FAQs
- How can I get there?
- What is the Ticket Price?
- How do I become involved with the Festival with my services or products?
- What Festival policies should I be aware of before I head out the door?
- Who receives the money raised from the Festival?
How can I get there?
Strawberry Meadows of College Park, 3250 South Rose Avenue in Oxnard, is just 60 miles north of Los Angeles and 30 miles south of Santa Barbara -- easily accessible via the Ventura Freeway (101) and Pacific Coast Highway (PCH). Roadside signs mark appropriate exits.
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Use the FREE Park & Ride shuttle service from various convenient locations off the 101 Freeway to get there faster, using less gas, without a parking fee. Parking on site is $5. Amtrak offers a special "Kids Ride Free" weekend discount when you use the promo code: V289 when purchasing your tickets. FREE shuttles offer transport to/from the site with arrival/departure at the Oxnard Transportation Center. (Call 1-800-USA-RAIL or visit Amtrak.com.)
What is the ticket price?
Adult admission = $12
Seniors (62+) = $8
Youths (5-12) = $5
Active military and dependents with ID = $8
Children 4 and under are FREE.
Tickets are available for purchase upon entry or in advance on line via internet.
FREE complimentary Strawberry Express Shuttle Service provided. On site parking is $5.
Cash only accepted for admission. Once inside, cash only for food booths. ATM tellers are conveniently located within the Festival grounds.
How do I become involved with the Festival with my services or products?
There are many ways to get involved! Check out our Participate section for an overview, or contact the Festival office at csf@strawberry-fest.org or (805) 385-4739. Deadlines apply.
What Festival policies should I be aware of before I head out the door?
With the underlying message of safety, the Festival has instituted the following guidelines. No pets permitted other than service dogs. To keep walkways free of obstacles there are no bicycles, tables and chairs or coolers permitted. Ample seating is available. In compliance with the Ventura County Health department, no non-Festival food and drinks are permitted within the Festival grounds. Respectful of the artisans showcasing their original works, no photography of Fine Arts & Crafts please. Strollers are permitted but can present challenges when navigating the park area with grass, wood chips, and dirt pathways. Though the event is handicapped accessible, there is no wheelchair rental available.
Who receives the money raised from the Festival?
As a non-profit 501c(3) organization run by an all-volunteer board, the Festival has raised beyond $3 million for various official charitable organizations since its inception in 1984 – for Southland schools, religious groups, civic and youth organizations. Affiliated non-profit organizations retain 100 percent of earnings from their food booth, and stipends are awarded to 30 service groups that provide much needed on-site assistance. Festival contest awards, scholarships and philanthropic grants extend the contributions past the weekend event to impact thousands of lives.
Official Non-Profit Benefactors
20th Century Onyx Club, American Druze Society, Black American Political Association of California, Inc. (BAPAC) Boy Scouts of America, Buena High School Music Program, City Corp Camarillo, Roadrunner Youth Football Inc., Community Bible Mission, Community Presbyterian Church, Youth Group Eagles Youth Soccer Club, Gull Wings Children’s Museum, Hueneme High School Athletic Department, Hueneme Rhino’s Youth Football, New West Symphony – Music Van, Noveleta Association of Southern California, Oxnard Ambassadors, Oxnard Buddhist Temple, Oxnard FC Premier, Oxnard High School Band Boosters, Oxnard Noontimers Lions Club, Oxnard Police Activities League, Oxnard Police Explorers Post 9286, Oxnard Police Reserves, Oxnard Providers Educational Network Assoc., Oxnard Youth Soccer, Pacifica Triton Athletic Booster Club, Port Hueneme Rotary, Procare Foundation, Real California Football Club, Rio del Valle Junior High School - Year Book Department, Rio Mesa High School Athletic Boosters, Rotary Club of Oxnard, Rotary Club of Oxnard Sunrise, The Salvation Army, St. Paul’s Baptist Church, Soroptimist International of Camarillo, Soroptimists Int’l. of Oxnard, SEIU Local 998 – Oxnard Chapter, United Way of Ventura County, Ventura County Chapter Blacks in Government (BIG), Ventura County Chapter Parents Of Murdered Children, Inc. (VCPOMC) Ventura County Hispanic Commission - Casa Latina, Ventura County Japanese American Citizens League (VCJACL)
*The Festival also annually awards scholarships through the Dr. Kato Scholarship Fund and California Strawberry Commission Continuing Education Scholarship Programs.
For more information, visit our Community section.
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