Velvet's Utica Sertoma Ice Cream Festival returns for Memorial Day weekend 2022
Following a two-year hiatus for the COVID-19 pandemic, Velvet's Ice Cream Festival is returning this spring near Utica.
The Utica Sertoma Ice Cream Festival at Ye Olde Mill will be held May 28-30. The festival, which began in 1975, draws nearly 50,000 visitors to the Mill.
The 2022 Utica Sertoma Ice Cream Festival will include live music all weekend long; over 90 artisan vendors from all over the state; activities and contests like the egg toss, kiddie tractor pulls, pony rides and magic shows each day; festival food including funnel cakes, gyros, snow cones, pizza and of course, all the ice cream you can eat.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Utica Sertoma group, a non-profit service club that sponsors hearing aids, speech & hearing at Utica and Northridge High Schools, Little League Baseball, Babe Ruth Baseball, the local Fire Department, Utica EMS and other local organizations.
If you go
What: Utica Sertoma Ice Cream Festival
When: Saturday May 28 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday May 29 and Monday May 30 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: Ye Olde Mill, 11324 Mount Vernon Road, Utica
Cost: $5 to park, which includes admission
For more: Go to https://sertomaicecreamfestival.com/
This article originally appeared on Newark Advocate: Velvet's Utica Sertoma Ice Cream Festival returns in 2022
