Think of it as a bar crawl, but no one ever got arrested for trying a lot of ice cream.
LIICT West will take place on Sunday, July 19(National Ice Cream Day). The tour will start at LICS Ice Cream in Northport at 10:00am, and then roll on to Alkemy (made-to-order in front of us), after which we head to our friends at Frozen Cow Ices and Cream in Lido Beach, then Hildebrandt’s (a great place for ice cream and food), then Gelateria dei Colteli (old-world authentic gelato), and we finish at Smusht (in Port Washington, best homemade ice cream sandwiches).
The final tour of the summer of 2026 will be LIICT East, to be held on Saturday, August 8. Starting at 10:00am, the tour begins at Snowflake Ice Cream Shoppe in Riverhead, and includes stops at McNulty’s Ice Cream Parlor, 3 Sons Ice Cream (a new shop in Kings Park), Northport Sweet Shop (by the water in Northport), Ice Cream Social (in Commack, back on our tour), and Sweet Treats by the Wharf(great family-owned shop on the water in Port Washington).
“Since 2020, we’ve welcomed nearly 100 people joining us on each tour. We’ll be visiting exciting new shops as well as long-time fan favorites that have established themselves for decades on Long Island. Each delicious trek provides a fun way to meet friends, old and new, while sampling the best homemade ice cream across Long Island. Most participants continue to attend year after year”, stated LIICT co-founder Jeff Noreman, of Port Jefferson, New York.
Registration is required for all participants for each tour (adults and children). LIICT will be covering the events with pictures and video, from regular cameras and drones, and sharing them on their website for you to relive your day(s) of fun).
Registration includes an official LIICT tour shirt — which entitles participants to special discounts — and many of the shops offer special flavors or creations for the day. All shops on LIICT are locally-owned and create their ice cream (or gelato) on-premise. This unique event also helps the local economy by supporting fellow Long Island businesses and their families. The profits support research for brain cancer treatment and cures (a cause near and dear to our family) through the National Brain Tumor Society.
Tickets can be purchased from LIICT.org, but all you have to do is enter below for your chance to win a pair of tickets to LIICT West on July 19 or LIICT East on August 8!
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. 6/4/26-8/7/26. Open to legal residents of Nassau or Suffolk County in New York State, 18+. To enter go to WBLI.com and follow the on-line instructions to enter. Odds vary. Prize: Two (2) tickets to Long Island Ice Cream Tour West on July 19 or two (2) tickets to Long Island Ice Cream Tour East on August 8. (ARV: Minimum of $100.00 based on seat location and availability). For full rules, click here. Sponsor CMG NY Radio, LLC d/b/a Cox Media Group Long Island.
