The Florida Strawberry Festival released its lineup of headline entertainment artists performing on the Wish Farms Soundstage at the 2016 event.
The 2016 headline entertainment lineup is as follows:
Thursday, March 3
10:30 a.m.; Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra
3:30 p.m.; Charley Pride
7:30 p.m.; Josh Turner
Friday, March 4
3:30 p.m.; Mickey Gilley
7:30 p.m.; BIG & RICH
Saturday, March 5
3:30 p.m.; Lecrae
7:30 p.m.; Cheap Trick
Sunday, March 6
3:30 p.m.; Shenandoah
7:30 p.m.; Donny & Marie
Monday, March 7
3:30 p.m.; Gene Watson
7:30 p.m.; Lonestar
Tuesday, March 8
3:30 p.m.; Dick Fox’s Golden Boys starring Frankie Avalon, Fabian & Bobby Rydell
7:30 p.m.; Trace Adkins
Wednesday, March 9
3:30 p.m.; Ray Stevens
7:30 p.m.; Martina McBride
Thursday, March 10
10:30 a.m.; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
3:30 p.m.; Oak Ridge Boys
7:30 p.m.; Casting Crowns
Friday, March 11
3:30 p.m.; Tanya Tucker
7:30 p.m.; Cole Swindell
Saturday, March 12
3:30 p.m.; Merle Haggard
7:30 p.m.; Charlie Wilson
Sunday, March 13
3:30 p.m.; Echosmith
7:30 p.m.; The Band Perry
Over 24 headline entertainment artists perform every year on the Wish Farms Soundstage and comprise one of the most popular attractions at the event, Festival Manager Paul Davis said.
Advance tickets for admission and for headline entertainment shows will go on sale beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, and can be purchased three ways: online at FlStrawberryFestival.com; at the Amscot Main Ticket Office, 2209 W. Oak Ave.; and over the phone at (813) 754-1996.
Free seating for each concert is also available in the Morrow Steel Free Grandstand at the back of the Wish Farms Soundstage. Free seating is available on a first come, first seated basis.
“Our headline entertainment shows are a great place in our fair to have royal fun and make memories with family and friends, and we’re looking forward to providing that opportunity to our patrons again this year,” Davis said.