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78th Annual Strawberry Festival

Arts and Entertainment

April 29, 2025

From: Stilwell Strawberry Festival

Thousands of visitors come to take part in the many festivities that make the Stilwell Strawberry Festival  such a success. Members of the Stilwell Kiwanis Club strive to add fun and interesting events, while continuing to offer the community and its visitors hometown activities that they have come to love. Don't be left out. Come enjoy the carnival, the parade, the rodeo, the music, the Run, motorcycle and car shows, the vendor booths, the Kids Zone, and so much more. It all happens in Stilwell, Oklahoma in the second week of May each year.

Schedule

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm - Carnival – Adair Park

Thursday, May 8, 2025

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm - Carnival – Adair Park

6:30 pm - Strawberry Jam - Southern Gospel Singing - Stilwell Grade School Gym

8:00 pm - The Strawberry Festival Rodeo – SLACK - Sponsored by Stilwell Roundup Club at Rodeo Grounds – North of Stilwell Hwy 59 North

Friday, May 9, 2025

Division Street between 1st - 4th will close at noon. 2nd Street between Division and Olive will also close at noon.

Vendors may start setting up as soon as they check in, starting at noon in front of Courthouse at the Kiwanis table.

4:30 pm - Live Entertainment on Kiwanis Stage by local artists

5:00 pm – 11:00 pm - Carnival – Adair Park

6:00 pm - 5th Annual Stilwell’s Got Talent on Kiwanis Stage.

More live entertainment from local artists following the talent contest

Cornhole contest at Third and Olive (Singles)

8:00 pm - Strawberry Festival Rodeo, Sponsored by Stilwell Roundup Club at Rodeo Grounds – North of Stilwell Hwy 59 North

Saturday, May 10, 2025

ALL DAY EVENTS:

Over 100 Spaces for Arts & Crafts, Food and Merchandise Vendors

Second Street closed (from north end to Hwy 100 West)

Division Street closed (from First Street to Fourth Street)

NO THRU TRAFFIC

7:00 am - Fun Run – see Kiwanis website for entry form

7:30 am - 5-K Run for the Berries – see Kiwanis website for entry form

8:00 – 9:45 am - Parade check-in – Clevenger St & 2nd St – by Taco Bell

8:00 – 9:25 am - Live Entertainment by the Stilwell Performing Arts Students – Kiwanis Stage

8:00 - 11:00 am - Registration for Motorcycle and Car Show on 1st & Division Streets, Car Show on 1st Street & Division Street

9:40 – 10:00 am - Live Entertainment - 1st through 3rd place winners of Stilwell’s Got Talent – Kiwanis Stage

10:00 am - Check in Farm Berries at Kiwanis Stage

Horseshoe Throwing Contest at Third and Olive

Cornhole Contest at Third and Olive (Doubles)

10:00 am Street Strawberry Festival Parade along Second St.

CITY ORDINANCE – NO THROWING OF ANY OBJECTS FROM ANY PARADE ENTRY – VIOLATORS MAY BE CITED.

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PARADE - Presentation of the 2025 Strawberry Festival Queen & Court.

Announcement of Parade Winners - 12:00 - 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm Carnival at Adair Park

11:00 am - Judging of Farm Berries on Kiwanis Stage

11:30 pm - Check in for 5th Annual Youth Club Berries at Kiwanis Stage. Judging immediately following judging of Farm Berries

11:30 am – 1:15 - Live Entertainment on Kiwanis Stage – Maud Crawford

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm – Berry Auction on the Kiwanis Stage

2:00 pm – 3:45 pm - Live Entertainment on Kiwanis Stage – Spring Street Bluegrass

3:30 pm - Free Strawberries & Ice Cream on 2nd Street, Courtesy of the Stilwell Kiwanis

4:30 pm - Streets will re-open

8:00 pm – Stilwell Strawberry Festival Rodeo

sponsored by Stilwell Roundup Club at the Rodeo Grounds – North of Stilwell on Hwy. 59 North.

Date: May 7-10, 2025

Location: Various Venues in Stilwell, OK

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