And mango ices are topping even the butter pecan sales. It's given me an opportunity to know what the public wants and doesn't want. The outrageous flavors didn't sell like I thought they would. Newton is one of 60 to 70 vendors selling food, produce, crafts and clothing at the festival, which takes place every Saturday and Sunday at Campbell Park. Now in its third weekend, the festival is drawing steady, if not huge, crowds, organizers say.
Vendors say they've been making money.
Still, organizers are looking for ways to expand the event's appeal. Newton is using the festival as preparation for opening a storefront ice cream shop in Lakeview Shopping Center, at 34th Street S and 22nd Avenue. She and husband Odell Newton have been saving money to open Sweet Temptations, and Rosa Newton said they hope to open the dream store next month. She said the festival has brought her 75 to 100 customers on both Saturday and Sunday. But every weekend I have an order.