Florida Strawberry Festival 2014

The 2014 Florida Strawberry Festival took to the streets to share its sweet recipe with the community during the Grand Parade March 3. The parade started downtown and traveled down Reynolds Street to the festival grounds. The parade featured more than 100 floats and organizations. For more festival coverage, including video footage, exclusive photos and […]

A Plant City competitor took  grand-champion honors at 2014 CF Industries Youth Swine Show Feb. 28, at the Grimes Family Agricultural Center, at the Florida Strawberry Festival. Cole Hanson, a student at Turkey Creek Middle School, exhibited the grand champion swine. Zachary Bozeman, also a student at Turkey Creek Middle School, exhibited the reserve grand champion […]

Possibly the most adorable contest at the Florida Strawberry Festival, babies paraded across the stage for the Baby Contest. There were different categories that included decked out diapers and beauty categories.

Saturday’s biggest highlight was the 41st annual Civitan Club Youth Parade and, as usual, it didn’t disappoint. In addition to the numerous amount of middle and high school bands that marched down West Reynolds Street at 11 a.m., spectators also got to see several creative floats, such as the 4-H Club’s cow and strawberry farm, […]

Though the sun wasn’t shining on Thursday, people at the 2014 Florida Strawberry Festival were. In addition to the numerous rides, exhibits and food vendors, attendees were treated to several great shows and sights on Opening Day. Those who got there before the Styx concert were able to catch a fried corn on the cob […]

The Pioneer Village remains a popular attraction again this year. The Brian Elementary School Bulldogs took a field trip to learn about historic trades like iron work and wood carving. Pioneer Village is located in the old post office.