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The first Strawberry Festival was held in April 1972 on the first block of North 6th Street and was co-sponsored by the Ponchatoula Jaycees and the Ponchatoula Chamber of Commerce. The first festival was small and only had 11 booths. It was a two-day event beginning with a baseball game between Southeastern Louisiana University and Wisconsin State.
A strawberry festival is an event and celebration in many towns in North America. In most instances, areas around these towns are, or have been, deeply involved in the production and marketing of strawberries , and the festivals are usually held in late spring around the time of the strawberry harvest.
In 1971, the Ponchatoula Chamber of Commerce, together with a local nonprofit group, the Jaycees, imagined a festival that would celebrate the town's bountiful harvest and bring the community together. This led to the creation of the inaugural Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival, founded in 1972.
Entry to the festival is a small donation and proceeds of the festival go toward funding other programs in the Northshore Regional Endowment for the Arts. In 2001, working with the Ponchatoula Chamber of Commerce , NREA founder Ted Hudspeth held the first festival, which hosted 40 bands and performers on 6 different stages and 26 artists on the ...
The Strawberry Festival is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 22 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 23. Where will the Strawberry Festival take place?
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This category is for strawberry festivals, a type of cultural festival typically held in North America. Pages in category "Strawberry festivals" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
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.