Mimi & Papa’s Gourmet Popcorn and Sweet Shop

06/23/2026

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🥎💙 Happy National Family Owned & Operated Businesses Day! 💙🥎

Today, we're proud to recognize and thank Mimi & Papa’s Gourmet Popcorn and Sweet Shop, a wonderful family-owned business that partnered with us throughout our Spring Season!

Their sponsorship of our weekly Player of the Week awards helped us celebrate the dedication, effort, and achievements of our young athletes all season long. 🌟

Family-owned businesses like them are the heart of our community, and we're grateful for their continued support of youth softball and the families we serve.

Thank you for helping us create lasting memories, one sweet treat and one special recognition at a time! 💛🥎

06/13/2026

🥤Slushies for the win! It’s hot but the slushies are so refreshing! We’ve made classic Blue Razz and the best Peach slushy around! (Highly recommend getting a mix of the two and/or with a scoop of Old Fashioned Vanilla! 😍

🍿🍦 Check out the latest updates on popcorn and ice cream! Cotton 🍭Candy and Mango 🥭 🔥Untamed are back! This is one of the last batches of Mango Untamed. 🥹 Those of you who enjoy that one as much as I do, come get your pints!

Jordan & Drake are there for you so y’all come say hey and get some awesome treats! ❤️❤️❤️

06/13/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday! 💕
We have decided to go the same route today and tomorrow by opening at 4pm. The new unit should be installed on Wednesday. 🙏🙏🙏
So, current plan:
Sat 6/13: 4-9pm
Sun 6/14: 4-8pm
Mon 6/15: CLOSED as usual
Tues 6/16: 12-9pm (assuming the temps are cooler)
Wed 6/17: ???

Pictured:
- Little Debbie Red, White, & Blue chocolate snack cake ice cream sandwiches 😍
- Can’t make it to the shop tonight? Go support our local Sharks Wilmington Sharks and get some of our awesome popcorn 🍿 there! Game starts at 7pm
- Some of the most amazing humans who graduated this week! (Somehow they are all taller than me now. 🥹)

06/12/2026

Y’all come help us chill out at the shop by picking up your new favorite grab & go item from the freezer! ☺️😎☀️ It’s all about Little Debbie today! 😍

The shop is open and Jordan and Drake are holding things down for us!

We have said from Day 1 that we have the best customers. Today marks Year 4 for us and that still holds true!
Thank you to Trish (best known around here as “David’s Mom”) and her team at Walgreens across the street for coming in clutch with two additional fans for us today!
🙌🙌🙌 Wasn’t even looking for that and she was there to help! THANK YOU! ❤️ We’re so thankful for all of you.

Also, thanks to all of you who have reached out. We are good. The customer areas are good so we hope everyone will keep coming out and support us while we await the AC replacement! We will likely have to modify hours again until that happens but we’ve got Jordan & Drake there to help us out and I’ll be back shortly! We are limiting these shifts to family members only to keep the kids from working in this heat! Don’t worry - when the AC is back up to full speed…we’ll put ‘em to work! Haha!

Y’all take care, pop by the shop for your favorites, and help me wish my former 2nd graders a Happy Graduation Day! 🎓🙌📚

06/12/2026

Welp, this is not how we hoped today would go…and tomorrow we’ll be opening late. 🫣

We are currently planning to open at 4pm on Friday the 12th to hopefully allow time to cool things off a bit while we await the fix to the AC system. Fingers crossed that can happen soon! We may need to take this day-by-day. We’ll keep you posted though!!!

I would like to give a HUGE shout out to our team for dealing with the situation today with the utmost professionalism and commitment to providing the crowds and every individual with the best service as always.

Y’all. It was hot inside that shop. Jordan, Drake, Leah, Dylan, Shekhinah, and Kylie - you all did an amazing job and we are so grateful!

To the campers and counselors, regulars, newbies, book club members, and more…thanks to each of you for hanging in there with us and for the words of encouragement. Y’all kept the smiles coming which made today much better. ❤️

We’ll see you after 4pm tomorrow!

06/09/2026

You asked! ✅
We have answered! ✅
Thank you for your continued support. ❤️

Sign up in the shop.
For the best experience and more details, download the Clover app (green background). You do not have to have the app to participate. ☺️

SUMMER HOURS ARE IN EFFECT!
SUN: 12-8pm
MON: CLOSED
TUE: 12-9pm
WED: 12-9pm
THU: 12-9pm
FRI: 12-9pm
SAT: 12-9pm

06/08/2026

Our “shop notes” are full of sweet little messages from kids (and kids at heart) telling us to “keep going”, to “never quit”, “they love our ice cream & popcorn”, and so much more. 🥹❤️

Thank you to the kids and to their grownups who are setting such sweet examples of what it means to be kind. Thanks for bringing them here and for rooting for us. ❤️

We love what we do and we love sharing with you! 🫶

06/07/2026

🍿⚾️🦈 Supporting our local Sharks 🦈⚾️🍿!
⚾️🍿It’s a baseball and popcorn kind of Summer!

Fun Fact: I used to teach with Connor’s mom in Charlotte many years ago! 🥹

06/03/2026

Let’s go Leland and surrounding areas!
Summer has begun and our team is ready for you!

😎 We have at least 7 Los Angeles International Dairy Competition Gold Medal Winners in the dipping cabinets tonight and so many more delicious flavors of our super premium ice creams and vegan options! Here’s a few to note:
🏆Butter Pecan
🏆Chocolate
🏆Kitty Kitty Bang Bang
🏆Old Fashioned Vanilla
🏆PB Cookie Dough
🏆Rhubarb Crumble
🏆Strawberry

😎 We have a full restock of thirst-quenching lemonades! 🙌
😎 We have restocked our delicious fudge!
😎 We have a full restock of some new and exciting flavors of
😎 Cotton Candy containers are restocked! (Actual cotton candy - not the water ice)*
😎 We have a HUGE restock of Mini Flexi Buddies, Dragons, Infinity Dragon Egg fidgets, and more!
😎 Our bike rack is already getting some great use! These super cool kids rode over to the shop from Founders Park! ☺️
(Thank you to the super awesome grown up who guided them over, too!❤️)
😎 What better way to spend the day than to go to the park and top it off with a cool, refreshing treat from Mimi & Papa’s?!?

324 Village Road NE ~ Leland, NC
(Turn as if you’re going to Domino’s. We’re in the building directly behind them! We have a bike rack, plenty of parking, picnic tables outside, seating inside, & the best treats around!)

*Amelia, I hope you got the pint of Cotton Candy water ice we made for you! Let me know if we need to make more since it won’t be out for a while. ☺️