Summer is synonymous with ice cream treats, and these annual festivals celebrate cold confections.

Second Annual Ice Cream Festival

Crooked Pines Farm / July 16. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Ice cream makers will compete for top honors in Backyard and Creamery Divisions, and festival goers get free samples of their efforts. Families can watch an Ice Cream Pageant and participate in a Popsicle stick building competition. 355 Harmony Rd., Eatonton. 706-347-0274. Tickets $5 per person; younger than 3, free.; Chilcrookedpinesfarm.com

Atlanta Ice Cream Festival

Piedmont Park / July 23. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Taste your favorite flavors and enjoy family activities including face painting, games, trampoline and rope jumping, hula hoop contests, crafts and live performances. Ice cream and food vendors. 10th Street and Charles Allen Drive, Atlanta. Free admission. atlantaicecreamfestival.com