The Berry Festival returns to Sarasota's Fruitville Grove.
By
Shane Donglasan
| 8:34 p.m. March 5, 2018
Sarasota
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The coming of springtime means it's berry season here in Florida.
Fruitville Grove is celebrating by hosting its annual Berry Festival throughout several weekends in March.
Families and berry enthusiasts gathered for the festival's first weekend on March 3 and 4, which featured plenty of family-friendly farm activities including craft booths, petting zoos, a rock wall, mini train rides and pony rides.Â
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Sofia Pimentel gets her face painted.
Aaron Ramirez gets ready to paint.
Amelia Pond
Jackson Nelson
Kylie Hernandez pets a Fruitville Grove goat.
Natalie Reaves holds a puppy.
Lori Miller assists Aria Miller on her pony, Feisty.
Layla and Leah Hall attempt to pose for a picture.
Cathy Saura and Angela Davis of Berry Blossom Kids
Lisa Deneweth, Mark Hemmersbach and Jase Hemmersbach look for the perfect basket of berries,
Isla, Daschal and Jenna Outerbridge with Kaia Anderson
Saiyoon and Sounhja Nam with Leah, Dante and Earl Jurado.