welcome to the 33rd annual floral city strawberry festival
produced by the citrus county chamber of commerce
Saturday, March 7
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 8
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 8
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission $5
Children 12 & under free
Parking and shuttle from the Citrus County Speedway (next to the Citrus County Auditorium) free with price of admission. ENTER FROM AIRPORT ROAD and follow the signs.
Children 12 & under free
Parking and shuttle from the Citrus County Speedway (next to the Citrus County Auditorium) free with price of admission. ENTER FROM AIRPORT ROAD and follow the signs.
The rich and fertile spring-fed soil of Citrus County is known for producing remarkably delicious fruit. Every year, The Floral City Strawberry Festival celebrates its tasty namesake with a full weekend of fun that has been a local tradition for generations.
Saturday morning, the festival opens with the posting of colors, the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of our National Anthem. Followed by another annual tradition – The Little Miss Strawberry Princess and Miss Strawberry Princess Pageants.
The weekend continues as over 200 booths filled with crafts, artists, local non-profits, and commercial vendors offering their wares in colorfully decorated booths throughout Floral Park. Choosing what to eat is never an easy decision as the smell of barbeque, seafood, hamburgers and a wide variety of festival food will fill the air. Wonderful, tasty sweet treats too – ice cream, frozen smoothies, frozen fruit pops, craft sodas and homemade pretzels are just some perennial festival fare.
The Beer Garden by the main stage will offer multiple selections of beer and wine, while both local and touring musical talent entertain.
Children always have so much to do at the Floral City Strawberry Festival. Watch the look on their faces as they delight in meeting live fairies and enjoy fun puppet shows. Then let the kids blow off some steam at the extensive variety of inflatables and bounce houses, the wildly popular aqua tumble bubbles and the always challenging rock-climbing wall.
One festival classic, not to be missed, is the extremely messy pie-eating contests, held both days. All can compete, even the little ones, in age appropriate categories. Plus, the super competitive “rival” contests. Sign-up onsite at the festival both mornings.
Then there is the star of the Floral City Strawberry Festival. Freshly picked, warm from the Florida sun and supplied by our very own Ferries Farms. Hundreds of flats of strawberries made into delectable strawberry shortcakes for all to enjoy, and plenty of flats of strawberries available to go. Flats will be available next to the Strawberry Shortcake tent, at each gate, and at the shuttle bus parking lot at the County Auditorium ready for you take home as a sweet reminder of the weekend.
We’ll see you at the 33rd annual Floral City Strawberry Festival, March 7th & 8th in Floral City!
Saturday morning, the festival opens with the posting of colors, the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of our National Anthem. Followed by another annual tradition – The Little Miss Strawberry Princess and Miss Strawberry Princess Pageants.
The weekend continues as over 200 booths filled with crafts, artists, local non-profits, and commercial vendors offering their wares in colorfully decorated booths throughout Floral Park. Choosing what to eat is never an easy decision as the smell of barbeque, seafood, hamburgers and a wide variety of festival food will fill the air. Wonderful, tasty sweet treats too – ice cream, frozen smoothies, frozen fruit pops, craft sodas and homemade pretzels are just some perennial festival fare.
The Beer Garden by the main stage will offer multiple selections of beer and wine, while both local and touring musical talent entertain.
Children always have so much to do at the Floral City Strawberry Festival. Watch the look on their faces as they delight in meeting live fairies and enjoy fun puppet shows. Then let the kids blow off some steam at the extensive variety of inflatables and bounce houses, the wildly popular aqua tumble bubbles and the always challenging rock-climbing wall.
One festival classic, not to be missed, is the extremely messy pie-eating contests, held both days. All can compete, even the little ones, in age appropriate categories. Plus, the super competitive “rival” contests. Sign-up onsite at the festival both mornings.
Then there is the star of the Floral City Strawberry Festival. Freshly picked, warm from the Florida sun and supplied by our very own Ferries Farms. Hundreds of flats of strawberries made into delectable strawberry shortcakes for all to enjoy, and plenty of flats of strawberries available to go. Flats will be available next to the Strawberry Shortcake tent, at each gate, and at the shuttle bus parking lot at the County Auditorium ready for you take home as a sweet reminder of the weekend.
We’ll see you at the 33rd annual Floral City Strawberry Festival, March 7th & 8th in Floral City!
While we love animals of all kinds, we strongly discourage bringing your dog to the festival. Busy crowds, loud music and food scraps can make for a not so ideal situation for the family pet. But if you must, we welcome well-behaved leashed dogs. As well as well-behaved owners who pick up any mess their dog may create. In other words, please be considerate of your pet as well as other festival goers.
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proudly produced by
the citrus county chamber of commerce
