Ohio Strawberry Festivals in 2024

Update for 2024:

It looks like most festivals are returning, aside from those that were killed off by the lockdowns of the past 2 years. That took a heavy toll on their finances. I am checking with them day by day, if you have an update for an, please tell me via the Feedback form.

Looking for a strawberry festival in Ohio in 2024? (just scroll down the page)There is no other listing as complete and current as this list, just updated! All the strawberry festivals in Ohio we can find are listed on this page! If you love strawberries, look for a festival near you below! And I'm always looking for more strawberry festivals! Please write me, if you know of any to add!  I update the dates as soon as the festivals publish their information, but you can always click on the links (usually the name of the festival) to see the current information on the festival's own website. 

Always click on the links to the festival to confirm this year's dates; weather and other conditions could cause a change at the last minute. They may change or cancel at the last minute. . If they don't have a website, call the phone number provided, but ALWAYS CONFIRM THIS YEAR'S DATES AND TIMES BY EITHER VIEWING THEIR WEBSITE OR CALLING.

Click here for the form to add a festival and have detailed information; or click here if you have general information and are not connected with the event!

Ohio 2024 Strawberry Festivals - Where, When and More Details!

Ohio

There are two general types of strawberry festivals 1) community festivals, usually organized by a church, school, local Chamber of commerce or a town and 2). Strawberry festival held at and by a farm

They are different in what they offer, so they are grouped separately. (of course not all states and areas have both. And following the festival listings are links to our easy to follow directions about making strawberry jam, freezing strawberries, strawberry pies and much more. 
CHECK before you go.  Texas, Florida, Georgia, etc, are fully re-opened and having no problems, but Ohio is still cancelling outdoor events like strawberry festivals.   

Community Strawberry Festivals

• Augusta Township VFD Annual Strawberry Festival -  Friday and Saturday in early June - The parade will be held Saturday at7 p.m. UPDATE for 2022, There is nothing on their website about it, as of early May 2022 - call them, email them or keep checking their website
  The Park by the Elementary School, Augusta, OH 44607. Phone: 330-324-2411 or 330-360-7849. There will be good food, games, tractor pulls and a band.  This is the 70th year for the Augusta Strawberry Festival, since 1949 to 2019!  Parade Line up at 6pm,Step Off at 7pm. North of the village. Friday Tractor Pull - Scales Open at 5pm Pull Starts @ 6pm on Saturday the Tractor Pull-Scales Open at 5pm Pull Starts @ 6pm.
  There will also be Bingo, Games, Good Food, Entertainment.
• Bolivar Strawberry Festival - Thursday, Friday and Saturday in mid-June - check their website for this year's dates
  Bolivar, OH 44612. Email: Dick.Lebold@BolivarStrawberryFestival.com. Directions: click here for a map and directions. They have Pageants, Contests, a 5K Run and much more. Thursday & Friday 4 pm to 11 pm and Saturday from 12 noon to 11 pm Free to the Public in Historic Downtown Bolivar! Bolivar Strawberry Festival Attractions include: Amusement Rides, Food Concessions, Live Music and Entertainment, Arts & Crafts, Night Glow 5k Run, Friday night, Strawberry Eating, Contest on Saturday, Bolivar Fire Dept. Parade Saturday at 4:00. Strawberry Queen, Little Miss Berry Princess and Little Miss Shortcake Princess Contests, Business Vendors. Find fun at every venue - watch for new attractions that we're working on now, and of course, STRAWBERRIES! Click here for a link to our Facebook page.
• First Presbyterian Church of Yellow Springs - a Friday in early June;  from 6 pm to 9 pm
  314 Xenia Ave Yellow Springs, OH 45387. Phone: (937) 767-7751. Email: firpys@gmail.com. Come enjoy strawberries, homemade cakes and Young's ice cream at our Annual Strawberry Fest! At 7pm, the YS Community Band (w/James Johnston) will delight all with their upbeat music. It is a fun evening that we are delighted to be able to host after a 2 year hiatus. Come one, Come all!
• The Holland-Springfield Strawberry Festival - mid-June (Wednesday through Sunday)  , (check their website for this year's dates) 
  Community Homecoming Park, Holland, Ohio.  Phone: 419-865-0574. Email: click here for their contact form. The festival features all types of strawberry goodies as well as rides and games of skill and chance for the family. Parade on Sunday at 1 p.m. Click here for a link to our Facebook page. 2019 Admission is $3.00 per person at the gate children 7 and under are free, parking is free. Re-admission is free with a (U.V.) stamp only on the same day. This year we will be having some new events going on through the week and the weekend. New this year will be a bike give away, we will be giving away a new bike every night to one lucky boy and one lucky girl between the ages of 4 and 12. This website is here to help navigate through different events that will be taking place at the festival. There are several pages on this website. The Festival Events page will give you information on some of the events that will take place during the week and the weekend. The Lineup page will give you information on the times and days of the events.
• Kirtland Kiwanis Strawberry Festival - early August (check their website for this year's dates), 5 consecutive days, usually from noon to late evening.
  Lakeland Community College, 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, OH. Phone: Jerry Lesak, 440-487-2157. Email: christopherhesson@gmail.com. The Strawberry Festival, in its 48th year, features a strawberry theme, with amusement rides for young children, teens and adults; it also has a midway and flea market. The Strawberry Festival Parade is held at 6:30pm on Friday. Strawberry desserts (strawberry shortcake and chocolate covered strawberries) are a wonderful part of the festival and there are fresh strawberries for sale, as well. Portions of the profits are used for local scholarships and community projects. Admission is Free. Kirtland Kiwanis Strawberry Festival Facebook page
• London Ohio Strawberry Festival - held annually the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday after Father's Day in June.
  18 S Main St, London, OH 43140.  Strawberry Shortcake Tent sponsored by Huntington Bank. Located on ST RT 56, on the downtown, historic streets of London. We have rides, games, food (every food vendor has to have something Strawberry!), free nightly entertainment, the largest Cobra Car Show benefiting Cystic Fibrosis, and of course Strawberry Shortcake. Free nightly entertainment on the main stage. Rides and Games by Albanese Amusements.  Youth Parade on Wednesday.  Queens Parade on Saturday.  London AC Cobra Car Show benefiting Cystic Fibrosis Saturday on the Courthouse Square.  Kiddie Tractor Pull & Kids Games sponsored by Madison Pediatrics.  Royalty Windows located on festival grounds.The London Strawberry Festival is held annually on ST RT 56, on the downtown, historic streets of London. We have rides, games, food (every food vendor has to have something Strawberry!), free nightly entertainment, the largest Cobra Car Show benefiting Cystic Fibrosis, and of course Strawberry Shortcake. So Come Join Us for A Berry Good Time!!   .
• Newark Strawberry Festival  - early June, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, in late May or early June from 11 am to 10 pm on Friday and Saturday; 11 am to 6 pm on Sunday.
  5 South 3rd St., Newark, OH 43055. Phone: 740-983-4797. Email: strawberryfestival@windstream.net. Directions: The Strawberry Festival is held every year in Newark, Ohio on the Courthouse square. Newark is located 35 miles east of Columbus on State Route 16 where it crosses State Routes 13. Located on Courthouse Square in downtown Newark in Central Ohio, this is Licking County's largest annual event.  The weekend is filled with fun and entertainment for the entire family. Over 90 artisans, crafters and vendors from Ohio and surrounding areas exhibit their items. There will be ice cream, pizza, specialty sandwiches, French fries, and other delicious foods along with non-stop stage entertainment. Bates Amusement will be providing the rides and games this year. The opening day will be highlighted with the Strawberry Pageant on the courthouse gazebo from 5:00 - 7:00. Delightful young girls and women from kindergarten age through 12th grade participate in the event. Pageant winners from 4 different age categories will be crowned. Tour bus and handicapped parking is available. There is plenty of free parking around the square and along the streets. Hope to see you there!  (
• Norwalk Jaycees Strawberry Festival - Memorial Day weekend in late May  (check their website for this year's dates)
  Main Street in Uptown Norwalk. Featuring free live nightly entertainment, rides, food, crafts, and fun. For more information. Norwalk Jaycees Strawberry Festival Facebook page.
• Troy Strawberry Festival - Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the first weekend in June;
  125 W. Staunton Road Troy, Oh 45373. Phone: 937-339-7714. Alternate Phone: 937-339-8769. Fax: 937-339-4944. Email: tsf@troyohiochamber.com. Open:  Click here for this year's dates and the schedule of events. Directions: The festival is held on the levee of the Miami River, Troy, OH. From Dayton, OH travel north on highway 75 to Troy, OH. Exit 69, exit 72 and exit 74 offer free parking and shuttle service. The Troy Strawberry Festival is 10 minutes from the intersection of highway 70 and highway 75. Click here for a map and directions. A premier festival featuring strawberry cuisine along with a wide variety of food offered by non-profit organizations; Over 275 top art and craft exhibitors; Free parking and free shuttle service is available All this and much more await your visit to this festival known as the "best" in the Midwest! Payment: Cash, only.
• Winona St. Martin's Lutheran Church Strawberry Festival - Typically on a Sunday in mid-June
  St. Martin's Lutheran Church, 328 East Broadway, Winona, OH. There will be children's games, inflatables, and live Christian music. Chicken dinners will be served from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine. Tickets for a half chicken dinner are (2021 price)  $9.50; hot dog plates and strawberry desserts will also be available. Dinner tickets can be purchased in advance at the church and school offices or at the ticket booth the day of the event.
  (UPDATED: May 10, 2022)
• Winona Historical Society Strawberry Festival - Sunday in late June; Sunday, June 23, 2024 from 11:30am - 3:00 pm
  Winona Area Historical Society, 32114 Winona Rd, Hanoverton, OH 44423. Phone: (330) 332-4322. Phone:  (330) 533-4422. The Festival will be held on the grounds at the corner of Winona Road and Cameron Street in Winona, Ohio. Join us at this community gathering featuring great food (barbecued chicken halves, sandwiches, sides, pie, cake, strawberry topping for homemade ice cream and more); demonstrations of traditional home-crafts and the scutching of flax; sharing of the music of dulcimers and vintage instruments and viewing of 2 Quaker Meeting houses listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Winona Area Historical Society is sponsoring its 11th Strawberry Festival on Sunday, June 23rd, on the Society’s grounds at the corner of Winona Road and Cameron Street, Winona, OH. (GPS:32114 Winona Rd., Hanoverton, OH 44423). Featured food includes our popular barbecued chicken, sides, hot sandwiches, homemade desserts and ice cream and strawberry topping. Visit the porch of the 1895 Quaker Meeting House to view home craft and flax scutching demonstrations and free facepainting. Inside, enjoy dulcimer and vintage instrument playing while touring and learning about the Quakers who once worshiped there. Stop by to meet the Winona Fire Department on site. At 2:00 pm, on the porch of the 1838 Museum/Meeting House, Kiko Auctions will sell items donated by local businesses and community members. Donations are greatly appreciated and welcomed until Friday, June 21. Please contact Vivienne at (330) 332-4322. Free onsite parking is available. The fundraiser benefits the Society's archival preservation, programs and maintenance of the 2 meeting houses and grounds which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places."
  (UPDATED: June 17, 2024)

Farm Strawberry Festivals

In addition to community and church festivals, some private farms have their own strawberry festivals in June.  See each farm for this year's dates (they often do not announce them until the end of May). They usually have PYO strawberries then, too.  Also, scroll down to see the links to recipes, freezing, canning and jam making directions at the bottom of the page.

• Mapleside Farms Strawberry Festival - early June -  (see their website for this year's dates) UPDATE for 2022, There is nothing on their website about it, as of early May 2022 - call them, email them or keep checking their website
  Mapleside Farms, 294 Pearl Road Brunswick, OH 44212. Phone: 330-225-5576; (Restaurant) 330-225-5577. Email: maplesidefarms@aol.com. Located in Medina County. They have vegetables and fruit all year long, bakery too.  Directions: Four miles from the Route 82 Strongsville exit on Interstate 71. Click here for a map and directions.

Related Strawberry Information: Freezing, making Jam, Canning, Pies, Recipes and More

Also, see our pages on easy illustrated strawberry directions:

• How to freeze strawberries!
• Strawberry jam (with pectin) (uses less sugar or honey and less cooking)
• Strawberry jam (without pectin) (requires much more sugar and cooking)
• Strawberry (and other berry) jams without sugar
• Strawberry jelly
• Strawberry-rhubarb jam!
• Homemade strawberry ice cream (regular, low fat, nonfat, low sugar, vanilla and even gelato)
• Canning strawberries
• Make gourmet chocolate-covered strawberries
• How to make fruit juice -  strawberry and other berries
• Strawberry pie filling
• Easy Rhubarb-Strawberry pie
• Fig-strawberry jam
• Fig-strawberry jam, made with Jell-O gelatin

For other fruit and vegetable festivals, see this page!