Mountain Day Reunions
Mountain Day Reunions were started in 2011 by a few very homesick golden sphinxes led by Meredith Nelson ’11. The way it works is simple: When the bells toll on Mountain Day the reunions begin!
Find a Mountain Day Reunion!
Events will be listed as they are received and will be held at all locations listed below at 6:37 pm (18:37) local time unless otherwise indicated by the host. Be sure to connect with the host, let them know you're joining and share the event with friends.
One of Mount Holyoke College’s oldest traditions, Mountain Day, has already brought hundreds of Mount Holyoke community members to the summit of Mt. Holyoke, celebrating with ice cream, temporary tattoos and singing of the alma mater.
Maryland
The Charmery
801 West 36th Street
Baltimore, MD 21212
Organized by: Elizabeth De Coster ’05
New Jersey
Kitchell Pond
75 Kitchell Rd
Morristown, NJ 07960
Date: Sunday, October 25, 2026
Organized by: Rosanna M. Delacruz
Event Details: RSVP here
Callie’s Creamery
100 NJ-35
Neptune, NJ 07753
Organized by: Wendy Ritch ’90
Not Just Yogurt
Lakeside Village
31 N Main St
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
Organized by: Nina Szap Ditmar’84 and Allison Cheney Marcello ’84
Event details: Look for the group on the patio in front of the shop
New York
Emack & Bolio's
741 Fulton St
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Date: Friday, September 18, 2026
Organized by: Olivia Chan ’23
Guptill’s Ice Cream
1085 New Loudon Rd
Cohoes, NY 12047
Organized by: Miriam Cantor-Stone ’12
Canal Walk and Moonlight Creamery
Kennelley Park Gazebo
2 West Ave.
Fairport, NY 14450
Date: Sunday, September 20, 2026
Time: 2:30 pm
Organized by: Suzanne Hall ’81
Event details: Meet at the Kennelley Park Gazebo for a walk through the Village of Fairport and along the Erie Canal, concluding at Moonlight Creamery at 3:30 pm. Weather permitting. Nondairy options are available.
Sugar Hill Creamery
184 Malcolm X Blvd
New York, NY 10026
Date: Friday, September 18, 2026
Organized by: Olivia Chan ’23
Ice Cream Social
481 Mamaroneck Ave.
White Plains, NY
Organized by: Susan Weill ’74
Pennsylvania
Handel’s Ice Cream
573 E Lancaster Ave
Berwyn, PA 19312
Organized by: Shannon (Ewing) Choe ’96
Millie’s Shadyside
232 S Highland Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Organized by: So Jin Lee ’13
Owowcow Easton
1262 Simon Blvd, Unit B 106
Easton, PA 18042
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Organized by: Emery Owens ’11
Event details: Meet at Owowcow Easton at 6:37 pm
Cuzzy’s
762 S 4th St
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Time: 6:45 pm
Organized by: Rinat Degani ’15
Washington D.C.
Mimi’s Homemade Ice Cream
1201 S. Joyce St
Arlington, VA 22202
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Organized by: Meg Massey ’08 and Jill Schwartz ’97
Event details: Meet at 6:37 pm
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams – Shirlington
Arlington, VA
Date: Monday, September 28, 2026
Organized by: Jill Schwartz ’97
Event details: Meet at Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at 6:37 pm.
Dolcezza Bethesda
7111 Bethesda Ln
Bethesda, MD 20814
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Organized by: Kim Sienkiewicz ’88
Event details: Meet at 6:37 pm
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams – Bethesda Row
Bethesda, MD
Date: Monday, September 28, 2026
Organized by: Jill Schwartz ’97
Event details: Meet at Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at 6:37 pm.
Lazy Mike’s Deli
7049 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22046
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Organized by: Vidya Raghavan ’09
Event details: Meet at 6:37 pm
Meadows Frozen Custard
11130 I South Lakes Dr
Reston, VA 20191
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Organized by: Gillian Backus ’91
Event details: Meet at 6:37 pm
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams – 14th Street
Washington, DC
Date: Monday, September 28, 2026
Organized by: Jill Schwartz ’97
Event details: Meet at Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at 6:37 pm.
Dolcezza City Center
904 Palmer Alley, NW
Washington, DC
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Organized by: MHC Club of DC
Event details: Meet at 6:37 pm
Illinois
Jeni’s Ice Creams
2512 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
Organized by: Willow Kelleigh ’24
Kansas
Betty Rae’s Ice Cream
5330 W 95th St
Prairie Village, KS 66207
Date: Sunday, September 27, 2026
Organized by: Alice Capson ’71
Event Details: Meet at Betty Rae’s Ice Cream at 3 pm Central
Louisiana
Creole Creamery
4924 Prytania Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
Organized by: Molly Vigour ’96
Michigan
Blank Slate Creamery
300 W Liberty St
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Organized by: Sevanne Demirjian ’95
Minnesota
Sebastian Joe’s Ice Cream
4321 Upton Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55410
Organized by: Margaret Skelly ’21
Missouri
Clementine’s Naughty and Nice Ice Cream
308 N Euclid Ave
St. Louis, MO 63108
Organized by: Shanthini Ragoonaden ’24
Ohio
Ellie-May’s Gourmet Cookies
1783 Coventry Rd
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
Date: Friday, October 16, 2026
Organized by: Rebekah Cotton ’85
Event details: Meet at Ellie-May’s Gourmet Cookies at 6:37 pm
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams – Clintonville
4247 N High St
Columbus, OH 43214
Organized by: Madeline Tiedeken ’15
The Gatherall and Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream
Factory 52
2755 Park Ave
Norwood, OH 45212
Date: September 23, 2026
Organized by: Valerie Pence ’72
Event details: 5:30 pm dinner; 6:37 pm ice cream
Wisconsin
Ice Cream Social
2421 University Ave.
Madison, WI 53726
Organized by: Alexandra Fleagle ’11
Event details: Ice Cream Social offers a 100% gluten-free menu with vegan options available. A small parking lot is available onsite, and the location is accessible by bus (Route C). The outdoor seating area is dog-friendly.
Connecticut
Sunny Daes Ice Cream
808 Post Rd
Fairfield, CT 06824
Organized by: Ellen Landowne ’56
Ashley’s Ice Cream
942 Boston Post Rd
Guilford, CT 06437
Organized by: Abigail Wasserman ’96
Arethusa Farm Dairy
1020 Chapel St
New Haven, CT 06510
Organized by: Yanran Zhou ’25
Kimberly Farm Ice Cream Shoppe
410 Chestnut Lane Rd.
New Milford, CT 06776
Organized by: Marie Bacchiocchi ’88
Rich Farm Ice Cream Shop
691 Oxford Rd
Oxford, CT 06478
Organized by: Teresa Morais ’94
AC Petersen Farms
240 Park Rd
West Hartford, CT 06119
Organized by: Ellen Cosgrove ’84
Massachusetts
Bedford Farms
20 North Rd
Bedford, MA 01730
Organized by: Donna Albino ’83
Dulce D Leche Gelato Cafe
5 Edgell Rd.
Framingham, MA 01701
Organized by: Diane Bono Martin ’97
Trombettas
655 Farm Rd #2763
Marlborough, MA 01752
Organized by: Bonnie Power ’66
Herrell's Ice Cream
8 Old South St
Northampton, MA 01060
Organized by: Dani O'Shea ’06
Hot Chocolate Sparrow
5 Old Colony Way
Orleans, MA 02653
Organized by: Beth Mulligan Dunn ’93
C & L Frosty
27 N Main St
Sherborn, MA 01770
Organized by: Asha Strazzero-Wild ’04
J.P. Licks
4 College Ave, Davis Square
Somerville, MA 02144
Organized by: Molly Taylor-Poleskey ‘05
Rota Spring Farm
117 Chase Hill Road
Sterling, MA 01564
Organized by: Lisa Steele ’86
New Hampshire
Hodgies Too of Stratham
95 Portsmouth Ave.
Stratham, NH 03885
Organized by: Lois Graham ’82
Event details: Meet at 6:37 pm
Rhode Island
Three Sisters
1070 Hope St
Providence, RI 02906
Organized by: Jessica Hopkins ’88
Georgia
Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
1230 Ashford Crossing
Atlanta GA 30346
Organized by: Alex Lopes ’04
Jeni's Ice Cream Decatur
545 N. McDonough St
Decatur, GA 30030
Organized by: Liz Bagley ’84
North Carolina
The Hop
640 Merrimon Ave #103
Asheville, NC 28804
Organized by: Dani Levy ’22
Chapel Chill
630 Weaver Dairy Rd, #105
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Organized by: Hilary Pollan ’12
Two Scoops Creamery NoDa
3123 N Davidson St
Charlotte, NC 28205
Organized by: Kate Lasher ’14
California
Tucker’s Ice Cream
1349 Park Street
Alameda, CA 94501
Organized by: Susan Tom ’98
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams - Beverly Hills
445 N Beverly Dr
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Organized by: Olivia Justynski ’16
Shubert’s Ice Cream and Candy
178 E 7th St
Chico, CA 95928
Organized by: Aleah [Chaffin] Gerdes ’07
Yume Gelato
5921 Folsom Blvd.
East Sacramento, CA 95819
Date: Thursday, October 1, 2026
Organized by:Karen V. Holt ’77
Rick’s Ice Cream & Pints of Joy
3946 Middlefield Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Organized by: Melissa Ibarra ’12
San Francisco’s Hometown Creamery (Inner Sunset)
1290 9th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94122
Organized by:Ariel Russ ’13
Humphry Slocombe
Ferry Building, Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA
Organized by: Eleanor Chang ’78 and Pauline Au ’87
Event details: After getting your ice cream, meet at the outdoor back plaza by the waterfront, near the Arquet Restaurant.
Mitchell’s Ice Cream
688 San Jose Ave
San Francisco, CA 94110
Organized by: Leah Hellerstein ’08
Colorado
Sweet Cow, North Boulder
2628 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80304
Organized by: Katherine Voss ’11
New Mexico
Burque Licks
4207 Lomas Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Time: 6:37 pm local time
Organized by: Elise Evans ’10
Oregon
Kulfi
3540 N Williams Ave
Portland, OR 97227
Organized by: Kristin Hansbrook ’11
Texas
Amy’s Ice Cream
3500 Guadalupe St
Austin, TX 78705
Organized by: Ines Belkhodja ’25
Tiny’s Milk & Cookies West University
3636 Rice Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Time: 6:37 pm
Organized by: Bridgette Miller ’99
Washington
Milk Drunk
2805 Beacon Avenue S.
Seattle, WA 98144
Organized by: Elise Evans ’10
Wyoming
The Bigg Chill
1321 Sheridan Avenue
Cody, WY
Organized by: Carole Mackenzie ’84
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China
Jiangfu South Park (将府南园)
Chaoyang District, Beijing
Date: September 12, 2026 - Please RSVP by September 9
Time: 10 am—3 pm
Organized by: Ting Zhao ’13
Event details: Meet at 10 am at the North Gate of Jiangfu South Park for a walk and ice cream. An optional lunch will be held at noon at Belo Park Restaurant inside the park. Please RSVP by September 9 and indicate whether you plan to attend lunch, as space is limited.
Messina Central
37 Pottinger St
Central, Hong Kong Island
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2026
Organized by: Maheen Siddiqi ’26
Event details: Meet at Messina Central at 3 pm
Line 7, Houtan Stop, Exit 4
Date: November 1, 2026
Time: 2 pm
Organized by: Danyue Chen ’07
Korea
Thweet Jonggak
Jongro 8 gil-5
Jongno-gu, Seoul
Date: October 5, 2026
Time: 1:30 pm
Organized by: Frances H. Lee ’85
Denmark
Ismageriet Kødbyen
Flæsketorvet 45
1711 København
Date: Monday, October 5, 2026
Time: 16.30 (4:30 pm) Organized by: Evelina Poumpalova ’97
England
Pavilion Gardens Cafe
Royal Pavilion Grounds, New Rd
Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1UG
Date: Sunday, October 18, 2026
Organized by: Nati Beltran ’98
Event details: Meet at Pavilion Gardens Cafe at 1 pm. Please RSVP here.
La Gelatiera at the OXO Tower
Unit G5 Barge House St
London SE1 9PH, United Kingdom
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026
Organized by: Sylwia Wasiak ’04
George & Davis
55 Little Clarendon St
Oxford OX1 2HS, UK
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026
Time: 2 pm
Organized by: Virginia Ross ’66
Event details: RSVP here
Scoop
29 Shore St
Anstruther KY10 3AQ, UK
Date: Sunday, October 4th, 2026
Time: 2 pm Organized by: Kyung Kang ’05
France
Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
Entrance gates at Place A. Carrel
Paris, France
Date: Sunday, October 4, 2026
Organized by: Barbara Greer ’79
Event details: Meet at the entrance gate near Place A. Carrel at 3 pm. The group will stop for ice cream and stroll through the park. This event is open to all.
Germany
Viktoriapark
Meet at the bottom of the waterfall at the intersection of Großbeerenstraße and Kreuzbergstraße
Berlin, Germany
Date: Friday, September 18, 2026
Organized by: Catherine Jourdan ’95
Event details: Meet at 6 pm for a mini-hike up the rocky paths to the National Monument. After a group photo and city views at the summit, the group will head back down to Golgatha Biergarten for drinks and snacks.
Café Haidhausen
Franziskaner Straße 4
81669 Munich, Germany
Date: Monday, October 5, 2026
Organized by: Catherine Jourdan ’95
Event details: Meet at Café Haidhausen at 5 pm.
Ireland
Glasnevin Cemetery
Glasnevin
Dublin D11 H2TH, Ireland
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026
Organized by: Barbara Schmidt ’69
Event details: Meet at the visitor’s centre at 10:55 am for an 11 am tour, followed by lunch.
Japan
Premarché Gelateria Tokyo Nakameguro Station
Meguro Ginza Building, 1F
2-9-36 Kamimeguro, Meguro City
Tokyo 153-0051, Japan
Date: One day after the Mountain Day announcement in the US
Organized by: Shan Jiang ’21
Event details: We’ll meet at Premarché Gelateria at 6:37 p.m. the evening after Mountain Day is announced in the U.S., then head to REGIONALE for dinner around 7:15 p.m. The gathering will take place rain or shine but will be canceled in the event of severe weather. If the event falls on a Wednesday, the dinner location will change, but the ice cream location will remain the same.
Netherlands
BUNK Utrecht
Catharijnekade 9
Utrecht, Netherlands
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026
Organized by: Silvia Maulini ’80
Event details: Join local alums for brunch from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm.
Philippines
Manila Polo Club
McKinley Road, Forbes Park
Makati City, Philippines
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026
Organized by: Corina Gochoco Gochoco-Bautista ’78
Event details: Join Mount Holyoke alums at the Manila Polo Club at 4 pm Manila time.
Portugal
Gelataria Portuense
Rua do Bonjardim 136
4000-114 Porto, Portugal
Date: Friday, October 16, 2026
Organized by: Elizabeth Ta’eed ’09
Event details: RSVP here, through the Mount Holyoke Club of the Iberian Peninsula website.
Scotland
Arthur’s Seat Hike & Moo Pie Gelato
Commonwealth Pool (hike meeting point)
26 St Mary’s St (Moo Pie Gelato)
Edinburgh EH1 1SU, Scotland
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026
Organized by: Lilian Lin ’21
Event details: Join alums in Edinburgh for a hike up Arthur’s Seat at 12 pm, followed by gelato at Moo Pie Gelato at 4 pm. You are welcome to join just for gelato if you prefer to skip the hike. RSVP here.
Scoop
29 Shore St
Anstruther, Fife, Scotland KY10 3AQ, UK
Date: Sunday, October 4, 2026
Time: 2 pm
Organized by: Kyung Kang ’05
Event details: RSVP here
Singapore
Botanic Gardens
100 Cluny Park Road
Singapore 259294
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026
Time: 9 am
Organized by: Laura Rieber ’04
Event details: Botanic Gardens, meet at the Bukit Timah gate across from Cluny Court
Don’t see your location on the list? Feel free to add it using this form.
We encourage all alums to share photos of celebrations on your social media channels using the hashtag #MtnDayMHC and to add your photos and memories to our Mountain Day 2026 Padlet board on Mountain Day.
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