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Sun, Nov 16
|McGraw's Back Porch Ice Cream
Vintage Vanilla Day
Celebrate McGraw’s Back Porch Ice Cream One-Year Anniversary! 🎉 Watch Matt McGraw make ice cream the old-fashioned way with a 1944 John Deere flywheel engine, and grab scoops, pints, and quarts of his signature Vintage Vanilla while supplies last.
TIME & LOCATION
Nov 16, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
McGraw's Back Porch Ice Cream, 270 Huttleston Ave, Fairhaven, MA 02719, USA
ABOUT THE EVENT
McGraw’s Back Porch Ice Cream is celebrating its one-year anniversary in true vintage style! 🍦Join the fun at Lifestyles Plaza, 270 Huttleston Avenue in East Fairhaven, where owner Matt McGraw will demonstrate how ice cream was made the old-fashioned way — powered by a 1944 John Deere flywheel engine churning a 5-gallon wooden freezer.
Guests can watch the process up close and then enjoy the results — scoops, pints, and quarts of McGraw’s signature Vintage Vanilla, made with pure vanilla extract and perfect for pairing with your favorite holiday desserts.
📍 Located beside the Mariner Youth Soccer fields
🪑 Indoor & outdoor seating available
📆 Open year-round | 🍨 Fall & winter hours: Thurs–Sun, 12–8 PM
☎️ 774-206-1011 | ✉️ mbpicshop@gmail.com
Come celebrate a hometown favorite and see how ice cream gets made the classic way! 🎊