Your guide to the 2025 Florida Strawberry Festival
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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)