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A "mini museum" opened at the Key Center tower in downtown Bellevue in 2007, [3] and is no longer open. The Eastside Heritage Center presents the annual Bellevue Strawberry Festival, with support from the city of Bellevue. [4]
The festival initially began in 1925, and continued to 1942 when many Bellevue's strawberry farmers were incarcerated as part of the Japanese Internment. In 1987 the festival was resumed as a one evening event, and in 2003 it was expanded back to a multi-day festival.
A strawberry festival is an event and celebration in many towns in North America.In most instances, areas around these towns are, or have been, deeply involved in the production and marketing of strawberries, and the festivals are usually held in late spring around the time of the strawberry harvest.
The Strawberry Festival is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 22 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 23. Where will the Strawberry Festival take place?
83rd Annual Middle Tennessee Strawberry Festival: Downtown Portland, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., May 11 7-11 a.m. Grab breakfast at the Portland Rotary Pancake Breakfast at First Baptist Portland Gym.
This category is for strawberry festivals, a type of cultural festival typically held in North America. Pages in category "Strawberry festivals" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The first annual strawberry festival was held in 1932 to celebrate the city's strawberry growing industry, and has only been cancelled during World War II from 1942 to 1945 and a polio outbreak in 1949. [5] [145] The week-long event attracts over 100,000 visitors and is the largest strawberry festival in Washington state. [146]
The National Strawberry Festival in Belleville, Michigan, established in 1977, began as a way for local farmers to celebrate their strawberry crops. [2] Taking place over three days, held the third weekend in June, the festival offers many events for people of all ages.