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This summer, participating cafés, restaurants, and creameries compete for the coveted titles of YYC’s Best Scoop, Best Non-Dairy Scoop, and special Golden Scoop award. Calgarians can taste a spectacular lineup of chilled treats and determine the entry that bests them all!
How does it work?
Choose a chilled treat from our list of contestants, head over during their business hours to try it, and then rate it to help us decide who will be crowned YYC’s Best Scoop!
$1 - $3 from every item sold supports Calgary Meals on Wheels, thereby directly providing nutritious meals to Calgarians.
Are you a vendor?
For more information on how to participate check out our VENDOR PAGE.
want to get involved?
Check out how to BECOME A SPONSOR or EMAIL US to talk about collaborations or volunteer opportunities!
Looking for more food fest action?
Join us for YYC Pizza Fest in the fall and YYC Hot Chocolate Fest in February
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The fest may be over, but check out these vendors who participated in 2024.
AWARD CATEGORIES
The Golden Scoop
Best selling item based on numbers reported by participating vendors
Best scoop
The creation with the highest rating based on public votes
Best non-dairy scoop
Best dairy-free item based on votes
Community Champion award
2024 Winner: @movewithjules_
YYC Ice Cream Fest, YYC Hot Chocolate Fest, and YYC Pizza Fest have always been amazing community fundraisers for Calgary Meals on Wheels, and your support has been invaluable! This year, we're thrilled to introduce the Community Champion Award as a special thank you to our online community who love sharing their fest experiences.
For the duration of the fest, our team will be on the lookout for enthusiastic supporters spreading the word about YYC Ice Cream Fest. The chosen Community Champion will be honored on our website, recognized for their amazing effort, and receive a small prize. Your participation in these festivals helps us raise the funds needed to continue our vital work in Calgary, providing affordable, nutritious food to those facing food insecurity. Thank you for being such a crucial part of our journey!
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We will be accepting collaborative posts from anyone - with priority going to participating vendors. Acceptance will be based on quality, content & frequency.
For example, if we get an influx of collaborative post requests featuring a specific business we will only accept a few. -
We will share as many stories as we can, again taking into consideration quality and frequency.
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Content with ratings. We adore when people share their personal ratings for entries, but we aren't going to share anything that could influence other folks away from an entry based on personal opinion.
Content with minor's faces. We love seeing your kids trying treats but out of respect and caution we will not be sharing to our social media. Please DM us should you have additional questions.
Influx of media for any one business. We want to feature as many vendors as we can, not flood feeds with one spot. This is just to keep things fair.
Is your media not being shared? Take a look at what is being shared and build your media around those examples for a better chance.
Our 2024 Sponsors
Alberta Milk
We stand for good products, good practice, and good community.
Alberta Milk represents Alberta’s dairy farmers in their work to produce safe, nutritious food, in an economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable way.
John Beal Insurance Ltd.
ICECREAMZZILLA
Foothills Creamery
Global Calgary
QR Calgary
Country 105 FM
One of a Kind Vegan Ice Cream
Official printer of Calgary Meals on Wheels