Wartrace Strawberry Festival
Saturday, May 14th, 2022 - 9am-5pm
The Strawberry Festival is our annual celebration of spring and all things strawberry organized by the Wartrace Chamber of Commerce. Set in Historic Downtown Wartrace, we host a variety of vendors selling their arts & crafts, baked goods, decor, boutique clothing, pottery, canned goods, handmade items, direct sales products and each booth will have something strawberry-themed. There will be a Kids' Zone, food trucks, frozen treats, and we will have fresh strawberries for sale by local farmers from the surrounding areas (while they last). Wear a strawberry costume to join the Strawberry Parade and be sure to enter the Strawberry Bake-Off Contest or fruit Jam or Jelly Contest for the chance to win a prize! Performers to be announced.
Location: Main Street, Historic Square in Downtown Wartrace
Date/Time: May 14th, 2022 - 9:00am-5:00pm
This event is free and will be outdoors on the square in Downtown Wartrace just 30 minutes south of Murfreesboro. There are also several adorable shops, a deli sandwich shop, and a pizzeria all on the square. Family-friendly and pets welcome on leashes.
Schedule of Activities
Strawberry Parade & Contest - 10:30am
Join us for our small town Strawberry Parade during the Strawberry Festival! Bring wagons, bikes, or plan to walk, and wear your best strawberry attire to win the Strawberry Costume Contest. Line up at the dollar general store at 10:15 am and the parade will begin at 10:30.
Strawberry Bake-off and Jam or Jelly Contests - 12:00pm
All entries for Strawberry Bake-off must be homemade and strawberry-themed. Jam or Jelly just must be a fruit but not necessarily strawberry.
Strawberry Bake-Off Prizes for Best Tasting (1st), Most Presentable (2nd), and Strawberry Spirit (3rd) will be given! 1st place for fruit Jam or Jelly will be given. Judging will take place in the middle of the Downtown Square at the old “Well House” at 12:00pm (look for strawberry balloons).
Must submit entry form along with $5 fee to participate in one contest (both $10). Instructions to submit are at the bottom of form. Dessert and Jam/Jelly entries must be dropped off by 11:30am. Download the Strawberry Festival Contests Entry Form by clicking the 'Applications' tab.
Vendors Needed for 2022!
We are almost booked up for vendors at this year's Strawberry Festival but we may have a few more last minute spots left. Next year is already booking up, too so get your application in now. We welcome arts & crafts booths, decor, antiques, knives, pottery, woodwork, homemade or local items, produce, bath & body, candles, some direct sales, etc. All booths must have something strawberry-themed whether to be sold or given away. Electricity is limited and mostly unavailable. We are aiming to serve more than 1500 shoppers. Our Facebook event for 2021 reached nearly 150,000 people with just under 30,000 responses of 'interested' or 'going.'
If you would like to reserve a vendor booth for the Strawberry Festival 2022, please call to confirm acceptance first then fill out an application. We avoid duplicate businesses at this event.
Also, consider becoming a vendor at our Music & Arts Festival, Community Yard Sale, Old Time Harvest Days, or our Christmas Marketplace... See Events