Thousands of visitors consumed 6,000 pounds of scallops at the 42nd annual Bourne Scallop Fest, which was staffed by 750 volunteers and featured more than 100 crafters from across New England.

Those numbers added up to one thing: Another "awesome" festival at Buzzards Bay Park, said Marie Oliva, president and CEO of the Cape Cod Canal Region Champer of Commerce, which hosts the event.

Scallop Fest is a fundraiser to support the nonprofit Chamber's visitor centers in Buzzards Bay and at the Sagamore Bridge. Proceeds are also used to fund scholarships for Wareham, Bourne, Sandwich, and Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School students.

"I think overall it's going to be excellent for us," Oliva said Sunday morning as visitors flooded into the festival for the final day of the event.

And luckily, only people flooded the event. Though rain was in the forecast for each day of the Friday-through-Sunday festival, only a few sprinkles hit the iconic white tents that housed the entertainment, food, and crafts.

Blues band Ernie and the Automatics got the crowd dancing on Friday evening, while American Idol star, Cape Cod's own Siobhan Magnus, entertained on Saturday.

"That was our largest crowd ever inside the tent," Oliva said of Magnus' performance.

This year's festival also brought in the most volunteers to date, including 250 Massachusetts Maritime Academy cadets.

"That really helped us man the festival," said Oliva.

Next door to the entertainment tent, creative crafters sold everything from candles to jewelry to homemade housewares.

Crafter Christine Mann, owner of New Hampshire-based Wick-It Cool Candles, had festival-goers stopping to laugh at her 100% soy candles with names like "Reindeer Poop" and "Monkey Farts." And if they were brave enough to take a sniff, they were likely relieved to find the candles smelled a lot better than the names suggested!

(Reindeer Poop smells of apples, pears, eucalyptus, pine, and geranium with vanilla, cedarwood, and patchouli. Monkey Farts smells like fresh bananas and grapefruit with a splash of kiwi, bubblegum, and strawberries.)

"I had a lady tell me today, 'Shut up! No way!'" after reading the names of the candles, Mann said. "They're floored. They love it."

Mann has been making the candles - many with more traditional names such as "Baked Apple Pie" and "French Vanilla" - for five years. After the candles burn, the resulting moisturizing soy oil can be applied to the skin.

For more information about Wick-It Cool Candles, visit www.wickitcoolcandles.com.

Scallop Fest visitors also lined up to taste a sample of local honey from Annie B's Farm, based in Cumberland Rhode Island.

Owner Annette Birman has been harvesting honey and creating honey-based products for 25 years. It was her second appearance at the Scallop Fest.

"My business has been growing," Birman said, especially as customers turn to honey for a natural remedy to asthma, allergies, and arthritis.

Birman's biggest seller? Blueberry honey! But her gift baskets and honey soap aren't far behind.

To check out Birman's honey products, visit www.anniebsfarm.com.

Scallop Fest generally brings in about $450,000 for the Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce, with approximately $275,000 pumped back into the local economy to pay for various festival staffers, Oliva said.

For more information about the Chamber, visit www.capecodcanalchamber.org.