Pasadena Strawberry Festival

History of the Pasadena Strawberry Festival

In 1974 a small group of enthusiastic Pasadena citizens gathered in a tent on a football practice field for the opening of the Pasadena Historical Museum and celebrated San Jacinto Day with the very first Strawberry Festival.Strawberries, famous for their size and sweetness, were the first big business in Pasadena, Texas. As many as twenty-eight train carloads of strawberries a day left Pasadena loading sheds going as far north as Chicago and Kansas City. These strawberries not only brought premium prices, but also earned Pasadena the coveted title "Strawberry Capitol of the South."

Today, with over five hundred volunteers, the Pasadena Strawberry Festival continues to celebrate Pasadena's heritage on the 106-acre Pasadena Convention Center and Municipal Fairgrounds complex and attracts over 45,000 visitors.

You, too, are invited to come enjoy three fun-filled days of activities, attractions and entertainment the whole family will enjoy.

Website: http://www.strawberryfest.org

Strawberry Festival Events

Strawberry Festival Parade

Saturday, May 8th, 2010 beginning at 10am from the corner of Spencer and Shaver and will proceed down Spencer to Burke ending at the Memorial Stadium.

Baby Float Parade

Saturday, May 1st, 1 p.m. at Pasadena Town Square Mall

Annual BBQ Cookoff

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 14, 15, 16th, 2009. Pasadena Fairgrounds - Red Bluff at Fairmont Parkway - Contact Office: 281-991-9500