# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 50th Annual Utica Ice Cream Festival!! 🇺🇸🍦
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 11:00 am – Mon, 25 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: 🎉🍦 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!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/utica/50th-annual-utica-ice-cream-festival/200029690253832
- **Event Categories**: festivals, entertainment, parades, music, art, memorial-day, car-shows, contests, performances, fine-arts, dog
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10173

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Utica
- **state**: OH
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 11324 Mount Vernon Road, Utica, OH, United States, Ohio 43080
- **lat**: 40.21483
- **long**: -82.4416
- **full address**: 11324 Mount Vernon Road, Utica, OH, United States, Ohio 43080

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## Comments

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is 50th Annual Utica Ice Cream Festival!! 🇺🇸🍦 being held?
  - **A:** 50th Annual Utica Ice Cream Festival!! 🇺🇸🍦 takes place on Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 11:00 am to Mon, 25 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm at 11324 Mount Vernon Road, Utica, OH, United States, Ohio 43080.
- **Q**: Who is organizing 50th Annual Utica Ice Cream Festival!! 🇺🇸🍦?
  - **A:** 50th Annual Utica Ice Cream Festival!! 🇺🇸🍦 is organized by Velvet Ice Cream.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** 50th Annual Utica Ice Cream Festival!! 🇺🇸🍦 is ideal for festival lovers, culture enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a vibrant, immersive community experience. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Utica, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 10,100+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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