The 2006 Strawberry Festival Antique Show -
The 36th since the St. Vrain Historical Society began to sponsor the annual spring show - will be held on Saturday, May 20, and Sunday, May 21 in the Exhibit Building at the Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, CO. Hours for the event are Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, and Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm. Admission to the antique show and sale is $3. Proceeds will be used by the St. Vrain Historical Society for local historic preservation and education..
More than 80 antique dealers from Colorado and seven other states will display and sell a wide assortment of antiques and collectibles furniture, silver, glassware, china, pottery, quilts, vintage clothing and linens, jewelry, tools, postcards, books, dolls and toys. A glass and china restoration booth will fix your cracked or damaged goods – so bring items you wish to have restored.
Also featured will be a book table offering an assortment of publications about the history of Longmont and nearby areas. The Society's cafe area will serve barbecue beef sandwiches, bean salad, an assortment of beverages and, of course, the traditional strawberry shortcake with freshly whipped cream. The complete meal is a still a bargain at $5.00, or visitors may purchase menu items separately.
On Sunday, May 21st between 1 and 3 pm, visitors who come to town for the antique show will also have the opportunity to enjoy tours of Historic Hoverhome, the beautifully furnished Tudor Revival mansion of Charles and Katherine Hover. Hoverhome is located approximately 1 ½ miles north of the Fairgrounds at 1309 Hover Road. Cost of the tour, led by costumed docents, is $7 per person, and parking is free. Tours take approximately one hour and will begin on the hour and half hour beginning at 1 pm with the last tour starting at 3 pm.
Longmont's original Strawberry Festival was held in June 1871 to celebrate the opening of Library Hall donated to the colony town by benefactress Elizabeth Thompson of New York. In 1970 the St. Vrain Historical Society chose to commemorate this early community celebration in the name of its spring antique show. In the last 35 years the event has become a modern community tradition and more than 5,000 people attend the antique show to browse, buy and enjoy the fresh strawberries.
For more information call the St. Vrain Historical Society (303) 776-1870
