Attendees enjoy the photo stand-in board at the Strawberry Shortcake Festival on June 11, 2026, at Switchyard Park in Bloomington. The festival also featured other attractions for people to enjoy, including live music and face painting. Volunteers make strawberry shortcakes at the Strawberry Shortcake Festival on June 11, 2026, at Switchyard Park in Bloomington. Some volunteers arrived before 8 a.m. to set up the event that began at 11 a.m. A volunteer slices pound cake at the Strawberry Shortcake Festival on June 11, 2026, at Switchyard Park in Bloomington. The strawberry shortcakes were sold for $9 each. Youth volunteers serve customers at the Strawberry Shortcake Festival on June 11, 2026, at Switchyard Park in Bloomington. The event had volunteers from both Bloomington High School North and South. Volunteers serve customers at the Strawberry Shortcake Festival on June 11, 2026, at Switchyard Park in Bloomington. Volunteers wore strawberry apparel like earrings, aprons and headbands. An attendee gets her face painted at the Strawberry Shortcake Festival on June 11, 2026, at Switchyard Park in Bloomington. Local face painter, Heather East, was a vendor at the event. Competitors in the Strawberry Shortcake 5K start the race June 14, 2026, at Switchyard Park in Bloomington. The race was scheduled to start at 9 a.m. Volunteers pose in front of the Strawberry Shortcake 5K start and finish line June 14, 2026, at Switchyard Park in Bloomington. The event was put on by Auxiliary to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bloomington. Kaitlyn Duran waves to her husband, Mark, and their daughter, Eloise, as she approaches the Strawberry Shortcake 5K finish line June 14, 2026, at Switchyard Park in Bloomington. There were 444 competitors in the race. Randi Edmonds hugs her daughter, Nora, after they finished the Strawberry Shortcake 5K on June 14, 2026, at Switchyard Park in Bloomington. The race was a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bloomington. Katherine Pope cheers on racers as they cross the finish line at the Strawberry Shortcake 5K on June 14, 2026, at Switchyard Park in Bloomington. Pope and her partner, Jessica Reed, created the race three years ago. Niki Wright puts whipped cream on top of a strawberry shortcake at the Strawberry Shortcake 5K on June 14, 2026, at Switchyard Park in Bloomington. There were 240 portions set aside for the racers, with more available for purchase. Rhiannon Spicer celebrates her daughter, Oriyah, finishing the Strawberry Shortcake 5K on June 14, 2026, at Switchyard Park in Bloomington. Planning for this year's festival and 5K began nearly a year ago. "We will start planning and talking about it (next year's events) maybe in a couple weeks," secretary of the Auxiliary to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bloomington, Jessica Reed said.
PHOTOS: A 'berry' good time: the 2026 Strawberry Shortcake Festival
Participants in the Strawberry Shortcake 5K are seen during the race June 14, 2026, at Switchyard Park in Bloomington. When they registered, people chose whether they would walk or run the 5K.
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