2023 FLORIDA STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL THEME IS, WE HAVE A WINNER

The Florida Strawberry Festival represents a piece of Americana, a time in American history when fairs and festivals brought communities together through celebrations of their harvests. It has continued to grow in popularity year after year through the preservation of this heritage.

Central to its focus, the festival continues to preserve and enhance the agricultural and historical legacy of the Florida strawberries. “Both Kyle and I have grown up in Plant City and we both have a rich love for the festival, this community and the people who attend the festival,” said current Strawberry Festival director Paul Davis. He will be retiring at the end of the upcoming festival season, and Kyle Robinson will be taking his place.

This year’s theme is ‘We Have a Winner.’ “We always try and make our themes short and sweet,” Davis said. “We got all of our staf together and this is the theme we came up with because we are the number one fair in the state of Florida. Another reason for this theme is that we won the state competition for the state dessert. It was between key lime pie and strawberry shortcake. How many key limes are grown in Florida? None,