National Blueberry Festival facts for kids
Quick facts for kids National Blueberry Festival |
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| Status | active |
| Genre | food festival |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | South Haven, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 42°24′11″N 86°16′25″W / 42.40306°N 86.27361°W |
| Country | USA |
| Years active | 61 |
| Inaugurated | 1963 |
The National Blueberry Festival aka the South Haven Blueberry Festival is held in South Haven, Michigan every year in August. It is one of the longest-running blueberry festivals in the United States and began calling itself a national festival in 1969.
There are about nearly 50,000 people that attend every year. Today the South Haven Blueberry Festival has been around for 55 years. This event is major for the city of South Haven. It bring in a lot of business and helps the local economy. Even though this isn't the only festival that goes on downtown South Haven it's an important one for the local blueberry farmers.
Many events were reduced in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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