You’ll have to be quick to catch up with 2024 Florida Strawberry Festival Court member Zion Nevaeh Keese, a senior at Durant High School who is a track and field and cross country dynamo. She runs the 100, 200, 4×100 meter relays and 5K races and also competes in the long jump. In the on-stage […]
Continue Reading2024 Florida Strawberry Festival Guide: Meet Florida Strawberry Festival First Maid Taylor Marie Gregory
2024 Florida Strawberry Festival First Maid Taylor Marie Gregory, daughter of Diane and Steve Gregory, is a junior at Seffner Christian Academy. A student athlete, Gregory is a member of Varsity Sideline Cheer, Competition Cheer, Varsity Soccer and Varsity Softball teams. She is a member of Hillsborough County 4-H, participating in both the rabbit and […]
Continue Reading2024 Florida Strawberry Festival Guide: What to Make With Those Beautiful Berries
If the Florida Strawberry Festival doesn’t fill your appetite for strawberries, here are some fun recipes for you to try at home.
Continue Reading2024 Florida Strawberry Festival Guide: Where to Park Once You Arrive at the Florida Strawberry Festival
If you live within walking or biking distance to the Florida Strawberry Festival, consider yourself blessed, because with attendance figures that topples 600,000 for the 11-day event, showing up in your car on a busy day isn’t the best way to start what’s supposed to be a fun day. The Florida Strawberry Festival starts Thurs., […]
Continue Reading2024 Florida Strawberry Festival Guide: Strawberry Festival Pop Quiz
1. How many people attended last year’s festival? a. 606.116 b. 465,049 c. 342,843 d. 152, 222 2. Strawberries are a member of what family? a. Magnolia b. Rose c. Cactus d. Maple 3. What’s the best way to store strawberries at home? a. Keep them at room temperature b. In an airtight container c. […]
Continue Reading2024 Florida Strawberry Festival Guide: An APP-solutely Fantastic Way to Enhance your
Download the Florida Strawberry Festival app to have maps, schedules, parking and more at your fingertips.
Continue Reading2024 Florida Strawberry Festival Guide:A Look Back
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.
Continue ReadingCity Conducts First of Two Public Workshops To Review Impact Fee Increase
Development impact fee increases may soon be on the horizon as the Plant City City Commission held the first of two public workshops Monday night to present comprehensive data outlining the necessity and projected impact of the proposed adjustments. Impact fees, a crucial component of municipal finance, are one-time charges levied on residential, commercial and […]
Continue ReadingSTRAWBERRY GRAND PARADE MARCHES INTO PLANT CITY
Strawberry Festival Parade To March Through Plant City.
Continue ReadingNews 02.29.24
Spring Cleaning? Plant City Solid Waste Department Can Help Are you doing some spring cleaning and have a few items such as furniture, appliances, electronics, tires (four per year at no charge) and large tree branches (cut up to length of five feet and diameter of one foot) that need to be picked up? While […]
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