National Strawberry Festival | |
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![]() “A weekend of fun for everyone!” | |
![]() Main Street from the Ferris wheel | |
Genre | Festival |
Frequency | Annually, Father's Day Weekend |
Venue | Main Street, St. Anthony Catholic Church, Belleville Presbyterian Church, Trinity Episcopal Church, and Victory Park [1] |
Location(s) | Belleville, Michigan |
Coordinates | 42°12′26″N 83°29′19″W / 42.207144°N 83.488502°W |
Country | United States |
Previous event | 2022 |
Next event | 2023 |
Attendance | 200,000 |
Sponsors | Meijer, Heritage Newspapers |
Website |
nationalstrawberryfest |
The National Strawberry Festival in Belleville, Michigan, established in 1977, began as a way for local farmers to celebrate their strawberry crops. [2] Taking place over three days, held the third weekend in June, the festival offers many events for people of all ages. [3] [4] [5] In collaboration with area churches and schools, some of the events include:
Each year the festival attracts over 200,000 people from Southeastern Michigan and farther.
This festival went on hiatus in 2020-21 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and has not been resumed.
National Strawberry Festival | |
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![]() “A weekend of fun for everyone!” | |
![]() Main Street from the Ferris wheel | |
Genre | Festival |
Frequency | Annually, Father's Day Weekend |
Venue | Main Street, St. Anthony Catholic Church, Belleville Presbyterian Church, Trinity Episcopal Church, and Victory Park [1] |
Location(s) | Belleville, Michigan |
Coordinates | 42°12′26″N 83°29′19″W / 42.207144°N 83.488502°W |
Country | United States |
Previous event | 2022 |
Next event | 2023 |
Attendance | 200,000 |
Sponsors | Meijer, Heritage Newspapers |
Website |
nationalstrawberryfest |
The National Strawberry Festival in Belleville, Michigan, established in 1977, began as a way for local farmers to celebrate their strawberry crops. [2] Taking place over three days, held the third weekend in June, the festival offers many events for people of all ages. [3] [4] [5] In collaboration with area churches and schools, some of the events include:
Each year the festival attracts over 200,000 people from Southeastern Michigan and farther.
This festival went on hiatus in 2020-21 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and has not been resumed.