Your guide to the 2025 Florida Strawberry Festival
The Florida Strawberry Festival returns this week, which means 11 straight days of artery-clogging fair food, cows on runways and, of course, fresh berries in Plant City, the "Winter Strawberry Capital of the World."
The big picture: The 90-year-old fair is a Florida favorite, luring over 600,000 attendees last year alone.
The festival kicks off Thursday, but if you want to see the headline acts, don't procrastinate. Tickets for Reba McEntire have sold out.
Here's what to expect.
Tickets
$15, 13+; $5, ages 6-12; free for kids 5 and under.
Pro tip: Save money by buying tickets at these Publix stores ($10, ages 13+; $4, ages 6-12). Discounts are also available on selected days.
Parking
Spots are available in three lots on Ritter Street off Highway 92 and Highway 574; this parking map has more options.
Fees for cars, pickup trucks and vans are $5; vehicles 20 to 40 feet long pay $10; those over 40 feet pay $15.
Food
You can find classic strawberry shortcake at three spots: East Hillsborough Historical Society strawberry shortcake, St. Clement Catholic Church make-your-own shortcake, and Transforming Life Church shortcake.
Entertainment
Dozens of artists are set to perform.
Gate admission isn't included with concert tickets.
Feb. 27
Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra at 10:30am (Free)
Tommy James & The Shondells at 3:30pm ($40)
Nate Smith at 7:30pm ($45)
Feb. 28
Roots & Boots at 3:30pm ($45)
Reba at 7:30pm (Sold out)
March 1
Home Free at 7:30pm ($35)
Lauren Daigle at 7:30pm ($65)
March 2
Bailey Zimmerman at 7:30pm ($75)
March 3
Cornell Gunter's Coasters, The Drifters, The Platters at 3:30pm ($30)
Boyz II Men at 7:30pm ($55)
March 4
Sara Evans at 3:30pm ($40)
Chris Tomlin at 7:30pm ($40)
March 5
The Bellamy Brothers at 3:30pm ($25)
Lynyrd Skynyrd at 7:30pm ($70)
March 6
Jimmy Fortune at 10:30am (Free)
The Oak Ridge Boys at 3:30pm ($40)
Whiskey Myers at 7:30pm ($65)
March 7
The Beach Boys at 3:30pm ($45)
Jon Pardi at 7:30pm ($70)
March 8
Sawyer Brown at 3:30pm ($40)
Nelly at 7:30pm ($65)
March 9
John Fogerty at 7:30pm ($75)
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