gated event. Anyone can walk through the festival area for free to enjoy the atmosphere, live music, and family activities. But you need a ticket to receive any samples from vendors. So if you want the actual ice cream experience, get the ticket.
The 8th annual edition will feature 30+ ice cream, gelato, and paleta makers from across San Diego. Past and current vendors include:
Each vendor brings one-day-only exclusive creations you won't find at their shops — plus their signature flavors and seasonal specials.
Beyond the ice cream:
A few things make Scoop San Diego stand out from any other San Diego food event:
1. It's the only one in Southern California. No other ice cream-specific festival exists in SoCal — making this the only place where you can experience the whole regional ice cream scene in one afternoon.
2. 100% of net proceeds go to Feeding San Diego. Feeding San Diego is the regional food bank network that distributes food to people experiencing food insecurity across the county. Your ticket directly funds meals — meaning indulging in ice cream genuinely helps your community.
3. The vendors are San Diego's actual best. This isn't a generic vendor row — Scoop San Diego curates the city's top ice cream and gelato shops, the kind of shops that consistently win local "best of" awards. You're not getting commercial brands; you're getting handcrafted, small-batch frozen treats.
4. It's grown to 35+ vendors and thousands of attendees. The festival started as a personal outreach to local shops and has become a major North Park tradition.
Sunday, June 28, 2026 from 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: 30th Street & North Park Way, North Park, San Diego, CA 92104
The festival takes over the heart of North Park's commercial corridor — the same area as the North Park Music Fest, making it a familiar layout for repeat attendees.
Tickets are sold through Eventbrite and typically tier-priced (early-bird rates are lower than day-of pricing). Watch the Scoop San Diego Eventbrite page for current rates.
North Park is in central San Diego and well-connected to the rest of the city:
For more events happening in San Diego this June, check out our full June events calendar or browse our North Park neighborhood guide.
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