Florida Blueberry Festivals in 2021
Update for 2021 and Coronavirus:
It looks like most festivals are returning for 2021, with the possible exception of some in lockdown-states like California, Michigan, New York. Even so, many festivals will not finalize or announce their plans until the last minute, so when we have not seen an update, we've left last year's data below and suggest you see the festivals website or call the festival as the date gets close to see if they will hold it this year.
Looking for a blueberry festival in Florida in 2021?
(just scroll down the page)There is no other listing as
complete and current as this list, just updated! All the blueberry
festivals in Florida 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 blueberry 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.
I update this list
every year, but still click on the
links to the festival (the blue, underlined name of the each festival) to confirm this
year's dates on the website for each festival 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!
2021 Blueberry Festivals in Florida - Where, When and More to Find a Blueberry Festival Near You!
Florida
Blueberries typically ripen from April (in Florida and Texas)
through June and August in the upper Midwest and New England. June
dominates as the month for blueberry production (and festivals)
Unlike strawberries, which grow almost anywhere, blueberries are
grown commercially in half as many states.
There are two general types of blueberry festivals 1) community festivals, usually organized by a church, school, local Chamber of commerce or a town and 2).
Blueberry festival held at and by a farm. They are different in what
they offer, and community festivals tend to be less expensive so they are grouped separately.
(of course not all states and areas have both.)
Following the
festival listings are links to our easy to follow directions about
making blueberry jam, freezing blueberries, blueberry pies and
much more.
Community Blueberry Festivals
- Avon Park Annual Blueberry Festival - Saturday, April 27, 2019 from
10 am to 4 pm
Donaldson Park, 109 E. Main Street, Avon Park, FL 33825. Email:
[email protected].
The lakeside event features live bluegrass music, blueberry products for
sale, BBQ chicken dinners for sale, a Kid's Zone, and original arts and
crafts vendors.
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Bostwick Blueberry Festival
- Saturday, April 27, 2019 from 8 am to 3 pm; for other years see their website for most current dates; Saturday,
in late April or early May
Bostwick Community Center
Bostwick Public Library 125 Tillman Street, Bostwick, FL 32007. Phone:
904-268-3346. Directions: Off US Highway 17, 7 miles north of Palatka. It is
held at the
Bostwick Community Center in Bostwick, Florida, 125 Tillman Street. And
for a map to our farm,
click here. Crops are usually available in May. Payment: Blueberry pancake breakfast served from 8 am
to noon (5.00), arts and crafts, country store, fresh blueberries, homemade
blueberry pies and other blueberry baked goods for sale, plants for sale,
library book fair, continuous entertainment, refreshments and snacks.
Click here for our Facebook page. Blueberry
Festival Activities include Delicious Blueberry Pancake Breakfast served
with country sausage, homemade blueberry syrup, coffee, milk, or juice -
Saturday, 8 am to noon; ALL DAY: Blueberry Ice Cream, Homemade Blueberry
Pies (get there real early), Vendors selling Food, Arts, and Crafts,
Blueberry and Tropical Plants, Local Cook Books, Bostwick Library Used-Book
Sale, Humane Society Pet Adoptions, Official Blueberry Festival T-shirts,
totes, Free Live Entertainment all day, Free Parking and Free Shuttle
Service, and of course - fresh-picked Miller Blueberries by the pound!
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Bronson Annual Blueberry Festival. -
a Saturday in May from
9 am to 2 pm (they don't update their info until a few weeks before)
Bronson, Florida 32621. Phone: (352) 486-2354. Email:
[email protected].
The fourth annualThere you will find all things blueberry, from fresh
blueberries to a wide assortment of other foods made with blueberries. Other
delicious foods will also be for sale. The Blueberry Festival will host
local growers with fresh berries for sale. Vendors will be on hand selling a
wide assortment of crafts and other goods. There will be music and a
children's play area. The morning of the festival the 5k Blueberry
Stomp will take place with registration starting at 7am and the race
starting at 7:30am. The 3.2-mile course will wind through town to finish in
the James H Cobb Park.
- Brooksville Blueberry Festival - April 27
and April 28, 2019 from 11am to 9 pm and April
29, 2018 from 12 pm to 6 pm
Hernando Park, Brooksville, FL. Phone:
(727) 410-0072. This year our Kid Zone will be designed to keep the Kids
Busy and send them home wore out. Whether it's the Live Ponies, Climbing
Wall, Gator Slide or one of the many other activities, the Kids will be Glad
they came. Face painter on site both days. . Plus on April 28th 10 a.m. the
Miss and Mr. Brooksville Blueberry Pageant for Agess 0-21. And LIVE MUSIC-
SHOPPING-KIDS ZONE-GREAT FOOD AND DRINK .
- Florida Blueberry Festival
- March 28, 2019 to March 31, 2019
iFormosa Garden's Event Center, 3050 Formosa Garden Blvd., Kissimmee,
FL 34747. Phone 352-631-5489. Fax
352-593-5919. .
Click here for a link to our Facebook page. You can see a
news story about the 2018 cancellation and festival's move here.
- Island Grove Blueberry Fest - Saturday, May
4, 2019 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Cross Creek, Florida 32640. Phone: 352/466-3353. Email:
[email protected].
Fun for the Whole Family! Delicious Florida Foods for Breakfast and Lunch,
Bake Sale, Arts and Crafts Vendors, Kids activities and entertainment, Old
time activities (Rib Shoot), Cake Baking Contest. Blueberries and plants
available. Large Yard Sale. All proceeds go to the Cross Creek Volunteer
Fire Department. CROSS CREEK • ISLAND GROVE • LOCHLOOSA
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Mount Dora Blueberry Festival - Saturday
April 27th and 28th, 2019 from
9am to 5pm
Elizabeth Evans Park, 100 N. Donnelly St., Mount Dora, FL.
Phone: 407-913-4140 . Phone: (352) 217-8390. Email:
[email protected].Directions: Hwy 441 to south on Donnelly Street
to the end at Lake Dora's waters edge.
Click here for a map and directions. FREE
ADMISSION. 2019 was their 5th year Click here for a link to our Facebook page.
The Annual festival returns to the shores Lake Dora at Elizabeth Evans Park
with over 100 vendors on hand, live entertainment, kids activities and much
more! Sponsored by the Festivals of Florida, Inc.farm market, concessions /
refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, face painting,
inflatables/bounce house, train rides (train on a track) . Event Cost and/or
ticket information: Free. (UPDATED: March 23, 2019, JBS)
(ADDED: May 234 2015, JBS)
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Northeast Florida Blueberry Festival - Friday and Saturday in
mid/late June Note in 2018 - It looks like this
festival may have closed down - does anyone have any current information?
If so,
please write me,
Northeast Florida Fair Grounds, US-1, Callahan, FL 32011.
They have blueberries, blueberry pies, muffins and
pancakes, and they also have entertainment (fiddlers and cloggers), BBQ
beef, pulled pork and fries. There is a children's water slide, face
painters and pony rides. For the adults, there are arts/crafts tents and the
dunking pond. Directions: it is usually held at NE Florida Fairgrounds on
Route 1 (just north of downtown Callahan). (UPDATED:
April 20, 2010, from the news story)
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Pasco County Blueberry Festival - Blueberry Jerry Jamboree
- late April or early May - April 26, 2019 and April 27, 2019
Alric Pottberg Road, Hudson, FL 34610.
Email: [email protected] or
[email protected].
Directions: At the Concourse entrance off of SR 52 in Hudson between Hays Rd
& the Veterans Expressway (safety town entrance). Featuring lots of
Blueberry Goodies, Vendors, Food, Entertainment, a Kids Fun Zone w/ Bounce
Houses & Games, etc... Lots of fun for everyone!
Click here for a link to our Facebook page.
Check their Facebook page for updates. Their website was gone as of
late March 2019, and there's next to no details on their Facenbook page They
do a positively dreadful job of getting information out online.
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Red White & Blues Fest - Early May;
from 8am-4pm
3250 NE 140th Ave, Williston , FL 32696. Phone: (352) 529-0594. Alternate
Phone: (772) 260-3883. Email:
[email protected]. Open:
Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Heading
North on highway 27 Turn Left on NE 140th Ct. (at the BP Station) Turn Right
onto 40th Street Make an immediate Left onto Upick Lane .06 miles and the
Farm is on the right.
Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards,
Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
Click here for our Facebook page. Entry fee to festival- $7.00 at gate
$5.00 pre-sale online 12 and under free parking is free U-pick $4.00 per
pound Pre picked blueberries $5.00 per pound NO PETS ALLOWED. Blueberry
festivals, concessions / refreshment stand, porta-potties are available, restrooms, picnic
area, face painting, inflatables/bounce house, carnival rides, pony rides,
petting zoo, farm animals, We expect this event to draw an attendance
of over 4,000 people. The Blues Fest will feature live music &
entertainment, fine arts & crafts, retailers, local business, charities,
beer & wine gazebo, festival goods, blueberry products & pies and of course
100+ acres of our fresh blueberries for picking!(UPDATED: March 20, 2017)
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The Arc Santa Rosa
Blueberry Bash -
June 22, 2019 from 8 am to 2 pm
6225 Dixie Road, Milton, FL 32570. Phone: 850-623-9320. Fax:
850-623-2877. Email:
[email protected].
Annual Blueberry Bash. Are you ready for some family fun? Come on out and
join us at the 10th Annual Blueberry Bash! This is one BASH you do not want
to miss. Enjoy the day picking fresh Blueberries and listening to live music
while shopping local Vendors, Arts & Crafts, and having the kids entertained
with Children's activities. Enjoy seeing the hot cars at the Show & Shine
Car Show, or starting your day with the Blueberry Bash 5K Run & Walk. Theirections: North 3
miles from Highway 90 on Dogwood Road (89) to the 89/87 intersection. Take
immediate left hand turn around and make U-Turn back to Dixie on right. We
are 3 miles south of NAS Whiting Field. The Arc Santa Rosa Annual
Blueberry Bash is held in mid to late June on a Saturday, from 8:00 am until
2:00 pm. The "Blueberry Bash" promises to be a fun-filled, family orientated
event including local Arts and Crafts vendors, Food, Entertainment and a
variety of Children's Activities. We will also have Blueberry fruit, plants
and a Blueberry Cookbook available for purchase. Payment: Cash, only.
Click here for our Facebook page. Blueberries from late May to early
July. Scuppernongs and Muscadines in early August.. The Event is free and
open to public.
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Wellborn Annual Blueberry Festival
- Saturday, June 1. 2019
1340 - 8th Avenue, Wellborn, FL
32094. Phone: 386-963-1157. Alternate Phone: 386-590-0002. Fax:
386-963-1151. Email:
[email protected]. Open: Saturday, early June, from 7:00am to
5:00pm. Open:
Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: I-75,
Exit 427 (Hwy 90 Lake City); West 10 miles, then right (north) on CR137 to
blinking light, turn left. OR: I-10 to Exit 292 (Wellborn CR 137); South to
blinking light, turn right.
Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
Click here r our Facebook page. Admission is free. Arts & Crafts and
Food Vendors, our Country Store featuring blueberry items, live
entertainment, and children's amusements. Fresh blueberries and blueberry
plants available. The blueberry pancake breakfast will be served at 7:00 am
and the parade starts at 10:30. Hosted by the Wellborn Community
Association, a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation. blueberries, Harvest festival, produce for sale, Cooked or
baked foods for sale, parking provide free, Shuttle buses to/from parking,
gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, parade, musical entertainment,
carnival rides, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo, FREE admission,
Farm Blueberry Festivals
In addition to community and church festivals, some private farms have their own blueberry festivals.
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.
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Keel & Curley Winery Annual Blueberry Festival -
May
5210 W. Thonotosassa Road, Plant City, FL 33565.
Phone: 813-752-9100. Fax: 813-752-9199. Email:
[email protected]. Directions:
Click here for a map and directions.
Note: this is a business-operated festival, not a community/volunteer run
festival. They are charging $5 for parking this year. 2019 will be the 26th
annual.
Comments from a visitor on May 03, 2010: "The
winery has a blueberry festival this weekend. They have u-pick blueberries
and blueberry wine among other wines. Place for the kids and craft stuff."
Comments from a visitor on May 17, 2010: "They have a blueberry festival
every year. 2010's festival was on Saturday, May 15th and Sunday, 16th. They
open their orchards to U-pick blueberries for the festival ($3/lb for the
last 2 years). All info can be found on their website. They sell blueberry
wine. "
Related Blueberry Information: Freezing, Making Jam,
Jelly,
Canning, Blueberry Pies, Recipes and More
Also, see our pages on easy illustrated blueberry
directions:
FFor other fruit and vegetable festivals, see this page!
Unconfirmed festivals
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Blueberry Jamboree - Saturday, June
- NOTE: their website is gone,their Facebook page hasn't been
updated since 2010 - Does anyone have current information
If so,
please write me,
Barrineau Park
Community Center, 6055 Barrineau Park School Road, Molino, FL 32577. Phone:
(850) 475-5230. Fax: (850) 475-5233. Email:
[email protected]. The First-Ever Blueberry Jamboree will kick
off Touchablue Berry Farm with a
5K Race for the Blueberries and will end that evening with some
toe-tapping
bluegrass music by local musicians. If you are in search of a fun-filled
Saturday in the heart of
blueberry production in Escambia County, then you're looking for the
Blueberry Jamboree.The festival will feature:
family entertainment,
music, great food, a wandering blueberry in costume, a
Blueberry Spitting Contest, a
Blueberry Bake-Off,
Cake and Plant Walks,
cloggers, smiles and laughter!The Jamboree will also feature local
Artisan & Crafter Vendors.
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Tarpon Springs Blue Berry Festival - May, Friday to
Sunday, Noon until 7 pm. NOTE: I cannot find ANYTHING about this
festival in 2018 - it's like they just vanished. I assume they have been
discontinued. If you have any current information,
please write me,
161 E. Tarpon Avenue South Pinellas Ave. &
surrounding streets, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689. Phone: (727) 869-9884. Email:
[email protected]. Open: May , Friday to Sunday,
Noon until 7 pm. Directions:
Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Blueberries,
parking provide free, musical entertainment, carnival rides, restrooms,
petting zoo, events at your location (call for info), FREE admissionFamily
Festival held May 7 - 9 in the Antique district of the historical Tarpon
Springs. Amongst other Fun things, we'll be having a "Best Dressed Picnic
Basket" contest, $50 cash to the First Place winner; a Silent Auction,
Children's Theater all day Sunday, and many more things to offer.