California Strawberry Festival

posted on January 21 2008 by elCID

One of the premier outdoor festivals in the nation

A tribute to the tasty fruit that wears its seeds on the outside, the 25th Annual California Strawberry Festival gets underway May 17 and 18, 2008 at Strawberry Meadows of College Park in Oxnard (3250 South Rose Avenue).

With live musical entertainment, over 300 Arts & Crafts, 50 food booths with yummy berry favorites, gooey contests, the Strawberry Promenade, Star Berry Hunt, Strawberryland For Kids, and more, it’s the perfect celebration of the region’s agricultural heritage with proceeds benefiting more than 40 Southland charities.

A jam-packed (pardon the pun) menu of Festival fun, the weekend celebration includes the "berry best" for everyone! Strawberry Foods: More than 50 food booths tempt the heartiest appetite with everything from strawberry pizza and strawberry nachos, deep fried Twinkies with strawberries, to strawberry kabobs, strawberry flan, cotton candy, strawberry beer, wine and more. Whether it's shortcaked, chocolate dipped, ice blended, or funnel caked, strawberries are the celebrated fruit. Strawberries by the pint and flat, along with strawberry plants are among the take home delights.

Best of all, with each scrumptious bite, proceeds from non-profit food and concession booths benefit close to 20 charitable groups throughout the Southland. Last year's event generated $270,000 in non-profit funding, topping the $2 million mark for donations since the Festival began in 1984. The popular "Build Your Own" Strawberry Shortcake Tent allows you to control your own delicious destiny.