Tony Tots Motorcycle Adventure, presented by ABATE of Howard County, will be back, while other activities include a bounce house, climbing wall, and petting zoo presented by Crown Haven.Īt the corner of Main and Sycamore streets, there will be live music throughout the day and evening on the Rhum Academy Stage. In addition, Alexander said there will be a record number of free, family-friendly activities. NEED FOR SPEED - Tiny Tots Motorcycle Adventure, presented by ABATE, will return to the Strawberry Festival. The Coterie also will have a food and adult beverage tent, and Baileys Concessions and D&D Concessions will have goods for sale as well. Organizers have ordered more than 4,000 pounds of strawberries, 390 gallons of ice cream, and 575 cans of whipped cream to meet the festival’s growing demand.Īnd, this year, there also will be an abundance of lunch and dinner items to go with the dessert, as Strawberry Festival is boasting a record number of food trucks, including Georgia’s Kitchen, The Apple Donut, Kokomo Coffee Co., Hawg Heaven, Kona Ice, Round Barn Creamery, Snack Shack, and Sweet Shak. Tickets for strawberry shortcakes are $5 while supplies last, and Alexander said there will be plenty of supply. Last year, approximately 7,000 shortcakes were served. The highlight of the festival is the popular Amish-made shortcake, ice cream, strawberries, and whipped cream that are dished out by the thousands. We love to be able to bring the community together in celebration of the arrival of summer,” said Susan Alexander, director of creative placemaking and downtown initiatives. “It’s amazing to get to work with the people who come together to make this start of summer a huge success. in downtown Kokomo and, according to organizers, also serves as the unofficial “official” kickoff to summer. Presented by the Greater Kokomo Downtown Association and sponsored by First Farmers Bank & Trust, the 10-hour festival kicks off at 11 a.m. We love hosting this event for our community, and hope that everyone will plan to join us again next year.BERRY SWEET - Hailey Davis with sons Brooks and Jude enjoy strawberry shortcake during last year’s Strawberry Festival.ĭowntown will be filled with heaping servings of strawberry shortcake, entertainment, activities, and a record number of food trucks on Friday for the annual Strawberry Festival. Our winner was “Lazarus” who was a very convincing Yoda! With the help of PetSmart and Blue Buffalo, our Star Wars-themed contest allowed us to get photos of dogs dressed in a Star Wars costumes, and our panel of judges picked the winner, who won a large gift basket put together by PetSmart and Blue Buffalo. One of our highlights for this year, given the date of the festival being May the 4th, was our “May the 4th Be With You” Dog Costume contest. Top that off with a host of twelve food trucks and vendors, serving a variety of foods to satisfy everyone’s taste buds, including STRAWBERRIES! We were excited to host over 50 arts and crafts vendors, with everything from jewelry to pottery, and caricatures to face painting. Brenda Lee, and then enjoyed an afternoon of timeless music by Main Street, one of our local favorites. On our outside stage, we opened the festival with the Slater-Marietta Green Wave Chorus, led by Ms. Inside Slater Hall, there was dancing by the Irish Dancers from the West End, a theatrical presentation by the Travelers Theatre, rousing music by Authenticity, mind-blowing magic by The Magic Man, improv by Adliberation, and karate at its best, performed by Living Water Martial Arts. Many thanks to all who participated in and attended this year’s Strawberry Festival! It was held on Saturday, May 4th, and had something for every age group.
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