Velvet Ice Cream Facebook ad: “50th Annual Utica Ice Cream Festival!”

Ran for 96 days, from February 13 to May 20, 2026, the last day Crush saw it.
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🎉🍦 50 YEARS OF SCOOPS, SMILES & SMALL TOWN MAGIC 🍦🎉 The 50th Annual Utica Ice Cream Festival is here, and we are turning Memorial Day Weekend into one BIG golden celebration! Join us May 23 through May 25 as we celebrate FIVE DECADES of sweet traditions, unforgettable memories, and community fun. 📅 Festival Hours Saturday & Sunday: 11am to 7pm Monday: 11am to 4pm For 50 years, families have gathered in Utica to kick off summer together, and this year we are going bigger, louder, sweeter and more exciting than ever. 🍦 ALL THE DELECTABLE VELVET ICE CREAM YOU CAN HANDLE That’s right… come ready to indulge in scoop after scoop of the ice cream that started it all. It’s the ultimate Velvet weekend, and we are serving up as much joy as your sweet tooth can take! 🎉 Kickoff Parade – Saturday, May 23 (Downtown Utica!) The fun begins with our Festival Kickoff Parade through downtown Utica! Come early, grab your spot, and celebrate the start of the weekend. ✨ Velvet will be there handing out ice cream to parade goers, because nothing says “festival time” like a scoop in your hand! 🎶 Nonstop Entertainment All Weekend Live bands featuring: The Wayfarer’s Hannah Hampton Barefoot McCoy 6 Miles to Nellie and more to come! Live DJ bringing the energy Roaming performers like Supa Fun Band and Magic Men & Jen Magic Nate COSI stage demonstrations Performance Dogs of Ohio 🐮 Family Fun Around Every Corner Highland Cows Bounce houses Nerf arena Face painting Balloon art Fun with Bubbles Y on the Fly with the YMCA Daily ice cream eating contests Stage games and so much more 🚗 Rod Run Car Show – Sunday, May 24 One of the most anticipated highlights of the weekend rolls in Sunday! Check out hundreds of classic cars from multiple eras lining the grounds. If you love chrome, horsepower and nostalgia, this is your day. 🛍️ Shop & Snack Your Way Through the Festival Browse a wide selection of talented homemade arts and crafts vendors. Come hungry because our food vendors are bringing the flavor with BBQ, tornado potatoes, grilled cheese, lemon shake ups and so much more. 📍 Festival Layout Update For this milestone 50th year, the festival is moving completely over to the Velvet side of the grounds. Everything you love, just centered together for an even better experience. Parking and shuttles will remain the same. 🚐 Parking is $10 per vehicle This is not just another festival. This is 50 years of laughter. 50 years of music. 50 years of ice cream mustaches. 50 years of Utica memories. Grab your friends. Bring the family. Come celebrate half a century of sweet tradition with us. 🍦✨ We cannot wait to see you at the 50th Annual Utica Ice Cream Festival!
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50th Annual Utica Ice Cream Festival!! 🇺🇸🍦
50th Annual Utica Ice Cream Festival!! 🇺🇸🍦
🎉🍦 50 YEARS OF SCOOPS, SMILES & SMALL TOWN MAGIC 🍦🎉 The 50th Annual Utica Ice Cream Festival is here, and we are turning Memorial Day Weekend into one BIG golden celebration! Join us May 23 through May 25 as we celebrate FIVE DECADES of sweet traditions, unforgettable memories, and community fun. 📅 Festival Hours Saturday & Sunday: 11am to 7pm Monday: 11am to 4pm For 50 years, families have gathered in Utica to kick off summer together, and this year we are going bigger, louder, sweeter and more exciting than ever. 🍦 ALL THE DELECTABLE VELVET ICE CREAM YOU CAN HANDLE That’s right… come ready to indulge in scoop after scoop of the ice cream that started it all. It’s the ultimate Velvet weekend, and we are serving up as much joy as your sweet tooth can take! 🎉 Kickoff Parade – Saturday, May 23 (Downtown Utica!) The fun begins with our Festival Kickoff Parade through downtown Utica! Come early, grab your spot, and celebrate the start of the weekend. ✨ Velvet will be there handing out ice cream to parade goers, because nothing says “festival time” like a scoop in your hand! 🎶 Nonstop Entertainment All Weekend Live bands featuring: The Wayfarer’s Hannah Hampton Barefoot McCoy 6 Miles to Nellie and more to come! Live DJ bringing the energy Roaming performers like Supa Fun Band and Magic Men & Jen Magic Nate COSI stage demonstrations Performance Dogs of Ohio 🐮 Family Fun Around Every Corner Highland Cows Bounce houses Nerf arena Face painting Balloon art Fun with Bubbles Y on the Fly with the YMCA Daily ice cream eating contests Stage games and so much more 🚗 Rod Run Car Show – Sunday, May 24 One of the most anticipated highlights of the weekend rolls in Sunday! Check out hundreds of classic cars from multiple eras lining the grounds. If you love chrome, horsepower and nostalgia, this is your day. 🛍️ Shop & Snack Your Way Through the Festival Browse a wide selection of talented homemade arts and crafts vendors. Come hungry because our food vendors are bringing the flavor with BBQ, tornado potatoes, grilled cheese, lemon shake ups and so much more. 📍 Festival Layout Update For this milestone 50th year, the festival is moving completely over to the Velvet side of the grounds. Everything you love, just centered together for an even better experience. Parking and shuttles will remain the same. 🚐 Parking is $10 per vehicle This is not just another festival. This is 50 years of laughter. 50 years of music. 50 years of ice cream mustaches. 50 years of Utica memories. Grab your friends. Bring the family. Come celebrate half a century of sweet tradition with us. 🍦✨ We cannot wait to see you at the 50th Annual Utica Ice Cream Festival!
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