Willie Nelson, Train, For King & Country To Headline Strawberry Fest

PLANT CITY, FL — The Florida Strawberry Festival has released its lineup of headline entertainment artists performing on the WishFarms Soundstage at the 2023 event, including Willie Nelson, Wayne Newton and Train.

The lineup is as follows:

Thursday, March 2

10:30 a.m., Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra

3:30 p.m., The Oak Ridge Boys Front Porch Singin' Tour

7:30 p.m., To be announced

Friday, March 3

3:30 p.m., Willie Nelson

7:30 p.m., Halestorm

Saturday, March 4

3:30 p.m., Sara Evans

7:30 p.m., To be announced

Sunday, March 5

3:30 p.m., The Gatlin Brothers

7:30 p.m., To be announced

Monday, March 6

3:30 p.m., Neal McCoy

7:30 p.m., Josh Turner

Tuesday, March 7

3:30 p.m., Roots & Boots featuring Aaron Tippin, Collin Raye and Sammy Kershaw

7:30 p.m., CeCe Winans

Wednesday, March 8

3:30 p.m., Tanya Tucker

7:30 p.m., To be announced

Thursday, March 9

10:30 a.m., Bill Haley Jr. & The Comets

3:30 a.m., Tommy James & The Shondells

7:30 p.m., For King & Country

Friday, March 10

3:30 p.m., Wayne Newton

7:30 p.m., Train

Saturday, March 11

3:30 p.m., Sawyer Brown

7:30 p.m., Keith Sweat

Sunday, March 12

3:30 p.m., Country Gold Tour, featuring Leroy Van Dyke, T.G. Sheppard, Mandy Barnett and T. Graham Brown

7:30 p.m., Lynyrd Skynyrd

Advance tickets for admission and for headline entertainment shows will go on sale Thursday, Dec. 8, at 8 a.m. and can be purchased online, at the Amscot Main Ticket Office at 2209 W. Oak Ave. in Plant City and by phone at 813-754-1996.

"Considering the challenges we've faced in the last few years of booking entertainment, we're very pleased with the caliber and variety we have to offer our guests this year," said Florida Strawberry Festival President Paul Davis. "We look forward to sharing with you the top-notch entertainers we've secured that round out our award-winning lineup."

The 88th annual Florida Strawberry Festival will take place March 2-12.

Beginning in January, specials, discounts and free entertainment will be announced online.

The Florida Strawberry Festival is an 11-day community event celebrating the strawberry harvest of Eastern Hillsborough County. Each year, more than 500,000 visitors come to the festival for headline entertainment, youth livestock shows, exhibits of commerce and, of course, strawberry shortcake.