Oregon 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 Oregon 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 Oregon 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.

Click here for the form to add a festival and have detailed information; or click here if you have general information and are not connected with the event!

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

Oregon

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

• Mt. Hood Community College Strawberry Festival - usually late June from 10 am to 2 pm, UPDATE for 2022, 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
  Gresham Campus, 26000 S.E. Stark St, Gresham, Oregon 97030. Phone: 503-491-6422. This is free all-ages community event on the Gresham Campus with short courses on fun topics, booths from local organizations, entertainment, and kids' activities. Free strawberry shortcake cupcakes will be served!
• The Annual Strawberry Festival in Lebanon, Oregon - Always the first full weekend in June  (check their website for this year's dates) The 113th Festival June 2 - 5, 2022
  37919 Weirich Dr, Lebanon, OR 97355. Phone: 541-200-6929. Many activities, with a giant shortcake to serve 15,000 people - and it's free. The 15,000 free servings complete with juicy strawberries and shipped cream, will be handed out by the Oregon Dairy Wives, who donate the whipped cream, and other volunteers. We love being one of the few remaining festivals that offers free entry to everyone, making sure that all families have the opportunity to come out and celebrate with us. The Lebanon Strawberry Festival is a community wide celebration held each year during the first full weekend in June. The festival started in 1909 as a celebration of the bountiful berry harvests; the strawberry festival continues today.
  Whether it is watching our Saturday night fireworks display, enjoying a complimentary piece of our World's Largest Strawberry Shortcake, taking in one of our parades, or just sitting back and relaxing on the lawn to watch some entertainment on our main stage, the Strawberry Festival offers something for everyone, and for every budget. So be sure and mark your calendars each year for the first full weekend in June, and plan on coming out to Cheadle Lake Park and celebrating the Strawberry Festival with us.

Farm Strawberry 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.

• Lee Farms - mid June, in normal years
  21975 SW 65th Avenue, Tualatin, OR 97062. Phone: 503-638-4200 or 503-638-1869. Email: info@leefarmsoregon.com. Open: 7 days a week from 9 am to 6 pm; strawberries have a short 2-3 week season in June which typically starts around father's day each year, give or take a few weeks. Directions: 1 mile south of Meridian Park Hospital. Click here for a map and directions. Come enjoy the farm for our annual Berry Festival!  A whole festival surrounding devouring the delicious taste of Oregon Strawberries! & Playing on the farm! Berry Festival Activities. The wristband includes: unlimited bounce pillow, unlimited haymazes, unlimited hayrides, unlimited slide, unlimited barrel wagon rides. The wristbands do NOT include berry picking, pony rides, food or merchandise. You do not have to have a wristband if you do not want to do the activities that are listed. You are welcome to purchase tickets for individual activities.  Wristbands will be $15 the days of the festival! Purchase Early to save! Wristbands are only valid for one day, however you just purchase the wristband and can use it ANY of the three days that we are open for our festival.  We will have lots of fun activities for the whole family:
• Strawberry Festival at French Prairie Gardens - Held annually on Fathers Day weekend (mid June) (check their website for this year's dates) I see nothing on their website for this year - : Thursday  to Sunday
  St. Paul, Oregon.  Email: info@fpgardens.com. Many fun activities: variety of farm animals, including Big Babe, at French Prairie Gardens in St. Paul, Oregon, Hay Rides, U-Pick Strawberries, Fresh Strawberry Milkshakes, Fresh Strawberry Shortcake, Barbecued Sausage and much more! Kids will love seeing the ducks on the pond at French Prairie Gardens in St. Paul, OregonDisplays include a variety of farm animals, goats, llamas, chickens, ducks, sheep, bunnies, pigs and more.

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!