05/13/2026
Hoffman's Ice Cream “Bring Your Tumbler Day” is legendary local-chaos energy.
A few survival tips:
bring the widest tumbler you own, not the tallest
stainless steel keeps it colder much longer
pre-freeze the tumbler beforehand if possible
avoid giant air gaps — they melt faster
napkins… lots of napkins
The real strategy is flavor engineering:
dense flavors on bottom
softer/swirled flavors on top
avoid too many mix-ins together or it turns into concrete halfway through
And honestly, in Point Pleasant Beach, half the fun is standing around watching everyone arrive with absurd containers trying to beat the system.