Gemini Rising

Getting out: Visiting the CA Strawberry Festival!

The California Strawberry Festival is Back!! One of my favorite festivals here in my neck of the woods in California is the Strawberry Festival. I think I started going when the boys were little, I want to say about 2010 around that time. I enjoy a good festival, and there's a little bit of everything at the Strawberry Festival - food, arts & crafts, strawberries, music, kiddie rides, and would could forget: The Strawberry Smoothie!



In the past, the festival was held at Oxnard College in Oxnard, but every year it grew and grew and this year was the first year it was held at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, a venue that fit the growing event. One of the first things I would do would be to buy the boys a smoothie and I would hunt down a margarita. This year, my son shared a margarita with me. How the time flies!


After out smoothies, we were usually on the hunt for Arts & Crafts. You can usually find some great gems at Arts & Crafts and this year was no exception! I found some "dangles" earrings - my favorite was Grinchy earrings and mini flip flops, but they had everything under the sun. I also discovered lemoncello chocolate almonds. They were delicious! I didn't even know they were a thing! Now I know I can find them on Amazon! One year I got a really top with stretchy material that had a Paris theme.



After visiting A&C, it was time to find a snack. Usually I go for the Garlic Fries, but there's a whole variety of items such as strawberry tamales, nachos, turkey legs, corn dogs, and hamburgers. Garlic fries are my favorite because you can't get them all the time. If there was space, we'd sit down and listen to the music.


If we had an opportunity, we'd take the kids to the kiddie area and take pictures with the mascots. After that, it was time to find some flats and head home. This year we had the cool opportunity to find Tony's Pizza in Ventura - it was a local place with live music and the pizza crust was the best I've had in ages!

What I like about festivals is that it gets you out of the house, gives you an opportunity to explore and relax with no time constraints and you can always enjoy the strawberries! What's your favorite festival?



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