Florida Strawberry Festival

Gates open at 10 a.m. daily and stay open until 11 p.m. Adult admission is $15 and kids 6 to 12 pay $5, and Publix stores sell discounted gate tickets in the weeks before the festival. Weekday mornings are the calmest time to go. Check the entertainment lineup before you go. Save room for a shortcake and pick up a flat of berries on the way out. Plant City is about 30 minutes east of downtown Tampa on I-4.