Large-scale strawberry fields are a major feature of Florida; hundreds of varieties are grown there. The festival features interesting exhibitions and agricultural workshops; guests that are far from the cultivation are offered to taste the best varieties of berries. The Strawberry Festival is attended by the best farm staff. During the festival, well-known chefs cook delicious desserts from berries.
City of Sarasota is home to one of the youngest, but no less interesting holidays - the Festival of chalk drawings. This is a unique event dedicated to one of the most unusual trends in contemporary culture. The festival takes place in November and lasts for 10 days, during which a huge number of beautiful three-dimensional drawings appear on the asphalt of city streets and squares.
Each year the festival is dedicated to a certain cultural trend or historical period; contemporary artists try to reflect features of the current topic with usual multi-colored chalks. Those three-dimensional pictures are astonishingly realistic. The festival also includes many interesting exhibitions and competitions.
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