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The fun Strawberry Festival Dog Contest will be back. In 2025, our popular “fun” Dog Contest is being held on June 29th in Franklin Park starting at 2:00. Bring your pooch! You need to register on-site. As responsible dog owners your dog must be on a leash at all times. Who is the best kisser, looks most like you, jumps highest!!! Join us even if you are not a dog owner for the fun and laughter and admire the handsome and beautiful contestants. Sunday, June 29th, 2025, 2 PM in Franklin Park. (East of the playground across the bridge). Prizes are sponsored by K-9’s in Kahoots.

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Be a Volunteer! Volunteer applications are now closed. Join Our Committee! The Whitchurch-Stouffville Strawberry Festival is more than a family-fun event, it's a festival that draws members of our community together over a 10-month period of planning and organization and we need YOU to join our Festival Family. The Whitchurch-Stouffville Strawberry Festival is run by a team of volunteers. We welcome new members to our Festival Committee so come join us and be a part of a great experience and amazing event! JOIN US

The Whitchurch-Stouffville Strawberry Festival is over 40 years old. Our festival takes place over the Canada Day weekend and is run for the benefit of our community. Our volunteers and sponsors generously donate their time and resources to provide a FREE family festival for the entire community. Beginning in 2025 the festival is enriching its partnership with the Town of Whitchurch Stouffville. The town will be taking on the larger portfolios to help us put on the best festival possible. The town will be helping us by coordinating major portions of the festival such as: Vendor Acquisition and Placement (our traditional Market Place) Evening and Headline entertainment All alcohol sales at our pub Sponsor Acquisition Logistics Marketing The volunteer Festival Board of Directors and Committee members are committed to putting on a festival for the community by the community. The Board and Committee will be responsible for coordinating what we are now calling our “Legacy Events” – The Festival Opening Ceremonies The Stouffville Citizen and Sports Person of the year The Stouffville Library Spelling Bee The Totally Toddlers Baby Contest The Gladys Clarkson Stouffville Bakes contest The Strawberry Jam Junior – an Open Mic for kids under 12 years of age The Pancake Breakfast The Picnic in the Park (family games such as 3 legged races, tug-o-wars) The Strawberry Social (Strawberries and cake for all!!!) The Sandy Stronach Red Berry Café with live music by the York Durham Finger Style Guitarists The Ecumenical Church Service Family Entertainment by local dance schools Local Baseball exhibition games The annual dog contest Fresh Water Stations And new in 2025 – a 3 on 3 youth basketball tournament Come and enjoy all of our event including the festival market, live entertainment, the food zone, the pancake breakfast, the Sandy Stronach Red Berry Café and Picnic in the Park. It’s a weekend where thousands come to participate and enjoy, and it takes place in the heart of Stouffville in Memorial Park. While enjoying the festival - help us with our green initiative – bring your own water bottle and fill-up at the water stations throughout the park and remember to properly recycle at our recycling stations. The festival is made possible by the generosity of our sponsors and is driven by community volunteers and is a celebration of our community. The festival is an event where you can meet your neighbours and make new friends. SEE YOU AT THE FESTIVAL… 2025 Whitchurch Stouffville Strawberry Festival Board of Directors Nela Hunter-Burns (President) nela.hunter@strawberryfestival.ca Carla Rotondo (Treasurer) carla.rotondo@strawberryfestival.ca Sandy Baker (Secretary) sandy.baker@strawberryfestival.ca Felise Liuson (Director) felise.liuson@strawberryfestval.ca Mike Burns (Director / Past President) mike.burns@strawberryfestival.ca 2025 Whitchurch Stouffville Strawberry Festival Committee Members Alicia Mathura Serhii Fursa Sue Sherban (Honorary) Sandy Baker Patty Tamlin Nela Hunter-Burns Monika Arpasi Mike Bridgeman Liz Fraser (Honorary) Jackie Gallo Gary Burke Chantelle Masur Bryan Stott Yuliia Fursa Jim Thomas (Honorary) Sandra Liaros Rose Gallo Nicole Campbell Myles O’Brien Mike Burns Micole Rubinoff Kevin Shpak Harry French Felise Liuson Carla Rotondo The Strawberry Festival is always looking for volunteers to help us. If you are interested in joining us please email our secretary ( secretary@strawberryfestival.ca ) or go to the link on the Volunteer page of the web-site. By attending the Whitchurch-Stouffville Strawberry Festival, you are entering an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur. Your presence at the Whitchurch-Stouffville Strawberry Festival constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded and to the release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction of any and all recorded media of your appearance, voice, and name for any purpose whatsoever in perpetuity in connection with the Whitchurch-Stouffville Strawberry Festival and its initiatives, including, by way of example only, use on websites, in social media, news and advertising. By attending Whitchurch-Stouffville Strawberry Festival you waive and release any claims you may have related to the use of recorded media of you at the event, including, without limitation, any right to inspect or approve the photo, video or audio recording of you, any claims for invasion of privacy, violation of the right of publicity, defamation, and copyright infringement or for any fees for use of such record media. You understand that all photography, filming and/or recording will be done in reliance on this consent.

By attending the Whitchurch-Stouffville Strawberry Festival, you are entering an area where photography, audio and video recording may occur. Your presence at the Whitchurch-Stouffville Strawberry Festival constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded and to the release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction of any and all recorded media of your appearance, voice, and name for any purpose whatsoever in perpetuity in connection with the Whitchurch-Stouffville Strawberry Festival and its initiatives, including, by way of example only, use on websites, in social media, news and advertising. By attending Whitchurch-Stouffville Strawberry Festival you waive and release any claims you may have related to the use of recorded media of you at the event, including, without limitation, any right to inspect or approve the photo, video or audio recording of you, any claims for invasion of privacy, violation of the right of publicity, defamation, and copyright infringement or for any fees for use of such record media. You understand that all photography, filming and/or recording will be done in reliance on this consent.