National Strawberry Festival

National Strawberry Festival
National Strawberry Festival
	“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
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.com

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:

Bingo
Strawberry desserts
Parade
Car show
"Strawberry Queen Pageant"
Live entertainment

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.

References

^ Otzman, Rosemary K. (June 15, 2017). "Belleville National Strawberry Festival welcomes you to town". Belleville-Area Independent. Belleville, Michigan. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
^ Otzman, Rosemary K. (June 15, 2017). "It's Strawberry Festival time in Belleville". Belleville-Area Independent. Belleville, Michigan. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
^ Smith, Kyla (June 17, 2016). "Fest in Belleville has strawberries at tart". The Detroit News. Detroit. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
^ Selasky, Susan (June 18, 2015). "Celebrate strawberries this weekend in Belleville". The Detroit Free Press. Detroit. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
^ Lee, Ardelia (June 18, 2015). "Don't Miss It: National Strawberry Festival in Belleville". Daily Detroit. Detroit. Retrieved Jun 17, 2015.

External links

National Strawberry Festival Official Website

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[1] Otzman, Rosemary K. (June 15, 2017). "Belleville National Strawberry Festival welcomes you to town". Belleville-Area Independent. Belleville, Michigan. Retrieved June 16, 2017.

[2] Otzman, Rosemary K. (June 15, 2017). "It's Strawberry Festival time in Belleville". Belleville-Area Independent. Belleville, Michigan. Retrieved June 16, 2017.

[3] Smith, Kyla (June 17, 2016). "Fest in Belleville has strawberries at tart". The Detroit News. Detroit. Retrieved June 18, 2016.

[4] Selasky, Susan (June 18, 2015). "Celebrate strawberries this weekend in Belleville". The Detroit Free Press. Detroit. Retrieved June 18, 2016.

[5] Lee, Ardelia (June 18, 2015). "Don't Miss It: National Strawberry Festival in Belleville". Daily Detroit. Detroit. Retrieved Jun 17, 2015.

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