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The Annual Highlands Ranch Ice Cream Social is Wednesday, August 2

July 17, 2023

Cool off this summer with $2 all-you-can-eat ice cream treats and snow cones at the Highlands Ranch Metro District’s annual Ice Cream Social. 


Ice Cream Social
Civic Green Park, Highlands Ranch
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
5:00–8:00 PM


Guests can purchase a wristband for $2 (cash only), giving them access to all the frozen treats they can eat. All proceeds from the event benefit You Are Not Alone – Mom 2 Mom (YANA), a local non-profit providing programs that support moms in the local community.

The event also features a variety of activities and live entertainment for all ages. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office will recognize National Night Out in Highlands Ranch that evening, bringing with them patrol vehicles, K-9, mounted patrol, a SWAT truck, and more. South Metro Fire Rescue will have engines on display.

In addition, the Highlands Ranch Concert Band and Swing Shift Band will perform, there will be a variety of vendor booths to visit, and three food trucks — Mac ’N Noodles, Mile High Cheesesteaks, and Denver Street Tacos — will offer an assortment of dinner options.


DID YOU KNOW? This annual event first occurred on July 16, 1998, to dedicate the new Fire Station #18 in Highlands Ranch. The dedication ceremony at the fire station included a community ice cream social!


A special thank you to event sponsors Safeway and Highlands Ranch Orthodontics for providing the ice cream treats and snow cones.

Civic Green Park is located at 9370 Ridgeline Blvd., near the Highlands Ranch library. Free event parking is available nearby in the RTD Park-n-Ride lot.


Founded in 1981 as the local government in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, the Metro District provides a variety of municipal services to this planned community of 93,000 people. Learn more about the Metro District at www.highlandsranch.org.