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The Space Coast Strawberry Festival is back with fun for all the family, celebrating all things Strawberry!

Writer: Alastair MacAlastair Mac
Enjoy this two-day, outdoor, family festival, with a wide range of enjoyable activities, all celebrating the wonderful strawberry.

Smiling woman in a hat holding strawberry shortcake with whipped cream at an outdoor fair. Colorful tents and people in the background. Space Coast Strawberry Festival

Get ready for two sweet days of family-friendly fun at the Space Coast Strawberry Festival, taking place on Saturday, March 15, and Sunday, March 16 at Space Coast Daily Park, Viera.


Celebrate everything strawberry with pick-your-own berries, delicious treats, and exciting activities for all ages. Enjoy live performances from the Pink Spice Band on Saturday and the Syd Taylor Band on Sunday, whose angelic voice is sure to captivate.


Don’t miss Jimmy Riffle of Animal Planet’s Gator Boys as he puts on interactive reptile shows featuring live animals and fun surprises for kids.


Meet adorable animals at the free Space Coast Daily Petting Zoo, where you can feed goats, sheep, mini horses, and more. Dance and play with Diana & The Beneficial Bugs in a magical bubble-filled adventure, and immerse yourself in games and foam fun with Spittlebug!


Enter contests like the Berry Cute Baby Contest, the Mother-Daughter Look-Alike Contest, and the Strawberry Pie Eating Contest. There’s something for everyone!



Free Shows


Jimmy Riffle of the Gator Boys will show and tell and handle the large reptiles as seen on the HIT TV Show “Animal Planet.” See and learn about Florida’s world-famous reptile from Alligator experts seen on the Hit TV Show “Animal Planet” – Gator Boys Jimmy Riffle will be performing 2 shows on Friday and three on Saturday and Sunday


The Pink Spice Band will perform from 10 am until 12 pm on Saturday, February 22. The Pink Spice Band is a band that plays a variety of music, including jazz, blues, rock, Motown, pop, and Latin dance.


Squawk The Amazing Bird Show will perform three shows daily, Saturday and Sunday. Debbie and Mark Obarka have been performing over 20 years with their pet parrots, entertaining and amazing audiences across the US.


Meet and greet all the animals inside the Space Coast Daily Petting Zoo. Free with festival admission. Meet and feed the 15 goats and sheep, a mini donkey, a mini horse, a tortoise, pigs, ducks, chickens, snakes, guinea pigs, sugar gliders, rabbits, pigs and much more. If you would like to feed the animals, then you may purchase the safe feed from the petting zoo for $2 a bag.


Person dressed in leafy green costume with red strawberry accents, holding a strawberry-shaped object. Clear blue background. Playful mood. Space Coast Strawberry Festival

Meet Mr. Strawberry at The Space Coast Strawberry Festival as he pops up at the Space Coast Strawberry Festival where you least expect him.


Bob Bohme’s FARMily Feud Show will get the crowd having fun at The Space Coast Strawberry Festival.


Red strawberry-shaped carnival ride seats in foreground, with Ferris wheel and swing ride in background against a clear blue sky. Space Coast Strawberry Festival

Children’s Fun Zone

The Space Coast Strawberry Festival is great for families! The festival is a rich, entertaining experience for children of all ages. Near the heart of the festival grounds is the Kids Zone, with lots to do for the youngins, so Mom and Dad can have fun too.


Enjoy Strawberry-Go-Round ride, Bounce Houses, Slides, Splash Zone Arches, Petting Zoo, Pony Rides, Mini-train rides, Face Painting, free Sack Races, Hay Bale Maze, Corn Pit, Bubble Play and other fun games and activities abound. There will also be fishing lessons and fun at the Victoria Lake inside the festival. 


Arts & Crafts Village

The Space Coast Strawberry Festival Arts & Crafts Fair is expected to host over 150 exhibitors, representing all types of art and craft media. The fair will draw thousands of eager shoppers from across the Southeast to the beautiful, palm tree lined grounds of Space Coast Daily Park, in charming Viera on Florida’s Space Coast.


Chocolate-covered strawberry skewers on a market stall. Two men in red shirts stand behind. Banner reads "Strawberry Kabob." Bright, sunny. Space Coast Strawberry Festival

Food & Drinks

There will be a wide variety of delicious food and beverages available at the festival. From hot and cold domestic and international foods for every taste, to delicious prepared or build-your-own strawberry shortcake bowls with hot and cold alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be readily available. 


Live Music

There will be a great lineup of musical groups to entertain you at the festival.


Car Show

Everyone loves to stroll around beautiful vehicles, enjoy the craftsmanship and imagine themselves behind the wheel. There will be a great variety of such vehicles on view at the festival, so stroll, gaze and enjoy talking with the owners who often sit proudly by the side of their beauty.


Person in a bee costume on stilts smiles at a carnival. Ferris wheel and food stands in background. Vibrant yellow and black colors. Space Coast Strawberry Festival

Festival Admission:


Adults: $6 per person, per day. Includes all day access from open to close. Need to leave the park? No problem, simply show your armband for re-entry.


Children under the age of 2 receive FREE admission. Well behaved pets on a leash are welcomed.


Parking $5 per vehicle. Need to leave the park? No problem, simply show your parking pass for re-entry on the same day.




Woman smiling, holding a bowl of strawberries and whipped cream. Sunny outdoor festival setting with people in the background. Space Coast Strawberry Festival


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