Today's The Last Chance To Enjoy This Year's Strawberry Festival

By The Tampa Tribune
Published: March 08, 2009

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PLANT CITY --

The Florida Strawberry Festival ends today. Here's today's event schedule:

10 a.m.: Gates open, midway opens

Noon: Youth beef breed show, CF Industries Ag Tent

3 p.m.: Trent Tomlinson; Love and Theft; Chad Brock and Killer Beaz, GTE FCU Soundstage

7:30 p.m.: Jessica Simpson, GTE FCU Soundstage

The festival grounds are at 2202 W. Reynolds St. Festival admission tickets purchased at participating area Sweetbay supermarkets are $8 for age 13 and older, and $4 for ages 6 to 12. Admission prices at the gate are $10 for adults and $5 for youngsters. Children 5 and younger are admitted free when accompanied by a paying adult.

There is no admission charge to the 3 p.m. concert on the soundstage. Reserved seats for Jessica Simpson's show are $25 and $30, depending on seat location. Concert tickets are not good for admission to the festival grounds.

The festival's Web site is www.flstrawberryfestival.com. For information, call the ticket office at (813) 754-1996.