Pasadena Strawberry Festival
Event on 2011-05-20 00:00:00
Venue: Pasadena Convention Center & Fairgrounds
Phone: 281-991-9500
Start Date: May 20, 2011
End Date: May 22, 2011
Cost: Adults:
Children: (ages 5-12)
Seniors:
A barbecue cook-off, a beauty pageant, arts and crafts, live entertainment, teen battle of the bands and the world’s largest strawberry shortcake are all part 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.
The San Jacinto Day Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Proceeds from the Pasadena Strawberry Festival benefit San Jacinto Day Foundation projects including:
•Scholarships for area high school and college students
•Books for college libraries
•Preservation and promotion of Texas History and Pasadena
•Fundraising efforts for local civic, youth and non-profit groups
at Pasadena Convention Center & Fair Grounds
7902 Fairmont Parkway
Pasadena, United States
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