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New Zealand: Hamilton Gardens – Wooden Mural

This depiction of real life and imagined life in Hamilton Gardens was an unpaid labor of love for carvers Derek Kerwood and Meghan Godfrey. For this unbelievably intricate carving, the wood came from a single camphor laurel tree which grew on the nearby Waikato river bank.

US: Boston, MA – All-You-Can-Eat Ice Cream Festival for Cancer Research in its 36th Year

Grab your spoons and mark your calendars for Scooper Bowl – all-you-can-eat Ice Cream Festival.3 Girls in Picture 2018-05-22_11-39-13

Celebrating its 36th year in 2018, the Scooper Bowl is now a three-day event that dishes out 20 tons of the summer’s finest ice cream to more than 40,000 ice cream lovers from across the nation. Enjoy a lot of great entertainment and fun activities at this country’s largest all-you-can-eat ice cream festival.

Girl with Ice cream2018-05-22_11-19-13What is most impressive about the ice cream festival is that all ice cream companies donate all the ice cream, labor, scoopers, and products needed to make the event happen each year. Though they are competitors for 51 weeks of the year, during the first week of June they come together to create an event that is now known as the “unofficial start of summer” in New England.Fighting For a Cure 2018-05-22_11-34-39

Made possible by the generous contributions of the industry’s largest ice cream companies, the Scooper Bowl has raised more than $6.3 million in the past 35 years for cancer research and patient care at the world-renowned Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Get Your Tickets 

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Messy Boy2018-05-22_11-41-18*Pricing will increase at the door – Kids under 3 are free

Whether you’re a visitor to the area or professional ice-cream-eater, you play a huge part their our mission to conquer cancer.Ben and Jerry's 2018-05-22_11-32-34

Ice Cream Flavors

Baskin-Robbins
Boston Cream Pie
Cannoli Be With You
OREO® ‘n Caramel
Triple Grape Ice
Beckon Ice Cream (formerly Minus the Moo) – Thursday only, lactose-free
Vanilla
Chocolate
Espresso
Sea Salt Chocolate Chip
Mint Chip
Chocolate Candy Crunch
Strawberries & Sweet Cream
Black Raspberry
Confetti
Ben & Jerry’s
Gimme Smore
Caramel Almond Brittle non-dairy
AmeriCone Dream®
Chocolate Shake It
Breyers
Nautral Vanilla
Oreo® Cookies & Cream
Mint Chip
Edy’s
Birthday Cake
Dulce
Rainbow Sherbet
Friendly’s
Triple Caramel Peanut Heaven
Hunka Chunka PB Fudge®
Rockin’ Poppin’ Cotton Candy
Cookies ‘N Cream
Black Raspberry
Haagen-Dazs
Chocolate Salted Fudge Truffle Non-Dairy
Hood
Hood® New England Creamery Limited Edition Chocolate Churro
Hood® New England Creamery Limited Edition Purple Panda
Hood® Coffee Cookies ‘n Cream
Hood® Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Lactaid – lactose-free
Lactaid® Cookies ‘n Cream
Lactaid® Mint Chocolate Chip
Lactaid® Mocha Almond Chip
Lactaid® Salted Caramel
Rosev Dairy Foods
Coconut
Rum Raisin
Purple Cow
Twisted Sea Turtle
Vice Cream
Afternoon Delight
Bourbon Mash
L’Orange A Trois
Minted
Higher Grounds
Yasso
Stick Bars:
Pistachio Brittle
Fudge Brownie
Coconut Caramel
Chocolate Chip
Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip
Scoops:
Party Animal  Mint Championchip
Rolling in the Dough
Caramel Pretzelmania
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Location: City Hall Plaza, 1 City Hall Square, Boston, MA 02201
Date: June 5 – 7, 2018
Time: Noon – 8pm
scooperbowl.org
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US: Royal Palm Beach, FL – Eat Delish BBQ While Supporting A Great Cause

Uncle Gary's Rib Fest

What started out as a family get together has turned into a great community event. The  12th annual Uncle Gary’s Rock & Rib Fest is a labor of love. Uncle Gary’s lost his 3-year-old daughter 14 years ago to cancer and Started this BBQ event in her honor and to benefit the Kids Cancer Foundation.Uncle Gary's Kids Cancer

This feel good festival has fun for the whole family including: great live music featuring three live bands throughout the day, dancing, bounce houses, kid’s Fun-zone, face painting, balloon artist, playgrounds, grab bags, games and prizes for the kids and adults, raffles, auction, Pet Rescue Puppies petting zone, princesses and super heroes.Uncle Gary's Rib Fest Kids

Don’t forget the delectable BBQ foods: yummy baby back ribs, smoked pork tenderloins, burgers, chicken, hot dogs, side dishes and cold beverages.Uncle Gary's Rib Fest -Radio

Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, sunblock and kids to this  admission free event that is so much more than just a chance to have fun with the family, eat ribs and barbecue and listen to local bands. All proceeds will be donated to the Royal Palm Beach-based Kids Cancer Foundation.

Location: Wellington Amphitheater. 12100 Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington, FL 33414
Date: Sat, April 1, 2017
Hours: 2 – 9pm
unclegarysrockandribfest.com
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