Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival 2024 Location. Every spring, ponchatoula, louisiana, becomes the strawberry capital of the world as the ponchatoula strawberry festival takes over the city on the second weekend of april. Each year, around 300,000 visitors attend to enjoy the rides, free live music, and.

The festival started in 1972 as a small block party with a baseball game and a. The ponchatoula strawberry festival is held in the small northshore town of ponchatoula, near hammond.