Mount Dora Blueberry Festival celebrates local blueberries on April 26 & 27

The Mount Dora Blueberry Festival returns to downtown Donnelly Park on April 26 and 27 for a weekend celebrating all things blueberry, including ripe local berries, baked goods, crafts, and blueberry plants.

In addition to Amber Brooke Farms and Far Reach Ranch selling their local blueberries, culinary students from Umatilla High School will be offering blueberry baked goods made from berries donated by Amber Brooke Farms. Proceeds will help purchase equipment for the school’s culinary program.

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Food and beverage vendors will feature themed offerings such as blueberry pies, blueberry BBQ with blueberry salsa, blueberry mochi, blueberry beer, and blueberry wine. Craft vendors will also be in the park selling a variety of handmade creations.

The event’s popular pie-eating contest will take place at 2 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday will also feature a Blueberry Pie Bake-Off with children and adult divisions. There is no entry fee to compete, but participants must register at the information booth before 1 p.m.

The free, two-day festival takes place in Donnelly Park, located at 530 N. Donnelly Street in downtown Mount Dora, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days. A free shuttle will run Saturday and Sunday from 900 Lincoln Avenue in the northeast area of Mount Dora and take passengers downtown.

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