Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival 2017

Carly Nason

8 years ago

The Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival is a FREE family friendly outdoor festival, filled with lots of great food, games, entertainment, and fun for people of all ages to enjoy.

April 7-9, 2017
Address
- Memorial Park
- 301 North Sixth Street
- Ponchatoula, LA 70454
Schedule of Events
- Friday, April 7th
  - 12:00pm – Rides, Food, & Game Booths Open
  - 5:00pm – Entertainment Begins
    - South Stage:
      - 5-7pm: Chase Tyler
      - 7:45-9:45pm: Perkins Road
    - North Stage:
      - 5:15pm: Introduction of Strawberry Royalty
      - 5:30-7:30pm: Justin Adams
      - 8:15-10:15pm: Category 6
  - 5:15pm – Introduction of Strawberry Royalty
- Saturday, April 8th
  - 9:00am – Rides, Food, & Game Booths Open
  - 9:30am – Parade Starts Downtown
  - 11:45am – Entertainment Begins
    - South Stage:
      - 12:30-2:30pm: Lindsey Cardinale
      - 3-5pm: 5 Finger Discount
      - 5-5:30pm: Sack Races
      - 5:30-7:30pm: Sharon Schech
      - 8-10pm: Waylon Thibodeaux
    - North Stage:
      - 11:30-11:45am: Egg Toss
      - 11:45-1:45pm: No Idea
      - 1:45-2:15pm Strawberry Eating Contest
      - 2:15-4:15pm: After Hours
      - 4:15-5:30pm: Strawberry Auction
      - 5:30-8:00pm: The Dominos
      - 8:30-10:30pm: Triggerproof
  - 1:45pm – Parade Winners Announced
  - 4:15pm – Strawberry Auction: Bid on the “Best of the Best” Ribbon-winning Strawberries
- Sunday, April 9th
  - 6:30am – Strawberry Strut Registration
  - 7:30am – Strawberry Strut 10K, 5K, & 1 Mile Fun Run
  - 9:00am – Worship Services, Memorial Park
  - 10:00am – Rides, Food, & Game Booths Open
  - 10:30am – Race Winners Announced
  - 11:00am – Entertainment Begins
    - South Stage
      - 12:45-2:45pm: Todd O’Neill
      - 2:45-3:30pm: Sack Races
      - 3:30-5:30pm: The Topcats
    - North Stage
      - 11-11:15am: Egg Toss
      - 11:15-12:45pm: Big Al & The Heavyweights
      - 12:45-1:30pm: Strawberry Eating Contest
      - 1:30-3:30pm: Wiseguys
      - 4-6pm: Bag of Donuts
  - 6:00pm – Festival Closes

Click here for more information about the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival.

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Strawberry Trifle

Ingredients:

1 pkg yellow or white cake mix
1 pkg (16oz) frozen strawberries, or use fresh sliced and sweetened
1 box (5oz) instant vanilla or cheesecake pudding mix, prepared with milk as directed
1 pkg whipped topping, prepared or from dry mix
1/4 cup slivered almonds

Instructions:

Bake cake in oblong 13x9x2 inch pan as directed on package.
Cool. Cut cake crosswise in half.
Reserve half of the cake for another dessert; it can be frozen. Cut remaining cake into 8 pieces.
Split each piece horizontally. Arrange half the pieces in a 2-quart glass serving bowl, cutting the pieces to fit the curves of the bowl.
Pour half the strawberries with syrup over cake. Spread with 1 cup pudding.
Repeat with remaining cake pieces, strawberries, and pudding.
Spread whipped topping over top and sprinkle with almonds. Chill thoroughly.