Plans are underway for the 23^rd Annual

Floral City Strawberry Festival

Two fun filled days of art, crafts, entertainment, games, contest, prizes and delicious food will take place on Saturday and Sunday, March 6^th and 7^th at the 23^rd Annual Floral City Strawberry Festival at Floral Park in Floral City, Florida. Festival admission is $2 per person, children under 12 years old are admitted free.  Floral Park is located on Hwy. 41, 2 ½ miles south of Floral City.

The primary focus of the event is of course the celebration of strawberries - by the berry, by shortcake, by the flat or covered in chocolate! This year's event will again feature strawberry delicacies to tempt the palate.  Did you know that all our strawberries are grown locally?  That is right...Ferris Farms in Floral City is the sole provider of all the strawberries used at the Floral City Strawberry Festival!

The old fashioned festival will begin on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Each day will include continuous live entertainment, contests, children games and activities and over 200 art and craft booth and over 24 food booth to tempt your appetite. Special features include a Model A Classic Car Club Show on Saturday (10 a.m. - 3 p.m.) , pony rides, rock climbing wall and Strawberry Princess Pageants and continuous children's activities.   The Little Miss & Miss Strawberry Princess pageants will begin on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. 

Parking for this event is available at the Citrus County Fair Grounds with a shuttle service running continuously to and from Floral Park.  Limited additional parking is available at Floral Park.  Handicapped parking is limited so parking at the Fair Grounds is encouraged.  Cost for this shuttle service is only $1 per person round-trip.  The bus will take you from your car right to the gate!  Riding the bus makes your trip quicker, easier and more enjoyable!  An ATM machine will be on site.

Entertainment Schedule

Saturday, March 6th           Festival Hours 9am - 5pm

9:00am - 11:00am           Strawberry Princess Pageant

11:00am  - 11:30am         Little Elvis 

11:40am - 12:10pm         Amberay Molder  

12:15pm - 12:45pm         2 Thorns & A Rose

12:50pm - 1:20pm           Kountry Thang     

1:30pm - 2:00pm            Kayla Dumon

2:00pm -2:30pm             Jim Harpin to play CD - Amaazing Steel Band set up

2:30pm - 5:00pm            Amaazing Steel Band 

Sunday, March 7th             Festival Hours 9am - 4pm

10:00am - 10:45am          Ronald Pierson

10:45am - 11:30am          Kountry Thang

11:30am - 12:30pm         2 Thorns & A Rose

12:30pm - 2:00pm           Phantastic Sounds

2:00pm - 4:00pm            Steel of the Night

This event is hosted by the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce.  The event is also a venue for many local non for profit organizations, which utilize this opportunity to raise funds for their causes.  They provide services such as great food, children's activities, strawberry shortcake and much more!  For additional information, call the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce at (352) 726-2801 or visit our website at http://www.citruscountychamber.com/

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