Ye' Olde Mill to Again Host 2013 Utica Sertoma Ice Cream Festival

    UTICA, OH, May 16, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The 39th Annual Utica Sertoma Ice Cream Festival features a weekend packed with free events that are ideal for the entire family, including live music and entertainment, crafts, loads of old-fashioned games and activities, and -- of course -- locally made Velvet Ice Cream. Slated for Memorial Day weekend, May 25-27, the Utica Sertoma Ice Cream Festival takes place at Velvet Ice Cream's Ye Olde Mill State on Rt. 13, just one mile south of Utica. Parking is $5. Details on the festival are available at UticaOldFashionedIceCreamFestival.com, with Velvet Ice Cream and Ye Olde Mill information found at www.VelvetIceCream.com.

The festival opens to the public at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, with the kickoff parade starting at 11 a.m. in downtown Utica. Highlights include Saturday's Little Miss Ice Cream Pageant and Celebrity Ice Cream Eating Contest. The following is a detailed list of events for the 2013 Utica Sertoma Ice Cream Festival:

Saturday, May 25
- Arts and Crafts Open 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. on festival grounds
- Parade 11 a.m. in Utica
- Glen Parks Banjo Entertainment 12 p.m. on stage
- Fun Time Magic Show 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. at north Velvet grounds
- Little Miss Ice Cream Pageant 1p.m. on stage
- Games: 2 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
- Borrowed Time Band 6 p.m. on stage

Sunday, May 26
- Arts and Crafts Open 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. on festival grounds
- Ye Old Mill Rod Run all day at Ye Old Mill
- Church Service 8:30 a.m. on stage
- Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Show 11 a.m. on Stage
- Kiddie Tractor Pull 12 p.m. on stage, sign-ups one hour prior on stage
- Fun Time Magic Show 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. at north Velvet grounds
- The Caliber Band 2 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 27
- Gold Wing Cruise-In all day at Ye Old Mill
- Arts and Crafts Open 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on festival grounds
- Phillip Fox Band 1 p.m. on stage
- Fun Time Magic Show 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3:30 p.m. at north Velvet grounds
- Games 1 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 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 five 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 25-27, 2013), 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-October 31. Complete information about Velvet Ice Cream and Ye Olde Mill is available www.VelvetIceCream.com.

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