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This Weekend's Happenings
Filed in archive Morsels of Info by Jennifer on June 20, 2008
Summer officially arrives this weekend with the summer solstice on June 21, the longest day of the year. There are a wealth of lip-smacking festivals to check out.

Sweet strawberries and blueberries are in season and being celebrated all over!

The folks in Burgaw, North Carolina are hosting their 5th annual Blueberry Festival this Friday and Saturday and down near the Gulf Coast in Brewton, Alabama, there's the Alabama Blueberry Festival all day Saturday.

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Glenwood Springs, Colorado is hosting Colorado's oldest civic festival, Strawberry Days.
The three day festival includes a juried artisan's fair, top notch family entertainment and, of course, free strawberries and ice cream.
A whopping 50,000 visitors attend the annual Long Grove Strawberry Festival in Long Grove, Illinois, now in its 26th year.

Pembrokeshire County, Wales, UK is celebrating the bounty of the sea all week long at the Pembrokshire Fish Week.
Choose from many seaside and outdoor activities - from boat wildlife expeditions to coastal explorer sessions, island walks, beach bushcraft lessons, and more. Tempt your tastebuds with a choice of more than 50 foodie events - from fresh crab lunches to fish and chip suppers, seafood extravaganzas and fish cookery demos with celebrity chefs.

A few other weekend events:
The Good Food and Wine Show in Sydney, Australia (not summer down under though...)
The 11th Annual Blues, Brews and BBQ Rib Fest in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Tater Daze in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

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