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Plan Your Visit To The Troy Strawberry Festival

May 30, 2024 By Lisa Grigsby

What Started as a small gathering in 1978, has become one of the most beloved festivals in Ohio. This Sat and Sunday downtown Troy will be strawberry central.   The festival footprint will stretch along the Square on Main Street from the Plum to Mulberry Street, and on Market Street from Water Street to Franklin Street. The festival will be held rain or shine.

Fest Hours:
Sat, June 2nd:      10am-9pm
Sun, June 3rd:          10am-6pm


Fri,
May 31st 5-9pm
Strawberry Jam – Hometown Celebration 
This event is put on by the Strawberry Festival but it is NOT the full festival.

Concert on Prouty Plaza featuring:  6:00pm-9:00pm: SWAGG

​Shops open late! Downtown Restaurants open! A limited number of Strawberry Festival vendors will be open.

 

The Troy Strawberry Festival prides itself on the variety of food that is available and provided by our local Miami County Not-for-Profit clubs and organizations.  They have many strawberry treats such as their famous Strawberry Donuts, Deep Fried Strawberries, Strawberry Salsa, and much more!  They also have festival food including Texas Tenderloins, Blooming Onions, Hamburgers, Sausages, and even Cajun cuisine!

During the festival, strawberry donuts will be sold on the visitor’s side of the Troy Memorial Stadium (closest to the levee). Donuts are $15 a dozen. They sell Saturday 6:00AM-11:00PM and Sunday 6:00AM-6:00PM.

The Troy Strawberry Festival has a variety of local performers.  They will have 3 stages this year. The Levee and Community Stage are located on the river levee and the other is located downtown on Prouty Plaza. On Friday night there will be food, face painting and balloons along with a band on Prouty Plaza. On Saturday and Sunday the festival hosts a Pie Eating contest, a Shortcake run and Super Kids competition. All of the food and game vendor are associated with a local non-profit serving the Troy & Miami County area.  The Strawberry Festival does NOT have amusement rides or commercial games. 


Entertainment Schedule:

Saturday, June 1 

Prouty Plaza Stage (downtown by the Mayflower) 

10:00am-10:15am : Opening Ceremony
10:15am-10:30am : Lion Dance
10:30am-11:00am : Mike Hemmelgarn
11:00am-1:00pm : Little Mr. & Miss Strawberry Pageant
1:15pm-2:30pm : Brooke Klopfenstein Duo
3:00pm-4:30pm : 24/7 Band
5:00pm- 6:30pm : New Frontiers
7:00pm-8:30pm : The Big Badd

Levee Stage (below the Gazebo on the lower levee)

10:30am-12:00pm : Jimmy Felts
12:15pm-12:45pm : Mike Hemmelgarn
1:00pm-2:30pm : Jerry Mullins
2:45pm-4:45pm : Danny Schneible
5:00pm-8:30pm : Will Freed Band

Community Stage (concrete pad on lower levee past Gazebo)

10:30am – 11:30 am: Belly Dance Body Fitness
11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Kung Fu/tai/chi
12:30pm-1:30pm: Pie Eating Contest
1:30pm – 2:30pm: McGovern Irish Dancers
2:30pm-3:30pm: Pop Rocks
3:45pm-4:30pm: Chair One Fitness with Alice
4:45pm-5:30pm: Zumba with Liza and Lynn
5:30pm-6:00pm: Color Guard Clinic
6:00pm-6:45pm: Cardio Drumming
7:00pm-8:30pm : Ke Aloha Entertainment

Sunday, June 2    

Prouty Plaza Stage (downtown by the Mayflower)

10:00am-11:00am : Declare on the Square
11:30am-12:45 : Airforce Band
1:00pm-2:00pm : LYD Duo
2:30pm-3:45pm : John Schwab Party Band
4:15pm-5:30pm : Exploit Deluxe

Levee Stage (below the Gazebo on the lower levee) ​

10:30am-11:15am : Jimmy Felts
1:30am-1:00pm : Jerry Mullins
1:15pm- 2:30pm: Brook Duo
3:00pm-4:15pm : Pat Buzzard
4:30pm-5:45pm : Luke Davis w/ Jimmy Allen

Community Stage (concrete pad on lower levee past Gazebo)

10:00am – 11:00 am: Pop Rocks
11:00 am – 12:00 pm: McGovern Irish Dancers
12:00pm-1:00pm: Belly Dance Performance/Colleen & Caro Mystique Troop
1:00pm – 2:00pm: Yoga with Donna
2:15pm-2:45pm: Pilates with Cathy
3:15pm-4:15pm: Belly Dance Body Fitness
4:15pm-5:00pm: Cardio Drumming

The Festival offers FREE PARKING AND FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE to the festival site from parking areas located off I-75 at the following exits that will drop you off directly at the festival.  Shuttles run Sat 9am – 9:30pm and Sun 9am – 7pm

Miami County Fairgrounds Paarking

Take I-75 to Exit 78   Follow the signs to the shuttles. Shuttle drop off is at the Miami County Courthous

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2024 Queen Jackie Harris (Bethel HS)
Attendants: Kristin Sedam (Troy HS) and Josie Birdsong (Tippecanoe HS)
Miss Congeniality Lana McAdams (Miami East HS)

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: Prouty Plaza, strawberry donuts, Strawberry Festival, troy

Time To Make The Strawberry Donuts!

May 14, 2014 By Dayton Most Metro Leave a Comment

10269516_10152016981997610_1932085615192099220_nThe folks that run the Troy Strawberry Festival have alerted us that the Strawberry Donut Hotline is now open and ready to take your order for Pre-Ordered Strawberry Donuts that will be available on Friday, June 6, 2014. You can pick up your pre-ordered donuts in our convenient drive thru at the Troy Stadium or have them delivered. Pre Ordered donuts are $8 per dozen. Drive Thru hours are 7am – 1pm on Friday, June 6 only.

To order by phone: (937) 332-3992

To order online: Click here

The Strawberry Festival officially begins on Friday night, June 6th with food, entertainment for the whole family on the Great Miami River Levee! Two full days of events follow beginning with a short Parade on Saturday morning. From there the main action continues on the Historic Streets of Downtown Troy and along the Great Miami River Levee! Browse over 200 high quality art and craft booths. If you can make it with strawberries, you will find it at the Troy Strawberry Festival, more than 70 food booths offer everything from strawberry salsa, chocolate covered strawberries, strawberry bbq sauce, and of course the famous strawberry donuts! Great family entertainment, two stages of free entertainment, free shuttle service and free admissions.1536470_10151788476287610_839021333_n

The Festival is more than just a weekend of fun. It serves as a major fund-raising event for many of the area’s civic and charitable groups. Committees work year-round to prepare for the weekend when as many as 100,000 people come to Troy to take part in our world class festival.

The Festival is also looking for volunteers to help with all kinds of festival activities, from bed races to pie eating contest security to souvenir sales.  If you’d like to to sign up, fill out this volunteer form.

Filed Under: Dayton Dining, The Featured Articles Tagged With: Oh, strawberry donuts, troy, Troy Strawberry Festival

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