Everything you need to know about the Utica Ice Cream Festival!

We got to chat with sisters Luconda and Joanne Dager, the President and Vice President of Velvet Ice Cream, as well as Whitney Priest, the Utica Ice Cream Festival Director! The amazing ladies share with us about everything the festival has to offer! They also give us some insight on what it is like to create new ice cream flavors and products.

They will be giving out over 4,000 ice cream products at the festival this weekend! It’s a great way to spend memorial day!

Here are the topics highlighted:

• The history of Velvet Ice Cream, the Utica Ice Cream Festival and the Dager family legacy
• A look into the operation of the Ye Old Mill
• How long it takes to create a new ice cream product
• Some statistics on how much ice cream they need to make and give out at the festival
• ALL the details of the festival including
  • Where?
  • When?
  • Parking
  • Event schedule
  • Ice cream eating contest!

And just for fun we get to hear some of the ladies favorites!

For more information on the festival click HERE!