Danbury Fair

📍 Danbury, CT

4.4 (8,817 Google)

📍 7 Backus Ave, Danbury, CT 06810, USA, Danbury, CT

📞 +12037433247

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At Danbury Fair, you'll find a delightful ice cream shop perfect for a sweet treat with your grandchildren! It's a classic spot offering a wide variety of flavors that both grown-up palates and little ones will enjoy, making it a relaxed and enjoyable break from exploring the mall. Kids adore choosing their favorite sundaes piled high with toppings and watching the colorful creations being made. To make your visit smoother, arrive a little before lunchtime to beat the biggest crowds and find easier parking – especially helpful with little legs in tow!

Grandparent-Friendly Details

Fun Things to Do Here

Ideas to make the most of your visit to Danbury Fair

Flavor Prediction

Before ordering, each person secretly predicts what flavor the others will pick. Reveal after the order.

Ice Cream Critic

Describe your ice cream like a food critic: "Notes of summer, a hint of nostalgia..." Grandkids love this.

Ice Cream Alphabet

Go around naming ice cream flavors A to Z. No repeating. It gets hard after M.

Dream Flavor

Everyone invents their ultimate ice cream flavor combination. The wildest one wins — you decide.

Memory Round

Each person shares one ice cream memory while eating. Where were you? Who else was there?

Budget & Insider Tips

Grandparent Money Tips

• Single scoops are usually plenty — grandkids' eyes are bigger than their stomachs with ice cream. Start small and work up.
• Weekday afternoons skip the weekend line and sometimes come with daily specials — ask if there's a flavor of the day.
• Many shops offer a "kid's size" smaller than the small that's not on the menu. Worth asking.

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