When do the Capital Region’s ice cream stands close for the season?

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The summer is winding down and the cooler weather will soon be sweeping in. As this happens, seasonal businesses in the area are preparing to close for the season.

Since this time last year, a few ice cream stands in the area have transitioned from seasonal to year-round businesses. These include Mr. Bill’s Carhop in South Glens Falls, Cappie’s Drive-In in Amsterdam, and The Ice Cream Man in Greenwich.

NEWS10 reached out to area ice cream stands to see when they’ll be closing for the 2024 season. Some have already closed or will be closing soon, while others stay open into the fall.

Already closed

• Humpty Dumpty, 70 West Avenue in Saratoga Springs
  • Closed on August 30
• Jumpin’ Jack’s Drive-In, 5 Schonowee Avenue in Scotia
  • Closed on September 1
• Mama's Ice Cream, 119 Lake Hill Road in Burnt Hills
  • Closed on Labor Day, September 2

Closing September

• Kurver Kreme, 1349 Central Avenue in Albany
  • Closing September 13
• The Grandstand, 1268 Highbridge Road in Schenectady
  • Closing September 22
• On The Farm, 271 Troy Schenectady Road in Latham
  • Closing September 25
• Mac’s Drive-In, 648 3rd Avenue in Watervliet
  • Closing the end of September, weather permitting

Closing October

• Ugly Ice Cream, 511 Route 9P in Stillwater
  • Planning to close on October 6
• Martha’s Dandee Creme, 1133 Route 9 in Queensbury
  • Closing on Columbus Day (October 14)
• Udderly Delicious, 340 North Cormie Avenue in Johnstown
  • Hoping to stay open until Columbus Day (October 14)
• Ice Cream Station, 1391 Indian Fields Road in Feura Bush
  • Closing on Columbus Day (October 14)
• Dairy Haus, 476 Maple Avenue in Saratoga Springs
  • Closing on Columbus Day (October 14)
• Scoups Homemade Ice Cream, 566 Albany Shaker Road in Loudonville
  • Closing mid-October
• Little Big Fatz, 158 Main Avenue in Wynantskill
  • Closing in late October or beginning of November depending on the weather

Closing November

• Jericho Drive-In and Twist Ice Cream, 19 Jericho Road in Glenmont
  • Closing in November, reopening for a short time in December for holiday season
• Guptill’s Ice Cream, 1085 New Loudon Road in Cohoes
  • Closing November 3

Based on previous year

NEWS10 has messages out to these stands to see when they are closing for the 2024 season. The article will be updated once we hear back. Here’s when they closed in 2023.

• Udderly Ice Cream, 3579 Route 43 in West Sand Lake
  • Closed at the end of September
• Snowman Ice Cream, 531 5th Avenue in Troy
  • Closed on October 1
• Lickety Split, 589 Columbia Turnpike in East Greenbush
  • Closed around Columbus Day
• Jim’s Tastee Freez, 58 Delaware Avenue in Delmar
  • Closed in October
• The Wind-Chill Factory & Mini-Golf, 3 Trieble Avenue in Milton
  • Closed in late October
• Curry Freeze, 1057 Curry Road in Rotterdam
  • Closed on October 27