The 2016 Tri-City Medical Center Vista Strawberry Festival

    VISTA, CA, April 15, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Annual Vista Strawberry Festival, sponsored by Tri-City Medical Center (www.tricitymed.org) and brought to you by the Vista Chamber of Commerce, is back for 2016.

The Festival officially kicks off in Historic Downtown Vista on Sunday, May 29, 2016 at 6:45 a.m. with the Mossy BMW of Vista Strawberry Festival Run (10K, 5K, 1-Mile, ¼-Mile). Featuring over 370 vendors, multiple entertainment stages, bands, contests, carnival rides, and local craft brews all day in the beer garden, the Vista Strawberry Festival is certain to be a day full of food, fun, memories and of course - strawberries!

Why strawberries? Vista was once the "Strawberry Capital of the World" and still boasts many strawberry fields. "The Vista Strawberry Festival is still the only festival in San Diego County that celebrates all the joys and pleasures of the Strawberry", said Chamber CEO, Bret Schanzenbach.

The kids' carnival ride area opens on Thursday, May 26th and features an exciting 250 feet Zip-line attraction that will certainly make this area even more enjoyable for kids and adults alike. Brought to you by Twin Oaks Gallery (twinoaksgallery.com), the Chalk-Alive Extravaganza Art display starts on Saturday, May 28th. Everyone is invited to come out early, enjoy carnival rides, and watch talented artists create their masterpiece sidewalk art displays live.

Mark your calendars! With over 370 vendors, craft beers from local breweries, carnival rides, live entertainment and more, you won't want to miss this year's celebration of the 'berry! The event will take place on Sunday May 29, 2016, from 6:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Historic Downtown Vista. You can view a map of the location and get directions here: http://vistastrawberryfest.com/info/maps/event-location.

The Vista Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the 2016 sponsors for their support in making this event possible. A big thank-you to title sponsor, Tri-City Medial Center, and event sponsors Mossy BMW of Vista (bmwofvista.com), SDG&E (sdge.com), EasyTurf (easyturf.com), Frazier Farms (frazierfarmsmarket.com), T-Mobile (t-mobile.com) EDCO (edcodisposal.com), Sunrise Cafe (sunrisecafevista.com), Aldi (aldi.us), ShopOff Realty (shopoff.com), Solar City (solarcity.com), Sky Apartments (skye-apts.com), Children's Paradise (childrensparadiseinc.com), and U-T San Diego (utsandiego.com).

We hope you and your families will continue to make the Vista Strawberry Festival a family tradition. For more information, full schedule of events, past event photos and more, please visit the Strawberry Festival website at http://www.vistastrawberryfest.com or stay connected with us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/VistaStrawberryFestival.

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