JOIN US FOR LOTS OF FUN
The 21th Annual Rotary Club of Williamsville Strawberry Festival is held on Wednesday, June 21 from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Free parking and admission for the festival will be available in the parking lot of the Main-Transit Fire Department. Location: 6777 Main Street
The Williamsville Rotary Club Strawberry Festival has raised money each year for community needs. Strawberry Sundaes, hotdogs, drinks and more will be available. We want the public to come out and to understand the good cause we're supporting and help us achieve our goals as well as just come out and have a good time. Please visit our Facebook page for more details. Sponsoring Main-Transit Fire Department, Amherst Police and Hawk Creek Wildlife. Kids will enjoy the Jungle Climb and Jungle Run and get a Amherst Police ID Kit with purchased tickets at the gate, while everyone can enjoy tunes from In The House Band and much more!
The Strawberry Festival has traditionally kicked off the start of summer for the Williamsville and Amherst community since 2000. This annual fundraising event for area initiatives has historically averaged about 750 attendees, but in 2019 attendees were estimated at 1,000 with about one- third being children.
The volunteer Rotary Club thanks all those who have attended this event in prior years. Their support has helped raise over $60,000 during the past 19 years through this event. The Rotary Club of Williamsville provides similar sponsorship funds to area recipients. Past recipients have included the Amherst Youth Foundation, Amherst Meals on Wheels, Gateway-Longview, senior class scholarships for Williamsville South High School, scholarship partnership with the Amherst Symphony Orchestra, the Amherst Senior Center, the Williamsville Library, and others. Internationally, the Club also supports the world-eradication of polio through Rotary International’s successful PolioPlus program. Hands-on maintenance of Rotary Park in Williamsville’s Glen Park is also an annual undertaking.
Past local business sponsor participants in the annual event have included Tops Friendly Markets, Wardynski Meats, Sweet Jenny’s, The Amherst Bee, and Real Estate Signs.