National Strawberry Festival

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:

Strawberry Shortcake from Myrtle Lodge No. 89, F&AM

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

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[1]
Location(s)	Belleville, Michigan
Coordinates	42.207144°N 83.488502°W / 42.207144; -83.488502
Country	United States
Inaugurated	1977
Most recent	2019
Attendance	200,000
Sponsors	Meijer, Heritage Newspapers
Website	nationalstrawberryfest.com

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.

See also

• List of strawberry topics