2012 Utica Sertoma Ice Cream Festival Events

May 22, 2012 - PRLog -- UTICA, OH – The 38th Annual Utica Sertoma Ice Cream Festival in Utica has been busy planning a weekend full of entertainment, fun, and lots of treats.  Slated for Memorial Day weekend, May 26 through 28, the Utica Sertoma Ice Cream Festival will be held on the property grounds of Velvet Ice Cream Co. on State Rt. 13 just one mile south of Utica.  For more information, visit www.VelvetIceCream.com.

Doors open to the public at 9:00 a.m. on May 26 with the start of the all-day Arts and Crafts Open.  Crowds bustle in to Utica early to claim their viewing spots for the big Parade that really kicks off the weekend of activities.  Here are some events of the 2012 Utica Sertoma Ice Cream Festival:

Saturday, May 26
•   Arts and Crafts Open  9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. on festival grounds
•   Parade  11:00 a.m in Utica Village
•   GREASE presented by MTVarts  12:00 p.m. on stage
•   Magic of Laughter Show  12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. at north Velvet grounds
•   Little Miss Ice Cream Pageant  1p.m. on stage
•   Games  2:00 p.m. at Energy Co-op:  Sack Race, Wheelbarrow Race, Water balloon Toss
5:30 p.m. on stage:  Plank Race, Egg Toss
•   Celebrity Ice Cream Eating Contest  2:30 p.m. on stage
•   Ice Cream Eating Contest  4:30 p.m. on stage
•   Marquis 66  6:00 p.m. on stage

Sunday, May 27
•   Ye Old Mill Rod Run all day at Ye Old Mill
•   Church Service  8:30 a.m. on stage
•   Arts and Crafts Open  10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. on festival grounds
•   Kiddie Tractor Pull (ages 3-8)  12:00 p.m. on stage, sign-ups one hour prior on stage
•   Magic of Laughter Show  12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. at north Velvet grounds
•   Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Show 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.at north Velvet grounds
•   The Caliber Band  2:00 p.m. on stage
•   Games  3:30 p.m on stage:  Plank Race, Water balloon Toss
•   Ice Cream Eating Contest   4:30 p.m. on stage

Monday, May 28
•   Gold Wing Cruise-In all day at Ye Old Mill
•   Arts and Crafts Open  10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. on festival grounds
•   The Fossil Creek Bluegrass Band  1:00 p.m. on stage
•   Magic of Laughter Show  1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:30 p.m. at north Velvet grounds
•   Games   1:00 p.m. at Energy Co-op:   Sack Race, Three-Legged Race, Egg Toss
2:30 p.m. at stage:   Seed Spitting Contest, Plank Race, Water balloon Toss
•   Ice Cream Eating Contest  4:00 p.m. on stage

Velvet Ice Cream is located in Utica, Ohio, situated on the perfect combination of wooded countryside and rolling, pastoral farmland. A family-owned and operated business for nearly 100 years, Joseph Dager founded Velvet Ice Cream in 1914 and four generations of Dagers have since run the company. Velvet produces more than 5 million gallons of ice cream every year from its headquarters on the 25-acre grounds of Ye Olde Mill. Ye Olde Mill also houses an ice cream and milling museum, a restaurant, playground, picnic area and catch-and-release fish pond. Named by Frommer's as one of America’s 10 Best Ice Cream Factory Tours, Velvet's Ye Olde Mill welcomes 150,000 visitors each year for tours, tastings and events. The annual Ice Cream Festival (May 26-28, 2012), group tour experiences and school learning field trips are among the many draws to Ye Olde Mill, which is open to the public May 1-Oct. 31.

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