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Festival-goers cross the tracks on East Call Street in the center of Starke, Florida on Saturday, April 9, 2016. (Photo by Lindsay Alexander)
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The 18th annual Bradford County Strawberry Festival featured food, music, retail and helicopter rides. (Photo by Lindsay Alexander)
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Two girls spin on an airplane ride at the festival. (Photo by Lindsay Alexander)
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Kristin Kierce of St. Augustine, Florida, puts back a jar of jam at the Norman's Farm tent on Saturday. The shelf of jams and jellies also had pickled okra, beets and jalapeño pepper jelly. (Photo by Lindsay Alexander)
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Dana Bell scoops mashed strawberries and pours them onto shortcake, which was topped with whipped cream afterward. Bell was fundraising with her daughter for the Bradford High School varsity softball team. (Photo by Lindsay Alexander)
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Judy Jones and Pat Lester of Orange Park order strawberry shortcake on Saturday. (Photo by Lindsay Alexander)
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Kayla Coe, 23, explains to a patron that Kings Kountry Produce didn't have any strawberry flats left. Kings Kountry called to see if more could be delivered. (Photo by Lindsay Alexander)
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Amanda and Tommy spin in the "Aqua Treadmill," which was placed in a pool of shallow water. The two are cousins. (Photo by Lindsay Alexander)
At about 2 p.m. Saturday, the Bradford County Strawberry Festival almost ran out of strawberries. The two vendors selling strawberry flats had a temporary shortage. Norman's Farm Market had none left and Kings Kountry Produce had a few pint-sized baskets. Hundreds attended the county's 18th annual strawberry festival, which took place Sunday as well. It was probably the biggest festival, said Tommy King, the berry grower for Kings Kountry Produce. KKP ran out of strawberries Saturday and Sunday, King said. Norman's Farm also sold out of berries both days, said Clayton Norman, who works for the farm. A portion of Call Street was blocked off to motor traffic, and walkways between businesses' tents were crowded. Items for sale ranged from children's books to candles to cowboy hats. Food vendors sold multiple dishes, ranging form gator tails, to fried Oreos and other meals. Bands played on a stage at the end of the street in an area with picnic tables and children's games, which included pony rides and a rock wall.
