Kroger is giving away 45,000 pints of ice cream for summer: How to get the deal

We all scream for free ice cream, and to celebrate the official start of the summer season with the summer solstice on Thursday, June 20, Kroger is giving away 45,000 pints.

That's 50 pints of Kroger brand ice cream per minute for 900 minutes in all, or the amount of sunlight we'll get in the Northern Hemisphere on solstice day.

The offer is valid for any pint of Kroger brand ice cream, according to a release from the company, including Mint Chocolate Chip, Vivid Vanilla and Kroger Brand Deluxe Tie Dye Burst flavors.

Here's how to pick up your free Kroger brand ice cream.

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How to get free ice cream from Kroger

To redeem the free ice cream, visit FreeKrogerIceCream.com and download a limited-time, single-use digital coupon available only on Thursday, June 20, while supplies last.

The coupon is redeemable at many Kroger Family of Stores locations, including Fred Myer, King Soopers, Ralphs and Smith's Food and Drug. The promotion is valid in all U.S. states except the following: California, Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Dakota, Nevada, Tennessee and Virginia.

When is the summer solstice?

This year, the summer solstice is on Thursday, June 20, which marks the first astronomical day of summer for the Northern Hemisphere. It also means it is the day with the longest daylight hours of the year, and subsequent daylight hours will grow shorter and shorter until the winter solstice on Dec. 21.

Things are opposite in the Southern Hemisphere: June 20 will mark the start of the winter season, with their summer solstice on Dec. 21.