The Florida Strawberry Festival has a long, proud history that’s woven into Plant City’s identity. These photos, which were collected by and are courtesy of the Plant City Photo Archives and History Center, help illustrate that.
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2024 Florida Strawberry Festival Guide: Meet Michael Bluestein, Foreigner’s Keyboardist
Foreigner’s Renegades and Juke Box Heroes Tour comes to the Florida Strawberry Festival on Fr., Mar. 8.
Continue Reading2024 Florida Strawberry Festival Guide: Concert Questions Answered
Am I required to purchase a gate admission ticket with my concert ticket? Yes. Admission to all concerts requires gate admission. Admission tickets can be purchased ahead of time online, at participating Publix Supermarket stores or at the gate upon arrival. Does my young child need a concert ticket? Children two years of age and […]
Continue Reading2024 Florida Strawberry Festival Guide: Fast Facts
What’s included with my admission ticket? For the price of a movie ticket, you can have fun all day! Included in your gate admission is access to view all of the festival’s exhibits and competitions, livestock shows, arts and crafts vendors and free entertainers. Are any grouprates available? The Festival does not offer group admission […]
Continue Reading2024 Florida Strawberry Festival Guide: New Craft Vendors
All Of Us Dip A wide variety of dips and mixes. Located in the Stadium Exhibit Building. Bourbon & Boweties Specializing in bangle bracelets, earrings, and necklaces hand-crafted with love by women in the Tampa Bay area. Bourbon and Boweties is located in the Stadium Exhibit Building. Carolina Pickle Company Selling more than 40 varieties […]
Continue Reading2024 Florida Strawberry Festival Guide: Meet 2024 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen Annistyn Faith Griffin
The 2024 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen’s Pageant contestant Annistyn Faith Griffin may have randomly drawn ‘Contestant #2’ from a basket of contestant numbers, but by the end of the night it would be clear that she was number one. Griffin, a junior at Durant High School who is also dual-enrolled at Hillsborough Community College, was […]
Continue Reading2024 Florida Strawberry Festival Guide: Court Member Abigail Louise Spivey
2024 Florida Strawberry Festival Court member Abigail Louise Spivey wasn’t used to being cheered for as her name was called as a court member. She was used to doing the cheering. The junior at Plant City High School, who is also dual-enrolled at Hillsborough Community College, is on the Plant City Varsity Cheer team, the […]
Continue Reading2024 Florida Strawberry Festival Guide: Headline Entertainment
It’s a star-studded lineup at the 2024 Florida Strawberry Festival.
Continue Reading2024 Florida Strawbery Festival Guide: Meet Florida Strawberry Festival Court Member SaraGrace Elizabeth Sparkman
When 2024 Florida Strawberry Festival Court member SaraGrace Elizabeth Sparkman, daughter of Tom and Katie Sparkman, was on stage waiting for the court members to be announced and heard her name called, she was surprised. “I was calm and at peace while I was waiting for the names to be read because I knew it […]
Continue Reading2024 Florida Strawberry Festival Guide: Festival Events Schedule
Plan your visit to make sure you don’t miss out on all there is to see and do at the festival.
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