Wrist bands will be mailed out if ordered by 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 8. If ordered after 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, wrist bands may be picked up at the "Will Call" table at the event.
Children 12 and under free.
Questions? Call 972-562-8790 or e-mail info@chestnutsquare.org
The competition, held in front of the Dulaney House at Chestnut Square, is open to the public. Pre-registration is not required, and contestants should arrive by 8:30 a.m. with an ice cream freezer and pre-mixed ingredients for registration.. Contestants should plan to make two (2) gallons of their flavor entry for tasting. Salt and ice will be furnished.
The public can begin sampling the various ice cream flavors at 1:00 p.m. A minimum of $5 will be accepted in exchange for a wrist band that allows tasting at each Tasting Station (children under 12 are free!). All proceeds from the sampling will benefit the McKinney Education Foundation in memory of Leslie Geer and the Clyde and Doc's Ice Cream Freezer Exhibit at Chestnut Square.
“What better way to spend a hot Saturday afternoon than cooling off with a sampling of homemade ice cream? You can find flavors as unique as Curry, as gourmet as Chocolate Caramel Crunch, and as familiar as vanilla,” said McKinney Main Street Director, Ty Lake. “ The Ice Cream Crank Off in one more example of what makes our wonderful community truly unique by nature.”
Along with sampling ice cream, event attendees can enjoy the unique ambiance of Chestnut Square Historic Village.
Doc n' Clyde's, a museum exhibit featuring more than 300 antique ice cream freezers and ice cream memorabilia, will be open during the festival. The museum was moved to Chestnut Square Historic Village when Clydes on the Square closed in 2008. Kid's Corner, sponsored by North Texas Kids Magazine, will offer face painting, stilt walking and a magic show provided by Main Street Magic Company.
Visitors are urged to park in one of the many downtown parking lots and take the new McKinney Trolley, funded by the McKinney Community Development Corporation, to Chestnut Square. The Trolley will run a route around the downtown McKinney parking lots on the quarter hour. In addition to the Crank-Off, the Historic Downtown McKinney Farmers Market will take place at Chestnut Square 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
Historic Downtown's specialty shops, art galleries, furniture stores, antique collections, gift shops, apparel boutiques and restaurants will be open for visitors to enjoy. Enjoy an "upside down" meal by attending the tasting and then dining at one of the many wonderful downtown restaurants.
“Ice cream is an American pastime, and we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate our holiday weekend than this,” said Clyde Geer, former owner of Clyde’s on the Square. “Everyone has some sort of fond memory about making homemade ice cream. My family and I enjoy putting this together each year, and our hope is that families throughout our community will continue to relive those special moments and cherish time spent with one another in Historic Downtown McKinney.”
For more information, contact Cindy Johnson at 972-562-8790 or email info@chestnutsquare.org. Click here for your application form. Wrist bands for tasting may be purchased online through the link above or in advance by calling 972-562-8790.
Sponsors for the 15th Annual Killis Melton Ice Cream Crank-Off are:
