Strawberry Fest in Kimmswick Looking 'Berry' Good

Kimmswick's second largest-attended event of the year will take place this weekend—the Strawberry Festival. 

It's an event many residents look forward to each year. The other citywide Kimmswick festival that attracts an even larger crowds is the Apple Butter Festival, on the last weekend in October. 

This weekend's event is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. It will take place on the streets of the small town in its business district. All shops and restaurants will be open.

The event will feature fresh strawberries, chocolate covered strawberries, strawberry desserts and jams and strawberry iced tea. Up to 125 food and craft vendors will line the streets.

The festival will also have children's carnival rides and inflatables, pony rides, a petting zoo and horse-drawn carriage rides. Ten different lives bands will be on hand at the event. The band schedule can be found here.

All streets in the city will be closed to vehicle traffic. There is a parking lot off Highway K in which visitors can park and walk a short distance to the festival. Fairgoers can also park for a fee at the Windsor C-1 School District campus at 6208 US Highway 61-67 and take a shuttle bus to the festival.

For more information, call Kimmswick City Hall at 636-464-7407 or www.visitkimmswick.com.