The Crawfordsville Strawberry Festival Steering Committee held their first meeting of the year to start the planning process for this year’s festival.
On top of the agenda was a passing of the gavel from longtime chairperson of the festival, S. David Long, to Jessica McClamroch, who served as co-chairperson in 2025.
In turning over the gavel, Long commented that he “really enjoyed my time as chairperson. We have a very strong group of dedicated, unpaid volunteers who spend a great deal of time and effort to ensure we have the best possible festival”.
Long continued: “I especially want to recognize Jessica for stepping up to assume her new role. New leadership brings new ideas. She has already started working on some new plans to keep the festival a top attraction. That being said, it’s been fun, and I’m ‘berry’ happy to be just a committee member again.”
2025 was deemed a success, despite weather issues and a general increase in prices.
The next meeting will be held on March 15th. McClamroch closed with the hit of her new gavel.
Individuals and organizations interested in sponsoring the 2026 Crawfordsville Strawberry Festival can contact Ethan Grant at ethan.strawberryfestival@gmail.com.
To learn more about this year’s festival, click or tap here.