Mark your calendars now for the Owego, NY Strawberry Festival! This year marks the 30th anniversary of the event which began back in 1981.

From the official website: 'This year's theme is "30th Berry Birthday Bash!" The festivities begin on Friday Night, June 18 and Saturday, June 19, for Strawberry Festival 2010! This will be a BERRY special 30th year of the Strawberry Festival, the Southern Tier's grandaddy signature festival, an event filled with entertainment, food, artisans, parade, strawberry shortcakes, wine tasting and everything else strawberries! The Festival grows each year and manages to keep its small town country flavor boasting approximately 30,000 visitors each year. It's an outdoor event held rain or shine in downtown Owego, New York, last year's "coolest small town in America!"

The Festival kicks off Friday night at 5:30 pm till 10:30 pm and on Saturday runs from 9 am - 6 pm.