Gelato Week

Artisanal ice cream, but in the form of crazy experimental flavors.

18 - 27 April 2024

WHEN?

From Thursday, April 18th to
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 (extended until Saturday April 27th)

WHAT?

A special ice cream flavor
for only 1.50€ a scoop

WHERE?

In over 150 of the best ice cream shops in Germany

Artisanal ice cream, but in the form of crazy experimental flavors: this is the Gelato Week Germany! Each participating gelateria chooses a unique flavor of gelato, different for each gelateria, and during the week of the event week, it offers it in its own shop for only €1.50 per scoop.

This year, the event will take place from Thursday, April 18th to Wednesday, April 24th (extended until Saturday, April 27th), simultaneously  in various areas of Germany: Berlin, Schwarzwald, Voralpenland, Rhein-Main, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Münsterland. Soon we will share with you the complete list of the participating gelaterias, as well the special flavour they will offer for the occasion.

So, are you ready to embark on this gelato tour?

STAMP CONTEST

Enjoy the scoop of the event and get the corresponding stamp on your map. Collect at least three stamps and participate in our special contest!

How? Take a picture of the flyer with the stamps, send it to us at trueitaliancontest@gmail.com* and enter a drawing to win:

First prize: €100 to spend at your favourite gelateria (among the participating ones)

Second prize: €50 to spend at your favourite gelateria (among the participating ones)

Third prize: €25 to spend at Babbi’s online shop, a company of excellence in the confectionery sector

On may 3rd at 5pm, follow the live extraction on @trueitalianfood Instagram page to discover the lucky winners!
(for each area there will be three winners!)

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PHOTO & VIDEO CONTEST

Eat gelato, take a picture and WIN a three-night trip for two people to Italy, on the Riviera Romagnola!

HOW?

1. Take the most creative picture or reel during the Gelato Week Germany;
2. Post it on you Instagram profile (no IG story, and you must have a public profile);
3. Tag @gelatoweek_germany in the picture;
4. Add the hashtag #gelatoweekgermany in the description;
5. Geo-tag the gelateria where you took your gelato (of course, it must be one of those who joined the event)

You have time to post your picture until Sunday, 28th April at 14:00. On the same day, our jury will select the best 10 shots and they will be published on @gelatoweek_germany and on @trueitalianfood Instagram stories.
Our followers will decide which photo deserves the victory through a poll.

24 hours after, we will announce and contact the lucky winner!

PAST EDITIONS

2023 Edition

The 2023 edition of the Ice Cream Week has taken place from the 20th to the 26th April 2023 in more than 40 shops all around Berlin.
Each of them offered the possibility to try amazing ice cream for all the tastes.

The tour has brought numerous people to discover new ice cream shops and the value of the artisanal gelato (a lot of them vegan), but it didn’t stop there: the 2 contests that came along with the event (Instagram and stamp collection) have fired Berlin up!

2022 Edition

37 participating ice cream makers
+48k sold ice cream portions

The event has been featured by the following media & bloggers: RAI Italian TV, RBB, Tagesspiegel, B.Z., Forum Magazine, 98.8 KissFM, Flux Radio, Berliner Morgenpost, Allgemeine Berliner Zeitung, Visit Berlin, Mit Vergnügen, MSN News, Berlin Loves You, Berlin Amateurs, Forum Magazine, Creme Guide, Kulinariker, Schillers Gourmetreisen, Gourmet Reisen, Amour Food, t.online, Lebensmittel Magazin, Awesome Berlin, Food Verngügen, Ana Vigueras, BRLO Craft Beer, Duki Dao, Emanouela – Doyoumiam, Berlin Foodies, Marianne Rennella, Berlin Vegan Food Guide.

2021 Edition

31 participating ice cream makers
+30k sold ice cream portions

The event has been featured by the following media & bloggers: RAI Italian TV, RBB, Tagesspiegel, B.Z., Forum Magazine, 98.8 KissFM, Flux Radio, Berliner Morgenpost, Allgemeine Berliner Zeitung, Visit Berlin, Mit Vergnügen, MSN News, Berlin Loves You, Berlin Amateurs, Forum Magazine, Creme Guide, Kulinariker, Schillers Gourmetreisen, Gourmet Reisen, Amour Food, t.online, Lebensmittel Magazin, Awesome Berlin, Food Verngügen, Ana Vigueras, BRLO Craft Beer, Duki Dao, Emanouela – Doyoumiam, Berlin Foodies, Marianne Rennella, Berlin Vegan Food Guide.

2020 Edition

25 participating ice cream makers
+10k special scoops sold

The event has been featured by these media: Berliner Kurier, B.Z., RBB zibb, RS2, Berliner Zeitung, qiez.de, MitVergnügen, Berliner Amateurs, Berlin Loves You, Cherry Cross, Eating in Berlin, the_ice_cream_girl, Berlogram, Food Taster Berlin, Foodies Berlin, Foodistisch, Isabel Lannhi, chewchewpop, Berlin Food Ventures, Food in Berlin, Marianne Rennella, Wattedoeninberlijn.nl.