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The Poteet Strawberry Festival features delicious food, a rodeo, musical entertainment, a carnival and everything "strawberry" you could possibly imagine.
When spring is in the air, the brown starts to give way to the green and flowers start showing their colorful smiles, it's time for one thing! You got it! Head on down I-35 to exit 148A and take TX-16 all the way to Poteet, Texas. When you see the strawberry in the sky (their water tower is a juicy, ripe strawberry), you'll know you've reached your destination and are you ever in for a treat!
In April each year, Poteet offers a big taste of strawberries with a scrumptious scoop of South Texas on top. Bring the whole family because there is something for everyone. From carnival rides to delectable delights and shopping to entertainment, you won't be disappointed. There's no finer place to spend a slice of a springtime day than in the little town of Poteet and folks have been doing just that since 1948 when the first Strawberry Festival opened its gates. If you're going for the food, you'll find the usual carnival fare such as hotdogs, burgers,tacos and roasted corn but that's not all. The star of this show is obviously the strawberry.
From strawberry nachos to strawberry wine, you will not leave this festival without satisfying your berry craving. You'll stumble upon the expected strawberry shortcake, strawberry ice cream and strawberry sundaes. You can also enjoy the simple, delicious berries alone or dipped in succulent chocolate. There's no way to visit this shin-dig and not get your strawberry fix on!
Once you've reached the point of berry bliss, enjoy one of the many unique, crowd-pleasing shows and visit the merchants who always offer a variety of goodies for purchase. The entertainment varies from year to year but you can find the latest schedule updates and festival highlights at the official site here.
The festival has been known to include the famous Elvis Extravaganza (look-alike/sound-alike Elvis contest). Close your eyes and these blue-suede shoe entertainers will have you believing you're back in Memphis about 40 years ago. This contest consistently draws a talented bunch who not only look like The King but also sound and entertain like him! Again, check the website to see if this is part of the entertainment schedule.Some parts of the festival just never change. Just like the berries, you are always going to find the carnival area and let's not forget the rodeo and all its amazing traditional roping and riding events. The rodeo is worth the price of festival admission alone but it's simply one of the gold nuggets in this treasure basket.
Put the Poteet Strawberry Festival on your calendar of spring events and don't forget to take home a strawberry plant. Then, you can enjoy the berry this festival celebrates, right from your g
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