Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival Kicks Off Today

Posted: Apr 8, 2022 / 11:56 AM AST

Updated: Apr 8, 2022 / 11:56 AM AST

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Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival

“The Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival is a FREE family friendly outdoor festival, filled with lots of great food, strawberries, entertainment, and fun for people of all ages to enjoy!” – lastrawberryfestival.com

April 8-10, 2022
Address
- Memorial Park
- 301 North Sixth Street
  - (Intersection of North 6th Street and West Beech Street)
- Ponchatoula, LA 70454
- You can also search for “Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival” in Google Maps
Schedule of Events
- Friday, April 8th
  - 12:00pm – Rides, Food, & Game Booths Open
  - 5:00pm – Entertainment Begins
    - North Stage:
      - 5:15pm: Introduction of Strawberry Royalty
      - 5:30pm – 7:30pm: Chase Tyler
      - 8:15pm – 10:15pm: Category 6
    - South Stage:
      - 5:00pm – 7:00pm: Clay Cormier
      - 7:45pm – 9:45pm: Souled Out
  - 10:30pm – Festival Closes
- Saturday, April 9th
  - 9:00am – Rides, Food, & Game Booths Open
  - 9:30am – Parade Starts Downtown
  - 11:45am – Entertainment Begins
    - North Stage:
      - 11:00am: Royalty Introductions
      - 11:30am – 11:45am: Egg Toss
      - 11:45am – 1:45pm: Ferg’s Highway
      - 1:45pm: Parade Winners Announced
      - 1:45pm – 2:15pm: Strawberry Eating Contest
      - 2:15pm – 4:15pm: Nashville South
      - 5:30pm – 8:00pm: The Dominos
      - 8:30pm – 10:30pm: Louisiana Spice
    - South Stage:
      - 11:00am: Royalty Introductions
      - 12:30pm – 2:30pm: Lindsey Cardinale
      - 3:00pm – 5:00pm: Waylon Thibodeaux
      - 5:45pm – 7:15pm: Peyton Falgout Band
      - 8:00pm – 10:00pm: Parish County Line
  - 1:45pm: Parade Winners Announced
  - 4:15pm: Strawberry Auction: Bid on the “Best of the Best” Ribbon-winning Strawberries
  - 11:00pm: Festival Closes
- Sunday, April 10th
  - 9:00am – Church Service at the North Stage
  - 10:00am – Rides, Food, & Game Booths Open
  - 11:00am – Entertainment Begins
    - North Stage
      - 11:00am – 11:15am: Egg Toss
      - 11:15am – 12:45pm: Will Vance
      - 12:45pm – 1:30pm: Strawberry Eating Contest
      - 1:30pm – 3:30pm: Amanda Shaw
      - 4:00pm – 6:00pm: The Phunkey Monkeys
    - South Stage
      - 11:00am – 12:30pm: Beaucoup Boogie
      - 1:00pm – 3:00pm: Ryan Foret & Foret Tradition
      - 3:30pm – 5:30pm: Tyler Kinchen & The Right Pieces
  - 12:45pm – 1:30pm: Strawberry Eating Contest
  - 6:00pm – Festival Closes