See also:
- Avocado Festival - Includes map, scheduled events, history, vendor applications, and entry forms for contests including biggest avocado and best guacamole. Held in October in Carpinteria, California.
- California Strawberry Festival - Held in Oxnard, California, the third weekend of May. Non-profit organizations create and sell a myriad of foods featuring strawberries. Vendor and volunteer information, and press releases.
- Cranberry Festival of Chatsworth - A celebration of the New Jersey cranberry harvest, and a tribute to local culture. Special emphasis is given to the artisans of the festival. Held on a weekend in mid-October in Chatsworth, New Jersey.
- Florida Strawberry Festival - Includes schedule, ticket ordering, rules of contests, and attractions. Annual event since 1930, held over 10 days in late February and early March in Plant City, Florida.
- Jackson County Apple Festival - First held in 1937, features beauty contests for adults and children, parades, sporting events, rides, and entertainment. Held the third full week of September in Jackson, Ohio.
- Lemon Festival - Annual late-summer lemon festival by the Pacific View Mall, Ventura, California, which sits atop a former lemon orchard. Festival includes fun and games, competitions, and food booths.
- MangoMania Tropical Fruit Fair - Includes schedule of events, profiles of entertainers, photo gallery, and ticket ordering. Two-day event held in July in Pine Island, Florida.
- Marshall County Blueberry Festival - Showcases include craft booths, food, entertainment, and a beauty contest. Held over Labor Day weekend in Plymouth, Indiana.
- Mountain Mandarin Festival - November celebration of the mandarin orange, with food, crafts, contests, entertainment, and fun. Event dates, directions, and recipes. Held in Auburn, California.
- Naples Grape Festival - Naples, New York. Annual event to celebrate the grape harvest. Includes the World's Greatest Grape Pie Contest and the Grape Stompin' Contest.
- National Cherry Festival - Features an event schedule, competitive event information, sporting events, and entertainment. Held in July in Traverse City, Michigan.
- National Date Festival - Part of the Riverside County Fair, featuring more than 7,000 exhibits and competitions related to the fruit. Held in February in Indio, California.
- North Carolina Watermelon Festival - Held annually since 1986, featuring competitions, sporting events, and a beauty contest. Weekend festival in late July, located in Fair Bluff, North Carolina.
- Ohio Pawpaw Festival - Festival held in August at Lake Snowden near Albany, devoted to the pawpaw includes cookoff, contests, and sanctioned Atalatal throwing contest.
- Poteet Strawberry Festival - Events include a "Taste of Texas" food show and auction, music, arts and crafts. Occurs in April in Poteet, Texas and raises funds for scholarships and community projects.
- Warrens Cranberry Festival - Presents an interactive information center, recipes, contests, and arts and crafts. Held in September in Warrens, Wisconsin.
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