Union Market is hosting its third annual DC Scoop on National Ice Cream Day, July 21st from 1:00-4:00PM. This is a great event; I attended it two years ago. 

-JAY

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“Taste and judge the District’s best ice cream, gelato, custard, frozen yogurt and other summer treats, for free, on National Ice Cream Day at the Third Annual DC Scoop. The event will bring together the who’s who of the D.C. food world, along with a panel of distinguished judges who will determine the winner. Judges include Richie Brandenburg, director of culinary strategy at EDENS; Cesar Vega, ice cream expert and author of The Kitchen as Laboratory; Andrew Solberg, Metropolitan Police Department Commander of the Fifth Division; and more.

In addition to tasting and judging the best frozen treats in D.C., The DC Scoop will feature fun activities like ice cream cooking demonstrations, music and live entertainment. The DC Scoop is kid-friendly with activities such as face painting and music and dancing with Boogie Babes. Boogie Babes is live music performances for kids and their grownups, which also takes place at Union Market weekly, Wednesdays at 10:30am.

Confirmed contestants include: Dolcezza Gelato, Sweet Freeze, Carmen’s Frozen Custard, Goodies Frozen Custard & Treats, Ice Cream Jubilee, Pitango Gelato, Sinplicity, Gifford’s Ice Cream, Taharka Bros., Rare Sweets, Nice Cream Factory, Dolci Gelati, Suga Mama Sweets, Hill Pops, and Cream Cycle.

The DC Scoop is a free event. Free samples are available from contestants and full serving sizes are available for purchase. For more information, please visit http://unionmarketdc.com/events/the-dc-scoop/.”

Union Market
1309 5th Street NE
Washington, DC 20002″