The McLoud Blackberry Festival began in the 1940

2011 Blackberry Festival

The weather was HOT but we had a great festival!

We want to give a big THANK YOU to all the volunteers who made the festival a success.

An event of this size takes special coordinators who give of their time and energy for many months before the festival

and many volunteers to back them up after the festival starts.

2011 Festival Results 2011 Recipe Winners

Vendor Applications for the 2012 Festival are now available below!

The McLoud Blackberry Festival began in the 1940's as a celebration of the end of harvest season for the local cash farm crop, blackberries. Since harvest season was completed just before July 4th, when a community picnic had been held since the town was founded in 1895, the two were combined to create the annual Blackberry festival. The town received national media coverage when the Blackberry Growers Association sent a crate of berries to President Harry Truman. The association disbanded in 1963 due to a poor market and farmers moved on to a more lucrative crop.

While blackberry farming may no longer be the agricultural strength of McLoud, the festival celebrated each year continues to be an exciting event for the town and draws thousands of attendees from throughout the nation.

The 2012 Blackberry Festival will be held at Veteran's Park

Beginning Poster Parade Registration

2012 FOOD Vendor 2012 MERCHANDISE Vendor 2012 Hand Made CRAFT Vendor

Pageant Rules Pageant Application 2011 Pageant Candidate Schedule 2011 Events Schedule

2011 Poker Run & Bike Show 2011 Car Show 2011 Photography Contest 2011 Baking Contest