Pennsylvania Strawberry Festivals in 2024

Update for 2024:

It looks like most festivals are returning, aside from those that were killed off by the lockdowns of the past 2 years. That took a heavy toll on their finances. I am checking with them day by day, if you have an update for an, please tell me via the Feedback form.

Looking for a strawberry festival in Pennsylvania in 2024? (just scroll down the page)There is no other listing as complete and current as this list, just updated! All the strawberry festivals in Pennsylvania we can find are listed on this page! If you love strawberries, look for a festival near you below! And I'm always looking for more strawberry festivals! Please write me, if you know of any to add!  I update the dates as soon as the festivals publish their information, but you can always click on the links (usually the name of the festival) to see the current information on the festival's own website. 

Always click on the links to the festival to confirm this year's dates; weather and other conditions could cause a change at the last minute. They may change or cancel at the last minute. . If they don't have a website, call the phone number provided, but ALWAYS CONFIRM THIS YEAR'S DATES AND TIMES BY EITHER VIEWING THEIR WEBSITE OR CALLING.

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Pennsylvania 2024 Strawberry Festivals - Where, When and More Details!

Pennsylvania

There are two general types of strawberry festivals 1) community festivals, usually organized by a church, school, local Chamber of commerce or a town and 2). Strawberry festival held at and by a farm

They are different in what they offer, so they are grouped separately. (of course not all states and areas have both. And following the festival listings are links to our easy to follow directions about making strawberry jam, freezing strawberries, strawberry pies and much more. 

Community Strawberry Festivals

• Brandywine / Rouse Chamberlain Homes Strawberry Festival - Thursday to Sunday, USUALLY Memorial Day weekend OR THE NEXT WEEKEND, (check their website for this year's dates) Thursday, May 30 to Sunday typically in early June
  Brandywine Hospital, near Coatesville, PA. Click here for Directions. Join us for the Strawberry Festival, presented by Rouse/Chamberlin Homes and benefiting the Brandywine Health & Wellness Foundation on Thursday to Sunday, early June - RAIN OR SHINE. Festivities open with Wrist Band Day on Thursday when attendees have unlimited use of all rides from 5 pm until 10 pm for the price of $20.00 per person.
• Cheswick Strawberry Festival - First Sunday in June, from 3 pm to 7 pm  UPDATE for 2023, Hasn't been held the past 2 years and there is no update for 2022 on their website about it, as of May 2022 - call them, email them or keep checking their website
  Rachel Carson Park, Cheswick, PA. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Cheswick Recreation Board will hold its annual Strawberry Festival . With fresh strawberries, raffles, and music, the festival is geared toward family fun and giving neighbors an opportunity to visit. the famous Strawberry shortcake will be available again. Vendors are welcome and spaces will be assigned. There is a $15 vendor fee and vendors need to bring their own tables, chairs and canopies or tents. Set up time is after 1:30 pm. Please note that there is a limited number of spaces with electricity and shade. To register contact Carol Hanna at 724-274-4911 or email her at carolfhanna@gmail.com.
• Frey Village, Middletow Annual Strawberry Festival - Friday in early June from 8:30 AM to 1 pm. UPDATE for 2023, There is nothing on their website about it, as of early May 2022 - call them, email them or keep checking their website
  Diakon Senior Living Frey Village, 1020 N Union St, Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057. Phone: (717) 930-1228. Email: klinep@diakon.org. Many FREE and fun family events and strawberries: Dipped berries, quarts of berries, strawberry shortcake, strawberries and ice cream, strawberry lemonade, etc. Frey will also have Strawberry giveaways per hour, 50/50, raffle items, silent auction, homemade candy, baked goods, book sale, jewelry sale, and vendors. New to the festival this year are the Susquehanna Service Dogs, Middletown Fire Department community outreach and equipment demonstration, and the Central PA Car Shows with a Cars and Coffee Event featuring classic cars of all kinds- muscle cars, sports cars and trucks. Food will be available for purchase from Up N Smoke and Dogongooddog food trucks from 10 am to 1 pm. Live music with Frey's band: Sticks, Strings, & Heavenly Things will be playing from 11:30 am to 1 pm. Our Courtyard will be brimming with family friendly activities for the children: Water balloon slingshots, kid friendly tattoo parlor, Balloon animals from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, and dogs to hug. Come and join in the fun!
  
• Lemont Village Association Annual Strawberry Festival - Saturday early June, from 3 pm to 7 pm
  Village Green, 133 Mt. Nittany Road and Harris Alley, Lemont. PA 16851. Phone: (814) 238-1288. Email: sue@lemontvillage.org. Over 37 years, on the Lemont Village Green, 133 Mt. Nittany Road, Lemont, PA 16851. BUT, it will only happen if neighbors sign up for the many small jobs that make it happen. Sign up at the Lemont P.O. after May 20th, or on Sign Up Genius to be announced soon. Many hands make fun for all.The day will include strawberries, homemade cakes, Meyer Dairy Ice Cream, Lemonade, strawberry milkshakes made with a bicycle powered (human) blender (we hope!) pony rides, and art projects for children provided by Art Alliance artist volunteers. There will be Music by Molly Countermine, Rene Witzke, & Ken Baxter from 3 pm to 5 pm and another band, TBA, from 5 pm to 7 pm. There might even be Speeder Rides by the Bellefonte Historic Railroad volunteers. Bring chairs or blankets, and $6/adults and $3 for 5 to 15 year olds. This all depends on folks volunteering to scoop ice cream, make cakes, serve ice cream, collect money, direct traffic, walk ponies,set up, clean up - lots of one time jobs - something for everyone!
• Milford United Methodist Church Strawberry Festival and Flea Market - annual, Saturday in June; Saturday typically in early June, from 10 am to 6 pm (check their website for this year's dates)
  206 East Ann Street, Milford PA. Phone: 570-296-6124. Email: milfordmethodists@gmail.com. Directions: Look for the signs around Milford to find us. Come out for breakfast sandwiches, coffee tea, and bagels and stay for our lunch grill, offering Hamburgers, Cheeseburgers, Hot Dogs, Lemonade, Iced tea, and bottled water for all! There will be a tented dining area with music for your comfort and enjoyment. When was the last time you were out with your family for a fun filled free day for all. We will have more than 50 flea market and craft vendors on site offering Antiques, Crafts, Jewelry and MORE. There will be crafts for the kids as well as crafts for them to make for Fathers day, games, face-painting a dunk tank and much more, so much fun to keep them busy for hours. Come and enjoy one of our Famous Strawberry Shortcakes and visit our Granny's attic for the finest hand made items as well as our bake table. It's going to be an awesome day.  This year we are having Food Trucks along with our regular vendors, and increasing the hours of the event. Join us on  as we enjoy the summer sunshine, food, vendors, and of course, STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE.
• Mount Nebo Presbyterian Church Strawberry Festival - UPDATE for 2022 and 2023, There is nothing on their website or Facebook page about it, as of early May 2023 - call them, email them or keep checking their website, I've reached out to them via their contact form but had no reply
  1828 Roosevelt Road, Sewickley, PA 15143. Phone: 412-741-6880.  Loads of strawberries poured over home-cakes, served with ice cream at this Mt. Nebo church. We also have ham barbeques, hot dogs, and various side dishes. We have a flea market inside the church, which benefits our youth group's mission trip. We also have a car cruise for all to enjoy! Please come visit us! 
• Philadelphia Memorial Church of The Good Shepherd Strawberry Festival - Usually in mid June on a Sunday, late morning - See their Facebook page
  3820 The Oak Rd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129. Phone: (215) 844-0580. Email: goodshepherdoffice@verizon.net. UPDATE for 2023, Hasn't been held the past severalyears and there is no update for 2023 nor 2022 on their website about it, as of May 2022 - call them, email them or keep checking their website
• Pittsburgh Shadyside Presbyterian Church - June from 5:30 pm to 8 pm; Friday typically in early June
  5121 Westminster Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15232. Phone: 412-682-4300. Email: info@shadysidepres.org. A "Berry" Good Time for a Good Cause! The 27th Shadyside Presbyterian Church Strawberry Festival will be held at Shadyside Presbyterian Church. This is a traditional evening of fun, games, and delicious food to celebrate the impending arrival of summer and support one of our mission partners, Sojourner House. Pre-order your meal tickets, dessert tickets, and/or children's game packages here. Pre-sales will close on Sunday, May 29. Once your order is placed, you will receive a confirmation email with payment instructions during the next available business hours. All pre-purchased tickets will be available at the Will Call table starting at 5:30 pm on Friday, June 3. With something for everyone, the Strawberry Festival offers a perfect evening of fun. Menu items will include ice cream, strawberry shortcake, grilled hot dogs, chips, salad, beverages, and other tasty snacks. Baked goods also will be available for purchase (cash only). Children's activities will include games on the McClintock Lawn and balloon sculptures by Weird Eric.  All proceeds from the festival's activities will benefit Sojourner House, an East End residential rehabilitation facility for women and their children.
• Quakertown First United Church of Christ Strawberry Festival and Lawn Fete - a Saturday in June from 4:30-8:30 pm (See their website for this year's date)
  151 South 4th Street, Quakertown, PA 18951. Phone: 215-536-4447. Email: Info@firstUCC.net. 64ND ANNUAL. We welcome you to join us for our annual First Church Strawberry Festival and Lawn Fete. Our story and fascination with the scrumptious red berry began in 1954. Together with surrounding churches, a community charity event was held on the Quakertown Hospital (now St. Lukes's) grounds to support the operations and treatments offered at the hospital. The event, then just called a Lawn Fete, featured food, games and music. Today, we continue this favorite Quakertown event with Live Music, Outdoor Lawn Games, Summer Eats & Treats, similar to our Lawn Fete beginnings. We've also expanded the family fun to include our Silent Auction, Surprise Character Appearances, Whipped Cream Pie Throw and Pie Eating Contest! So don't miss out and remember to dress in your best strawberry attire!
  Join us for Food, Dessert and Fellowship during our evening highlighting the glorious Strawberry. Indulge guilt free as 100% of profits support our cause, the Church School and Christian Education Programs at First Church-Quakertown. All food sales are based on 50 cent tickets. BURGERS, HOT DOGS, HOMEMADE HAMBURGER BBQ, FRIES, BAKED BEANS, TREATS, STRAWBERRIES!!!  ICE CREAM, HOMEMADE CAKES & PIES, STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE, BEVERAGES.
• Smicksburg Strawberry Saturday - Saturday in early to mid June from 10 am to 5 pm.
  Smicksburg, PA. Phone: 814-257-0192. Locally grown strawberries, strawberry ice cream desserts, strawberry jam, strawberry candles. There isn't anything we won't pour luscious sweet red strawberries over...cakes, cobblers, pies and cheesecake.
• Wallingford Presbyterian Church Strawberry Festival - Early June each year, from 5 pm to 8 PM
  110 E. Brookhaven Road, Wallingford, PA 19086. Phone: (610) 566-1644. Email: info@wallingfordpres.org. Strawberry Festival is Back! Everyone’s favorite community-wide event will include food, desserts, books, plants and games for children. YOU make Strawberry Festival a success. To sign up for any of the following tasks, Click here to volunteer here or use the WPC Church Center app. You can help Slice strawberries, Bake a cake, Serve strawberries and/or cake, Serve Sandwiches, Set up games, Pick up tables/chairs, strawberries, etc, Clean up, Help with games, Wallingford Presbyterian Church facebook page.
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• Warrior Run-Fort Freeland Heritage Society Annual Strawberry Festival - June, one day, from 11 am to 4 pm  (June 12, 2022)
  Warrior Run Church, Turbotville, PA 17772. Email: info@freelandfarm.org. 2019 will be their 39th Strawberry Festival! FREE Admission! ~ FREE Parking! Fun for the Whole Family since 1980! Lots of Things To See and Do: Family Event featuring homemade food and ice cream, Strawberry Desserts made from local berries, Hamburgers, Hotdogs and our legendary Ham Barbecue, Musical Entertainment, Exhibit of Antique Cars (by Chapters of the AACA). Old Fashioned Hymn Sing accompanied by Pump Organ featuring John Ravert and students. Tours of the Church and Cemetery. Heritage Society books and memorabilia for sale. NOTE: Proceeds from this event help pay for restoration of the Historic Warrior Run Church and the Hower-Slote House.
  

Farm Strawberry Festivals and Privately Run Festivals

In addition to community and church festivals, some private farms have their own strawberry festivals in June.  See each farm for this year's dates (they often do not announce them until the end of May). They usually have PYO strawberries then, too.  Also, scroll down to see the links to recipes, freezing, canning and jam making directions at the bottom of the page.

• Highland Orchards Farm and Market - Strawberry Harvest Celebration on a Saturday in early June from 12 to 5 p.m
  1000 Marshallton Thorndale Road, West Chester, PA 19380. Phone: (610) 269-3494. Email: events@highlandorchards.net. Open: The last shuttle leaves 1 hour prior to Market closing; Fields close 30 mins before Market closing. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Directions: From PHILADELPHIA -- King of Prussia Take Schuykill Expressway West, to 202 South, to Route 30 West, to Route 340 Thorndale Exit. Turn left off of exit ramp onto Bondsville Rd/ 340E. Stay on the road, the road name changes. Go Apx. 6 miles to Highland Orchards on the right.  click here for a map and directions. Fall Harvest Weekend Celebrations run September 15 until Halloween; Food vendors, artisan crafters, and PickYourOwn activities every weekend;. We use integrated pest management practices (IPM). Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx, SFMNP Vouchers. Click here for our Facebook page. . . (UPDATED: May 10, 2019, JBS)
• Hollabaugh Bros. Annual Strawberry Festival - Saturday and Sunday from 12 pm to 4:30 pm in early June
  545 Carlisle Road, Biglerville, PA 17307. Phone: 717-677-8412. Alternate Phone: 717-677-9494. Fax: 717-677-7157. Email: info@hollabaughbros.com. Directions: Located nine miles north of Gettysburg right on route 34. Just a short drive from Route 15, Route 30, and Interstate 81. Click here for a map and directions. We use integrated pest management practices. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover. Click here for our Facebook page. Get ready to celebrate everything strawberry! Our amazing ice cream tent will be back up for you to enjoy delicious strawberry desserts. Live music from Paul Zavinsky will be featured both days, and our bakery will be busy making strawberry sugar cakes, muffins, and much more. Enjoy a wagon ride around the farm and cool off with a delicious strawberry milkshake! A free strawberry craft and scavenger hunt will be available for kids. Also, B&L Dogz will be bringing their fabulous food truck, so plan on coming hungry! Hope to see you on the farm for some strawberry fun.
• Linvilla Orchard Strawberry Festival - The first Saturday in June  from 8 am to 7 pm  (check their website for this year's dates)
  137 W. Knowlton Road, Media, PA 19063. Phone: 610-876-7116. Held at the Linvilla Orchards Entertainment Garden. They will have a Rain Date if needed. Bring your whole family for a Fun-filled day! Continuous Music, Children's Games & Contests. Special Guest appearances by Children's story characters. Also hayrides, pony rides, face painting, children's entertainment, costumed characters, games & contests, music, ice cream sundaes, giant strawberry shortcake, strawberry treats, Linvilla Grill & Pick-Your-Own Strawberries. 
• Paulus Orchards Strawberry Festival - Saturday in mid-June from 7 am, Pancake Breakfast (served until 10:30am)
  522 East Mount Airy Road, Dillsburg, PA 17019. Phone: 717-432-2544. Email: information@paulusorchards.com. be sure to stop by and enjoy live music by Kirk Wise (9:30am - 12:30pm), over 60 local craft vendors (8:30 am to 1 pm), pick-your-own strawberries, food sampling in the store, Summer Fun Admission Area, and more! Everything opens at 8:30am! Visit the Kitchen for SO many strawberry treats: strawberry shortcake, strawberry sundaes, strawberry milkshakes, strawberry pineapple slushies, and be sure to try our fabulous seasonal strawberry salad for lunch. Yummmm. Directions: Take Route 15 to the Mechanicsburg/Bowmansdale exit. Go towards Bowmansdale. Go straight for 3.2 miles (do not follow route 114 signs). Turn left onto E. Mt. Airy Road Drive a mile and a half to orchard. It will be on your right. Very close to Ski Roundtop. See link for other directions. Click here for a map and directions.
• Pennsylvania General Store Strawberry Festival - Saturday typically in early JUNE from 10 AM to 4 PM
  864 Township Line Rd, Elkins Park, PA 19027. Phone: 215.508.1881 ext: 124. Our Second Annual Strawberry Festival is here! Join us on Saturday,in Elkins Park for a day filled with activities and goodies that celebrate this Summer fruit!
  Groove to live music from The Savants Acoustic Duo and Groove City Band! Savor local food and beverages, including: Not Your Mama's Tacos, Beiler's Donuts, Hippey’s Meats, Sprinkles Ice Cream Shoppe, Brecknock Orchards strawberries, Seltzer’s Smokehouse, Dimi Desserts, Pennsylvania General Store freshly baked cookies, Tannenbaum Foods, Faiya Hot Sauce, Hanks Beverages, Mingle Mocktails and more! Browse and shop goods from local artisan vendors. Bring the whole family, including the pups!  (ADDED: May 17, 2023, JBS)
• Soergel Orchards Strawberry Festival (scroll down to the events section) - mid June (check their website for this year's dates) from 11:00-4:00
  2573 Brandt School Road, Wexford, PA 15090. Email: amysoergel@gmail.com. Western Pennsylvania. This farm has it's own Strawberry Festival and Pick-Your-Own Strawberries! Join us for a day of festival fun- featuring hot dogs, meatball hoagies, fresh lemonade, numerous strawberry desserts, hay rides to the strawberry patch where you can pick your own strawberries, and take a pony ride from 1-3:00!  Also on June 10th, we will have a sheep shearing demonstration at noon, where you can watch us harvest wool from the sheep in the petting zoo.
• Trax Farm Strawberry Festival - the second weekend in June, every year
  528 Trax Road, Finleyville, PA 15332. Phone: 412-835-3246. Email: sales@traxfarms.com. Directions: 12 miles south of Pittsburgh on Route 88.  Both days are filled with delicious strawberry treats, children's activities and more. Event hours are 10 am to 4 pm.  Strawberry Festival Activities include Bounce House, Train Rides, Balloon Chase. Both days are filled with delicious strawberry treats, children's activities and more. Event hours are 10 am to 4 pm. Strawberry Festival Live Entertainment . They typically have Ham BBQ, Hot Dogs, Soft Pretzels, Belgium Waffles, Strawberry Shortcake, Strawberry Sundae, Bowl of Strawberries , Hand Dipped Ice Cream, Strawberry Slushie , Milkshakes, Pop, Water , Capri Sun, and Coffee.

Related Strawberry Information: Freezing, making Jam, Canning, Pies, Recipes and More

Also, see our pages on easy illustrated strawberry directions:

• How to freeze strawberries!
• Strawberry jam (with pectin) (uses less sugar or honey and less cooking)
• Strawberry jam (without pectin) (requires much more sugar and cooking)
• Strawberry (and other berry) jams without sugar
• Strawberry jelly
• Strawberry-rhubarb jam!
• Homemade strawberry ice cream (regular, low fat, nonfat, low sugar, vanilla and even gelato)
• Canning strawberries
• Make gourmet chocolate-covered strawberries
• How to make fruit juice -  strawberry and other berries
• Strawberry pie filling
• Easy Rhubarb-Strawberry pie
• Fig-strawberry jam
• Fig-strawberry jam, made with Jell-O gelatin

For other fruit and vegetable festivals, see this page!