It's strawberry season: A guide to local festivals and pick-your-own spots.
One of the best things about summer?
Strawberry season.
There’s nothing quite like a fresh-picked strawberry, whether you’re enjoying the berry itself, or making jam, or, a crowd favorite like strawberry shortcake.
As we ease into the summer season, the strawberry fields are already open and ripe for the picking, and there are festivals aplenty to celebrate the beloved berry.
Whether you want to pick locally, or head out into the SouthCoast, you’ve got your choice of pick-your-own strawberry fields.
Here’s how you can celebrate all things strawberry, in the Taunton area and beyond:
Dighton Historical Society holding Strawberry Festival
The Dighton Historical Society is holding its annual Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dighton Town Hall grounds and the Pavillion on Route 138 in Dighton.
There will be strawberry shortcakes, vendors, music, pony rides and balloon animals for the kids.
For more information, contact dightonmahistoricalsociety@gmail.com.
34th annual Strawberry Festival in Assonet
The 34th annual Strawberry Festival will be held at the bandstand on South Main Street in Assonet on Sunday, June 18, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine.
There will be fun for the whole family, with homemade strawberry shortcake, hot dogs, and lemonade, as well as live music from the Midnight Sun country band. There will also be an assortment of crafters.
To get there:
If you’re coming from Route 24 south, take exit 13 (old exit 10).
If you’re coming from Route 24 north, take exit 11 (old exit 9).
There will be signs to guide you there, and parking is free.
The festival is held every year to help provide scholarships to students from Freetown.
This event is sponsored by the Tuesday Club of Assonet and the Freetown Cultural Council, part of the Mass. Cultural Council.
For more information, visit tuesdayclubofassonet.org.
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Tiverton's third annual Strawberry Social
The Tiverton Farmers Market is celebrating turning three years old and this season’s strawberries. The berry spectacular is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 25.
Shop all the vendors' strawberry specials, and strawberry shortcakes with whipped cream will be available for purchase at the market.
Get your strawberries at the market's new summer location, Tiverton Town Farm Recreational area, at 3588 Main Rd., Rt. 77, Tiverton, RI. This is free and open to the public, with free parking on the back lot.
Pick fresh strawberries at East Taunton’s Spring Rain Farm
If you’re looking to pick your own strawberries, you need only go as far as East Taunton!
Spring Rain Farm, 692 Caswell St., East Taunton, has a pick-your-own strawberry patch that is open for the season. The patch is being managed by Old Earth Orchards, so be sure to follow along on their Facebook page for updated hours and when picking is available.
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Langwater Farm to open pick-your-own strawberry fields, hold festival, in Easton
Don’t mind going just a little while out of Taunton?
Langwater Farm, 215 Washington St., North Easton, has strawberries fresh from the patch every day, and they will be opening pick-your-own fields soon. Keep an eye on their Facebook page for pick-your-own updates.
They'll also be hosting a strawberry festival on Saturday, June 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. They'll have pick-your-own strawberries, strawberry pizza, chocolate-covered strawberries, strawberry treats from The Farmer's Daughter, and more.
Choice from a variety of strawberries to pick in New Bedford
Head over to Keiths Farm and Orchard from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. any day of the week for your choice of berries. During the season they have six varieties of strawberries. Honeoye is considered the tastiest and are the first to be ready. Then you can start picking the Cavendish, Darselect, Winona, Eros, and Idea.
Keith's is sure to help you with all your strawberry needs all season long at 1149 Main St., Acushnet.
Berries galore ready for picking in Middletown
Opening their picking season shortly, Sweet Berry Farm has a pick-your-own season that usually last lasts about three to four weeks. Then they head into their raspberry and blueberry picking season in mid-July.
You can pick your strawberries daily from daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 915 Mitchells Lane, Middletown, R.I.
Pick your dinner essentials in Seekonk
Strawberries are slowly coming in at Four Town Farm, and the season beginning soon. The stand is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. They also have pick-your-own peas at the same time, making it a one-stop shop for dinner prep.
Drive over to 90 George St., Seekonk, to get your goodies.
Portsmouth has some berries ready to be picked
The strawberry plants at Quonset View Farm are growing crowns full of delicious berries. They are ready to be picked from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
The ride to 895 Middle Road, Portsmouth will be worth it when you see the bounty.
The strawberries are ripe and ready in Little Compton
Looking for strawberries and fresh flowers? Look no further than Young Family Farm, where you can pick both from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
The sooner you get your berries the better, at 260 W Main Road, Little Compton, R.I.
Satisfy your craving for strawberry doughnuts at C.N. Smith Farm
C.N. Smith Farm, 325 South St., East Bridgewater, is offering strawberry doughnuts in their Donut Barn. The Donut Barn is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They’ve also got apple cider donuts, ice cream, milkshakes, cold brew coffee, cider slushes, and a lot more treats.
Taunton Daily Gazette/Herald News copy editor and digital producer Kristina Fontes can be reached at kfontes@heraldnews.com. Support local journalism by purchasing a digital or print subscription to The Herald News and Taunton Daily Gazette today.
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