Free Ice Cream at Astoria Park Tennis Courts Ahead of the US Open

The USTA will bring its new roving ice cream truck to the Astoria Park tennis courts on August 21 as part of the lead-up to the US Open.

The free giveaway will take place at the Astoria Park Tennis Courts on Friday, August 21, from 3 to 6 p.m. Visitors can stop by for free soft serve, ice pops, and other surprises as the USTA builds excitement for the upcoming US Open.

The Astoria Park stop is part of a week-long tour of public tennis courts across all five boroughs. The USTA describes the city’s public courts as the “heartbeat” of tennis in New York and is using the ice cream truck to bring some of the excitement surrounding the tournament directly into local neighborhoods.

The tour begins in the Bronx on August 17 before continuing to Riverside Park in Manhattan on August 18, McCarren Park in Brooklyn on August 19, and Silver Lake Tennis Courts on Staten Island on August 20. Astoria Park will be the final stop.

The 2026 US Open begins with Fan Week at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on August 23, followed by the main draw beginning August 30.

The ice cream giveaway is one of several USTA initiatives designed to bring the US Open experience beyond the tennis center. The organization will also host a free US Open Experience at Hudson Yards from August 30 through September 5, featuring tennis challenges, video games, live entertainment, and opportunities for fans to watch US Open coverage.