It's strawberry festival season in Illinois -- and two upcoming suburban strawberry festivals are ripe for the plucking.
Saturday and Sunday will mark the second and final weekend of Windy Acres Farm's 2023 Strawberry Festival, located in suburban Geneva. The festival also took place June 10 and 11.
According to organizers, Windy Acres' Strawberry Festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, with farm gates opening at 9 a.m. and closing at 6 p.m. The festival includes"lots of freshly picked strawberries," along with other strawberry treats including homemade fresh strawberry shortcake, strawberry rhubarb pie, tars, breads and more.
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