Ice Cream Social at Grover Cleveland Birthplace

The Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association in cooperation with the New Jersey Office of Historic Sites, and New Jersey State Parks is pleased to announce the Annual Grover Cleveland Birthplace 4th of July Ice Cream Social for 2026. Our event this year will be celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the United States.

All events will take place on the birthplace grounds at 207 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell. (In the event of rain, some of the activities will take place at the St. Aloysius Church Gymnasium next door to the birthplace.)

The event will be a fun-filled celebration with free ice cream (from Guerriero Gelato, Caldwell), food for purchase (from Cloverleaf Tavern, Caldwell), a magician, a clown, a D.J., free lemonade, items to be sold in Museum Gift Shop, and a visit from “Grover Cleveland” himself. The opening ceremony will begin at 12:30 p.m. to be followed by the serving of ice cream at 1:00 p.m. For this year, ice cream will be served in a special 250th commemorative dish. The festivities will conclude at 4:00 p.m. In the event of rain, some of the activities will take place at the St. Aloysius Church Gymnasium next door to the birthplace. A 5.00 donation is suggested and a 50/50 drawing will take place.