After 40 years of waiting, a local Plant City festival volunteer will be seeing Engelbert Humperdinck live in concert on the Wish Farms Soundstage.
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Discount Days at the Strawberry Festival
The Florida Strawberry Festival offers discount and “special days” throughout its run.
Continue ReadingStrawberry Festival grandstand seating ‘topping off’
A ceremony was held Aug. 4 to mark the placing of the grandstand’s last piece of structural steel.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: 2017 Strawberry Ball
The annual event was held Saturday, April 29.
Continue ReadingSytsma elected festival chair
Sandee Parke-Sytsma’s father, Roy Parke, held the same position in 1981 and 1982.
Continue ReadingYOUR TOWN: Festival elects first female chairman
Sandee Parke-Sytsma was elected chairman in April.
Continue Reading2017 Florida Strawberry Festival attendance down from previous year
Even with a decrease in attendance, Belle City Amusements Inc. reported an increase in sales.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: Final Photos at William Schneider Memorial Stadium
A groundbreaking ceremony and a memorial photo shoot were both held Monday, March 20.
Continue Reading2017 Florida Strawberry Festival Winners List
Check out the full list of agriculture, exhibit, horticulture and art winners, and more.
Continue ReadingA Grand Upgrade: Festival to enhance stadium seating
By October, the Florida Strawberry Festival will have completed improvements for seating around the Wish Farms Soundstage and a new building for vendors.
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