Keel Farms Blueberry Festival Family Day
- Family- and pet-friendly festival featuring U-pick blueberries, local crafts, kids zone, petting zoo, and camel rides. - Running Saturday and Sunday (April 18–19) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Held at Keel Farms (Plant City area); more info at baynews9.com.
Keel Farms’ Blueberry Festival is running again Sunday, April 19, with U-pick berries and family activities at the Plant City farm from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (baynews9.com) The event is part of Keel Farms’ annual Blueberry Festival, which the farm says runs every weekend in April except Easter Sunday. Keel Farms’ event calendar lists festival dates on April 18, 19 and 25 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (keelfarms.com, keelfarms.com) Keel Farms says admission is free for all ages and parking costs $10 per car. The farm’s festival page also lists camel rides, a petting zoo, bounce houses, local vendors and a blueberry shortcake eating contest. (keelfarms.com, visittampabay.com) Bay News 9’s weekend guide highlighted the April 18-19 stop as a family- and pet-friendly outing in the Tampa Bay area. A separate dog-friendly event listing for Sunday says dogs are welcome and no tickets are required. (baynews9.com, jetsetpets.com) The festival is tied to Florida’s spring blueberry harvest, which Keel Farms uses for U-pick and on-site events. Spectrum News reported on April 4 that the 2026 event opened for the 17th year at the Hillsborough County farm. (baynews9.com, keelfarms.com) Keel Farms bills itself as a winery, brewery and restaurant as well as a working farm, and its events page says festivals are a regular part of its business. The blueberry event sits alongside other seasonal farm weekends the business promotes during the year. (keelfarms.com, keelfarms.com) For Sunday visitors, the draw is straightforward: blueberry season is still on the calendar, the farm is open until 3 p.m., and the festival packages berry picking with rides, animals and vendors in one stop. (keelfarms.com, visittampabay.com)
