Strawberry Festivals

INTRODUCTION TO THE STRAWBERRY FESTIVALS PAGE

Strawberry festivals have been a part of spring and summer celebrations marking the transition from the cold and dreary wintertime to a time of renewal, life, and color. Strawberries are the first crop ready for harvest in most temperate regions. When they are ready to be picked, it is a signal that scarcity is about to give way to abundance. And, that is cause to celebrate! There are scores of strawberry festivals, and most have long, storied histories of community involvement, integration of all people into the enjoyment, and fun activities for all ages.

Most strawberry festivals center around, of course, the magnificent strawberry and are held in either the month of May or June (although some are held both earlier and later). A typical strawberry festival will include a pageant for children or teenagers (or both), lots of music, events and activities centered around eating strawberry dishes (including strawberry shortcake!), and a host of other family fun. Depending on the size of the strawberry festival, carnival rides and other games and activities are available.

Most strawberry festivals are free to attend. However, none are free to put on. The typical small-town strawberry festival is usually hosted as a fund-raiser for various community groups, often a church or a chamber of commerce, and are funded by vendors and artisans who rent space at the festival in order to offer their crafts and wares to the festival goers. There are also several festivals who charge an admission to cover the cost of administrating the festival and to profit. Each festival is different and offers unique traditions and character. Some are associated with Pick-Your-Own Strawberry Farms, and most can provide a day or a weekend full of excitement!

HOW THE STRAWBERRY FESTIVALS PAGE WORKS

This main Strawberry Festivals page is intended to serve as a directory for every strawberry festival in the U.S.A. The goal is to be as comprehensive and all-inclusive as possible. So, if you are aware of a strawberry festival or other unique strawberry-related event that is not already included in the directory, please let us know about it by using our Submit To Us page.

The strawberry festivals are listed below in alphabetical order by state. Under each state’s heading is a list in table form with information about the strawberry festivals. You can sort each table by clicking on the column heading at the top of each column. This should facilitate finding the specific information you need. For example, to find a strawberry festival in a particular county within a particular state, simply click the top of the county column and then scroll down to the county or counties near you. You can quickly find out about how long it will take you to drive to any of the farms by clicking the link in the Map/Directions column.

To jump directly to your state, simply click the state abbreviation here:

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VERIFY BEFORE GOING TO THE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL

It is very important to always contact or otherwise verify the accuracy of the strawberry festival information on this page BEFORE you leave for a delightful day of strawberry fun. So, while all the information in this directory is intended to help maximize your experience, it is important to make sure everything is correct prior to embarking on your adventure. Be sure to make sure that the admission fee information is correct, that the festival has not changed locations, the hours and availability, and the schedule of events.

USA STRAWBERRY FESTIVALS

ALABAMA Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Baldwin County Strawberry Festival	April 9-10, 2011	Loxley, AL	Get There!	Baldwin County	click here		Events include an antique tractor show, pageant, car show, and other entertainment.
Cullman StrawberryFest	TBA	Cullman, AL	Get There!	Cullman County	Phone: 256-775-7207. Fax: 256-739-9351. Email: jsimms@cullmancity.org.	Free	Events held at Festhalle Market Platz and include wagon rides, live entertainment, a 5K run, kid's fun area, downtown sidewalk sale and in-store discounts, classic car show, arts and crafts show, food vendors, and other entertainment.

ALASKA Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
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ARIZONA Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
PSBC Annual Strawberry Festival	June 11-12, 2011	Pine, AZ	Get There!	Gila County	click here	Free	Pine Strawberry Business Community Strawberry Festival events include food vendors, crafts booths, specialty strawberry treats, activities for kids, and oter entertainment. Previously held in conjunction with the Strawberry Patchers' Quilt Show and Strawberry Valley Blues Festival.

ARKANSAS Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Bald Knob Strawberry Festival	Early May, 2011	Bald Knob, AR		White County	click here		Events include a strawberry eating contest, a strawberry cake auction, sales of the prized local crop, a carnival, Mr. Bald Knob contest, a parade, live entertainment, crafts show, and other entertainment.
HomeFest Festival	Early May, 2011	Bald Knob, AR		White County	click here		Events include a strawberry eating contest, a strawberry cake auction, sales of the prized local crop, a carnival, Mr. Bald Knob contest, a parade, live entertainment, crafts show, and other entertainment.

CALIFORNIA Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
California Strawberry Festival	May 21-22, 2011	Oxnard, CA	Get There!	Ventura County	click here	$	Events included with paid admission: rides and shows in Strawberryland, exhibits and presentations in the Strawberry Promenade, and other entertainment. A shuttle is available.
Garden Grove Strawberry Festival	May 27-30, 2011	Garden Grove, CA	Get There!	Orange County	click here	Free	Events include a pageant, carnival rides (extra fee), contests, live entertainment, giant strawberry shortcake cutting ceremony, parade, celebrity autograph session, and other entertainment.
Placer County Strawberry Festival	May 7-8, 2011	Roseville, CA	Get There!	Placer County	click here	Free, $8/$5	Children 11 and under are free; adults $8; seniors $5. Events include live entertainment, a shortcake eating contest, pageant, a classic car show and other shows, a petting zoo, and other entertainment.
Roseville Strawberry Festival	May 7-8, 2011	Roseville, CA	Get There!	Placer County	click here	Free, $8/$5	Children 11 and under are free; adults $8; seniors $5. Events include live entertainment, a shortcake eating contest, pageant, a classic car show and other shows, a petting zoo, and other entertainment.
Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival	April 29-May 1, 2011	Santa Maria, CA	Get There!	Santa Barbara County	Phone: 805-925-8824.	$	Events include a demolition derby, carnival rides, exhibits and vendors, and other events and entertainment,
Strawberry Music Festival	Memorial Day Weekend	Jamestown, CA	Get There!	Tuolumne County	click here	click here	Occurs twice annually, details here. Events include continual live entertainment, workshops, a kid's parade, and more.
Strawberry Music Festival	Labor Day Weekend	Jamestown, CA	Get There!	Tuolumne County	click here	click here	Occurs twice annually, details here. Events include continual live entertainment, workshops, a kid's parade, and more.
Watsonville Strawberry Festival at Monterey Bay	August 6-7, 2011	Watsonville, CA	Get There!	Santa Cruz County	click here	Free	Events include delicious food, premier live entertainment, an exciting carnival, gooey strawberry contests, and other entertainment.
Strawberry Festival of Arroyo Grande	TBA	Arroyo Grande, CA	Get There!	San Luis Obispo County	click here	Free	Events include a pageant, live entertainment, the Strawberry Stampede, hundreds of art, craft, and display booths, ethnic foods, scrumptious strawberry treats of all kinds in shortcakes, funnel cakes, milkshakes, ice cream, and by the box, and other entertainment.
Yosemite National Park Strawberry festival	Memorial Day Weekend	Jamestown, CA	Get There!	Tuolumne County	click here	click here	Same as Strawberry Music Festival, see above.

COLORADO Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Strawberry Days Festival	June 17-19, 2011	Glenwood Springs, CO	Get There!	Garfield County			Events include a Miss Strawberry Days Pageant, live entertainment, parade, KidsFest, and other entertainment.

CONNECTICUT Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Cheshire First Congregational Church Strawberry Festival	TBA	Cheshire, CT	Get There!	New Haven County	click here	Free	Usually held annually in June. Old-fashioned festival with fresh strawberry shortcake, lunch, musical entertainment, games, activities for children, pony rides, petting zoo and an antiques and collectibles show.
Lyman Orchard's Annual Strawberry Fest	June 11, 2011	Middlefield, CT	Get There!	Middlesex County	click here	Free	Events include free tastings of strawberry treats, live music, pie eating contests, horsedrawn wagon rides, and more great family fun!
Monroe Congregational Church Strawberry Festival	TBA	Monroe, CT	Get There!	Fairfield County	Phone: 203-268-9327. Email: strawberryfestival@mcc-ucc.org	Free	Usually held annually in June. Events include crafts and fine arts vendors, childrens' games, bluegrass performances, and other live entertainment.
New Horizons Village Strawberry Festival & Craft Fair	TBA	Unionville, CT	Get There!	Hartford County	click here		A strawberry festival with good old-fashioned entertainment, antique car show, live music, and other entertainment.
North Canton Community United Methodist Church Strawberry Festival	TBA	Canton, CT	Get There!	Hartford County	click here	Free	Events include fresh strawberry enjoyment and other activities.
Whitneyville United Church of Christ Strawberry Festival	TBA	Hamden, CT	Get There!	Hartford County	click here	Free	Strawberry festival in Connecticut.

DELAWARE Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Fifer's Strawberry Festival	TBA	Camden-Wyoming, DE	Get There!	Kent County	click here	Free	Usually held annually in late May. Events include live entertainment, Pick-Your-Own Strawberries, hay rides, pony rides, face painting, peach smoothies, a strawberry recipe contest, and other entertainment.

FLORIDA Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Plant City Florida Strawberry Festival	March 3-13, 2011	Plant City, FL	Get There!	Hillsborough County	click here	Free, $10/$5	Children 5 and under are free; adults $10; youth $5. Discounted tickets are available if purchased early: $8 for adults, $4 for youth. Both free entertainment and paid headline entertainment is available. For a listing of entertainment offerings, click here.

GEORGIA Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Georgia Strawberry Festival	April 22-23, 2011	Reynolds, GA	Get There!	Taylor County	Info: 478-847-5301.	details	Events include a lawn mower race, grand parade, photography competition, arts & crafts, cooking competition, a car show, 5K run/walk, Easter egg hunt, and other entertainment. For additional details, click here or click here.

HAWAII Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
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IDAHO Strawberry Festivals

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ILLINOIS Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Belleville Strawberry Festival (Eckert's Country Store & Farms)	May 14-15 & May 21-22, 2011	Belleville, IL	Get There!	St. Clair County	click here	Free	Events include outdoor festival foods and country music at this old-fashioned all-American festival. Free wagon rides. Live music from 12pm-5pm each day. Kid's activities include pony rides, children's play area, petting farm, carnival rides, and inflatables. Strawberry treats in the bakery, custard shop, and restaurant! Fee charged for some activities.
Long Grove Strawberry Fest	June 24-26, 2011	Long Grove, IL	Get There!	Lake County	click here		For details of events, click here.

INDIANA Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Christ Church Cathedral Women's Strawberry Festival	June 9, 2011	Indianapolis, IN	Get There!	Marion County	click here	Free	Held annually on the second Thursday in June.
Crawfordsville Annual Strawberry Festival	June 10-12, 2011	Crawfordsville, IN	Get There!	Montgomery County	click here	Free	Events include a car show, tractor show, arts and crafts, numerous athletic events, food court, junior royalty pageant, live entertainment, and much more.
Metamora Strawberry Daze	TBA	Metamora, IN	Get There!	Franklin County	click here	Free	Usually held annually in early June. Events include strawberry shortcake eating contest, the Strawberry tent where friendly merchants dressed in period clothing are ready to serve you famous strawberry shortcake with ice cream and whipped cream. Kids can enjoy all the games and enter into the strawberry pie eating contest. An eventful 1838 style weekend with merchants dressed in period clothing and various demonstrators.
Rosedale Strawberry Festival	June 3-5, 2011	Rosedale, IN	Get There!	Parke County	click here	Free	Events include daily free concerts from classic to contemporary; artists, crafters, and merchandisers; classic car, truck, motorcycle, and heap show; model trains and historic displays. Experience the fun of KidZone's no-lose games, adult challenges, rides for the youngsters, teen scavenger hunt, contests, and pageants. Also: a Jonah fish fry, spaghetti supper, Sunday breakfast and devotions, and, of course, a literal ton of scrumptious homemade strawberry shortcakes.

IOWA Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Farmington Strawberry Festival	June 10-12, 2011	Farmington, IA	Get There!	Van Buren County	click here	Free	Held annually on the second full weekend in June. Events include pageant, pancake breakfast, free strawberries and ice cream, street dance, triathalon, Native American Gathering, cake walk, a clown, backyard circus, and much more
Long Grove Iowa Strawberry Festival	June 12, 2011	Long Grove, IA	Get There!	Scott County	click here	Free	Held annually on the second Sunday in June. Events include the Strawberry Stampede, children's footraces, strawberries, icecream and short cake, a quilt show, kids' games, tractor show, parade, food vendors, strawberry cooking contest, pageant, pony rides, petting zoo, tours of an authentic pioneer sod house, basket raffle, quilt raffle, and other entertainment.
Strawberry Point Strawberry Days	June 10-12, 2011	Strawberry Point, IA	Get There!	Clayton County	click here	Free	Events include a pet show, kid parade and talent show, pageant, live entertainment, mud run, tractor show, semi truck show, volleyball tournament, and other entertainment.

KANSAS Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
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KENTUCKY Strawberry Festivals

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LOUISIANA Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival	April 8-11, 2011	Ponchatoula, LA	Get There!	Tangipahoa Parish	click here	Free	Events include a large variety of music, Lil' Farmers Row, where children can enjoy the petting zoo or games by local organizations, ride state of the art rides by Lowery Carnival Co., and a Farmer's Row where you can buy a flat, or six, of the freshest Louisiana strawberries.

MAINE Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
South Berwick Strawberry Festival	June 25, 2011	South Berwick, ME	Get There!	York County	click here	Free	The Strawberry Festival is a yearly event filled with entertainment, food, artisans and strawberry shortcakes! Our festival grows every year and manages to keep its small town country flavor boasting 20,000+ visitors each year. The Strawberry Festival is a non-profit event run entirely by volunteers. All profits raised are returned to non-profit groups in the community in the form of grants. For a schedule of events, click here.

MARYLAND Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
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MASSACHUSETTS Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Topsfield Historical Society's Strawberry Festival	June 11, 2011	Topsfield, MA	Get There!	Essex County	click here	Free	A great experience for the entire family! Games, food, shortcake and fine crafters, and a fife and drum march.

MICHIGAN Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Addison Township Strawberry Festival	July 16, 2011	Leonard, MI	Get There!	Oakland County	click here	Free	Held annually on the third Saturday in July. Events include a parade, rides for the children, entertainment all day long, craft show, car show, fire truck rides, and more.
Chassel Strawberry Festival	TBA	Chassell, MI	Get There!	Copper County	click here	Free	Events include food (strawberry shortcake, brats, hot dogs, ice cream), quilt show, horse-drawn carriage rides, fish boil, children's parade, pageant, arts and crafts, live music, and other entertainment.
Belleville National Strawberry Festival	June 17-19, 2011	Belleville, MI	Get There!	Wayne County	click here	Free	Events include a raffle, bingo, food vendors, juried and crafter vendors, beer tent with entertainment, strawberry extravagamza desert in pole barn, pony rides, petting zoo, and other entertainment.
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Strawberry Festival & Craft Fair	TBA	Ontario, Canada	Get There!		click here	Free	This strawberry festival is actually in Ontario, Canada. Events include a barbeque, strawberry shortcake, strawberry crepes, drinks, frozen yogurt and milk shakes, corn on the cob, homemade baked goods, jams and preserves, plants and strawberries, strawberry pies, a flea market, silent auction, crafts and jewellery, church tours, collectibles, entertainment, and a children's area.

MINNESOTA Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
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MISSISSIPPI Strawberry Festivals

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MISSOURI Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Kimmswick Strawberry Festival	June 4-5, 2011	Kimmswick, MO	Get There!	Jefferson County	click here	Free	Held annually on the first full weekend in June. The Strawberry Festival will feature a wide assortment of crafters as well as home and garden vendors. As always there will be an abundance of food and a wide variety of music and activities. It is a great family friendly event.

MONTANA Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Downtown Billings Strawberry Festival	June 11, 2011	Billings, MT	Get There!	Yellowstone County	click here	Free	Held annually on the second Saturday in June. Events include great arts and crafts vendors, a pancake breakfast, children's activity area, great food and strawberry treats, and other entertainment.
Darby Strawberry Festival	TBA	Darby, MT	Get There!	Ravalli County	click here	Free	An old-fashioned ice cream social. Music is provided by local musicians. Enjoy angel food cake with strawberries and ice cream. Raffle items usually include a handmade quilt, a deacon's bench, gift certificates, and a handmade elk horn knife. This is the annual fundraiser for the Darby Volunteer Fire Department.

NEBRASKA Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Kimmel Orchard & Vineyard's Strawberry Festival	TBA	Nebraska City, NE	Get There!	Otoe County	click here	Free	Events include all-things strawberry: wine, jams, jellies, pies and short cake. Other entertainment includes live music, apple smoked BBQ, and fun for the whole family!

NEVADA Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
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NEW HAMPSHIRE Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Hollis Woman's Club Strawberry Festival	TBA	Hollis, NH	Get There!	Hillsborough County	click here	Free	Held annually in June. Events include face painting, live entertainment, artists, and much more.
FLOW Annual Strawberry Festival	TBA	Windham, NH	Get There!	Rockingham County	click here	Free	Events include an opportunity to celebrate community, purchase books, play games, listen to musicians, watch performers, have a bite to eat, enter raffles to win fantastic prizes, and, of course, enjoy delicious homemade strawberry shortcake.

NEW JERSEY Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Moorestown Presbyterian Church Strawberry Festival	June 3, 2011	Moorestown, NJ	Get There!	Burlington County	click here	Free	Events include cake, strawberries and ice cream, live entertainment, hay rides, and plenty of other activities for everyone to enjoy.

NEW MEXICO Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
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NEW YORK Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Benner's Farm Strawberry Fair	TBA	East Setauket, NY	Get There!	Suffolk County	click here	Free	Events include picking strawberries, outdoor hay rides, and strawberry treat demonstrations.
Ellicottville Strawberry Festival	July 3, 2011	Ellicottville, NY	Get There!	Cattaraugus County	click here	Free	The Strawberry Festival is part of the annual Summer Music Festival. The entire weekend is packed with events and entertainment with the Strawberry Festival happening on Sunday.
Harbor Country Day School Strawberry Festival	June 4, 2011	Saint James, NY	Get There!	Suffolk County	click here	Free	This festival benefits the Stony Brook Long Island Children’s Hospital. Activities include strawberry family fun, live music, craft vendors, contests, children's entertainment, games and food from the area’s best restaurants.
Historical Society of the Massapequas Strawberry Festival	TBA	Massapequa, NY	Get There!	Nassau County	click here	Free	Held annually on a Saturday in June. Attractions include fresh strawberries grown on Long island, homemade strawberry shortcake to die for, activities such as face painting, a chance to purchase home-grown Long Island produce, a band playing country music, and tours of the church grounds.
Long Island Rail Road Strawberry Festival Getaway	TBA	Long Island, NY	Get There!	Suffolk County	click here	$45-$65	Events include carnival rides, games of chance, music, and some strawberry goodies. This is a getaway to the Mattituck Strawberry Festival.
Mattituck Strawberry Festival	June 17-19, 2011	Jamesport, NY	Get There!	Suffolk County	click here	details	Make a day or evening of it. Whether you choose some our farm fresh strawberry delicacies, take a ride on a super roller coaster, shop amongst our arts and crafts or listen to some great music or watch many of the great attractions with the kids, you'll have a good time.
Merritt Estate Winery Strawberry Festival	TBA	Forestville, NY	Get There!	Chautauqua County	click here	Free	Details forthcoming here.
Nassau County Strawberry Festival	June 1-5, 2011	Bellmore, NY	Get There!	Nassau County	click here	Free, $2	Children 5 and under are admitted free. Events include plenty of rides, free live entertainment, free parking, fresh strawberries & lots of strawberry concoctions.
Owego Strawberry Festival	TBA	Owego, NY	Get There!	Tioga County	click here	Free	Events include a block party, strawberry pie contest, pooches on parade, and other entertainment.
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Strawberry Festival & Craft Fair	TBA	Ontario, Canada	Get There!		click here	Free	This strawberry festival is actually in Ontario, Canada. Events include a barbeque, strawberry shortcake, strawberry crepes, drinks, frozen yogurt and milk shakes, corn on the cob, homemade baked goods, jams and preserves, plants and strawberries, strawberry pies, a flea market, silent auction, crafts and jewellery, church tours, collectibles, entertainment, and a children's area.

NORTH CAROLINA Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
North Carolina Strawberry Festival	May 11, 2011	Chadbourn, NC	Get There!	Columbus County	click here	Free	Events include a pageant, lots of strawberries, and multiple other events. See the schedule here.
Vanceboro Strawberry Festival & Rescue Day	April 29-30, 2011	Vanceboro, NC	Get There!	Craven County	click here	Free	Events include a womanless beauty pageant on Friday night at the school auditorium, live entertainment, vendors, a parade, and, of course, BBQ PLATES.

NORTH DAKOTA Strawberry Festivals

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OHIO Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Bolivar Strawberry Festival	June 17-19, 2011	Bolivar, OH	Get There!	Tuscarawas County	click here	Free	Held annually on Fathers Day weekend in June. Events include the Queen's contest and the Strawberry eating contest, a Ribs burn off and chicken barbecue, lots of yummy strawberry treats, different types of food and activities, rides, entertainment, a brew tent, and crafters.
Holland-Springfield Strawberry Festival	TBA	Holland, OH	Get There!	Lucas County	click here	Free	Events include a baseball tournament, queen pageant, toddler pageant, rollie run, bake off, parade, raffle, and other events.
Kirtland Kiwanis Strawberry Festival	June 16-19, 2011	Kirtland, OH	Get There!	Lake County	click here	Free	Events include carnival food and rides, games, music, chocolate covered strawberries, strawberry shortcake and sundaes along with a flea market, parade, strawberry shortcake eating contest and Miss Kirtland Contest.
London Ohio Strawberry Festival	June 23-25, 2011	London, OH	Get There!	Madison County	click here	Free	Events include a strawberry shortcake tent, free nightly entertainment, rides and games, a queens' parade, Cobra Car Show benefiting Cystic Fibrosis, a kiddie tractor pull, kid games, and more entertainment.
Strawberry Fest at Mapleside Farms	TBA	Brunswick, OH	Get There!	Medina County	click here	Free	Events include vendors and foods like apple butter barbeque ribs, sausage sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, homegrown strawberries and ice cream, strawberry shortcake, and strawberry pie.
Troy Strawberry Festival	June 4-5, 2011	Troy, OH	Get There!	Miami County	click here	Free	Events include a Festival Parade through the city, events at Troy's Memorial Stadium, Hobart Arena, and several city parks. Featured are the strawberries, of course, and they come in all sorts of taste-tempting treats from shortcake to donuts to strawberry pie; but also to be enjoyed are the many arts and crafts booths, the athletic competitions, and the entertainment.

OKLAHOMA Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Stilwell Strawberry Festival	April 2, 2011	Stilwell, OK	Get There!	Adair County	click here	Free	Voted Oklahoma's best festival in 2003. Events include a pageant and, of course, strawberries.

OREGON Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Lebanon Annual Strawberry Festival	June 2-5, 2011	Lebanon, OR	Get There!	Linn County	click here	Free	Events include a karaoke competition, jazz, grand parade, junior parade, world's largest shortcake, royalty court, a run/walk, and other events and entertainment.
Strawberry Festival at French Prairie Gardens	June 11-12 & 16-19, 2011	St. Paul, MN	Get There!	Ramsey County	click here	$4	Held annually over Fathers Day weekend in June. Price of strawberries is not included in the admission price. French Prairie is a private farm. Begins with the Berries, Brews, and BBQs party and includes events such as U-Pick strawberries, haybrides, animal barn, farm animals, obstacle course chicken coop with observtion window, pig barrel train rides, 20-foot tube slide, Tonka truck toddler, a play area, homemade strawberry pie, fresh strawberry shortcake, pulled pork sandwiches, pork sausages, and more!

PENNSYLVANIA Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Brandywine Strawberry Festival	June 2-5, 2011	Coatesville, PA	Get There!	Chester County	click here	Free	Strawberry festival benefits the Brandywine Health Foundation and is a family oriented four-day event, which has grown significantly in size and stature, and now attracts over 25,000 visitors with wholesome fun, activities, entertainment, food, shopping and more.
Linvilla Orchard Strawberry Festival	June 4, 2011	Media, PA	Get There!	Delaware County	click here	Free	If rainy the rain date will be the next day (Sunday). Events include a day jam-packed with plenty to do, the Delaware Valley's largest Stawberry Shortcake, for kids there are appearances by costumed characters, real pony rides, and face painting, acres of strawberries to pick hayrides through our beautiful fields and orchards, games & contests, music, ice cream sundaes, and the Linvilla Grill.
Milford United Methodist Church Strawberry Festival & Flea Market	June 18, 2011	Milford, PA	Get There!	Pike County	click here	Free	Events include an air conditioned Fellowship Hall with strawberry shortcake and outdoor flea market.
Mt. Nebo Presbyterian Church Annual Strawberry Festival & Car Cruise	TBA	Sewickley, PA	Get There!	Allegheny County	click here	Free	Annual strawberry festival.
Peddler's Village Strawberry Festival	April 30-May 1, 2011	Lahaska, PA	Get There!	Bucks County	click here	Free	Juried Artisans show their wares and demonstrate their skills at the Street Road Green Artisan Area. Strawberries are served up in various forms: dipped in chocolate, in assorted pastries and shortcake, jams, fritters and fresh and unadorned. Live entertainment and pie-eating contests add to the festivities of this traditional Spring celebration.
Soergel Orchards Strawberry Festival	TBA	Wexford, PA	Get There!	Allegheny County	click here	Free	Held annually in early June. All your favorite Strawberry desserts and a few new ones! Take a hayride to the strawberry patch to pick your own! The air is filled with the smell of hot dogs on the grill while a dj plays music. Lots of kid's activities as well as our everyday play opportunities!
Trax Farm Strawberry Festival	June 10-12, 2011	Finleyville, PA	Get There!	Washington County	click here	Free	ll three days are filled with delicious strawberry treats, children's activities, (Pony Rides, Petting Zoo & Boomerang Entertainment) and much more!

RHODE ISLAND Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Smith's Castle Strawberry Festival	June 18, 2011	North Kingstown, RI	Get There!	Washington County	click here	Free	An admission of $6.00 for adults and $2.00 for children 612 is charged to tour the house. There is no fee to visit the gardens and grounds. Children under 6 and members are admitted FREE. If rainy the rain date will be the next day (Sunday). Savor Smith's Castle's celebrated strawberry shortcake and pay homage to the humble wild strawberry - a favorite of the early colonists and the native Narragansett. Enjoy a day filled with fun family entertainment.

SOUTH CAROLINA Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Slater Strawberry Festival	TBA	Slater, SC	Get There!	Greenville County	click here	Free	Events include local vendors and artisans, a pageant, and other entertainment.
South Carolina Strawberry Festival	May 4-7, 2011	Fort Mill, SC	Get There!	York County	click here	Free	Events include a golf tournament, pageant, and two full days of festival activities!
Lowcountry Strawberry Festival	April 30-May 1, 2011	Mt. Pleasant, SC	Get There!	Charleston County	click here	details	Events include amusement rides and games, juggling, face painting, and more musical performers than ever before. The popular Pie Eating and Recipe Contests return, with winners walking away with some great prizes.
Mead Hall Annual Strawberry Festival	May 7, 2011	Aiken, SC	Get There!	Aiken County	click here	Free	The Mead Hall Strawberry Festival is day of fun for the whole family. There are games, entertainment, a bakesale, barbeque sandwiches, and plenty of fresh strawberries. This is the PTO's primary fundraising event, with proceeds going to PTO-sponsored activities and programs.
McLeod Farms Strawberry Festival	TBA	McBee, SC	Get There!	Chesterfield County	click here	Free	Held annually in May. Events include field tours, museum tours, face painting, family fun, ice cream, games, recipe & art contests, local entertainment, and horse & wagon rides.

SOUTH DAKOTA Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
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TENNESSEE Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Tenessee Strawberry Festival	April 30-May 15, 2011	Dayton, TN	Get There!	Rhea County	click here	Free	The Tennessee Strawberry Festival is the celebration of small town life. It offers a chance for our community to showcase its beauty, history and commitment to family values. It is the goal of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce and the businesses it represents to acknowledge the community support and patronage we receive throughout the year.
Middle Tennessee Strawberry Festival	May 15-21, 2011	Portland, TN	Get There!	Sumner County	click here	Free	Events include strawberry pageants, mother-daughter tea party for a cure, Monday Merchant Scavenger Hunt, Chamber of Commerce golf tournament, recipe contest, dancing and music on the street, choir night, story hour, pancake breakfast, Strawberry Stride Run, kids' games, strawberry eating contest, and other entertainment.
West Tennessee Strawberry Festival	May 1-7, 2011	Humboldt, TN	Get There!	Gibson County	click here	Free	This event is still held each year on the first full week in May bringing over 100,000 visitors annually to the city for parades, beauty reviews, horse shows, BBQ Contests, and other events.

TEXAS Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Pasdena Strawberry Festival	May 20-22, 2011	Pasadena, TX	Get There!	Harris County	click here	details	The largest event in Pasadena, home of the World's Largest Strawberry Shortcake, Mud Volleyball, Carnival, BBQ cook off, specialty acts, Main Stage Entertainers, arts & crafts proceeds fund scholarships and TX history projects. See here.
Poteet Strawberry Festival	April 1-3, 2011	Poteet, TX	Get There!	Atascosa County	click here	details	Held annually in April. The festival has fourteen areas of continuous entertainment featuring concerts with nationally known Country Western and Tejano stars, gunslingers, clowns, puppets, regional bands, various contests, and rodeo performances. There is something for the whole family.

UTAH Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Pleasant Grove City Strawberry Days Festival	June 12-18, 2011	Pleasant Grove, UT	Get There!	Utah County	click here	Free	Events include Guns & Hoses 5K, children's art contest, children's parade, tennis and volleyball tournaments, concerts, a pageant, and other entertainment.

VERMONT Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Cedar Circle Farm Annual Strawberry Festival	TBA	Thetford, VT	Get There!	Orange County	click here	Free	Events include ongoing horse-drawn wagon rides to and from the strawberry patch, strawberry picking, kids' activities, arts and crafts, face painting, mural coloring, farm and garden educational displays, and self-guided farm tours.
Dummerston Strawberry Supper	TBA	Dummerston, VT	Get There!	Windham County	click here	Free	Ham, baked beans, salads, old fashioned foods, double-layered strawberry shortcake served family style. No reservation are needed. This event is put on the by Dummerston Congregational Church.
East Burke Church UCC Annual Strawberry Festival	TBA	East Burke, VT	Get There!	Caledonia County		Free
Waterbury Congregational Church Strawberry Festival	TBA	Waterbury, VT	Get There!	Washington County	click here	Free	Come enjoy a lovely meal with wonderful strawberry desserts! The berries will be freshly picked and lusciously delicious.

VIRGINIA Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Ashland Strawberry Festival	June 4, 2011	Ashland, VA	Get There!	Hanover County	804-798-8289	Free	A traditional celebration to promote the community and feature the strawberry harvest. The Faire is usually the first Saturday in June. It is held on the streets adjacent to the Randolph Macon College campus. The Faire is a free community, family-oriented event during which non-profit groups and churches raise funds and offer something for everyone. There are vendors offering arts, crafts, plants, and antiques to the many thousands who attend the event.
Community School's Annual Strawberry Festival	May 6-7, 2011	Roanoke, VA	Get There!	Roanoke County	click here	Free	Events include delicious strawberry desserts, arts and craft vendors, children's activities, and live entertainment at the Elmwood Park amphitheater. General admission to the Festival is free, but patrons are encouraged to purchase homemade strawberry shortcake, strawberry sundaes, chocolate-dipped strawberries, strawberry slushies, or strawberries and cream.
Delaplane Strawberry Festival	TBA	Delaplane, VA	Get There!	Fauquier County	click here	details	Events include entertainment for all tastes (bluegrass, zydeco, choral, bagpipe, magicians, and more!), hayrides, hiking on the Appalachian Trail, 4H petting zoo and pony rides, 5K fun run, field games for kids, funnel cakes, crabcakes, strawberry shortcake, local crafters, flats or pints of fresh, restaurant-grade strawberries, and more!
Pungo Strawberry Festival	May 28-29, 2011	Virginia Beach, VA	Get There!	Princess Anne County	click here	Free	There is a $5 per vehicle parking fee, admission is free. Events include
Scott's Strawberry Festival	TBA	Moneta, VA	Get There!	Bedford County	click here	Free	Held annually on Memorial Day weekend. Events include many vendors for shopping, pony rides for children, live music, dancing, food, homemade strawberry ice cream & strawberry shortcake.
Stuart Strawberry Festival	May 21, 2001	Stuart, VA	Get There!	Patrick County	click here	Free	Events include artists, crafts, antiques, music, and other entertainment.

WASHINGTON Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Berry Dairy Days	June 16-19, 2011	Burlington, WA	Get There!	Skagit County	click here	Free	Events include fresh local strawberry shortcake, a spectacular fireworks show, fabulous parades, Kiwanis Salmon BBQ, an entertainment stage with live music, nostalgic Berry Cool Car Show and more!
Burien Wild Strawberry Festival & Heritage Fair	June 18-19, 2011	Burien, WA	Get There!	King County	click here	Free	Events include the B-Town Bike Fair, family and kid-friendly activities, Rat City Rummage artists & demonstrations, Kiwanis pancake breakfast, 5K & 1K Wild Strawberry Run, Father's Day car show and chili cookoff, Market Place Vendors, and other entertainment.
Marysville Strawberry Festival	June 10-19, 2011	Marysville, WA	Get There!	Snohomish County	click here	Free	Events include a berry run, parade, lots of strawberries and shortcake, and other entertainment.
Vashon Island Strawberry Festival	July 15-17, 2011	Vashon Island, WA	Get There!	King County	click here	Free	Events include the Saturday Night Street Dances, the Traditional Grand Parade, Beer Garden, Wine and Jazz Fusion, the Classic Car Parade, Vashon Artists in Ober Park, Kid's Carnival, Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, Bill Burby Fun Run, The Fireman's Water Challenge, Music, Music and MORE!

WEST VIRGINIA Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
West Virginia Strawberry Festival	May 18-22, 2011	Buckhannon, WV	Get There!	Upshur County	click here	Free	Children and adults alike will enjoy the fun and thrills of the carnival. Take a stroll through the arts and craft exhibits, quilt show, photography show, or the souvenir shop. Enjoy the variety of Jaw Bone Park and Courthouse entertainment or stop by the band competition, car show, strawberry auction, or your favorite sporting event. You won't want to miss the huge block parties of entertainment on Main Street on Friday and Saturday nights.

WISCONSIN Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
Cedarburg Strawberry Festival	TBA	Cedarburg, WI	Get There!	Ozaukee County	click here	Free	Held annually in June. For a video of all the happenings, click here
Colonial Club StrawberryFest	June 18, 2011	Sun Prairie, WI	Get There!	Dane County	click here	Free	This one day fundraiser offers the best berries in the prairie, plus a 5K/10 K Run & Walk, Indoor/Outdoor Craft Fair, Strawberryland Children's Carnival, Used Book Sale, Raffles & Drawings, Strawberry Wine Tasting, Breakfast, Lunch and so much more!

WYOMING Strawberry Festivals

Festival	Dates	Location	Map/Directions	County	Contact	Admission	Notes
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