Strawbery Festival
Portland's first Strawberry Festival was held in 1941. Ever since that time, the Festival has been a collaborative effort between the City of Portland, our businesses, our farmers, our schools, the Chamber of Commerce, our churches, our fraternal and civic organizations, our musicians, and many others. Our annual Festival is our time to showcase Portland, and we invite you to come join us for the festivities! NMT Web Designs, LLC lists the events below as a community service. Not all of the events listed below are part of the "official" Strawberry Festival umbrella. However, the events fall in the same general date range, and they may also be of interest to you. Enjoy!
70th
Annual!!!
2011 Portland Strawberry
Festival
Confirmed Dates!
May 16-21, 2011
The Big Festival Day: Saturday, May 21,
2011
All
events and dates on this page are tentative.
The organizers do not release any information until just a few months before
the actual Strawberry Festival. We will post additional information on
confirmed events as it becomes available.
Booths
The Portland Lions Club handles booth rentals at the Strawberry Festival.
This is a vendor application form:
http://www.portlandcofc.com/venapp.pdf
These are the Food Vendor Guidelines:
http://www.portlandcofc.com/foodvend.pdf
For additional information, please contact a member of the Portland Lions
Club:
http://lionwap.org/eclub/sites/PortlandTN/contact.php
Where to Buy Strawberries?
Please visit NMT's "Strawberries" page!
Directions to the Strawberry Festival.
From I-65, take exit 117.
Head east on TN 52 for about 5 miles.
Turn left on TN 109. (There is a traffic light.)
Go a block or two north on TN 109.
Most of the events are near the gazebo (#3 on map.)
Google Map
Click here for a Google map which you can use to navigate to the Strawberry
Festival in Portland, Tennessee.
Please note:
!. There are three red "push pins" on the map. These are the
locations of Strawberry Festival Events.
2. Richland Park is shown in green. Google incorrectly shows the
road going into Richland Park as Wiseman Street. The road has been
renamed to America's Way. (The current street sign reads America's
Way.)
2011 Middle Tennessee Strawberry Pageants, May ??, 2011,
Portland High School Theater.
Mother-Daughter Tea Party for a Cure. May ??,
2011.
This is a Relay for Life event. It will be held at the Oasis Church, 703
South Broadway, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the
American Cancer Society. The price is $10 per ticket. Events
include: Tasty treats, Make up center, Nail Center, Crafts, Party Favors, and
Games.
Monday Merchant Scavenger Hunt. May ??, 2011.
This event is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce.
The hunt begins at 5 p.m. Teams of four people will be competing for a
$1,000.00 prize. There is a $25.00 registration fee per team (not per
person).
Please
visit their web site to see a flyer.
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Strawberry
Carnival. May ??, 2011. Midway, rides, games, food, and lots of fun!
The carnival is arranged by the Portland Band Boosters. New location
this year: Portland High School!
Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament. May ??, 2011.
This is a four-person golf scramble. The location is
Kenny Perry Country Creek Golf Course in Franklin, Kentucky.. T
Choir
Night, May ??, 2011.
This event is in partnership with the Portland Ministerial Association.
Location: First Baptist Church, Portland. Time: 7 p.m.
Story
Hour at the Elmer Hinton Memorial Library. May ??, 2011.
Characters such as Strawberry Shortcake will be on hand to
entertain the children and to encourage reading skills. The location of
the event is the new library location, 321 Victor Reiter Parkway. Times: 4
p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Jammin'
& Dancing on Main Street, May ??, 2011, starting at 6:00 p.m. on Main Street..
This is an evening event for the entire family. Music, song, and dance!
Please bring your lawn chairs. Free admission. Live music from local
artists. Hotdogs, hamburgers, and pizza will be available for purchase.
Bring
Your Berry Best Bake Contest, May ??, 2011.
Bring your favorite recipe and compete for a $50 top prize. Drop off
entries between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Judging begins at 7 p.m. No entry
fee. Location: inside Chamber of Commerce office.
May 21, 2011 - THE BIG STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL DAY
May
21, 2011
- Rotary Pancake Breakfast. 7
a.m. to 11 a.m. Pancakes and sausage. All-you-can-eat pancakes.
Location: Portland First Baptist Church, Family Recreation Center (gym).
Adult tickets: $6.00. Children 6 and under tickets: $3.00. Proceeds
go towards the Portland Rotary Club's various projects during the year.
Please come join us in support of The Portland Rotary Club!
May
21, 2011 - Strawberry Stride Run (5K run, 1 mile run, and kids' fun runs).
Portland High School.
8 a.m.
Please click here for details and registration
information.
May 21, 2011 - Food, Crafts, Games. Located
downtown near the gazebo. (Usually 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
May 21, 2011 - Kids Town USA.
This event is sponsored by the Portland Chamber of Commerce.
It opens at 9:00 a.m. and closes at 6:00 p.m. The cost is $5.00 per child
for the entire day. Children will enjoy a day of fun with inflatables and
other activities. Location: Main Street in downtown Portland.
May
21, 2011 - Parade.
This year's Grand Marshals are Larry and Wanda Collins!
The parade starts at 2:00 p.m. at Freedom Drive (near the Police/Fire building.
It then travels down TN109 (North and South Broadway) and ends at the Portland
East Middle School. Please click here for a parade-entry application:
http://www.portlandcofc.com/parade.pdf
May
21, 2011 - Strawberry-Eating Contest.
Registration begins at 9 a.m. at the booth on East Market
Street. The contest begins at 11 a.m. Contestants must be 10 years old
minimum. There will be a winner in each age bracket.
May
21, 2011 - Live Music All Day.
Presented by Robin White and Disciple Productions. 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on
the stage on Market Street (near the gazebo downtown).
May 21, 2011 - Live Concert.
An evening concert will be held in the amphitheater in
Richland Park. Please bring your lawn chairs or blankets. To
enter Richland Park (#6 on map above), please turn on America's Way off of
Portland Boulevard.
The concert starts at 6 p.m.
Highway 52 Yard Sale, May 20-21, 2011.
Tennessee's second longest yard sale! Over 400 vendors selling
who-knows-what along Highway 52 from Orlinda, across I-65, all the way to
Celina. Crosses all of Sumner, Macon and Clay Counties and passes through
Orlinda, Portland, Westmoreland, Lafayette, Red Boiling Springs and Celina.
For details, please visit:
http://www.tn52.com/tn52_yard_sale.htm
Where to Buy Strawberries?
Please visit NMT's "Strawberries" page!