Rob Leonard, right, serves a bowl of strawberries Friday from the Delta Theta Tau booth in the food court area at the 2023 Crawfordsville Strawberry Festival. The three-day festival continues Saturday and Sunday with a variety of food, entertainment, car and tractor shows, sporting tournaments, children's activities and more. For more information, visit www.crawfordsvillestrawberryfestival.com.
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Members of the Zach Day Band perform Friday during the opening day of the 2023 Strawberry Festival.
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The Zach Day Band performs Friday for the festival crowd.
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A taste of whipped cream.
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Waylon Oliver, 3, was all smiles after having his face painted to look like Spiderman.
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Jorson Leaming, 5, was a real sharp shooter with the squirt gun, beating his mother, Michaela Leaming, left, in a race to knock down the ping pong balls.
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Strawberry Festival royalty sell tickets in the Children's Area.
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Margot Cline, 3, gets encouragement from her mother while riding a pony Friday in the Children's Area at the Strawberry Festival.
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Sam Cline, 2, wasn't sure about his pony ride.
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Sawyer Ranspach, 7, left, and Parker Ranspach, 4, pose with a mermaid in the Children's Area.
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Kaine Jones, 4, couldn't hold back his happiness while riding a pony in the Children's Area.
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Addison Potts, 9, left, Lilyanah McCollum, 14, center, and Keagan Strawser, 8, show off the gold fish they won Friday.
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Members of the Elks condust a flag ceremony to open the annual Crawfordsville Strawberry Festival.
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Dave Long, director of the 2023 Crawfordsville Strawberry Festival, addresses the crowd.
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Dave Long, the director of the 2023 Crawfordsville Strawberry Festival, leads the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Wayne Black, a retired Brigadier General and Assistant Adjutant General of the Indiana Army National Guard, was a guest speaker during the Tribute to Local Heroes during the Crawfordsville Strawberry Festival on Friday.
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Nathan Miller was a guest speaker during Friday's Tribute to Local Heroes.
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The dinner crowd Friday during the Crawfordsville Strawberry Festival was robust.
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Festival food and entertainment draw big crowds Friday.
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Waylon Gomez performs Friday for the Crawfordsville Strawberry Festival crowd.
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