The Florida Strawberry Festival is one of five venues nominated by the Academy of Country Music for Fair/Rodeo of the Year.
The Academy of Country Music announced nominations for the 58th Annual Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards and the Florida Strawberry Festival has been selected as one of five nominees in the Fair/Rodeo of the Year category.
Other nominees for this industry award include: Auburn Rodeo in Opelika, Alabama, Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Houston, Texas and Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa.
“We are incredibly honored to have been nominated for this award, our fellow nominees are outstanding events, and it’s a privilege to be in this group,” said Florida Strawberry Festival President Paul Davis. “Thanks, once again, to our patrons for making the Florida Strawberry Festival a nationally-recognized event.”
The award is presented to an outstanding fair/rodeo where artists received market value compensation for their performance. The fair/rodeo must have included a minimum of one country music artist as a headliner. Last year, the Florida Strawberry Festival hosted several country music artists, including The Oak Ridge Boys, Lady A, Home Free, Chicks with Hits, John Anderson, Kenzie Wheeler, Zach Williams, Lee Greenwood, Jake Owen, Gene Watson, Cole Swindell, The Bellamy Brothers and Sam Hunt.
The winner will be determined by a vote of ACM members classified in the Artist/Musician/Producer/Engineer, Venue, Manager, Talent Agent, Talent Buyer/Promoter membership category.
The winner will be announced and celebrated at its annual ACM Honors event, which will take place at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on August 23. Last year’s winner was San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.
“The Academy of Country Music is excited to celebrate the Florida Strawberry Festival as one of our nominees for ACM Fair/Rodeo of the Year,” Academy of Country Music CEO Damon Whiteside said. “Plant City does an amazing job supporting Country Music artists throughout the year, and we hope those in Plant City will proudly celebrate this recognition as well as tune in to Country Music’s Party of the Year, the ACM Awards, on May 11 on Prime Video.”
Established in 1966, the ACM Awards is the longest-running country music awards show. This year’s show is hosted by country music icons Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks.
For more information about the ACM visit www.acmcountry.com. For more information about the Florida Strawberry Festival visit www.flstrawberryfestival.com.
