A Berry-Good Time!
Join us for sweet strawberries, tasty food, shopping, live music, and so much more at the 12th Annual Habitat Strawberry Festival! Proceeds raised from the Habitat Strawberry Festival will go towards building a safe, secure, and affordable home for a hardworking family.
601 SE 25th Avenue Ocala, Fl 34471
Saturday, March 7, 2026
9:00am-5:00pm
Event Details
General Information:
Ready for a “Berry” good time? The 12th annual Habitat Ocala Strawberry Festival is returning to the McPherson complex on Saturday, March 7, 2026. The festival begins at 9 am with FREE admission and ends at 5 pm. This one-day event will include over 235 unique and exciting vendors, a kid’s zone with a petting zoo, strawberry food items that melt in your mouth, a bigger-than-ever car show with cool cars, trucks, and motorcycles, a pie-eating contest, a BMX show, and a variety of live entertainment throughout the day.
Parking:
Volunteers from Marion Therapeutic Riding Association (MTRA) will assist with traffic control and parking for the festival. Proceeds collected from parking ($5 per vehicle) will benefit the Marion Therapeutic Riding Association and Habitat for Humanity of Marion County.
Strawberries & Pie-Eating Contest:
The festival offers fresh strawberries from Plant City farmers to purchase with many delicious strawberry treats. Come watch the strawberry pie-eating contest that is open for all ages! There is food for all tastes and fun for all generations of festival-goers.
Volunteering:
Habitat for Humanity could not host this event without our dedicated volunteers who have donated their time, efforts, and knowledge to assist. There are over 700 volunteers assisting throughout the festival.
Live Music & Entertainment
We'll Be Jammin'!
We’ll be jammin’ out to live music at the 2026 Habitat Ocala Strawberry Festival! Enjoy top-notch live entertainment throughout the day with performances on the main stage by Peaches & Karim, Emma Forgette & Band, The Alaskan Sunnyside Sisters, and Crossroads Band. Jaron Clark, an electric violinist, will also welcome attendees with his serenading tune at the front gate.
Performers' Bios:
Peaches & Karim
Peaches & Karim are an eclectic act who specializes in putting a unique spin and sound on classics & hits. From Frank Sinatra & Nat King Cole all the way to Post Malone, John Mayer & Billie Eilish, their genre spanning setlist has a little something for everyone.
Alaskan Sunnyside Sisters
The Alaskan Sunnyside Sisters are an up-and-coming bluegrass sister band whose sound blends traditional roots with a fresh contemporary flair, creating a style of bluegrass uniquely their own.
Jaron Clark
Jaron Clark is an entertaining electric violinist who will electrify the Strawberry Festival with his lively performance, dazzling lights, music that transcends, boundless energy, and the ability to adapt and interact with any audience. Jaron will take attendees on a musical journey leaving them amazed.
Emma Forgette & Band
In the vast landscape of country music, few voices stand out as boldly and authentically as Emma Forgette’s. Born in New Jersey but with her heart and roots firmly planted in Ocala, this sensation is setting the contemporary country scene ablaze!
Not only is Emma Forgette going to be headlining the stage at noon, but she is also performing the National Anthem at 10am.
Crossroads Band
Crossroads band will take the stage for the final performance at 3:00pm. As a worship band, they knew they wanted to do something different than the typical contemporary worship band. Not only do they play contemporary praise and worship music, but they also have several familiar rock songs with re-written lyrics.
BMX Trickstars
We've Got Sweet Tricks!
BMX Trickstars is back again this year! Don’t miss out on seeing all the high-flying tricks and stunts at this year’s festival. From gravity-defying jumps and flips to jaw-dropping aerial maneuvers, this action-packed BMX show is guaranteed to thrill audiences of all ages. Catch these professional riders as they bring nonstop energy, skill, and excitement to the Strawberry Festival.
BMX Trickstars is an all-inclusive traveling BMX stunt show that was started by X-Games medalist Rob Nolli to bring an exciting display of BMX bike stunts and freestyle tricks to events across the nation. With over 30 years of experience, our shows offer flatland freestyle and high flying ramp action from Florida’s most professional, experienced, and innovative bicycle stunt riders
2026 Auto Show
Presented By: Campus USA Credit Union
An Auto Show for all types of vehicles and supports a great cause!
Enter your truck, car, motorcycle, or unique vehicle for a chance to win Best of the Best in the vehicle category, bragging rights, and a cool trophy. The show offers music, chance drawings, split the pot, plus access to the Habitat Strawberry Festival!
2026 Vendors
Register now for this unique event by clicking the link below. Get ready to experience a festival like no other!
Vendor Information
The 12th Annual Habitat Strawberry Festival is the perfect place to check-out small businesses from across the East Coast while enjoying live music, a car show, BMX shows, and all things strawberry!
Let the berry good times roll & see below for the list of approved vendors:
A3 A Dragon’s Treasures Stained Glass
H3 Abshier Insurance Agency
E11 AGM Roofing & Tree Service
O5 Albers for Congress
B26 AlignLife Chiropractic
E2 Alpha Heating and Air
G3 AmeriLife of Marion County, LLC
B16 Arnette House Inc
M1 ArtOverkill 3d Printing and Design
A13 AT&T
C10 Augusta’s Way, LLC
N10, 11 Barefoot Baker Sweets & Treats
D5, D6 Bart Blessing State Farm
D14 Bath Fitter
B1 Be Well Holistic Massage Wellness Center, P.A.
S22, 23 Best Food Ever
A17-19 Big Bite Conecession
E10 Bin There Dump That
C24 Bizzy Bee Feeze Dried Candy
B3,B4 Bleu Basil Artisan Pasta
C19 BMW WINDOW COVERINGS AND DECOR
L3 Brick City Hot Dogs and Catering
CS2 Campus USA
AA1-2 Calypso / shrimp shack
CS7-8 Capture the Moment
O1 Casa de campo
D24 Cazzusweets
A4 Center for Independent Living
E5 Central Florida Window and Door, LLC
O3,O4 C.H.E.F BBQ
K10 CHEZ GAUTIER
D13 Chloe’s Little Shoppe
Q6 Citizens Climate Lobby
E7 Classic Hits
D20-21 Clean Stitches Embroidery
E6 College of Central Florida
A2 Cremations by Marlene
E12 Crevasse’s Simple Cremation
L2 Cuong Nhu of Ocala
D9 Dave’s Wood Lab
B12 Department of Veteran’s Affairs and Florida National Cemetery
A15 Diamond Body Piercings of Ocala
A1 Dippidy Donuts
C26 Divine Designs
L1 Dizzy Dog Designs
L5,L6 Dole Island Soft Serve
D22 Doodles Crafts
Q1 Downtown Chiropractic and Wellness Center, PA
Q5 Driftline Concessions
I2,I3,I4 E.M.S. Concessions
S4 Early Learning Coalition of Marion County
S5 Help Me Grow Marion County
N4 Education First
C13 Ellie’s Rico Dulces LLC
C5 Empath Health Hospice of Marion County
B15 Empowering Health thru Nutrition / SaladMaster
B22 Endless Summer Roofing
Q2 Essenshell craft
D2 Everybodywins
C25 FABUPottery
S15 Face Painting Tonya
C11 Faye’s tiny toes and bows
S2, S3, S13 First Baptist Church – Ocala
D4 Flagsandmorestore@gmail.com
P6 Flourish & Flour Baking Co.
A16 Fly with me bungee fitness LLC
Q3, Q4 Freckles and Smoke BBQ
F1 friends product llc
B17 Gator Dreams
E17,E18 Gettel Automotive
CS11, CS12 FUN TIME FOODS
I7 Gideons
J5 Giggles Gourmet Popcorn Company
G5 GMCAD Inc.
E8 Great Expectations Realty & Property Management LLC
M9,M10,M11 Greek and Mediterranean Cuisine Inc
Food Court Gulf Atlantic Bank
F11 Gulf Harbor Soaps
H6 GWC Medical Group
C3 Handmade By Me
D7 Happy Elephant
H5 Haynes Houndmade Treats LLC
A26, A27, A28, A29 Heart of Florida Health Center
H4 Heather’s Homemade Cookies
F8 Herc
G8 Heroes Legends & Superstars
C6 Hook Art by Debbie and Gary
G1 Horse Country Clinic of Chiropractic
B23 Isaiah 117 House
F9 Jeff Bairstow
S16 Jerry’s Lunch Concessions
J2 Joyce’s casserole carriers and bowl cozies
B21 K’s Beaded Kreations
D23 Kayani New York
B2 Knottyline Sunglasses
J1 Knoty Joys
N1, N2 Kona Ice Ocala
S34,S35 Kona Ice Ocala
A14 LeafFilter Gutter Protection
S21 LeafGuard
C7 Leffel Insurance Solutions
S17 Lemon Delight
S25 LifeSouth Community Blood Centers
A6 LifeVantage
H11 Little Luvin Stitches
C1 Little Porch Bakery
K6 Casa Luciana
S7 LWHS Hurricane Band Boosters
C2 Marion Chapter DeMolay
P7-P10, Q7-Q10 Marion County Animal Services
B10 Marion County Board of County Commissioners Water Resources
C18 Marion County Democratic Party
CS6 Marion County Fire Rescue
S28, S29 Marion Education Association
N5 Marion County Republican Party
E3 Media Minds
D1 Mid Florida Agencies
F10 Mikes Crafts
G9 Mismatched stitches
P1 Mmmami Empanadas
D25, D26 MOOey MOOey Skincare, LLC
A8 Mr. Lemonade
A9 Mr. Lemonade
G6, G7 Mr. Paella by Fusion Cooking
D11 Mrs Platts Peppers
K5 My feet Orthotics
P7 Nana’s Little Diva’s
B24, B25 Natural pet products
C22, C23 Newberry Animal Rescue
I11 Nothing Bundt Cakes
J6 Nut Time Snacks
C21 Ocala Business Leaders
E13 Ocala Electric
Q11 Ocala Insurance Group, LLC
L7 Ocala Massage & Integrative Therapies
E14 Ocala Tractor
D8 Old Sew n Sew
S30, S31 Ollie & Lyds LLC
C15, C16 One Queens Designs
E1 Outback Pools Fl
1A Paperpie
D15 Patti & Lynn’s Creations
G2 Phenomenal Yum
P2, P3, P4 Pioneer Garden Club of Ocala
D18 Point Grande Apartments
S10, S11, S12 Primos Kitchen
S19 Quality Craftsmen
D3 Raging
I6 Real Spices of NY
M2, M3 Red Riding Coffee
O2 Refuge of Hope IL
E4 Renewal by Andersen
A12 Rexi’s Freshies LLC
C14 Rivera’s Touch
L8 Rustic gypsy designs
J3 Sacred Earth Crystals
G4 Safran’s Gems LLC
B9 SakSaum
Food Court Salvation Army
B14 Sallys Fashion Hndbags
A7 Salty Paws Pet Boutique
B19, B20 Schroff’s Creations
N6, N7 Scrubland Farms
B11 Shaklee
K3 She Herbs Melanated
AA3 Six Jewels Boutique
S6 Sleepy Siren Stitches
A10 Smellie Bits
J4 SNAILWORLD Snailery and Boutique
A20, A21 Sol cup
S18 Sour Mouth Fresh Squeezed Lemonade
G10 Suncatchers by Bling Creations
B6, B7 Sunshine Western Hats
J10, J11 Supreme Lending & Majestic Oaks Realty
N3 Suzanne’s creations
B8 Sweet Berry farms LLC
A11 SWEET BOTTOMS AROMATHERAPY
D10 Tasforchrist services
B18 TCCRAFTS
S14 Teddy Bear Mobile of Gainesville
D12 Tee’s Petites and Treats
F9 Texas Roadhouse
A5 The Alchemist’s Oven
I 1 The Baldwin Group Health Insurance
K4 The Corn Soup king
D19 The Corn Stars 
F5, F6 The Dancing Empanada LLC
I5 The Fizzy Feline mobile soda bar
S20 The Fostering Foundation
A24, A25 The Frozen Kiwi
E16 The JOY FM
C4 The Kelly Garcias and Co
E19, E20 The Krafty Kettle, LLC
S8, S9 The MAC
B5 The Nutty Snack Shack
S32, S33 The ocean grill & more
CS9, CS10 The Wild Bloom Mobile Bar
C7, C8, C9 Tiki Grill
K1 Fanny’s Creations
C12 Timeless Weld Permanent Jewelry
R1 Tim’s Train Rides
S1 Tiny Tot Bundles
H7 Tres Corda Designs
M4, M5 Troop 777 & 9777 Revealing Truth Ministries
G11 Tropical Drinks
H1, H2 Tupperware with Dee and Cris
O6 Uncle Phils Fudge
E9 UnitedHealthcare
C20 Unity Family Community Center
P5 VETERANS HELPING VETERANS USA
E15 VITAS Healthcare
D16, D17 Voices Of Change Animal League (VOCAL)
B13 Woodside Baptist Church
K2 Worthmann Roofing & Gutters
L4 Yans kettle corn
Become A Sponsor
Become a sponsor of one of the BIGGEST events in Marion County!
We have many different levels that suit your needs including recognizing your business in different ways. Just click the button below to view our different sponsorship opportunities.
If you do not see a sponsorship level that suits your needs, please contact Joanne at jblack@habitatocala.org to design a level just for your business. Become a sponsor of one of Marion County’s biggest festival events and the Strawberry House as well as helping a low-income family become a home owner with affordable monthly mortgage payments.
Shout Out To Our Sponsors!
Thank you to our sponsors of one of the BIGGEST events in Marion County!
