BerryFest

We got in free as performers otherwise I would not pay to go in. Vendors selling stuff and lots of community groups preforming. There are also many people in costume so if that is your thing you will love it. Reminds me a bit of renaissance fair performers. So if you have deep pockets and like fair food this is for you.

A-OK I enjoyed more variety at this event this time around. Strawberry salsa was unique. Strawberry popcorn and dipped berries for only a $1 each, which is awesome since they're fresh. Wish they did have a to-do container though to put these in. Plenty of vendors and contests. I do wish they would have more strawberry based vendors. They did have a lot of cool vendors like honey and BBQ sauce vendors. The variety of organic seasonings and tea was pretty awesome. Though pricey at $5 for 2oz spices and $7 for 2 oz teas. We used an Entertainment coupon, so we only paid $10 for admission. Otherwise, it would have been $20. I definitely would not pay full price for this event. We were in and out in an hour. There isn't THAT much to see warranting the price. Plenty of these are far cheaper or free to attend. I can understand the state and county fair for $10-12 each, but not the Berry Fest. There's more festivities geared towards kids, which a lot of us childless people don't utilize. Plus it costs money for parking as well. ($5 according to another review) We always park further and walk. So I am minusing a star for the entrance and parking fees. Prices are also not all that clear on the site. I had to hunt around and only found the pre-order fee of $9 and it's $10 at the entrance.

I don't know what I was expecting, but Berryfest was just your standard county fair with some slight alterations with themes.I've been hearing how great berryfest is for years so when my parents were visiting during mother's day weekend, I thought this was a great event to take them to. Well boy was I wrong, as we were all disappointed. It took about 40 minutes to get into the parking area from the street because it wasn't being properly managed. We should have seen this as a sign and left right then.A particularly odd combination of pirate cosplay, county fair, car show and old timey country fair with a few strawberries thrown in made up the grounds. We were overwhelmed with the crowds everywhere, I think thousands and thousands and uncomfortably hard to find open space. There was a carnival with rides, a railroad enthusiast clubhouse, tons and tons of vendors with cheap crud, spiffy old cars, food stalls and more.The pirate stuff was kinda cool, there was a cool dragon made of various metal and cannons that were overly-hyped. I did find a strawberry in the big building at a cooking demonstration with Mr. Marks the TV produce guy (mostly just more vendors in there though). Everything was pretty pricey, from parking to food that wasn't very good.Where are the strawberries? Not really at BerryFest, so go for a crazy fair atmosphere and be prepared to shell out some bucks.

I'm glad I purchased a Groupon for this event otherwise it is not worth the $8 entrance fee. I was basically in and out of there within an hour. If you go early enough there are plenty of spaces for street parking. There weren't too many people there. I think this is more of an event for the locals. There were plenty of strawberry based foods that included tamales, pizza, salsa, beer, etc., but none of them really appealed to me.I ordered the chicken teriyaki- $6. It was quite big and flavorful. This was probably one of the most popular items there since it had the longest line.I also ordered the strawberry puppies (hushpuppies) for the sake of getting something strawberry related- $2. It was ok but I don't understand why the Hershey's chocolate sauce that was used to dip the strawberry puppies into was so watery.Of course they also sold plain old strawberries. They were some of the best strawberries I ever had. My friend even bought a box of them.

This was so much fun! It was a tad crowded but you could spread out and do many of the exhibits and activities. Free things for the kiddos, fair food, petting zoo, model trains, inexpensive parking, and electric car racing! They even had a foam fighting arena. It was a great time. My favorite part was the Mom's Retreat for nursing mothers. It was amazing and such a welcome retreat from the sun and quiet and peaceful so I could feed my daughter without distractions. Excited for next year!

Strawberries are my fave so I've always wanted to check out the strawberry festival. Finally got the chance and luckily for me there was a Groupon special $8 for 2 tickets! My husband & I decided to go for mothers day. We got there around noon and was able to find parking along the street at the elementary school. I'm glad we found a spot; saved us $5 parking fee! The festival was pretty small. There was not much there except a few food booths and strawberry vendors. We tried the strawberry beer which was $6. Not too horrible but worth a try. We also got a chicken and pork stick from the Thai BBQ stand. It was good. The beignet (european doughnut) was yummy!! It was $5, came with 2 fairly good sized doughnuts covered with strawberries, walnuts and powered sugar. It was actually the only and best thing about my whole experience. There were other vendors that includes strawberry pizza, strawberry churro, coffee, shortcake, sundaes, funnel cake, etc but I was already stuffed from the BBQ & garlic fries. I don't think I would be returning again. It's one of those things where you go just to check it out and never again.

Very aggressive behaviour from a farm vendor that was to the right of the paint a rock booth I was trying to take my sons to. He asked me if I was interested in his farm and I told him not really I was taking my sons to the rock painting booth and he blocked my way, told me I couldnt cause his booth wasnt the rock painting one even though he had let some white people pass. I was like oh and he kept repeating ya ya ya ya at me until I walked away. Good job berry festival for allowing people like this to treat your customers this way. This was my second year coming here and I will not be going back again. I dont need to take my family of 6 at $12 a pop to be treated poorly by the people that are "working" there

It's pretty much a flea market with rides. Save your money and do not come to this unorganized event. Tips:Pay for parking attendants Canopies would be nice (hot outside)Hire more security You definitely get what you pay for.

Pretty great for a small festival and the family loves it especially the mother's. Some of the berry stalls will say they're organic but they aren't usda approved or they aren't 100% organic. Smaller berries are more organic. Surprisingly the large nicely colored strawberries didn't taste very good. And the citron honey butterfly pea tea is a must try!

Great food - miniature donuts are mouth size perfect. The crepes filled with strawberries, banana and Nutella and then covered with whipped cream and drizzled with chocolate sauce - delicious. Great car show. Super "Beatles" band. Lots of vendors. Roseville SPCA had an exhibit. Lots of hot rod cars. Trampoline demonstration - triple flips. Boy Scouts rope bridge. Permanent miniature train exhibit. Groupon had a $10 for two admission price (half off discount).