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Florida Strawberry Festival lineup released

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PLANT CITY, Fla. — The Florida Strawberry Festival announced the lineup of artists performing on the Wish Farms Soundstage at the 2026 event.

The Florida Strawberry Festival is an 11-day community event celebrating the strawberry harvest in Hillsborough County.

Lineup:

Feb. 26

  • 10:30 a.m. JIMMY STURR & HIS ORCHESTRA
  • 3:30 p.m. The Oak Ridge Boys
  • 7:30 p.m. Alabama

Feb. 27

  • 3:30 p.m. Jo Dee Messina
  • 7:30 p.m. Jamey Johnson

Feb. 28

  • 3:30 p.m. Lonestar
  • 7:30 p.m. Ty Myers

March 1

  • 6:30 p.m. Riley Green featuring Hannah McFarland

March 2

  • 3:30 p.m. Gene Watson
  • 7:30 p.m. To be announced

March 3

  • 3:30 p.m. Sandi Patty
  • 7:30 p.m. Lauren Daigle

March 4

  • 3:30 p.m. John Foster
  • 7:30 p.m. Brantley Gilbert

March 5

  • 10:30 a.m. Bill Haley Jr. & The Comets
  • 3:30 p.m. The Bellamy Brothers
  • 7:30 p.m. Dierks Bentley

Mar. 6

  • 3:30 p.m. The Marshall Tucker Band
  • 7:30 p.m. Forrest Frank

March 7

  • 3:30 p.m. To be announced
  • 7:30 p.m. The Offspring

 
March 8

  • 7:30 p.m. To be announced

The 91st annual event will take place Feb-26 to March 8, 2026. Tickets for gate admission and headline entertainment shows will go on sale Dec. 11 at 8 a.m.

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