Fall Ice Creams + Ice Cream Floats + Save The Date

We are ready for cooler weather with Fall Ice Creams and Floats.

Caramel Apple Pie
Cinnamon apple ice cream with caramel swirl & graham crunchies

Pumpkin Cheesecake
Love pumpkin? Love cheesecake? Then this ice cream is for you!

Cherry Brown Cow Float
Made with Cherry Cola from Fitz’s and our Chocolate Ice Cream

Cherry Holy Cow Float
Same as above, but with Four Roses Bourbon to make it spirited

“Holy Cow” do they taste delicious
More seasonal ice creams are coming soon. Also, we have dairy free vegan ice creams (and sorbets) at our ice cream shop. Come visit us!

Chocolate Milkshake Day: Tuesday, Sep 12th

Has it been a while since you have ordered a chocolate shake from our shop in The Grove? This is the excuse you’ve been waiting for!

If you aren’t a chocolate shake person, then we have 28 flavors in the dip case to choose from. Find a new (or old) favorite for a shake!

Ice Cream Cone Day: Friday, Sep 22nd

I scream, you scream, we all scream for Serendipity’s Ice Cream...

Did you know that the ice cream cone was invented in St. Louis, and it became the state of Missouri's official dessert in August 2008?

Celebrate with us, and you’ll get a FREE Waffle Cone with purchase of a regular scoop or bigger on this day!

Coffee Ice Cream Day + Chocolate Milkshake Day + Blue Dot Sale

Coffee Ice Cream Day: Wednesday, Sep 6th

We are expanding the celebration this day to include: Coffee Ice Cream, Coffee & Ice Cream, Affogatos, and Coffee Floats

Have yet to try an Affogato? It is a double shot of espresso on your choice of delicious Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream.

Another great idea? Make a Coffee Float! Order a scoop and “top” it with a fresh cup of Kaldi’s Coffee Roasting Co. coffee.

Chocolate Milkshake Day: Tuesday, Sep 12th

Has it been a while since you have ordered a chocolate shake from our shop in The Grove? This is the excuse you’ve been waiting for!

If you aren’t a chocolate shake person, then we have 28 flavors in the dip case to choose from. Find a new (or old) favorite for a shake!

Blue Dot Sale: 25% Off Select Pints

Whether you are just popping in for a scoop, or specifically stopping in to stock up your freezer, now is you chance to SAVE BIG.

If you see the “Blue Dot” on a pint in the freezer, then it is 25% Off. Note: Only while supplies last. When it’s gone, it’s gone!

Banana Split Day + National Dog Day

National Banana Split Day: Friday, Aug 25th

A fresh banana surrounds chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla scoops covered with chocolate syrup, warm caramel, fresh strawberry topping, and roasted pecans. You must try this delectable delight! As a bonus — Bring Your Own Banana (B.Y.O.B.) to get a Banana Split for HALF OFF on this day only!

Mark “Going” or “Interested” on Facebook

National Dog Day: Saturday, Aug 26th

Head to our Pooch Patio, which is adorned with turf, chairs, and water bowls! If you take a photo of your pooch (or your fur baby) and tag it to #SerendipityPoochPatio, then you will receive a FREE Pup Cup or Tiny Scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream along with a FREE roll of doggy poop bags (while supplies last).

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Our New Pooch Patio + Come Celebrate These National Days

Our New Pooch Patio

Did you know that August is National Dog Month? The Grand Opening of our new Pooch Patio was on August 1st. Come bring your pooch to our covered patio right along Manchester Ave.

Your four legged friend can get a special treat (either a Pup Cup or Tiny Scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream). Plus, we are planning some extra special giveaways on National Dog Day (August 26th).

"Welcome all pawsome friends to our new covered Pooch Patio! It's the perfect new spot for Spot!"

-Beckie Jacobs, Owner, Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream

National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
Wednesday, August 2nd
It is also known as “Dipity Dough Day” at Serendipity. Make your own custom ice cream sandwich by choosing your cookie (or brownie) for the top and bottom along with one of 28 flavors of ice cream. As a bonus, you will get to choose a FREE topping on this day!.

National S’mores Day
Thursday, August 10th
Nothing says summertime like a S’mores and if you haven’t tried our S’mores Ice Cream, then you’ve been missing out! Toasted Marshmallow Ice Cream with Graham Cracker Crunch and a Chocolate Fudge Swirl. As a bonus, add chocolate or marshmallow sauce for FREE on this day!

National Creamsicle Day
Monday, August 14th
We are closed on Monday and “Creamsicle” is trademarked, but if you have yet to try a scoop of Serendipity’s Orange Dream Ice Cream, then we will be featuring it the week leading up to National Creamsicle Day and the week right after Creamsicle Day. It is sooooo good!

National Banana Split Day
Friday, August 25th
A fresh banana surrounds chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla scoops covered with chocolate syrup, warm caramel, fresh strawberry topping, and roasted pecans. You must try this delectable delight! As a bonus, bring in your own Banana to get a Banana Split for HALF OFF on this day!

National Dog Day
Saturday, August 26th
Head to our Pooch Patio, which will be adorned with turf and dog treats! If you take a photo of your pooch and tag it to #SerendipityPoochPatio, then you will receive a FREE Pup Cup or Tiny Scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream along with a FREE roll of doggy poop bags (while supplies last).

National Vanilla Ice Cream Day + Message From Beckie Jacobs

Sunday, July 23rd, 12-9 pm

We are celebrating National Vanilla Ice Cream Day! We believe any ice cream shop can be judged by the quality of their vanilla ice cream, and our locally sourced, homemade ice cream is the best.

Remember, our ice cream is only made with cream from pasture raised cows and is always free from antibiotics and rBST. We hope to see your smiling faces at Serendipity Ice Cream on Sunday!

Message from Beckie Jacobs

We recorded a video from owner Beckie Jacobs. Watch and make sure your note the SPECIAL OFFER at the end of the clip... Please watch the “Reels” on Facebook and/or on Instagram!

The Fire & Ice Cream Truck

If you are like us, then maybe you have been on the lookout for the Fire & Ice Cream Truck this summer. Friday, July 21st, it will at the Art Museum for the 2023 Art Hill Film Series: Akeelah and the Bee.

The Art Hill Film Series is free; no reservations are required. The Fire & Ice Cream Truck (and other food trucks) will be on-site for a delightful night of food and drink. Come find us! For more information:

www.slam.org/art-hill-film-series

If you want to book the Fire & Ice Cream Truck for a party or event, go to:

www.fireandicecreamtruck.com

This Sunday: Ice Cream Day + Our Anniversary Celebration

This Sunday, July 16th…

We are celebrating National Ice Cream Day! Everyone will be screaming for ice cream, which also happens to be Serendipity's 20th anniversary.

Noon to 9 pm, Serendipity will be scooping ice cream, serving novelties, creating Dipity Doughs, and mixing up malts, shakes & Spirited Shakes.

Our extravaganza includes…

• Hourly Specials: start at Noon - last all day
• Balloon Twister: 4 to 6 pm - for the kiddos
• Live Music: 6 to 9 pm - Almost Dangerous
• Enamel Pin Giveaway: one with any purchase*
• Koozie Giveaway: one with any pint purchase*

*Only available while supplies last. Show up early to grab your Enamel Pin and Koozie! When they’re gone, they’re gone. Thanks for understanding!

Quick message from Beckie…

“I'm so grateful for all of the love and loyalty that I've received over the past two decades. It's going to be a delicious and delightful day, and I'm looking forward to seeing your smiling faces!”

— Beckie Jacobs, Owner,
🍨Serendipity Ice Cream

Don’t forget to mark “going” or “interested” at the Facebook event page!

National Ice Cream Day + Our Anniversary Celebration

Summer isn’t summer without NATIONAL ICE CREAM DAY! And, everyone is going to scream for ice cream on Sunday, July 16th, which also happens to be Serendipity Ice Cream's 20th anniversary!

Starting at Noon, we will be scooping up your favorite ice creams, serving novelties, creating Dipity Doughs, and mixing up malts, shakes & Spirited Shakes (from our all new Spirited Shakes menu).

The day long extravaganza includes: hourly specials, a balloon twister, an enamel pin giveaway (1 pin per person with purchase), a koozie giveaway (with any pint purchase), and live music 6-9 pm.

Click to Facebook Event

“I'm so grateful for all of the love and loyalty that I've received over the past two decades. It's going to be a delicious and delightful day, and I'm looking forward to seeing your smiling faces!”

— Beckie Jacobs, Owner,
🍨Serendipity Ice Cream

July 3rd + July 4th: Closed
Note that Serendipity will be closed on Monday, July 3rd (because we’re always closed on Monday). And then, we will be closed on Tuesday, July 4th, so our hard working employees can enjoy Independence Day eating BBQ and watching fireworks with friends & family.

St. Louis Magazine A-List
Serendipity Ice Cream is a Top 3 “Finalist” for Ice Cream! We would like to thank everyone for their support and for voting for us for the "St. Louis A-List Readers Choice Awards 2023" at St. Louis Magazine. We appreciate all your votes! We could not have done it without you!

Follow Name of the Day!
Just a reminder that Tuesday through Thursday we will post Name of the Day on Facebook and Instagram. If your first name is that day, then come in and get a FREE SCOOP on us. Follow along and “tag” your friends when it’s their name. Who doesn’t love FREE ICE CREAM?

Our Pride Sundae + Upcoming June Events

Our Pride Sundae: All of June
It is always a good day for a Pride Sundae. Choose 1 flavor of ice cream and 1 topping or syrup! Then, we will top the whole thing with whipped cream, rainbow sprinkles, and a cherry.

Dining Out For Life: June 15th
Order anything from us and 25% of sales will go to Vivent Health (includes Pints and Spirited Shakes). And, $1 from every Pride Sundae sold Thursday will get donated. Click to learn more

ZOOFARI: June 16th
A party with a purpose. Funds raised support the Zoo. On Friday, look for Serendipity among the many local restaurants & vendors as our “Giraffe Pops” will make their debut! Learn more & buy tix

Father’s Day: June 18th
Stop in Sunday! Every Root Beer Float (made with Fitz’s) and Beer Float (made with 4 Hands Chocolate Milk Stout) purchase will include a FREE Kids Scoop. Note: 1 kid per float; kid must be present.

StilL 630 Day: June 24th
Next Saturday! It is StilL 630’s annual party and we will be there with the Fire & Ice Cream Truck. You have to try the special “Confluence Sweet & Savory Ice Cream” we are making! Learn more & buy tix

Spirited Shakes + ZOOFARI + Father's Day

Summer just got more spirited with our Spirited Shakes! Now available whenever we are open to the public. Here is our current menu of…

Usual Suspects

Brandy Alexander
Chocolate Ice Cream, Cognac, Dark Crème de Cocao

Manhattan
Vanilla Ice Cream, Four Roses Bourbon, Dry Vermouth, Bitters

Beer Float
Beer with a Scoop of your Favorite Ice Cream

Grasshopper
Mint Chip Ice Cream, Vodka, White Crème de Cocao

Brown Squirrel
Vanilla Ice Cream, Amaretto, Dark Crème de Cacao

Mud Slide
Coffee Ice Cream, Vodka, Irish Cream

Mimosa
Sorbet of the Day, Bubbles

Specialty Flavors

Clover Club
Raspberry Chip Ice Cream, Gin, Lemon Juice

Tropical Dream
Vegan Coconut Ice Cream, Rum, Amaretto, Toasted Coconut, Almonds, Pineapple

All of the above are $15. And don’t forget: you can “add a shot” to any flavor of shake for only $6 more. (Note: our regular shakes are $9.)

ZOOFARI: Friday, June 16th

Anyone who has attended ZOOFARI at the Zoo will agree that it is a great party. This black-tie gala is a party with a purpose! Funds raised from help support the Zoo's conservation efforts here and around the world.

Look for owner Beckie Jacobs (and her loyal crew)! Serendipity is one of many local restaurants and specialty vendors. Word is that “Giraffe Pops” will make their debut (chocolate and vanilla Bon Pops) at the event.

Father’s Day: Sunday, June 18th

Skip the ugly tie and get Dad what he really wants! A scoop, sundae, delectable delight, dipity dough, shake, float, malt, or spirited shake.

View our menu here. You can order online here. And buy gift cards at Serendipity in The Grove. Great Dads deserve great ice cream!

Catering + Fire & Ice Cream Truck + Name of the Day is Back

Catering

Are you ready for an ice cream adventure served YOUR way? “You are in control of your Ice Cream Destiny” with delicious treats using only super premium ice cream and high quality toppings. View catering menu!

Email beckie@serendipity-icecream.com. Call 314-368-6306. Book a party or event! We cater: Corporate Parties, Weddings, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Graduations, Non-Profit Events, First Communions, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, etc.

Fire & Ice Cream Truck

We took a vintage 1946 Ford Fire Truck, filled it with delicious Serendipity Homemade Ice Creams (and novelties), and then blazed a trail for the St. Louis food truck scene.

Contact the Truck Manager at fireandicecreamtruck@gmail.com or call us at 314-601-2038. Let us know the date of the event as well as the number of people you expect.

Name of the Day is Back

You asked… We listened... We are bringing back Name of the Day and we want to make sure we don’t miss any names you might want! Just fill out the form by going here so that any names don’t get missed!

Note that submissions will be accepted until 11:59 pm on Monday, May 22, 2023. We will collect names, but we cannot guarantee that every single name submitted will be used. Thank you for your suggestions!

Ice Cream Pies + Spirited Shakes + Our Mother's Day Contest

Ice Cream Pies

Mother's Day Weekend is coming and Mom wants pie! Our most popular ice cream pie(s)? Strawberry, Salted Caramel, and our Chocolate Vanilla "Birds Nest" pie. Other flavors available! Call and ask: 314-833-3800

Spirited Shakes

We haven't talked about our Spirited Shakes, and since it's only days until Mother's Day, it's time to bring back Mommy's Little Helper. Coffee ice cream is mixed with chocolate chips and Four Roses Bourbon.

Mom deserves some Serendipity Ice Cream!

Our Mother’s Day Contest

Does your Mom love ice cream? Enter our Mother's Day Contest for a chance to win a pint of Serendipity Ice Cream - every month - for a year. Mom will receive our Pint of the Month Club Card, which is good for 1 pint per month for 12 months.

Just write and tell us why your Mom is awesome! Submissions will be reviewed, and we will pick at least one lucky winner. Note that we might need to contact you, so please provide a phone, an email, and an address for where to send your prize.

Star Wars Day + Cinco de Mayo + Mother’s Day Contest

Star Wars Day Ice Creams

Due to overwhelming demand, our “May the 4th be with you” Star Wars Day Ice Creams are available NOW at our ice cream shop in The Grove!

Chewy Chocolate Chewbacca is dark chocolate ice cream with brownie bites and a fudge stripe. Make sure you ask for it with chocolate sprinkles and chocolate chips (if you want the hair and eyes)!

Then we made our waffle bowls more “pod like” to hold our Baby Yoda ice cream (mint cookies and cream) and make our Baby Yoda Sundae, which comes with green waffle ears and chocolate chip eyes, and also sits on a bedding of hot fudge. Again, available NOW!

Cinco de Mayo Ice Creams

It’s back! Mexican Cocoa ice cream! This annual customer favorite gets made every year as we get closer to Cinco de Mayo. Have you tried it?

We take our dark chocolate ice cream, add cinnamon, and a bit of heat (cayenne pepper, etc.) Come and get it! When it's gone, it's gone!

And for all our non-dairy sorbet fans, you are going to want to dig into a scoop of Margarita Sorbet when you come by Serendipity. So good!

Our Mother’s Day Contest

Is your Mom awesome? Then go now to our: Mother’s Day Contest and enter to win Mom free ice cream for a year! Plus, we will be making our Mommy’s Little Helper ice cream: coffee, bourbon, chocolate chips