[ 0 => '{{Short description|Annual festival in Plant City, Florida, United States}}', 1 => '{{promo|date=February 2020}}', 2 => '{{Infobox recurring event', 3 => '| name = Florida Strawberry Festival', 4 => '| logo = ', 5 => '| logo_caption =', 6 => '| image = [[Image:fsf fairground.jpg|250px]]', 7 => '| caption = Festival fairgrounds', 8 => '| status = Active', 9 => '| genre = Festival', 10 => '| date = <!--"dates=" also works, but do not use both-->', 11 => '| begins =', 12 => '| ends =', 13 => '| frequency = Annual', 14 => '| venue =', 15 => '| location = [[Plant City, Florida]]', 16 => '| country = [[United States]]', 17 => '| years_active =', 18 => '| first = 1930', 19 => '| founder_name = ', 20 => '| last = <!-- Date of most recent event -->', 21 => '| prev = ', 22 => '| next = ', 23 => '| participants =', 24 => '| attendance =', 25 => '| area =', 26 => '| budget =', 27 => '| patron =', 28 => '| organised = <!--"organized=" also works-->', 29 => '| filing = <!-- Filing status -->', 30 => '| people =', 31 => '| member =', 32 => '| website = {{official URL}}', 33 => '| footnotes =', 34 => '}}', 35 => '', 36 => '[[Image:fsf stadium.jpg|thumb|Festival stadium for music performances]]', 37 => '', 38 => 'The '''Florida Strawberry Festival''' is an annual event taking place in [[Plant City, Florida|Plant City]], [[Florida]]. The festival lasts 11 days and generates attendance of about half a million patrons from all across Central Florida, and other areas. The festival is considered one of the best in Florida and ranks among the Top 40 Fairs in North America.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=History |url=http://flstrawberryfestival.com/history/}}</ref> ', 39 => '', 40 => 'The festival is a venue for [[flea market]]-style craft and item sales, various free entertainment acts/events, a very large midway, plus twice-daily "big name" musical concert performances.', 41 => '', 42 => '== History ==', 43 => 'The idea of the strawberry festival was conceived of by the Plant City [[Lions Club]] in 1930, after several attempts made by locals to promote the local [[strawberry]] crop. The first Florida Strawberry Festival was held in the same year. <ref name=":0" /> The festival occurred annually for 11 years until [[World War II]] halted operations from 1941 to 1947.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Katelyn |date=February 17, 2022 |title=A brief history of the Florida Strawberry Festival |url=https://laltoday.6amcity.com/brief-history-florida-strawberry-festival/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220715223222/https://laltoday.6amcity.com/brief-history-florida-strawberry-festival/ |archive-date=July 15, 2022 |access-date=July 15, 2022 |website=laltoday.6amcity.com}}</ref> The [[American Legion]], Post #26, helped get the festival reactivated in 1948. <ref name=":0" />', 44 => '', 45 => '== See also ==', 46 => '* [[Florida food festivals]]', 47 => '* [[List of strawberry topics]]', 48 => '', 49 => '== References ==', 50 => '{{Reflist}}', 51 => '', 52 => '== External links ==', 53 => '* {{official}}', 54 => '', 55 => '{{Food-festival-stub}}', 56 => '{{US-cuisine-stub}}' ]