September 22nd is National Ice Cream Cone Day!

Reuters, Darren Staples

Bill Williams

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026 12:21pm

September 22nd is National Ice Cream Cone Day! Celebrate the history of the ice cream cone today!

by Charles E. Minches of St. Louis, Missouri during the World's Fair in St. Louis. There is some controversy over this claim, however. Italo Marchiony of New York City had filed a patent for the ice cream cone months before the fair opened – as he was selling lemon ice in cones as early as 1896.

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