A strawberry festival is an event and celebration in many towns in North America. In most instances, areas around these towns are, or have been, deeply involved in the production and marketing of strawberries, and the festivals are usually held in late spring around the time of the strawberry harvest. Such festivals generally involve a parade and other community events and the consumption of the fruit, and may attract visitors from other places.[1]
Festivals by country
United States
- Arroyo Grande, California – Memorial Day weekend [2][3]
- Assonet, Massachusetts – Father's Day
- Belleville, Michigan – National Strawberry Festival
- Bellevue, Washington[4]
- Billings, Montana Strawberry Festival[5]
- Buckhannon, West Virginia – West Virginia Strawberry Festival
- Wisconsin [citation needed]
- Cabot, Arkansas
- Chassell, Michigan[6]
- Crawfordsville, Indiana
- Dayton, Tennessee – Tennessee Strawberry Festival (Dayton, Tennessee)
- Fort Mill, South Carolina
- Garden Grove, California
- Humboldt, Tennessee – Strawberry Festival (Humboldt, Tennessee)
- Lebanon, Oregon – Strawberry Festival (Lebanon, Oregon)
- Lahaska, Pennsylvania – Peddler's Village Strawberry Festival
- Lincolnville, Maine – Strawberry Festival (Lincolnville, Maine)
- Long Grove, Illinois
- Los Gatos, California
- Mattituck, New York– 2nd week of June
- Marysville, Washington – 3rd week of June
- Newark, Ohio
- North Canton, Connecticut, at the North Canton Community United Methodist Church, Saturday before Father's Day
- Owego, New York – 3rd Saturday in June
- Oxnard Plain – California Strawberry Festival, 3rd weekend in May
- Pasadena, Texas – May 16, 17 and 18, 2008
- Ponchatoula, Louisiana – April 3–5
- Plant City, Florida – the Florida Strawberry Festival, next on March 2 – March 12, 2023[needs update]
- Portland, Tennessee – Strawberry Festival (Portland, Tennessee)
- Poteet, Texas – Strawberry Festival[7]
- Pungo, Virginia Strawberry Festival
- Rehoboth, Massachusetts – First Sunday in June[8]
- Sandy Spring, Maryland
- Santa Maria, California
- Schodack, New York – Strawberry Festival (Schodack, New York)
- South Berwick, Maine
- South Windsor, Connecticut
- Stilwell, Oklahoma
- Troy, Ohio – Strawberry Festival (Troy, Ohio)
- Vashon Island, Washington
- Vanceboro, North Carolina
Brazil
Australia
- Cleveland, Queensland (1965–2001)[9]
Philippines
- La Trinidad, Benguet – In March 2015, 6,000 slices of strawberry cake were served as part of the events at this municipality's Strawberry Festival.[10] The cakes for the slices were prepared using fresh strawberries.[10]
Canada
Finland
- Suonenjoki – In July, the so-called "the Strawberry Town" hosts an annual "Strawberry Carnival" (Finnish: Mansikkakarnevaalit).[11][12][13][14]
India
References
- ^ "Eats & Treats | California Strawberry Festival". castrawberryfestival.org. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
- ^ "The Village of Arroyo Grande". Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
- ^ "Annual Festivals & Events | Arroyo Grande, CA - Official Website".
- ^ "Bellevue, WA Strawberry Festival".
- ^ "Strawberry Festival". Downtown Billings. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Chassell Lions Club".
- ^ "There is something for the whole family!". Poteet Strawberry Festival. 2010. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ "Museum Events". Rehoboth Antiquarian Society. Rehoboth Antiquarian Society. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "The History of RedFest". Retrieved 2014-09-03.
- ^ a b Locsin, Joel (August 10, 2015). "Get ready for 6,000 slices of strawberry cake in Benguet". GMA News. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ^ The Suonenjoki Strawberry Carnival
- ^ About Suonenjoki
- ^ President Niinistö on virtual visits to Suonenjoki and Seinäjoki: Municipalities have shown their ability to respond and adapt
- ^ Visit Suonenjoki