This morning before preschool, my son came running in the house, "Mommy! There's a strawberry on the strawberry plant! Can I eat it - PLEASE??????" Sure enough - out first fruit of the season was ready for harvest. Looks like it's strawberry season and well, those of us in Hampton Roads know what that means!
25TH ANNUAL PUNGO STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
May 24th and 25th, 2008
Along with beautiful beaches, Virginia Beach has miles and miles of beautiful farmland. We call this area Pungo and every year the Pungo Strawberry Festival is held on Memorial Day weekend. This year we are estimating attendance of 120,000 over the two day event. Not only does the Festival have all the strawberries you can eat offered in over 50 different ways, activities include a pie eating contest, strawberry bake-off, continuous entertainment on three stages, a parade, one of the largest carnivals on the east coast, livestock show and sale, a multi-million dollar military display, pig races, youth art show, and arts and craft booths.
This Festival has grown from nearly 50,000 in 1983 to its present size of over 120,000. The Festival is a 501 3 ©) non-profit organization and prides itself on its ability to give to the community. All proceeds from our Festival are donated to non-profit community and service organizations. We are proud to have returned over $500,000 to the community thus far and this does not include money raised by community groups on site.
The 25th Annual Pungo Strawberry Festival is just around the corner. Don't miss this family-oriented, fun filled, wholesome and alcohol-free event.
Pungo Strawberry Festival
Celebrating 25 Years of Freedom, Family, and Fun
No Pets Allowed
1776 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Tina in Virginia
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