The North Carolina Strawberry Festival

08/25/2026

We are proud to sponsor our youth sports in Columbus County!

⚽ Field Sponsors — 2026 Fall Youth Soccer Season

We are incredibly grateful to our 2026 Fall Youth Soccer Field Sponsors!

Your support of Columbus County Parks & Recreation helps make youth sports possible and gives local children the opportunity to play, learn, build friendships, and be part of a team.

Because of community-minded businesses like these, we can continue providing affordable recreational opportunities for families throughout Columbus County. Your investment in our youth makes a difference both on and off the field!

Please join us in showing our sponsors some love and supporting the businesses that support our kids!

Thank you for being a part of the Columbus County Parks & Recreation family! 💙

08/04/2026

Come out tonight!

It’s that time again!
🎇 National Night Out - 2026 🎇

🗓️ August 4, 2026
⏰ 6:00 p.m until 8:00 p.m
📍Chadbourn Police Department - 602 North Brown Street, Chadbourn NC 28431

• Free food, bounce house, touch a truck, and face painting.

-Bring your family, friends, neighbors, out for a fun night of activities, food, and community engagement. We can’t wait to see you!

07/17/2026

🎆 We hope everyone had a fantastic Fourth of July!🍓

One of our favorite duos, Bobbie Jean and Allen Nance, spent the holiday at Veteran's Memorial Park celebrating America 250 and spreading a little Strawberry Festival spirit by selling our festival T-shirts!

Missed them? You're in luck! We still have a few shirts left, and they're marked down to just $10!

🍓 Grab yours while they last at United Bank in Chadbourn. Once they're gone, they're gone!

06/03/2026

Food Truck Vendors Wanted!

The Town of Chadbourn is currently seeking food truck vendors for the 2nd Annual Food Truck Rodeo in July.

Interested vendors should contact Kendall Bullock at [email protected] for information and registration details.

05/07/2026

🎉 Festival T-Shirts Still Available! 🍓

Missed getting your 93rd North Carolina Strawberry Festival shirt? We still have ALL sizes available for a reduced price of just $15!

Stop by United Bank in Chadbourn to grab yours while supplies last! ❤️🍓

05/05/2026

The number of people who played a part in making the 93rd NCSF a success is truly impossible to count — and we are so grateful for each and every one of you!

Today, we’d like to give a special shoutout to Will Scott at Chadbourn Feed for always going above and beyond when it comes to preparing the chicken bog for our Opening Ceremonies.

Thank you, Will, and your incredible team of volunteers for the time, effort, and heart you pour into making this tradition possible year after year. We appreciate you more than you know! 🍓👏

05/05/2026

We want to give a HUGE shoutout to all of our amazing float sponsors and riders!! 🌧️🍓

The rain couldn’t stop the energy, creativity, and dedication you all brought — and we are so grateful!

Be sure to tag your business in the comments below so everyone can help support and spread the word! ❤️👏

05/04/2026

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Strawberry Capital of the World! 🍓❤️

Did you know…

Before strawberries became something you grabbed in a plastic container at the store… places like Chadbourn, North Carolina were building their name on berries that actually tasted like something.

Long before shipping and shelf life took over, there was a variety called the Klondike… and old timers across the South still talk about it like it was the standard everything else gets judged against.

Sweet. Soft. Full of flavor.
Not built to travel… built to be eaten.

And that’s the kind of strawberry that made towns like Chadbourn earn titles like “Strawberry Capital of the World.”

Back then, it wasn’t about how far a berry could go… it was about how good it tasted when it got there.

The Klondike could handle the Carolina heat, spread across fields like it had a job to do, and gave you a flavor that didn’t need anything added to it.

Somewhere along the way, we traded that for durability. For uniformity. For something that could sit on a shelf a little longer.

But ask anybody who remembers…

And they’ll tell you, the best strawberries didn’t come from a store.

They came from a field… probably somewhere around Chadbourn. 🍓

05/04/2026

Sophia was truly one of the sweetest young ladies we’ve had the pleasure of meeting! We were so blessed to have her join us. Her entertainment, her personality, and her genuine excitement to be part of the festival were simply unmatched.

A huge thank you to Sophia Kellstrum for attending the 93rd North Carolina Strawberry Festival and for making history by helping sell the first place flat for an incredible $2,500! 🍓👏

05/03/2026

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the incredible farmers who participated in the 2026 Strawberry Festival Quality Auction! Your hard work, dedication, and beautiful berries made this event a sweet success.

A huge congratulations to our winners:

1st Place – Power’s Strawberries (Lumberton)
2nd Place – Robinson's Produce (Whiteville)
3rd Place – Foley Farms (Fair Bluff)

We also appreciate the participation of:
Mote Plantation (Harrells)
Clark's Produce (Tar Heel)
Double L Produce (Lumberton)
Chandler Worley Farms (Cerro Gordo)
Eddie Hester (Bladenboro)

Thank you for sharing your harvest with us and helping to celebrate North Carolina’s finest strawberries!

Also, a huge thanks to our auction chairman Chris Rector, auctioneer Joey Formyduval, quality judges Philip, Bill, and Carmen, and extension members Howard and Bruce!