Do you build the booth in Tampa or ship it in?
We fabricate in our Tampa shop. That means our crew can visit during production, mock-ups happen here, and the freight run to Florida Strawberry Festival Grounds, Plant City is a short one.
Florida Strawberry Festival Fabrication
Florida Strawberry Festival returns to Florida Strawberry Festival Grounds, Plant City during February and March, drawing 500000+ attendees. Exhibit House of Tampa delivers custom booth fabrication purpose-built for Florida Strawberry Festival's exhibitor profile: Local strawberry growers, food vendors, agricultural equipment suppliers, carnival operators, craft and specialty product vendors.
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Lead time floorLead time floor: 8-12 weeks for full custom from approved drawings
Average booth scale at Florida Strawberry Festival FabricationAverage booth scale at Florida Strawberry Festival: 20x20 to 50x100+ for premium fabrications
Repeat-use designRepeat-use design: 4-8 install cycles per fabrication before material refurb
Reusable graphic substrateReusable graphic substrate: holds finish across multiple Tampa climate cycles
Custom Booth Build for Florida Strawberry Festival
Florida Strawberry Festival is one of the Tampa shows where booth quality directly shapes attendee perception, so we don't cut corners on materials. Solid-core panels, commercial-grade hardware, and finishes that hold up under repeat installs are the baseline.
Florida Strawberry Festival Grounds, Plant City has specific load and rigging rules that we account for upfront so the field crew never argues with the fire marshal.
Florida Strawberry Festival runs at Florida Strawberry Festival Grounds, Plant City during February and March. Attendance is typically 500000+, and the show targets Local strawberry growers, food vendors, agricultural equipment suppliers, carnival operators, craft and specialty product vendors. Billed as the world's largest strawberry festival, held annually in Plant City (30 miles east of Tampa). Features nationally headlining concerts, agricultural exhibits, strawberry shortcake, and carnival rides. Plant City is the winter strawberry capital of the world. Runs 11 days spanning late February to early March.
- Reusable graphic substrate: holds finish across multiple Tampa climate cycles
- Lead time floor: 8-12 weeks for full custom from approved drawings
- Average booth scale at Florida Strawberry Festival: 20x20 to 50x100+ for premium fabrications
Fabrication Lead Times at Florida Strawberry Festival
We don't pretend lead times don't matter. We say so up front.
Fabrication lead times for Florida Strawberry Festival run 8-12 weeks for full custom; rental-to-custom hybrid builds can compress to 4-6 weeks if material is in stock. Print and graphics are 2-3 weeks once you've signed off on final art.
Florida Strawberry Festival has been hosted by Florida Strawberry Festival Inc. since 1930. The Strawberry Festival anchors Plant City's agricultural economy and draws Tampa Bay metro visitors, supporting regional food and retail commerce year-round
Material Selection for Florida Strawberry Festival Grounds, Plant City
Florida Strawberry Festival Grounds, Plant City's freight dock geometry and elevator dimensions dictate how we crate.
Our material selection accounts for Florida Strawberry Festival's reuse profile. If you'll exhibit again next year, we engineer for repeatability — modular connectors, replaceable graphic panels, and a documented service kit that travels with the crate.
- Tampa Convention Center's halls A through D, the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Halls, Amalie Arena event floor, and Raymond James Stadium parking-lot expansions
- Tampa Convention Center in-house labor pool, supplemented by Florida State Fairgrounds crew network and Bay Area independent contractors
- City of Tampa fire-marshal review for booth structural elements typically clears in 7-10 business days
Design-to-Build Workflow for Florida Strawberry Festival
That person is your single contact, runs the production shop, and travels to Florida Strawberry Festival Grounds, Plant City for install if scope warrants it.
Our workflow keeps fabrication and graphics on parallel tracks for Florida Strawberry Festival, which is the only way to hit aggressive show calendars. Structural cutting starts before final graphics art is locked, with a hold-back for late-stage brand decisions.
- Tampa lead times tighten around Gasparilla (late January), the Florida State Fair (February), and the Florida Strawberry Festival (March)
- Freight routing through I-275 north-south through Tampa Bay, I-4 east connecting to Orlando, Tampa International Airport cargo, and Port Tampa Bay for marine-show freight
- Coordination with Florida Strawberry Festival Inc. show management
Buyer Questions
Can the booth be reused at the next cycle of Florida Strawberry Festival?
Yes, and we design for it. We also store the crates between cycles if you want.
How early do we need to start fabrication for Florida Strawberry Festival?
For a full custom build at Florida Strawberry Festival, plan on 8-12 weeks from approved drawings to crating, plus another 2-3 weeks for graphic print and apply. Hybrid rental-to-custom builds compress to 4-6 weeks, and pure rental can be 2-4 weeks depending on inventory and graphics complexity.
What's a realistic budget for a custom 20x20 booth at Florida Strawberry Festival?
A 20x20 custom fabrication at Florida Strawberry Festival typically runs $35K-$65K for the structure alone, depending on materials, hanging elements, and finish complexity. Add graphics, AV, freight, drayage, and labor for the all-in number — we quote those line by line.
How does Florida Strawberry Festival Grounds, Plant City's rigging policy affect what we can build?
Florida Strawberry Festival Grounds, Plant City has specific hanging-sign and rigging rules that we plan around — ceiling height limits, weight per anchor point, and required certified-rigger coordination.