The Best Ice Cream North of Boston

Find the best Ice Cream Shop on the North Shore of Boston, Massachusetts!

'Ice-cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn't illegal.' ~Voltaire.  As the temperatures climb, the region's ice cream shops are opening their doors for the summer season. Check out our picks for the top ice cream locales around.

Amesbury

Hodgie's Ice Cream

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Andover

Main Line Creamery

Beverly

Captain Dusty's

Dairy Queen of Beverly

Dick & June's Ice Cream

Boxford

Benson Ice Cream

Danvers

Brigham's Inc

Cherry Farm Creamery

Goodies Ice Cream Parlor

Orange Julius

Porter Farm Ice Cream

Putnam Pantry Candy, Ice Cream & Cafe

Richardson's Ice Cream

Essex

Down River Ice Cream

Georgetown

Henborgs Ice Cream

Gloucester

Rocky Neck Ice Cream

Friendly Ice Cream Shop

Gloucester Ice Cream Company

Harbor's Point Ice Cream

Joe Popcorn's Famous Slush

Long Beach Dairy Maid

Perfect Scoop

Hamilton

Taylor Made Sweets

Haverhill

Ari's Subs & Ice Cream

Burkes Old Fashion Ice Cream

Carter's Ice Cream

Daly Dogs & Daly Scoop Ice Cream Parlor‎

England's MicroCreamery

Ipswich

Dairy Queen of Ipswich

White Farms Homemade Ice Cream & Pizza

Zumi's Coffee and Ice Cream Cafe

Lawrence

Findeisen's Ice Cream

Lynn

Wyoma Dairy Twirl‎

Manchester

Captain Dusty's

Marblehead

Coffey Ice Cream

Terry's Old Fashion Ice Cream

Methuen

Dolce Freddo Gelato

Findeisen's Ice Cream

Jay Gee's Ice Cream & Fun Center

Middleton

Richardson's Ice Cream

Newburyport

Dolce Freddo Gelato

England's MicroCreamery

Gram's Ice Cream & Desserts

Haley's Ice Cream

Simply Sweet

North Andover

Mad Maggie's Ice Cream

Treadwell's Ice Cream

Peabody

Artie's Place

Scoops N More

Reading

Gregory's Ice Cream and Deli

Richardson's Ice Cream

Rockport

Dairy Train

Ellen's Cookies N' Cream

Salem

Captain Dusty's

E. W. Hobbes

Puleo's Dairy and Ice Cream

Salisbury

Foote's Ice Cream

Hodgies Too Ice Cream

Saugus

Kell's Kreme

Swampscott

Kell's Kreme

Wenham

Canaan Farms

West Boxford

Benson Ice Cream

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Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point
Kids will enjoy this tour of the Halibut Point State Park and Quarry with a focus on its stone-cutting history!
Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!
Where: Halibut Point State Park
7:00 am to 6:00 pm
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Home & Food Truck Show | Topsfield
Home and Food Truck show at the Topfield Fairground in Massachusetts
April 20th & 21st. FREE admission and FREE parking. All INDOORS & Enjoy the Food Trucks outside. Speak to leading home industry professionals to plan your spring home projects.
Where: Topsfield Fairgrounds
10:00 am to 6:59 pm
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Yoga for Kids at NSCM
Yoga for Children during February Vacation at North Shore Children's Museum in Peabody Massachusetts
In Miss Shelleys yoga class for kids, the focus is on making the practice fun, interactive, and age-appropriate. The class includes warm-up activities, teaching yoga poses through storytelling and games, and incorporating music, props, and visuals.
Where: North Shore Children's Museum
10:00 am to 11:00 am
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Swan Boat Rides in Boston Public Garden
Swan Boat Boston North Shore Parent, North Shore Parents Summer Activities Guide
The Public Garden may be one of the most ideal picnicking locations in Boston. Well-groomed and overflowing with tulips, cherry-trees, with willows cascading over the duck pond, the Boston Public Garden is a great place to relax during Boston's most beautiful season.
Where: Boston Common and Boston Public Garden
10:00 am to 3:59 pm
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Music Together - Friday
Marblehead, Beverly Farms, Hamilton, Salem, Peabody Music Together
Music Together® is a research-based music & movement program for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and the grown-ups who love them. Music Together® classes make it easy for parents/primary caregivers to play a crucial role in activating their child's music development. Classes are 45 minutes...
Where: Community House Of Hamilton & Wenham
10:30 am to 11:15 am
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Kidleidoscope
Kidleidoscope at Maudslay State Park is a chance for preschoolers to explore the park, enjoy a story and make a craft!
Maudslay State Park has created this program for their youngest crowd! For the young set that loves nature, the park interpreter will lead a three-part preschool aged program that includes a story, craft & walk that involves outdoor exploration. A different nature topic each week so come every...
Where: Maudslay State Park
11:00 am
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Friday Family Farm Chores at Appleton Farms
Join The Trustees of Reservations at Appleton Farms for our special, hands-on Family Farm Chores program held on Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays
Every day has a full list of barnyard chores we need to accomplish to make sure our farmyard friends are happy and healthy. Let’s get to work! Join us for our special, hands-on Family Farm Chores program held on Fridays and Saturdays! Get on your muck boots – your whole family will get to be...
Where: Appleton Farms
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
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North Shore Children’s Museum’s Grown-Ups Gala
North Shore Children’s Museum’s first official Grown-Ups Gala
Join us for North Shore Children’s Museum’s first official Grown-Ups Gala on Friday, May 17, 2024, at the Black Box Theater in Peabody. This special evening is the signature fundraising event for our newly created 501c3, Friends of North Shore Children’s Museum, which provides critical funding for...
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
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Saturday, May 18

Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point
Kids will enjoy this tour of the Halibut Point State Park and Quarry with a focus on its stone-cutting history!
Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!
Where: Halibut Point State Park
7:00 am to 6:00 pm
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Teen Naturalist Club at IRWS: Spring/Summer Series
Join Mass Audubon for their Teen Naturalist Club at Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield Massachusetts!
Explore a variety of local ecosystems, learn more about a wide range of natural history topics, and do real wildlife data collection and conservation projects in this exciting club for teens!
Where: Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary
8:00 am to 8:00 pm
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Annual Plant Sale at NTL
Newbury Town Library's annual fundraiser palnt sale in Newbury Massachusetts
The Friends Annual Plant Sale is coming. Save the date so you can spring into gardening with perennials, annuals, fabulous raffle prizes, and more!  The Friends will gladly accept divided plants from your garden if you would like to donate. Just send them an email at: friendsofnewburytownlibrary@...
Where: Newbury Town Library
8:30 am to 1:00 pm
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Motif #1 Day
Sidewalk Chalk art at Motif #1 Day in Rockport Massachusetts - a day of family fun!
The Motif No.1 Day Festival celebrates Rockport across the arts! The Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce is excited to bring back Motif No. 1 Day, a beloved event celebrating the long history of artists featuring Motif No.1 in their works. The event will be held on Saturday, May 18 (rain date...
Where: Downtown Rockport
9:00 am to 4:59 pm
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Motif #1 Day 5k & Fun Run
The Motif #1 5k run takes place on Motif #1 Day in Rockport, Massachusetts
This 5k Road Race and Kid's Fun Run is a great way to kick off Motif #1 Day! The 5k road race and 1 mile fun run that starts and ends at T Wharf in beautiful downtown Rockport. Run the race and then spend the day with your family enjoying the fun, food and entertainment of the day-log festival.
Where: Downtown Rockport
9:00 am to 10:30 am
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Annual Plant Sale | Generous Gardeners
Generous Gardeners is having a plant sale just in time for the growing season in Gloucester Massachusetts!
Generous Gardeners is having a plant sale to just in time for the growing season in Gloucester Massachusetts! Join us for a Plant Sale on Stacy Boulevard on Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The event will be held rain or shine. Locally grown plants plus dahlia tubers will be...
Where: Stacey Boulevard
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
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Beverly Warrior Weekend
Warrior Weekend at Beverly Massachusetts HighSchool
Warrior Weekend is a two day event that pays tribute to veterans through demonstrations and other events for the community. There will be all kinds of military hardware on site including tanks!
Where: Beverly High School
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
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Music Together - Saturday
Marblehead, Beverly Farms, Hamilton, Salem, Peabody Music Together
Music Together® is a research-based music & movement program for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and the grown-ups who love them. Music Together® classes make it easy for parents/primary caregivers to play a crucial role in activating their child's music development. Classes are 45 minutes...
Where: Grace Episcopal Church in Salem
9:15 am to 11:15 am
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Swan Boat Rides in Boston Public Garden
Swan Boat Boston North Shore Parent, North Shore Parents Summer Activities Guide
The Public Garden may be one of the most ideal picnicking locations in Boston. Well-groomed and overflowing with tulips, cherry-trees, with willows cascading over the duck pond, the Boston Public Garden is a great place to relax during Boston's most beautiful season.
Where: Boston Common and Boston Public Garden
10:00 am to 3:59 pm
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Sing & Dance with the Music Man
Sing & Dance with the Music Man Brian Doser in Hamilton visit Massachusetts
Come join the fun at Community House Of Hamilton & Wenham Monday, Thursday and Saturday mornings at 10am for 30 - 45 minutes of great music with Brian Doser! Sing and dance with the Music Man during a family concert, featuring familiar and original tunes, performed by local dad and musician,...
Where: Community House Of Hamilton & Wenham
10:00 am to 10:45 am
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