Welcome to the 41st Annual
Belleville National Strawberry Festival,
one of the premier summer events in
Southeastern Michigan presented by
Meijer.
As executive director of the festival, I
would like to thank the City of Belleville,
the police and fire departments, the Boy
Scouts, our sponsors, our board of direc-
tors and everyone who has worked so
hard tomake the festival a success.
The Belleville National Strawberry
Festival has six venues: Main Street,
Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce,
Belleville Presbyterian Church,
Belleville Trinity Episcopal Church, St.
Anthony Catholic Church and Victory
Park.
Main Street features crafters, a carni-
val midway sponsored by the Belleville
Area Chamber of Commerce, vendors, a
children's area featuring a White Tiger
Exhibit. Main Street is also the site of
the festival parade which begins at 11
a.m. onSaturday.
The Belleville Area Chamber of
Commerce is responsible for carnivals
at two locations, Main Street and St.
AnthonyCatholicChurch.
As part of the festival, the Belleville
Central Business Community brings
juried crafters toMainStreet.
Belleville Presbyterian Church fea-
tures tours of the historic building on
both Saturday and Sunday. The church
is one of the original sevenMarthaMary
Chapels built by Henry Ford and his
wife tohonor theirmothers.
Belleville Trinity Episcopal Church
features all things strawberry, including
pies, breads, jam and much more. They
also feature their famous sloppy joe
lunches on both
Saturday and
Sunday.
St. Anthony's
Church features
bingo, great food, entertainment and a
beer tent, along with the chamber of
commerce carnival on the grounds.
The festival offers free shuttle service
with free parking at the Belleville
PresbyterianChurch onBellevilleRoad.
The trolleywillmake stops at all venues.
The Annual Belleville National
Strawberry Festival offers a full week-
end of family fun for everyone.
Again, thank you to all who helped
with the festival this year.
JoanBodnar,
ExecutiveDirector
BellevilleNational StrawberryFestival
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