Austin Scoops, the Cold Cookie Company, and Steel City Pops are just a few of the purveyors of frosty treats slated to compete at this year's Austin Ice Cream Festival. They'll be fighting for the title of Fan Fave Flave, offering up samples of signature ice creams like Saigon Cinnamon, White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle, and Whiskey Honey.

Come out to Fiesta Gardens along Lady Bird Lake on Saturday, August 12th to taste test your way through the various ice creams. General admission is only $15, which includes three tasting tickets and access to the fun and games. In between licks of ice cream, you can build your own masterpiece as part of the popsicle stick sculpture contest, learn how to make your own frozen desserts, or go rock-climbing. Kids and dogs are welcome.

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Good Pops, Austin Scoops, and Amy's Ice Cream are just a few of the local shops participating in the fun at the 10th Annual Austin Ice Cream Festival. The fest kicks off at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 13 in Austin's Fiesta Gardens, and it's bringing plenty of frosty flavors to you and your group. There will even be dairy-free ice creams, including the sweets from NadaMoo.

In addition to the many ice cream vendors slated to show off their stuff at the Austin Ice Cream Festival, the event will also offer live music, games, and contests. If you're an ice cream fanatic, take part in the ice cream-eating contest and see how you stack up against other local sweets-lovers. Or you can help build the best popsicle stick sculpture or whip up a batch of homemade ice cream and let judges decide how you did.

Austin Ice Cream Festival
When: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. on Saturday, August 13
Where: Fiesta Gardens, 2100 Jesse E. Segovia Street, Austin, TX 78702
Cost: $15
austinicecreamfestival.com
www.everfest.com/e/austin-ice-cream-festival

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