Strawberries are the star of the show on Saturday, June 10 (rain date June 11) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. when Orange Congregational Church will host its 15th annual Strawberry Festival on the fairgrounds at High Plains Community Center in Orange.
The event will include plenty of fruit-themed foods, such as strawberry shortcake, ice cream with strawberries, a strawberry slushie and homemade strawberry jam. There will be a pie eating contest, kids’ activities, old time games, magicians, balloon animals, puppy adoption, an afternoon hayride, and the Red Car Show during the festival. Red cars and trucks of every era will be on display at the fairgrounds; enter yours for $15 with a chance to win a trophy. A live band will play in the gazebo. Explore vendor booths of every kind or browse the Country Store tent for more strawberry wares. The day opens at 9 a.m. with strawberry-topped pancakes. For lunch, the grill will be making hotdogs, hamburgers, pulled pork, sausage and peppers, grilled cheese, veggie burgers, fries and other staples of summer.
Admission and parking are free. For questions about the festival, call the Orange Congregational Church at 203-795-9749. For questions about the Red Car show, call George Catalano at 203-799-6748.