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Cold Slate Creamery
“Happiness Made before your eyes.”
Tim is the owner and lead crafter at Cold Slate Creamery, and he believes that creating an unforgettable experience around delicious, rolled ice cream is what keeps customers delighted and eager to return.
Cold Slate Creamery provides a delicious and unique rolled ice cream experience with ice cream orders made fresh before your eyes on a mobile cold-plate, instant-freeze crafting station.
Cold Slate Creamery’s mobile crafting station will be located at various locations throughout Thunder Bay and will offer timeless classics in 3 signature flavors: Dutch Chocolate, French Vanilla, and Strawberry Crumble. Cold Slate Creamery also offers a variety of constantly changing specialty flavors and toppings, creating one of a kind rolled ice cream treats.
Mobile creamery locations
Weekend Christmas Pop-ups at ISC
Find Cold Slate Creamery set up at Intercity Shopping Center every Saturday and Sunday from November 19th - December 18th (except Nov 27)
past events
Hymers Fair Holiday Market
Holiday Craft Revivial Nov 27
Hymers Fair Holiday Market
Start a family tradition with Christmas rolled ice cream and kick off your holiday season with one of the best Christmas craft markets in town. 10am-4pm Nov 12-13 at the Airlane Hotel.
Black Friday at ISC
Holiday Craft Revivial Nov 27
Hymers Fair Holiday Market
Enjoy some rolled ice cream from Cold Slate Creamery while you do your Christmas shopping at ISC. November 25-26.
Holiday Craft Revivial Nov 27
Holiday Craft Revivial Nov 27
Holiday Craft Revivial Nov 27
Find Cold Slate Creamery at the Holiday Craft Revival on November 27!
Live on the Waterfront Every Wednesday 6-9pm July and August
Live on the Waterfront Every Wednesday 6-9pm July and August
Live on the Waterfront Every Wednesday 6-9pm July and August
the best music, food and entertainment around. Come try Thunder Bay’s best (and only) rolled ice cream experience!
Lakehead University Student Orientation event Sep 6
Live on the Waterfront Every Wednesday 6-9pm July and August
Live on the Waterfront Every Wednesday 6-9pm July and August
If you are a new or returning student at Lakehead University, come out to the Fantasy Fun Fair Orientation event to enjoy some rolled ice cream!
Rockin' Recovery Sep 7
Live on the Waterfront Every Wednesday 6-9pm July and August
Habitat for Humanity BBQ Sep 8
Join Cold Slate Creamery from 5-8 PM at Marina Park! The 2022 event will feature recovery stories, local entertainment, family-friendly activities, vendors (delicious rolled ice cream), and community engagement opportunities.
Habitat for Humanity BBQ Sep 8
Habitat for Humanity BBQ Sep 8
Habitat for Humanity BBQ Sep 8
Come enjoy a BBQ to support a great cause, and get some delicious rolled ice cream.
Franco Festival Sep 10
Habitat for Humanity BBQ Sep 8
South Side Vibes Sep 10
Come enjoy some rolled ice at 234 Van Norman St from 2-7PM on Sep 10 for the Franco Festival!
South Side Vibes Sep 10
Habitat for Humanity BBQ Sep 8
South Side Vibes Sep 10
Visit Cold Slate Creamery from 11-3pm at South Side Vibe, a gritty block party organized by business owners in Downtown Fort William. Come enjoy over 40 vendors, live music, comedy and some rolled ice cream!
Corn Roast Sep 11
ThunderCon Sep 17 - 18
Corn Roast Sep 11
5th Annual Corn Roast & Vendors Market. Come for food, music and family friendly entertainment, and delicious rolled ice cream. From 11-3PM
Thai Night Sep 17
ThunderCon Sep 17 - 18
Corn Roast Sep 11
Come visit Cold Slate Creamery at the Thai Healing Center for some Thai - inspired food, music and rolled ice cream.
ThunderCon Sep 17 - 18
ThunderCon Sep 17 - 18
Autumn Harvest Country Market Sep 24
Come visit Cold Slate Creamery at the 2022 ThunderCon on Sep 17 from 10-6pm and Sep 18 from 10-5pm.
Autumn Harvest Country Market Sep 24
Autumn Harvest Country Market Sep 24
Autumn Harvest Country Market Sep 24
Come enjoy some rolled ice cream at the Autumn Harvest Country Market in Neebing on Sep 24 from 10-4pm
Dog Man at Toysense Sep 25
Autumn Harvest Country Market Sep 24
ISC Fall Pop-up Market Oct 15-16
Come meet Dog Man and enjoy some rolled ice cream outside Toysense on Bay st. Sep 25.
ISC Fall Pop-up Market Oct 15-16
Autumn Harvest Country Market Sep 24
ISC Fall Pop-up Market Oct 15-16
Find Cold Slate Creamery at the iconic Intercity Shopping Centre for the Fall Pop-up Market on October 15 and 16.
Cold Slate at Toy Sense Oct 29
Vanderwees Country Christmas Craft Fair Nov 5-6
Cold Slate at Toy Sense Oct 29
Come meet Clifford the Big Red Dog and get some rolled ice cream beside the Wildwoods Cafe inside Toy Sense on May St. Saturday Oct 29.
SGBC Pints and Pumpkins Oct 30
Vanderwees Country Christmas Craft Fair Nov 5-6
Cold Slate at Toy Sense Oct 29
Find Cold Slate Creamery at Sleeping Giant Brewing Co. on 712 Macdonell St.For their family friendly pints and pumpkins event Oct 30 from 12-4pm
Vanderwees Country Christmas Craft Fair Nov 5-6
Vanderwees Country Christmas Craft Fair Nov 5-6
Vanderwees Country Christmas Craft Fair Nov 5-6
Come for the premiere of our limited edition Christmas flavours and Winter Wonderland bowls at Vanderwees Garden Gallery Country Christmas Craft Fair
9:30am-5pm on Nov 5-6.
Magnus in the park shows
Magnus in the park shows
Vanderwees Country Christmas Craft Fair Nov 5-6
A hilarious and relatable look at the year in isolation from the point of view of three women at different stages of life, featuring some fantastic bluegrass music.
Chippewa Family Fest
Magnus in the park shows
Chippewa Family Fest
Chippewa Park children’s festival in support of Our Kids Count.
12-4pm at Chippewa Park
Chapples Park
Magnus in the park shows
Chippewa Family Fest
End the soccer season with a winning game and rolled ice cream to celebrate!
Amethyst Harbour with Danny Johnson Aug 5
Amethyst Harbour with Danny Johnson Aug 5
Amethyst Harbour with Danny Johnson Aug 5
5-9pm at Amethyst Harbour. Come out for Live music and some rolled Ice cream
Waterfront Kraft Market
Amethyst Harbour with Danny Johnson Aug 5
Amethyst Harbour with Danny Johnson Aug 5
Join us at the CEDC booth with our friends from the 2022 Summer Company program.Saturday, September 25th from 11am-6pm at Prince Arthur’s Landing (Marina Park)
Waverly Park Every Monday 6-9pm
Amethyst Harbour with Danny Johnson Aug 5
Waverly Park Every Monday 6-9pm
Come to enjoy the music of Thunder Bay's local musicians, and some rolled ice cream from Cold Slate Creamery.
Ends Monday August 22
Wine Oh! Festival Aug 13
Westfort Street Fair Aug 20
Waverly Park Every Monday 6-9pm
Join Cold Slate Creamery at the WineOh! festival for some local food and artisan rolled ice cream. Two sessions are available: 12-4 p.m. and 5-9 p.m., both with samples, food vendors, and live local music
Murillo Fair Aug 19 & 21
Westfort Street Fair Aug 20
Westfort Street Fair Aug 20
Find Cold Slate Creamery at Murillo Fair from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Murillo Fairgrounds | 4557 Oliver Rd
Westfort Street Fair Aug 20
Westfort Street Fair Aug 20
Westfort Street Fair Aug 20
The street fair features not only Westfort businesses but merchants, artisans, and performers from all over the city and beyond. Join Cold Slate Creamery from 9 - 5 for some rolled ice cream.