Main Street Watsonville

Main Street Watsonville
23 East Beach Street
Watsonville, CA 95076
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1999 Watsonville Strawberry Festival Postponed Until July 31

Organizers of this year's Watsonville Strawberry Festival have decided to postpone the event until the weekend of July 31.

Originally scheduled for the Memorial Day weekend, the festival will still celebrate Watsonville and all things strawberry, with music, food, displays and fun for the whole family. Moreover, the later date will put the festival at the height of the growing season, ensuring a bounty of luscious berries for the fair.

Given a little over a month to put the event together, not enough of the vendors and subcontractors were available to properly stage the event, most of them having long since been committed to other events on a traditionally busy holiday weekend, according to Dana Harrison, spokesman for Terry Pimsleur & Company, who are producing the event.

"The extra time will give us a chance to line up a show that the town will be proud of," Harrison said, "It will also give us the opportunity to reach out to the community."

Festival booster Manuel Rodriguez said local strawberry growers are cager to participate in the festival and welcome the additional time to share their ideas and led their support.

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