It would have been the 37th year for the Shelby Senior Services annual Strawberry Festival.  The Covid pandemic stripped the event of its annual status for a couple of years and brought it back to Year 35 for the event as it returns to Shelbyville's downtown.

Along with the City of Shelbyville's Government Day Lunch, visitors will be on West Washington Street by 11 am looking for free hot dogs, chips and drink from the Mayor Tom DeBaun and city employees and dessert from Senior Services.

Senior Services Executive Director Kim Koehl says a lot has changed since they last hosted their event.

What hasn't changed is the strawberry favorites.

The daytime activities lead into later Friday evening.  At 5pm, a special ribbon cutting is scheduled for the new look downtown following nearly two years of renovation.  Downtown games, food trucks, music with Ghost Radio and more will then continue through the evening.

Mayor DeBaun says they are anxious to showcase the downtown while getting a feeel for how the new layout serves as a host site for events.