Halloween has returned to the ice cream counter. On October 1, 2026, Cold Stone Creamery brought back its seasonal Boo Batter, the fan-favorite Cake Batter Ice Cream turned jet black for Halloween. This year’s lineup features two spooky creations: Treat or Treat™ — Boo Batter ice cream loa

From Dr. Seuss’s beloved 1957 children’s book to the ice cream counter, The Cat in the Hat is entering the Pop Culture of Popsicle. Launched nationwide October 7, 2026, Cold Stone Creamery’s limited-edition collaboration celebrates the upcoming animated film The Cat in the Hat, arriving in theat

Tokyo, Japan — October 17–18, GELATO COLLECTION 2026 returns for its second edition, bringing together Japanese craft-gelato artisans and their creations. Selected through a two-stage screening process, participating artisans will showcase their craftsmanship, regional ingredients, and creative

In the 1800s, communities around Akçaabat in Turkey’s Black Sea region collected mountain snow and stored it in wells to help make ice cream before modern refrigeration existed. That tradition developed into Trabzon Dondurması, a regional ice cream made with cow’s milk, sugar and salep. Unlike c

Tokyo, Japan — Tomohiro Takeno of Malga Gelato in Ishikawa Prefecture won the 2026 Gelato World Tour Japan Competition on October 8. His winning creation, Coconut Pineapple & Shikuwasa, takes inspiration from the tropical piña colada, combining coconut, pineapple, and shikuwasa, a tart citru

First introduced in Europe in 2024, Ferrero’s Nutella Pot made its Australian retail debut in August 2026. The 470 mL frozen dessert brings Nutella’s signature chocolate-hazelnut flavor to the freezer aisle. From October 8–11, Ferrero is celebrating the Australian launch with a four-day activ

From September 24 to October 3, 2026, Mall of Qatar in Doha hosted the International Ice Cream Show, turning its Oasis Stage into an imaginative ice-cream factory. The ten-day celebration featured live theatrical performances, oversized characters, colorful sets, science experiments, special eff

Ferrero is bringing another one of its iconic chocolate creations into the freezer. Expected to arrive in stores in late 2026 and early 2027. #KinderBueno #KinderBuenoWhite #KinderBuenoFrozen #IrresistiblyBueno #IceCream

Fresno artist and Fresno Pacific University professor Chris Janzen has spent more than two decades painting and exhibiting work shaped by information, popular culture and the world around him. In his 2026 painting Noise, Janzen turns an oversized popsicle into a metaphor for the smartphone. H

Selimiye, Turkey — Marmaris celebrated its coastal culture at the 2nd Marmaris Seafood Festival, bringing seafood, fishing traditions, music and local life together along the waterfront. Among this year’s most unusual creations was squid-ink ice cream — a black frozen dessert made with an ingred

For the first time in more than 60 years, Lemonhead is officially entering the frozen-novelty aisle. Lemonhead Core Pops mark the candy brand’s first commercially manufactured frozen novelty, with distribution beginning in late 2026 into early 2027. #LemonheadCorePops #Lemonhead #Lemon

For the first time, Betty Crocker has been turned into an ice cream. Museum of Ice Cream created Betty’s Birthday Cake Ice Cream for Betty Crocker’s 105th anniversary, transforming her classic yellow cake into a frozen scoop with pieces of cake, chocolate fudge swirls and rainbow sprinkles. T

Betty Crocker turns 105 this year — even though she never existed. Created in 1921 to answer consumers’ cooking questions, Betty was a constructed identity with a name, signature and eventually a voice and face. Real people worked behind her, but to the public, you asked Betty and Betty answered

Tokyo — On October 8, 12 Japanese finalists will compete in the Gelato World Tour 2026 Japan Competition, turning regional Japanese ingredients into Italian-style gelato. From Hokkaido shrimp and kombu to Niigata soba, Miyazaki shōchū and Wakayama ume, the competition is officially part of the 1

Rome, Italy — About 400 years ago, Cardinal Scipione Borghese built a vast private estate with gardens outside Rome. Inside the grounds, a small pavilion called the Loggia dei Vini became a place to host guests with wine and sorbet. Today, his former estate is the public Villa Borghese park. His

Los Angeles — North West brought herself to ComplexCon in frozen form. Alongside exclusive merch and ice cream, North revealed custom character popsicles modeled after herself and the black deer from her visual world. She later shared the real frozen treats from the event on Instagram, including

Morelia Gourmet Paletas opened its first shop in Coral Gables, Florida, in October 2016, building a business around the Mexican paleta tradition. A decade later, Morelia has expanded across multiple U.S. states while keeping the paleta at the center of the experience. Today, October 3, Moreli

Japan’s craft ice cream culture is bringing the story of the ingredient closer to the scoop. Returning to Tama-Plaza Terrace in Yokohama for its third edition, AOBA CRAFT ICE CREAM MARKET gathers 23 craft ice cream makers from across Japan on October 10–11, with an Encore Scoop on October 12.

Hong Kong is putting its own vocabulary into Italian gelato. Ciao! Gelato Fest returns to PMQ October 1–4 and 9–11, bringing together 20 makers and more than 30 festival-exclusive and debut flavors. Hong Kong sweet soups, French toast and pineapple buns are being translated into gelato alongside