Missouri Strawberry Festivals in 2024

Update for 2024:

It looks like most festivals are returning, aside from those that were killed off by the lockdowns of the past 2 years. That took a heavy toll on their finances. I am checking with them day by day, if you have an update for an, please tell me via the Feedback form.

Looking for a strawberry festival in Missouri in 2024? (just scroll down the page)There is no other listing as complete and current as this list, just updated! All the strawberry festivals in Missouri we can find are listed on this page! If you love strawberries, look for a festival near you below! And I'm always looking for more strawberry festivals! Please write me, if you know of any to add! I update the dates as soon as the festivals publish their information, but you can always click on the links (usually the name of the festival) to see the current information on the festival's own website.

Always click on the links to the festival to confirm this year's dates; weather and other conditions could cause a change at the last minute. They may change or cancel at the last minute. . If they don't have a website, call the phone number provided, but ALWAYS CONFIRM THIS YEAR'S DATES AND TIMES BY EITHER VIEWING THEIR WEBSITE OR CALLING.

Click here for the form to add a festival and have detailed information; or click here if you have general information and are not connected with the event!

2024 Missouri Strawberry Festivals - Where, When and More Details!

Missouri

There are two general types of strawberry festivals 1) community festivals, usually organized by a church, school, local Chamber of commerce or a town and 2). Strawberry festival held at and by a farm

They are different in what they offer, so they are grouped separately. (of course not all states and areas have both. And following the festival listings are links to our easy to follow directions about making strawberry jam, freezing strawberries, strawberry pies and much more.

Community Strawberry Festivals

• Kimmswick Strawberry Festival - early June every year ( check their website for this year's dates)
  Downtown Kimmswick, MO. Jefferson County. Phone: 636-464-7407. Email: INFO@CITYOFKIMMSWICK.ORG. Come to our small community and shop at our more than 30 unique shops, eat any of our four restaurants with plenty of outdoor sitting areas. The streets and grass fields will be lined with hundreds of homemade craft, direct sInquiry from a visitor to www.PickYourOwn.org/strawberryfestivals.phpales, corporate sponsor and food booths. There is something for everyone! Crafters and food vendors line the streets offering Strawberry Shortcake, Chocolate Covered Strawberries, and Strawberry Cheesecake and more. There is a petting zoo, train rides, pony rides, bounce houses, small children's rides, games for the kids, face painters, and caricature artists. The town also has an Apple Butter Festival in October.
• Lawson United Methodist Church Annual Strawberry Festival - Saturday, in mid-July from 11:30 PM to 2:30 PM
  504 N Pennsylvania Ave Lawson, MO 64062. Open to the public. The annual Strawberry Festival in the air-conditioned basement of Lawson Methodist Church at 5th & Penn., during the Lawson Picnic. Stop in for lunch after the disc golf tournament or before The Gospelaires concert! The menu includes sloppy joes, hot dogs, potato chips, cakes, cookies, strawberries, and homemade ice cream. This fundraiser supports various missions of the congregation.
• Vaile Mansion Strawberry Festival - First Saturday in June, from 9 AM to 4 PM, June 4, 2022
  1500 N. Liberty St. Independence, MO 64050. Phone: (816) 229-8293. Free admission to grounds; 2022 Mansion Tour: Adults $10.00 | Children $5.00. Dozens of craft, food and antique booths will be set up around the Mansion. The Vaile Society will be selling Strawberry Treats! Shuttle service is available from William Chrisman High School.. A hundred craft and antique dealers will be set up around the Mansion. The Vaile Society will be selling Strawberry Treats!

Farm Strawberry Festivals

In addition to community and church festivals, some private farms have their own strawberry festivals in June. See each farm for this year's dates (they often do not announce them until the end of May). They usually have PYO strawberries then, too. Also, scroll down to see the links to recipes, freezing, canning and jam making directions at the bottom of the page.

• We will be adding these as we find them; Please write me, if you know of any to add!

Related Strawberry Information: Freezing, making Jam, Canning, Pies, Recipes and More

Also, see our pages on easy illustrated strawberry directions:

• How to freeze strawberries!
• Strawberry jam (with pectin) (uses less sugar or honey and less cooking)
• Strawberry jam (without pectin) (requires much more sugar and cooking)
• Strawberry (and other berry) jams without sugar
• Strawberry jelly
• Strawberry-rhubarb jam!
• Homemade strawberry ice cream (regular, low fat, nonfat, low sugar, vanilla and even gelato)
• Canning strawberries
• Make gourmet chocolate-covered strawberries
• How to make fruit juice - strawberry and other berries
• Strawberry pie filling
• Easy Rhubarb-Strawberry pie
• Fig-strawberry jam
• Fig-strawberry jam, made with Jell-O gelatin

For other fruit and vegetable festivals, see this page!