Last year’s Harrisburg Dessert Festival
An upcoming event will make you feel like you’ve won the golden ticket to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory.
The Harrisburg Dessert Festival will bring all things sweet, iced and sprinkled to the PA Farm Show Complex on July 22.
“It’s going to be a lot of fun,” said Cecilia Davis, owner of Harrisburg-based Cece’s Cake Shop and the event organizer.
The festival, which takes place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., will include over 30 dessert and dessert-themed vendors and food trucks, some offering samples. There will also be several interactive experiences for families, including a chance to vote on a cake decorating competition, a sugar cookie decorating station and a bubble show. Attendees can also enjoy free cotton candy, caricatures by a local artist, face painting, a balloon sculpture garden and a candy scavenger hunt. Balloon artist Jimbo the Clown will be onsite as well.
This is the second year that Davis will host the festival, in hopes to give local vendors a chance to connect with each other and to let patrons discover and support businesses.
“We wanted to uplift small businesses,” Davis said.
The festival will take place in the Northwest Hall of the Farm Show complex.
Tickets for the event are $8 for ages 13 and older and can be purchased online or at the door. All proceeds will benefit Bethesda Mission in Harrisburg.
“It takes a lot to build an event, but I’m ready to just go for it,” Davis said. “It’s going to be a powerful event.”
For more information, visit the Harrisburg Dessert Festival’s website. Find out more about Cece’s Cake Shop, at their website.
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