Community School Strawberry Festival
The Annual Community School Strawberry Festival is one of the Valley’s most popular and well-known events. This two-day family-oriented festival is run entirely by Community School parent volunteers, alumni, and school staff. All proceeds benefit Community School and Community High School.
The Strawberry Festival draws approximately 50,000 visitors to downtown Roanoke during the first weekend of May. In addition to delicious strawberry desserts, there are arts and craft vendors, children’s activities, and live entertainment at the Elmwood Park amphitheater. General admission to the Festival is free, but patrons are encouraged to purchase homemade strawberry shortcake, strawberry sundaes, chocolate-dipped strawberries, strawberry slushies, or strawberries and cream.
Parents and staff from Community School prepare all the shortcakes from scratch, baking enough to serve over 12,000 strawberry shortcakes the weekend of the Festival. They also clean, cap and slice all the berries used, as well as prepare and serve all the treats over the two days.
Download additional information:
- Strawberry Festival Brochure
- Strawberry Festival Large Order Form
- Sponsor Agreement
- Baking Day Sign Up
- Order Strawberry Festival T-shirt
Important S.F. Locations
Baking Day - Christ Episcopal Church - 1101 Franklin Rd. Roanoke, VA
Berry Cleaning - Murray's Cider - 103 Murray Farm Rd. Roanoke, VA
Large Order - St. Johns Episcopal Church - 1 Mountain Ave. S.W. Roanoke, VA
Strawberry Festival - Elmwood Park, Roanoke, VA
Directions
You may put in your address and the address of any of the locations above to get driving directions.
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Our next Strawberry Festival will be May 2 and 3, 2008.
To volunteer or sponsor the Festival, please contact
Carissa South.
Strawberry Festival Sponsors
Media Sponsors
Shortcake Sponsor $5000
Shortcake Supporters $1000 and Up
Structures Design/Build, LLC
Kermon and Cherie
Mennel Milling Company of Virginia
United Dairy
Sundae Supporters $500 - $999
Slushee Supporters $250 to $499
224 Design
Ayers Financial Services
Bank of Fincastle
The Counseling Center
Cycle Systems
Davenport & Co., LLC
Dixon, Hubard, Feinour & Brown, Inc.
Grand Home Furnishings
Hanging Rock Animal Hospital
Hannabass & Rowe, Inc.
Main Street Newspapers, Inc.
The Michie Agency
Murray Cider Co., Inc.
Quality Produce Co.
Roanoke Natural Foods
Valley Bank
Xpedx
Ice Cream Supporters Up to $249
Christ Episcopal Church
Click and Pledge
Country Cookin'
Corrugated Container Corp.
David's Good Food
El Rodeo
Famous Anthony's
Robert and Maryellen Goodlatte
Hollins University
Homestead Creamery
Hometown Ice
Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center
The Kroger Company
Mac N' Bobs Restaurant
Newton's Garage
OurHealth Magazine
RGC Resources, Inc.
Roanoke Scale and Equipment
Roanoke Valley Wine Company
Shoney's of Troutville
Southern Refrigeration
St. John's Episcopal Church
