A lthough known for its great beaches, Virginia Beach also has miles and miles of beautiful farmland. We call this area Pungo, and a 'Pungo Strawberry Festival' is held annually every Memorial Day weekend. We are estimating attendance this year for the 2-day festival period to be 190,000. All the strawberries you can eat prepared in over 50 different ways is the Festival highlight, but activities will also include a Pie-Eating contest, several Racing Car exhibits, one of the largest Carnivals on the east coast, continuous entertainment on 4 stages, a Parade, Livestock Sale and Show, a multi-million Military Display, Pig Races, Youth Art Show, and some of the most unique Arts and Crafts exhibited on the east coast. We welcome your participation in this year's Festival. Don't miss this family-oriented, fun, wholesome, alcohol-free event.

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PLACES TO PICK STRAWBERRIES!

• Need More Information?
  Contact the Pungo Festival office at:
  phone: 
  fax: .
  If you call and no one answers, please leave a message on the answering machine and someone from the Festival Committee will return your call.


• Festival Office Hours
  April 12th - May 2nd: Tues. & Thurs.,  9:00am - 1:00pm
  May 5th - May 30th: Mon. - Fri.,  9:00am - 5:00pm
• Festival Hours
  Saturday and Sunday,  9:00am - 7:00pm



• Festival Location
  The Festival begins at the corner of Indian River Road and Princess Anne Road and continues south on Princess Anne Road. Public parking is available within easy walking distance, north and south on Princess Anne Road.



• Vendor Parking
  Vendor parking areas are indicated on the Festival map.



• Vendor Fee Deposits
  Applications are due April 15th, 2004. Payment of $50.00 must be included with all Vendor Category Applications. Fees for each vendor category are listed on the application. All checks will be deposited. A $25.00 fee will be charged for any bank returned check. Notification of acceptance or denial will be sent by April 9, 2004. If application is not approved, a refund will be given. Deposit of the $50.00 check does not mean that you have been accepted. If selected, space fee is due in full by April 17, 2004. Refunds after April 30, 2004 will be made only in cases of unforeseen emergencies. ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS OR WITHDRAWAL FOR ANY REASON AFTER MAY 5, 2004. Late participants are susceptible to an imposed late fee.



• This Year's Theme:
  'Strawberry Fields Forever'

  
  *The Cottage Industry was a new vendor category in 2002. Please note the difference between Arts & Crafts and Cottage Industry as stated in the Application Category Descriptions.