BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20250307T080000 RDATE:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 RDATE:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 RDATE:20270314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20271107T010000 RDATE:20280312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 RDATE:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 RDATE:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20270314T030000 RDATE:20271107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4b14f6b3b98bbee06112cb7feb48130e CATEGORIES:Family Fun SUMMARY:Floral City Strawberry Festival at Floral Park LOCATION:9530 S Parkside Avenue, Floral City, FL 34436 DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The Floral City Strawberry Festival, a beloved tradition in Citrus County, is back for its 39th year of berry-filled fun and excitement. Presented by Coast to Coast Heating & Air Conditioning and produced by the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce, this year's festival promises a weekend overflowing w ith strawberries, entertainment, and family-friendly activities. Mark your calendars for March 7th & 8th, 2026, and join us at Floral Park for a celeb ration of local agriculture and community spirit.\n\nWith fresh strawberrie s hand-picked right around the corner from the festival at Ferris Groves, y ou can look forward to luscious strawberry shortcakes along with flats and half-flats of whole fresh berries that you can take home with you as a swee t souvenir of your day to make your own delectable treats. Not sure what to do with them all? Check out our Berry Bakery on our website at www.GoStraw berryFest.com.\n\nSaturday morning, the festival opens with the Posting of the Colors, the Pledge of Allegiance, and our National Anthem. Live music and entertainment will fill the main stage all weekend with a full performa nce lineup! Stay up to date on all our very berry entertainment with the ev ent calendar on our website!\n\nSticking to its very berry American roots, the annual pie-eating contests and princess pageants will be back as well! Ooh and ahh on Saturday morning as poised young ladies take the stage in th eir favorite strawberry-themed attire for a chance to earn a crown and beco me the next Miss & Little Miss Strawberry Princesses. Maybe getting messy i s more your style? Then sign up to compete in the strawberry pie-eating co ntests for your shot at a year’s worth of bragging rights! Pie eating compe titions are free to enter and will be held at 1 P.M. both Saturday and Sund ay, with registration that day at the festival. There are limited slots, so make sure you get signed up early!\n\nWe are also excited to welcome back last year’s fan favorite, the Soccer Collies! Kids of all ages (and even ad ults) won’t want to miss this fun and exciting free attraction as the Colli es take on festival attendees once an hour beginning at 9:45 a.m. Participa nts will line up in a circle around the trained dogs as they use their skil ls to score “goals”, pushing the ball outside of the human goalie line. Thi nk you have what it takes to take on the Soccer Collies? Join us to find ou t!\n\nRound out your festival adventures by strolling the park and browsing over 250 art and craft vendors. Indulge in a cold beer, a glass of wine or hard seltzer at the beer garden near the main stage; enjoy the gastronomic pleasures offered by the many food vendors; or share in laughs and smiles with the young ones as they “play themselves silly” in the kids’ area.\n\nF loral City Strawberry Festival hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Entrance fee is $5.00 for adults, children 12 and under are free. Park free at the Citrus County Auditorium (3610 S. Flo rida Ave, Inverness, Fl) and take a free shuttle to the festival location. Please be advised, parking at the festival grounds is extremely limited and not recommended during festival hours to ensure the safety of all involved . X-EXTRAINFO:Saturday:\n- 8:30am/8:45am - Shuttles begin (Approx.)\n- 4:00pm - Final shu ttle from the Auditorium parking area to the festival\n- 6:00pm - Final shu ttle from the Festival to the Auditorium parking area\n\nSunday:\n- 8:30am/ 8:45am - Shuttles begin (Approx.)\n- 3:00pm - Final shuttle from the Audito rium parking area to the festival\n- 5:00pm - Final shuttle from the Festiv al to the Auditorium parking area\n\nDue to the natural layout of the park/ festival grounds, limited handicapped parking is available on a first come/ first serve basis. Free handicapped parking is also available at the Citrus County Auditorium (3610 S. Florida Ave, Inverness) with access to free han dicapped accessible shuttle buses that drop off at the entrance to the fest ival. The shuttle hours of operation can be seen above. DTSTAMP:20260525T064314Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T170000 SEQUENCE:0 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;UNTIL=20260309T000000Z;INTERVAL=1 TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4b14f6b3b98bbee06112cb7feb48130e CATEGORIES:Family Fun SUMMARY:Floral City Strawberry Festival at Floral Park LOCATION:9530 S Parkside Avenue, Floral City, FL 34436 DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The Floral City Strawberry Festival, a beloved tradition in Citrus County, is back for its 39th year of berry-filled fun and excitement. Presented by Coast to Coast Heating & Air Conditioning and produced by the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce, this year's festival promises a weekend overflowing w ith strawberries, entertainment, and family-friendly activities. Mark your calendars for March 7th & 8th, 2026, and join us at Floral Park for a celeb ration of local agriculture and community spirit.\n\nWith fresh strawberrie s hand-picked right around the corner from the festival at Ferris Groves, y ou can look forward to luscious strawberry shortcakes along with flats and half-flats of whole fresh berries that you can take home with you as a swee t souvenir of your day to make your own delectable treats. Not sure what to do with them all? Check out our Berry Bakery on our website at www.GoStraw berryFest.com.\n\nSaturday morning, the festival opens with the Posting of the Colors, the Pledge of Allegiance, and our National Anthem. Live music and entertainment will fill the main stage all weekend with a full performa nce lineup! Stay up to date on all our very berry entertainment with the ev ent calendar on our website!\n\nSticking to its very berry American roots, the annual pie-eating contests and princess pageants will be back as well! Ooh and ahh on Saturday morning as poised young ladies take the stage in th eir favorite strawberry-themed attire for a chance to earn a crown and beco me the next Miss & Little Miss Strawberry Princesses. Maybe getting messy i s more your style? Then sign up to compete in the strawberry pie-eating co ntests for your shot at a year’s worth of bragging rights! Pie eating compe titions are free to enter and will be held at 1 P.M. both Saturday and Sund ay, with registration that day at the festival. There are limited slots, so make sure you get signed up early!\n\nWe are also excited to welcome back last year’s fan favorite, the Soccer Collies! Kids of all ages (and even ad ults) won’t want to miss this fun and exciting free attraction as the Colli es take on festival attendees once an hour beginning at 9:45 a.m. Participa nts will line up in a circle around the trained dogs as they use their skil ls to score “goals”, pushing the ball outside of the human goalie line. Thi nk you have what it takes to take on the Soccer Collies? Join us to find ou t!\n\nRound out your festival adventures by strolling the park and browsing over 250 art and craft vendors. Indulge in a cold beer, a glass of wine or hard seltzer at the beer garden near the main stage; enjoy the gastronomic pleasures offered by the many food vendors; or share in laughs and smiles with the young ones as they “play themselves silly” in the kids’ area.\n\nF loral City Strawberry Festival hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Entrance fee is $5.00 for adults, children 12 and under are free. Park free at the Citrus County Auditorium (3610 S. Flo rida Ave, Inverness, Fl) and take a free shuttle to the festival location. Please be advised, parking at the festival grounds is extremely limited and not recommended during festival hours to ensure the safety of all involved . X-EXTRAINFO:Saturday:- 8:30am/8:45am - Shuttles begin (Approx.)- 4:00pm - Final shuttle from the Auditorium parking area to the festival- 6:00pm - Final shuttle f rom the Festival to the Auditorium parking areaSunday:- 8:30am/8:45am - Shu ttles begin (Approx.)- 3:00pm - Final shuttle from the Auditorium parking a rea to the festival- 5:00pm - Final shuttle from the Festival to the Audito rium parking areaDue to the natural layout of the park/festival grounds, li mited handicapped parking is available on a first come/first serve basis. F ree handicapped parking is also available at the Citrus County Auditorium ( 3610 S. Florida Ave, Inverness) with access to free handicapped accessible shuttle buses that drop off at the entrance to the festival. The shuttle ho urs of operation can be seen above. DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20260525T064314 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T160000 RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T090000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR