Strawberry festival
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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. People come from all different places yearly. They get to enjoy the environment and consume strawberries in a variety of ways.[1] The Strawberry Festival has also been around for many years, and as of today they continue to celebrate it in many towns in North America. Each town is unique with their strawberry festival celebration.
Festivals by country[]
United States[]
A float in a Strawberry Festival in Jackson, Tennessee in 1937.
- Arroyo Grande, California – Memorial Day weekend [2][3]
- Assonet, Massachusetts – Father's Day
- Belleville, Michigan – National Strawberry Festival
- Bellevue, Washington[4]
- Billings, Montana[5]
- Buckhannon, West Virginia –
- Wisconsin[citation needed]
- Cabot, Arkansas
- Chassell, Michigan[6]
- Crawfordsville, Indiana
- Dayton, Tennessee –
- Fort Mill, South Carolina
- Garden Grove, California
- Humboldt, Tennessee –
- Lebanon, Oregon –
- Lahaska, Pennsylvania – Peddler's Village Strawberry Festival
- 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, California -3rd week of May
- Pasadena, Texas – May 16, 17 and 18, 2008
- Ponchatoula, Louisiana – April 3–5
- Plant City, Florida – February 28-March 9, 2008
- Portland, Tennessee –
- Poteet, Texas – Strawberry Festival
- Pungo, Virginia Strawberry Festival
- Rehoboth, Massachusetts – First Sunday in June[7]
- Sandy Spring, Maryland
- Santa Maria, California
- Schodack, New York –
- South Berwick, Maine
- South Windsor, Connecticut
- Stilwell, Oklahoma
- Troy, Ohio –
- Vashon Island, Washington
- Vanceboro, North Carolina
Brazil[]
- Brasilia
- Gravatá
Australia[]
- Cleveland, Queensland (1965–2001)[8]
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.[9] The cakes for the slices were prepared using fresh strawberries.[9]
Canada[]
Finland[]
- Suonenjoki – In July, the so-called "the Strawberry Town" hosts an annual "Strawberry Carnival" (Finnish: Mansikkakarnevaalit).[10][11][12][13]
India[]
References[]
- ^ "Eats & Treats | California Strawberry Festival". castrawberryfestival.org. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2014-11-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Annual Festivals & Events | Arroyo Grande, CA - Official Website".
- ^ "Bellevue, WA Strawberry Festival".
- ^ "Strawberry Festival". Downtown Billings. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Chassell Lions Club".
- ^ "Museum Events". Rehoboth Antiquarian Society. Rehoboth Antiquarian Society. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "The History of RedFest". Retrieved 2014-09-03.
- ^ Jump up to: 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
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