Arctic Tour Gets You Behind The Scenes at Fentons Creamery

Fentons Creamery offers people ages 6 and up a behind-the-scenes peek at the freezers and giant mixers used to make Fentons’ famous ice cream.

Tours are available in both Oakland and Vacaville Fentons shops by reservation for $9 per person (no ice cream included) or $15 with ice cream.

Called the “Arctic Tour” because it concludes in a blast freezer (Brr!), these half-hour demonstrations focus on how ice cream is made in the production room with a little history lesson about Fentons in the good old days.

The basic tour includes an official hat, a tour sticker, and a taste of ice cream at the end (not including tax or tip). We also sampled the three kinds of whipped cream on our tour. Of course, you can pay more for deluxe sundaes or even stay for lunch.

Other stuff to know about Fentons Creamery tours:

Reservations and a “commitment form” required.
Tours start between 11 and 11:30 am.
Between 8 and 12 people in a tour group. Larger groups will be split. Smaller groups must be combined to reach 8 people.
Available daily except Wednesday and Thursday in Oakland.
Guests must be over age 6.

Find out more or make a reservation for an Arctic tour.

📍Fentons Creamery, 4226 Piedmont Ave., Oakland, CA

[first and second photos by heather flett; final ice cream photo by eurydice galka via fentons]

Thanks to Fentons Creamery for giving me and my three sons a chance to see the behind-the-scenes world of Fentons. We had an arctic blast! Seriously, only my ten-year old braved the freezer with me.