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Alisa Walker of the RedHead Express enjoys an afternoon at the Florida Strawberry Festival. Walker and her band of sisters performed every day at the 2018 festival.
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The Florida Strawberry Festival’s three parades always draw big crowds from around town.
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Parkesdale Market debuted its new booth at the Florida Strawberry Festival and gave its fan-favorite “strawberry throne” the tastiest backdrop around — rows upon rows of fresh strawberries.
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The Florida Strawberry Festival ran from March 1-11 and had something for everyone. As always, guests’ food options were both diverse and plentiful.
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Pastor Calvin “Pee Wee” Callins performs at the annual Gospel Night concert. The 2018 show, normally held at the Publix Entertainment Tent one night each year, got an extra showing at the Wish Farms Soundstage.
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“Ice Ice Baby” rapper Vanilla Ice performs during the I Love the 90s tour, which also featured Salt N Pepa and Tone Loc. The unique concert was a big hit with the audience.
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Plant City High School students organized the area’s March for Our Lives rally on March 24. Students, teachers and parents held a peaceful demonstration in front of the school to call for tougher gun ownership regulations.
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Many floats in the Florida Strawberry Festival’s series of parades were chock full of creativity. The Grand Parade was no exception.
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Dairy and lamb costume contests are always popular ag shows at the Florida Strawberry Festival. This sheep came dressed to the nines and wouldn’t look out of place at church.
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The Belle City midway was popular among guests at the Florida Strawberry Festival and had rides and games virtually everyone could enjoy.
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Kids in 4-H and FFA programs got to show their livestock in the Florida Strawberry Festival’s many ag shows.
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Plant City’s Easter egg hunt was held March 31 and put a smile on the faces of kids from all over town. Though the egg hunt was held a day before the holiday itself, the 2018 event still had a large turnout.
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Reba McEntire returned to the Florida Strawberry Festival to headline the first of two Sunday night shows at the Wish Farms Soundstage. The other headliner for 2018 was Brad Paisley, whose March 11 show closed out the festival.
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Plant City High School students were pleasantly surprised to learn NBC’s R.I.S.E. program noticed their hard work and rewarded them with a $10,000 grant.
The Florida Strawberry Festival was the hottest ticket of March, kicking off the month and running through March 11. Hundreds of thousands of guests enjoyed the food, rides, ag shows, concerts in the new grandstands and everything else Plant City’s signature event had to offer. Around town, Plant City High’s drama program received a $10,000 grant from NBC’s R.I.S.E. program, steampunks came to the Food Truck Rally, Williams-Sonoma moved into town and more.
