California Strawberry Festivals

California is the top producer and exporter of strawberries in the United States. If it's February along the Central Coast, don't be surprised to catch that intoxicating fragrance of berries.

Using less than 1% of California's farmland, strawberry farms produce the fourth most valuable crop in California.

ROSEVILLE: BerryFest Strawberry Festival returns May 11-12, 2024, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in  Royer Park. After the 2023 cancellation, the Berry Festival is back!  Mother's Day Weekend a free street fair with lots of strawberries and strawberry treats, the Little Miss Strawberry Pageant, the Strawberry Shortcake eating contest, an adult beverage garden, vendors, community stage performances and strolling entertainment. Location: 311 Vernon Street #2, Roseville, CA 95678. Free, thestrawberryfest.com

ANDERSON: Happy Valley Strawberry Festival May 25-26, 2024
Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
83rd Happy Valley Strawberry Festival -  known for its Famous Generous Servings of Sweet Fresh Strawberries, Ice Cream & Shortcake $10 approx.
Free admission and parking, happyvalleystrawberryfestival.com
Location: West Valley High School, Corner of Happy Valley Road & Gas Point Road, Anderson, CA.
SATURDAY  (previous line up)
4-H Pancake Breakfast featuring pancakes, strawberries, sausage, and juice for $5.
 8 a.m. Motorcycle show opens.
8 a.m. Annual Happy Valley Strawberry Festival opens! 
9 a.m. A limited number of flats of fresh strawberries are made available for sale, first come, first served.
9 a.m.-5p.m. Kid's horseback riding attraction open. 
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Entertainment Line up:
9 a.m.-4p.m. Pet adoptions from Haven Humane at the show!
10 a.m.-4p.m. Barry and his friend Blossom will be strolling the Strawberry Festival festival grounds throughout the day for pictures, fun, and surprise prizes for the kids!
1p.m. Pie Eating Contest - open to ages 12 and up! Trophy awarded to the winner!
5p.m.
SUNDAY (previous line up)
8 a.m.-GONE 4-H Pancake Breakfast 
8 a.m. Car show begins.
9 a.m.-5p.m. Kid's horseback riding attraction
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Music Line up: 
10 a.m.-4p.m. Barry and his friend Blossom will be strolling the Strawberry Festival festival grounds throughout the day for pictures, fun, and surprise prizes for the kids!
happyvalleystrawberryfestival.com

GARDEN GROVE: Garden Grove Strawberry Festival May 24-27, 2024
strawberryfestival.org

Always on Memorial Weekend, of all the strawberry festivals in California, Garden Grove produces the biggest celebration. Three days of carnival rides, a big Strawberry Festival Parade on Saturday, beauty queens and princesses, redheads, beautiful babies contests and great bands, booths, foods and community atmosphere assure you'll be berry happy that you went. Free Strawberry Shortcake for all on Friday night! Free.

VISTA: Vista Strawberry Festival May 26, 2024, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. vistastrawberryfest.com

SANTA MARIA: Strawberry Festival April 26-28, 2024
11 a.m. daily - exhibits close at 10 p.m.
Santa Maria Fairpark
937 S. Thornburg
Santa Maria, CA
santamariafairpark.com
Free strawberry tasting and desert eating contests, Cowboy Ken's trackless train, pony rides, a traditional carnival, including a full kiddie carnival, commercial displays and petting zoo. Held in Santa Maria, the heart of strawberry country in California, notice the smell of berries is in the air as you drive into town and over to the fairground. Food, fun and entertainment. Approx. cost: $8 General admission.

VENTURA: California Strawberry Festival May 18-19, 2024. 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Ventura County Fairgrounds
10 W. Harbor Blvd.
Ventura, CA 93001
$15 general admission, castrawberryfestival.org

California Strawberry Festival does not skimp on food, festivities and fun. The annual event pays homage to the city's rightful place among strawberry growers. There are food contests, dancing, music, vendors and endless entertainment. 

WATSONVILLE Watsonville Strawberry Festival August 2-4, 2024
Free, cityofwatsonville.org/
Friday 5-9 p.m. Music & Carnival only
Saturday 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Strawberry Jam Fun Run - Registration required, Carnival, Entertainment, Food, Arts & Crafts, Strawberries & More
Sunday 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Carnival, Entertainment, Food, Arts & Crafts, Strawberries & More
FREE ADMISSION!  cityofwatsonville.org
Located in historic downtown Watsonville around the City Plaza on Main, Peck and Union Streets, Watsonville Strawberry Festival includes foods, vendor booths, bands, kids folklorico dance performances and blocks of fantastic entertainment. Thousands attend this free, fun, family event, a tradition for over 25 years.  The Watsonville Strawberry Festival traces its roots to the Watsonville Strawberry Dessert Festival that was founded in 1994 to help downtown Watsonville recover economically from the Loma Prieta earthquake.

GALT Strawberry Festival permanently ends 2018
galtchamber.com

LOS ANGELES: Balboa Strawberry Festival
No current info
Encino - 17019 Ventura Blvd Los Angeles, CA 91316 . Featuring tons of strawberry themed food and drink, plus live music, dancing, rides and games for the whole family, and it's free admission.

ARROYO GRANDE: Strawberry Festival permanently disbanded by 2022. Would have been 37th year. Was lauded by Sunset as one of the best events on Memorial Weekend.

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.