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| Strawberry Fest 2016 with Joe! |
I love a nice ripe juicy red strawberry. They make the best
smoothies and margaritas. And shortcake. And nachos. And chocolate dipped
sinful delights. There's nothing you can't do with a strawberry. That's one of
the reasons I enjoy visiting the strawberry festival every year.
Every year in May, this fun little fest is held in Oxnard,
Ventura County, near the California coast. It's a little over an hour drive
from my house. May is a great time to explore the strawberry fields. The
weather is warm, but not too warm and I've never been rained on.
When we get there, I always get the boys smoothies right
away Of course everything is a tad pricey, but I'm happy to support the various
charities that benefit from the festival. They include local schools, churches,
and booster clubs.
After the smoothies, I get a strawberry margarita for me.
Then we eat! There's no shortage of food booths. Our favorites include
calamari, garlic fries, chicken tenders, gyros and strawberry nachos!
After we're stuffed like a fluffy shortcake, we visit the
kiddie land. The boys like to climb on the inflatables. I usually visit
strawberry shortcake. One year the "Eat Mor Chiken" Cow was there
from Chik-fil-et. I thought that was funny.
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| From 2012 |
They have live music on 2 different stages. There's car
exhibits and an arts and crafts section that's expanded from a small grassy
area (when I started attending about 8 years ago) to the length of a city
street. This year, I discovered "military salsa," a perfect blend of
spice and sweetness made with honey. There are tye-dye shirts, purses, and
wooden, decorative signs. Honestly, there's a little something for everyone.
One year, I got my stretchy "Paris" shirt which I adore, at the arts
and crafts section.
On the way out, I get a festival poster. We enjoy chocolate
dipped sin and usually get a tray of red, delicious, juicy, strawberries to eat
at the house.
What's the appeal for me? While it can get crowded, it's a
fun day away from the house in celebration of the strawberry. Adults are 12.00.
Kids are 5.00. Parking on site is 10.00. The food is fantastic. Plus, I enjoy
spending the time with my boys. I hang the festival posters all over the house.
It truly is a good time. You can bet I'll be attending next year, too.
Enjoy a berry on me!
I love the pictures. Looks like you all are having a fine time!
ReplyDeleteI have only been to one Strawberry Festival and Strawberries are my fav fruits. Glad you had a good time.
ReplyDeleteThat looks fabulous. We have a balloonfest here... but it is the ride in the kind of balloons.
ReplyDeleteIt looks Berrylicious! We read a lot of Strawberry Shortcake books in our house and it's also my favorite dessert! Yum!
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