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It’s Official: Eating Ice Cream Is the Best Summer Activity

By bondsy Jul 7, 2025 | 5:48 AM

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If you got a few of these activities in over Fourth of July weekend, you’re well on your way to having a successful summer . . .

A new poll looked at the most popular summer activities.  And #1 involves food but NOT the grill.

Eating ICE CREAM is America’s favorite summertime thing to do.  Technically, it says “ice cream OR popsicles” . . . but ice cream is doing the heavy lifting there.

60% love it, and another 35% like it.  Only 1% said they HATE eating ice cream in summer.

Here are the 10 most popular summer activities, in order . . .

1.  Eating ice cream or popsicles

2.  Going on vacation

3.  Grilling

4.  Road trips

5.  Going to the beach

6.  Hiking or nature walks

7.  Swimming in a pool

8.  Stargazing

9.  Watching fireworks.  16% of Americans are NOT fans.

10.  Having a picnic

 

A few more that ranked high include boating . . . relaxing in a hammock . . . roasting marshmallows . . . and going to an amusement park.

One that ranked surprisingly low was sunbathing.  Half of Americans enjoy it to some degree, and half would rather not.  Only 14% of Americans love laying out.  18% hate it.

 

 

(YouGov)

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