Florida Strawberry Festival returns to Plant City. Find out how to plan your trip here.

The Florida Strawberry Festival is not yet approaching alcohol, no tobacco, nonsense and all strawberry in the small town in the Northeast Hillsborough County. Starting in 1930, it retains its southern charm to keep its crown as the most visited trade fair in the state.

It helps that it has a killer music. The Reba Mcentire show from February 28th is sold out a long time ago, but there is a wide range of genres and styles from Oak Ridge Boys to Nelly, John Fogerty to Boyz II. There are also farm animals, funny competitions and strawberry links in cake and biscuit shape to make a debate in the world's winter earth berry capital to start.

The festival works hard to keep its image as a picturesque piece of Americana, the friendly “ambassador” remains, the bright red visors and red vests, who walk on the premises and search for the lost or confused with cards and advice.

In addition to the concert lines occupied with stars, the festival will contain more than 20 free stage performances, more than 85 trips in the middle, 150 food sellers, seven cattle shows, eight food competitions and a variety of handicrafts for all age groups. .

Concert plan

Thursday, February 27th

• Jimmy Sturr and his orchestra: 10:30 a.m. free with the entry of Tor.
• Tommy James and the Shondells: $ 15:30.
• Nate Smith: 19:30 $ 45

Friday, February 28th

• Roots and boots with Aaron Tippin, Sammy Kershaw and Collin Raye: 3:30 p.m. $ 45
• Reba Mcentire: 7:30 p.m. Sold out.

Saturday, March 1st

• At home free of charge: 3:30 p.m. $ 35
• Lauren Daigle: 7:30 p.m. $ 65

Sunday, March 2nd

• Bailey Zimmerman: $ 7:30 p.m. 75

Monday, March 3rd

• Cornell Gunter's coasters, the drifts, the panels: 3:30 p.m. 30 $ 30
• Boyz II men: 7:30 p.m. $ 55.

Tuesday 4th March

• Sara Evans: $ 3:30 p.m.
• Chris Tomlin: $ 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 5th

• The Bellamy Brothers: 3:30 p.m. $ 25
• Lynyrd Skynyrd: 19:30 $ 70

Thursday, March 6th

• Jimmy Fortune: 10:30 a.m. free of charge with the entry of Tor
• The Oak Ridge Boys: 3:30 p.m. $ 40
• Whiskey Myers: 7:30 p.m. $ 65

Friday, March 7th

• The Beach Boys: 3:30 p.m. $ 45
• Jon Pardi: 7:30 p.m. $ 70

Saturday, March 8th

• Sawyer Brown: $ 3:30 p.m.
• Nelly: 7:30 p.m. $ 65

Sunday, March 9th

• John Fogerty: 7:30 p.m. $ 75

Berries and more

Perhaps this debate that shares us will be included one day. Do you take your strawberry link to a biscuit or a sweet cake?

The big draw can be found on the three cabins, both of which offer.

• St. Clements Shortcake Booth is a popular choice for the option for make-your ownership with which you can stack them up. It is located in the middle of the Parkes exhibition building next to the Parkesdale Farms.
• Change of the church in the strawberry tent of the duck man.
• Shortcake stand of the East Historical Society: south of the Tececo Expo Hall.

In addition to shortcake, the food stations with special settings for the strawberry are packed. Among them are exaggerated milk shakes that are expensive and also photographed in their construction. Search for the polar bear ice cream stand in Edwards Street and East Independent, where your red cup is rolled in fruity pebbles and a strawberry milk shake is crowned with a strawberry cupcake and a sponge cake. These sweet treats are then crowned with whipped cream, more strawberries and a strawberry loout.

There are also strawberries, canned goods, cakes and strawberry pizza a dessert pizza with a Graham-Cracker “crust”, a cream cheese configure the Teco Expo Hall near Gate 1. Johnsons find barbeque, a soft taco with smoked beef brisket with a strawberry -Pico de Gallo.

When you go, take an apartment of freshly picked strawberries home.

• Parkesdale Farms: south side of park exhibition building
• Desired farms: northeastern corner of the park exhibition building and directly in front of Tor 1 at the Amscot main ticket.

When you go to the Florida Strawberry Festival

The festival opens on Thursday, February 27th, and takes place until March 9 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Midway Open at 12 p.m. to Friday and on the weekend from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Monday around 303 Berryfest Place, Plant City. Concert tickets are in addition to the occurrence of Gate, which is $ 15, 5, aged 6 to 12, 5 and younger ones. Parking is 5 US dollars. Discount days and special sales can be found here at Flstrawberryfestival.com.