Brownwood Strawberry Festival
 

We tried going to the Strawberry Festival today.
Took the golf cart & got there around 10:30.

There was no parking to be found and it was a total zoo.

The same thing happened at LSL for Mardi Gras.
Someone suggested these festivals should take place at all 3 squares if you have any hope to get in.

Is it me or does it seem especially crowded this year??

It was so busy nobody goes they anymore...

Thanks, Yogi. :)

We got there around 12:30. Parking was tight, but we parked in the parking lot by the lofts (in golf cat).

The square was full, but we were able to get around.

Got a table right away at Cody’s (1:00).

Yes, it is you.

The Villages does not seem crowded to us at all. We avoid crowds.

I went there 4 years ago and couldn't find a parking spot for my cart. I'm sure with the increase in the number of homes over the last four years it has to be even more crowded now.
I mentioned to DW the possibility of venturing down there again today and got a very firm "No Thanks!"...

When we went 4 years ago in the golf cart we did several loops around until a cart was loading up to go out. We waited patiently. There were of course two carts in the spot. When the one cart pulled out, we pulled in. A lady in a BMW convertible got nasty with me, telling me she'd been waiting for that spot before I got there. I asked her if she was planning on parking the Beemer in a half of a space.
She shot me the middle finger and left hastily.

Apparently management is blind to the fact Brownwood is not capable of handling an event with large volume.

We went this morning and there was a lot of close parking. The only place we bought anything was from the new bakery. I felt it was a mishmash of stuff. Would not return.

It usually quietens down when the free tasting items run out.

We drove into and parked in the old Barnstorm Movie Theater.
Loads of empty space inside! :icon_wink:

We got there about 10:15 on Saturday...

Drove around for 10-15 minutes and parked in one of the big lots behind Gator's Dockside... Yes, it was crowded, but we had a nice time...

When we left, around 11:30 (out to 44), we saw carts backed up on the bridge over 44...

Yes the crowds are ridiculas. Too many people!!!

Wait until all of the family housing and apartments are built.

We stopped by today at 10:30 abundance of parking, slightly crowded. Dropped back at 3pm to buy 1/2 flat of strawberries, looked like any other afternoon in Brownwood.

Gotta go early...much earlier than 10:15

Without crowds, vendors will not come.