Festivals and ice cream are easily two of the greatest features of the summer season. So, whether you’re an event organiser or a seller planning to work the festival circuit in 2019, creating a selection of tasty treats is sure to be a big hit with the punters.
However, a special occasion calls for a special treat. A standard cone and vanilla scoop won’t suffice, but these simple ideas can turn your ice creams from drab to fab, and will leave your guests screaming for more throughout the entirety of the festival.
Themed Flavour Names
Everyone loves a good pun, and the festival is a great opportunity to add a little silliness that sparks interest from the guests. Coming up with flavour names (Bohemian Raspberry or Pecan Blue anyone?) that are themed around the festival and artists playing is a quick, cheap, and effective way to inject a taste of fun.
With eye-catching flavour signs and a menu that celebrates the fun approach to naming flavours, you’re sure to gain a lot of buzz and interest in the stool or food van. This creativity is sure to tickle your mind during the long festival too.
Themed Creations
When you are blessed with ice cream flavourings and colourings, the possibilities become endless. The only limit is your own creativity and imagination. Refreshing summer flavours that are a little different to what you’d find in the local supermarket are ideal.
You could create mystery flavours that look nothing like the colour or make an ice cream roulette aimed at groups. Festival goers love anything with a unique vibe about it, especially if it enhances the experience of fun. If you run a more permanent ice cream shop, this is a great opportunity to try out new ideas and creations.
Sell Alcoholic Ice Creams
Most adults at the festival will be drinking. However, the vast majority will be eager to stay refreshed during the hot summer days too. Alcoholic ice creams and particularly sorbets are a fantastic solution that’s sure to keep the punters happy.
Setting up a pop-up ice cream bar lets you celebrate the best of both worlds for a refreshing treat that also provides a break from drinking pints. Aside from being an ideal way to take the celebrations to a new level, this is an opportunity to bump your prices and profit margins up. In turn, this ensures that your event is a commercial success.
DIY Ice Cream
While visitors aren’t in need of an ice cream workshop, building their own cones and tubs can be enjoyable. Let them use the scoops, sauces, and confectionary to decide exactly how they want their ice cream to look and taste. This makes it an event for them, which is something they are very likely to enjoy when already in the festival setting.
Some punters will enjoy mixing two or three flavours too. If nothing else, this makes your job very easy as you can set uniform prices based on sizes rather than setting different values depending on the flavours Easy.