- May 23, 2025
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As Courtney Weiland and her 7-year-old daughter Willow watch the fireworks, 5-year-old Brooklyn Cassarino and Susan West take a second to capture the moment.
Photo by Lesley DwyerNeighbors Grace Levering, Codi Lembo and Carol Felts live down the street from Fiorelli Winery.
Photo by Lesley DwyerThe Red, White and Blueberry Festival is family friendly.
Photo by Lesley DwyerJacob Smith, 9, cools down on the playground with a creamsicle.
Photo by Lesley DwyerKaren Gooden gets a video to remember the evening.
Photo by Lesley DwyerMatt and Becki Johnson are with Courtney Dakin and Sam Harmon under the Rock Your Roots Boutique tent. Becki Johnson owns the western boutique.
Photo by Lesley DwyerDaniel White takes his first pause after four hours of working in the Fiorelli food truck. The only items left for sale are hot dogs, sodas and chips. Everything else is sold out.
Photo by Lesley DwyerPalmetto residents Kordell Stewart and Annunziata Hernandez get lucky and score some cozy seats to watch the band and fireworks.
Photo by Lesley DwyerBradenton residents JP and Sherein Patton own the Southern Smoked by JP food truck. It's a family business. All four of the couple's daughters help out as needed.
Photo by Lesley DwyerParrish resident Parker Thielking, 9, sings along to the National Anthem before the fireworks begin.
Photo by Lesley DwyerFireworks cap off the Red, White and Blueberry Festival on June 29.
Photo by Lesley DwyerHundreds gather on the lawn for the Red, White and Blueberry Festival at Fiorelli Winery & Vineyard on June 29.
Photo by Lesley DwyerThe band, One Night Rodeo, had the crowd dancing to rock and country favorites.
Photo by Lesley DwyerParrish residents Luca Hudson, 6, Parker Thielking, 9, and Nico Hudson, 9, take a quick break from the playground.
Photo by Lesley DwyerEllenton resident Jennifer Yelton and Bradenton resident April Pyle enjoy Yelton's first Red, White and Blueberry Festival. She just moved from Kentucky.
Photo by Lesley DwyerIt was a good time for a good cause.
Hundreds gathered at the Fiorelli Winery on June 29 for the fourth annual Red, White and Blueberry Festival. The event raises money for Suncoast Charities for Children.
Food trucks fed the crowd. The wine and the band, One Night Rodeo, kept them dancing.
When the lead singer, Duane Allison, said the band was from Bradentucky, Jennifer Yelton felt right at home. Yelton is brand new to town from Kentucky, and she’s already found her new hangout.
“I’ll be coming back here before next year’s festival,” she said. “I love the wine.”
To wrap up the evening, Alison led the crowd in singing the national anthem before the sky lit up with fireworks.