Arts and Entertainment

Photo gallery: Florida Strawberry Festival

WUFT | By Hannah Miller

Published March 9, 2026 at 12:20 AM EDT

1 of 17 — 01 030626 Strawberry Fest HM 06.JPG

Raneisha Lamar, left, and Danielle Carr pose for a photo wearing strawberry hats in front of the Ferris wheel at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Fla., on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Hannah Miller/WUFT News)

2 of 17 — 02 030626 Strawberry Fest HM 13.JPG

Teagan Mitchell, right, sits on a fast-paced ride at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Fla., on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Hannah Miller/WUFT News)

3 of 17 — 030626 Strawberry Fest HM 01.jpg

Des're Perry and Caleb Perry, 6, ride the bumper cars together at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Fla., on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Hannah Miller/WUFT News)

4 of 17 — 030626 Strawberry Fest HM 02.jpg

Ashley Barrett waves while on a ride with her son, Eli Barrett, 11, at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Fla., on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Hannah Miller/WUFT News)

5 of 17 — 030626 Strawberry Fest HM 03.jpg

Trinitee Roker, 3, sits on a stool at a shooting game booth at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Fla., on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Hannah Miller/WUFT News)

6 of 17 — 030626 Strawberry Fest HM 04.jpg

Cristian Mendez, left, and Abraham Gomez stand under a tent with the games they're running at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Fla., on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Hannah Miller/WUFT News)

7 of 17 — 030626 Strawberry Fest HM 05.jpg

Attendees of the Florida Strawberry Festival ride the Rockin' Tug on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Plant City, Fla. (Hannah Miller/WUFT News)

8 of 17 — 030626 Strawberry Fest HM 07.jpg

An attendee of the Florida Strawberry Festival takes a photo of the bumper cars ride on Friday, March 6, 2026 in Plant City, Fla. (Hannah Miller/WUFT News)

9 of 17 — 030626 Strawberry Fest HM 08.jpg

Vincent Carroll hangs out of the Original Elephant Ears stand at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Fla., on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Hannah Miller/WUFT News)

10 of 17 — 030626 Strawberry Fest HM 09.jpg

Richard "Richie" Thomas plays alongside his band, Richie and the High Street Rockers, at the Florida Strawberry Festival on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Plant City, Fla. (Hannah Miller/WUFT News)

11 of 17 — 030626 Strawberry Fest HM 10.jpg

The Ferris wheel sign reads "America 250 Wheel," in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence this year. The Ferris wheel stands at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Fla., on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Hannah Miller/WUFT News)

12 of 17 — 030626 Strawberry Fest HM 11.jpg

Teresa Aleman laughs with Crystal Carvajal while they eat corn dogs at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Fla., on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Hannah Miller/WUFT News)

13 of 17 — 030626 Strawberry Fest HM 12.jpg

Taiye Ward stands at a balloon-popping game at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Fla., on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Hannah Miller/WUFT News)

14 of 17 — 030626 Strawberry Fest HM 14.jpg

D-Mac Hardaway performs with his band Kazual, which traveled from Atlanta to the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Fla., on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Hannah Miller/WUFT News)

15 of 17 — 030626 Strawberry Fest HM 15.jpg

Florida Strawberry Festival attendees browse through strawberry-themed attire on Friday, March 6, 2026 in Plant City, Fla. (Hannah Miller/WUFT News)

16 of 17 — 030626 Strawberry Fest HM 16.jpg

10 BearsMan Healing Music plays a song on a wind flute at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Fla. on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Hannah Miller/WUFT News)

17 of 17 — 030626 Strawberry Fest HM 17.jpg

Name tags of the cows entered in the Youth Livestock Shows hang outside of their pen at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Fla., on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Hannah Miller/WUFT News)

The Florida Strawberry Festival returned to Plant City, Fla., Feb. 26 to March 8.

Created in 1930, the Florida Strawberry Festival has been an iconic event in the state for almost 100 years. Its popularity attracted crowds of more than 650,000 people in its 11-day run in 2025.

Photo gallery: Florida Strawberry Festival

Subscribe to WUFT Weekly