The Villages Strawberry Festival at Brownwood Paddock Square

The Villages 2023 Strawberry Festival at Brownwood Paddock Square takes place on February 25-26, from 10 am to 4 pm. Admission is free.

The event will feature plenty of live entertainment, vendors of all kinds, and of course more strawberries than you can possibly handle.

Here’s a look at last year’s festival:

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Some of the more popular food vendors said to be participating this year include:

• Nothing Bundt Cakes
• Bobalous Strawberry Shortcake
• Kettle Corn Cabin
• Hadley Family Concession
• Heavenly Soft Pretzel
• Grandma’s German Kitchen
• Lee’s Famous Cheesesteaks
• Cousins Maine Lober
• Kona Ice
• …and more.

Live entertainment this year is set to include:

• Hayfire (Saturday Only)
• Greg Warren Band (Sunday Only)
• Stilt Walkers
• The Original Villages Belly Dancers (Saturday Only)
• Silver Rockettes (Saturday Only)
• PrimeTime Twirlers (Saturday Only)
• Viva Flamenco(Saturday Only)
• The Villages Cheerleaders (Sunday Only)
• Sugar N Spice (Sunday Only)
• The Villages Twirlers & Drum Corp (Sunday Only)
• Mystic Jewels (Sunday Only)
• Photo Booth
• SkeeBall
• Kid Zone

One of the most unique entertainment acts you’ll see at the Strawberry Festival is The Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show. Their events include classic log-rolling, axe throwing and crosscut sawing (the “Misery Whip”) in heated competitions between lumberjacks wielding speed axes and chainsaws. Come watch as these woodcutting experts go head to head for a chance at glory – you won’t regret it! Showtimes are at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm both Saturday and Sunday.

Strawberries are probably not the first fruit you think of when you think of Florida, but they grow pretty well here. Strawberry season in Florida typically runs from December – March, culminating with the Plant City Strawberry Festival usually held at the beginning of March.

But you can get a jumpstart by heading out to The Villages Strawberry Festival at Brownwood Paddock Square.