POSTED MARCH 2024
The 77th annual Poteet Strawberry Festival is scheduled for April 12, 13 and 14 at 9199 N. State Hwy 16 in Poteet, just south of Bexar County.
The festival honors the tradition of farming and brings in more than 100,000 visitors with a parade, carnival, entertainment, food and more.
Tickets:
Tickets for the festival are on sale online now; they are $10 per person for Friday, April 12, and $20 for Saturday and Sunday, April 13-14. The price increases by $5 at the gate.
Weekend passes are available for $45 per person.
The admission includes access to all concerts and stage performances.
Admission is free for children 12 years and younger, military members and veterans.
The prices for carnival rides vary by ride, but April 14 is Dollar Night, when all carnival rides are $2 each. Carnival wristbands will also be available for the advanced price of $25 per person.
The first Strawberry Festival was held in 1948 after World War II ended. The Poteet Rotary Club organized the event with hopes of getting returning veterans back into farming. That first festival was held the second weekend in April in downtown Poteet with over 5,000 attendees, and the rest is history! Now, 76 years later, the festival continues to promote strawberry farming in Atascosa County but also provides funding back into the community through various scholarships for local students.
