Middle Tennessee Strawberry Festival

09/02/2026

We are still accepting vendors for this event!
Apply Here: https://www.portlandcofc.com/form/view/40129

07/18/2026

Congratulations to the winner of the Middle Tennessee Strawberry Festival theme contest Brooklynn Glasgow

Thank you to everyone who participated and gave us so many good options to look through. You might just see your theme picked for a future festival!

🥁🥁Drum roll please……🥁🥁

🍓🎪🎡CIRCUS/ CARNIVAL🎪 🎡🍓

The official theme name will be announced on a later date but go ahead and start thinking of all your carnival and circus theme parade floats!!

Let’s get creative and make 86th Strawberry Festival the best one yet!

07/07/2026

Mark your calendars and bring your dancing shoes... Bizz & Everyday People are back on Main Street in Portland Thursday, July 16th from 6:30-8:30pm!

If the band sounds familiar, we had them as our 2025 Middle TN Strawberry Festival headline act!

They are a R&B/Funk band known for its infectious rhythms and upbeat, high-energy show. Band leader, Wendell "Bizz" Bigsby, the eldest son of Nashville music legend Jimmy Church of "Night Train" fame makes sure everyone is having a good time!

Playing hits from many different decades including songs by:
-Aretha Franklin
-Beyonce
-Blackstreet
-Bruno Mars
-Commodores
-Earth Wind & Fire
-Jackson 5
-Michael Jackson
-Prince
-Stevie Wonder
-Temptations and many more!!

Bizz and Everyday People is a 10 piece R&B/Funk band known for its ...

06/24/2026

We’re already thinking ahead to the 86th Annual Middle Tennessee Strawberry Festival—and we want YOUR ideas to help us decide next year’s theme!
Who says it’s too early to plan? Not us!
Got an idea? Drop your Strawberry Festival theme suggestions in the comments below! 👇
If your theme is selected, you’ll win a $50 Visa gift card! 💳

Contest Ends July 10th!

Previous Years Themes:
2026- Berry Proud to be an American
2025- Strawberry Speedway
2024- Boots & Berries
2023- Berry Special Friends
2022- All Aboard the Strawberry Express

06/03/2026

Even though this year's Middle TN Strawberry Festival is over, there is still a lot of fun planned in Portland, TN this summer! Here is the next event you can look forward to!

Music on Main is back this summer! While most of our Music on Main concerts are on Thursday evenings, our first concert of 2026 will be on Saturday, June 13th! This will be a special event with a Flag Retirement Ceremony at 3:30pm by the American Legion Post 75, live music from 4-6pm and a classic car cruise-in on Main Street with E. Market Street for cruise-in overflow.

The headline act is Legacy playing all of your favorite classic rock hits from REO Speedwagon, Styx, ZZ Top, Bon Jovi, Journey and more! You can find videos and more info at the link below on the band:
https://legacyclassicrock.com/

Cantrell’s Grill and The Pink Truck will also be set up along with our sponsor booths who always have great giveaways!

Temple Theatre also has a show at 7pm the same night - so check out the concert & cruise-in and head over to the Temple afterwards for a great show. Tickets & more info at the below link!
https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/templetheatre/7172

05/27/2026

Did you see the article on Portland in the May issue of The Tennessee Magazine?

You can read it below!

Now an industrial player, Portland’s railroad history and strawberry heritage are still evident Photographs by Robin Conover and Trent Dobbs There’s a place in upper Middle Tennessee called Portland…

05/21/2026

Winner of the Best Community / Nonprofit Event in Sumner County! Thanks for those who voted for us!

05/20/2026

Were you able to enjoy the Portland Rotary Club Pancake Breakfast during the 85th Annual Middle TN Strawberry Festival?

05/15/2026

Did you see the Robocars this past weekend?