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Tags : Fairs & Festivals

Dates : 27th January 2025 to 2nd February 2025

Venue : Mapro Gardens, Panchgani Mahabaleshwar Road, Gureghar, Mahabaleshwar

Entry Fee : Mandatory Cover Charges: INR100 per person.
This amount is fully redeemable inside the Mapro Garden Store or Cafe, adding to the overall experience.

Must-Try Recommendations : Indulge in the festival's highlights, including:

Fresh Strawberries with Fresh Cream and Ice Cream – A classic delicacy.
Jumbo Sandwich – Perfect for a hearty, flavorful bite.

Strawberry Festival in Mahabaleshwar, Mahabaleshwar Overview

The Mapro Strawberry Festival in Mahabaleshwar, a much-awaited annual event, is a delightful celebration of the region’s most prized produce—juicy and luscious strawberries. Usually held in March and April, the strawberry festival in 2025 will take place from 27th January to 2nd February 2025 at the iconic Mapro Gardens in Lonavala, Mahabaleshwar, and Wai. This festival celebrates the bountiful harvest of Mahabaleshwar's (the Strawberry Capital of India) signature fruit—strawberries—in a vibrant and delicious way.

Strawberry Season in Mahabaleshwar

Mapro, a strawberry farm conceptualized it to promote their products and also to encourage people to consume fruits by coming up with different and innovative forms of the fruit. It has boosted the Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani tourism manifold. 

The event offers visitors a chance to indulge in a variety of strawberry-based delicacies, including fresh strawberries with cream, shakes, jams, ice creams, and desserts. Apart from the culinary delights, the festival also features live music, cultural performances, and farm tours, making it an enjoyable experience for all age groups. 

Over the years, the festival has expanded, attracting thousands of enthusiasts. The festival is a good avenue for the farmers of the nearby villages, and over 250 of them come to participate in the festival. Strawberries are abundantly available from December to February, and the harvest is celebrated during the Easter weekend through this festival.

What to Eat - Relish These Delicacies

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 The tourists during four days get to experience a wide assortment of strawberries and strawberry based products like strawberry pizza, strawberry bhel, jams, crushes, milkshakes, chocolate-based strawberry, strawberry jam sandwiches among other finger-licking delicacies. It is an absolute delight for the taste buds and is something which shouldn't be missed.

Other Entertainment at the Mapro Strawberry Festival

The Strawberry Festival also includes visits to the strawberry farms, Mapro Food Park excursions and a variety of cultural and entertainment activities. The festival also has some not-to-be-missed Mehendi and watercolour tattoo stalls.

Tourists also get to witness lezim and dhol dance performance along with a live orchestra. The performers come from Pratapgarh and enthralling the audience with some foot tapping music.

Video of Mapro Garden in Mahabaleshwar


A major factor which leads to a large footfall of visitors is that it is held over a long weekend. The Strawberry Festival is one of its kind and should not be missed for some tasty, delicious and extremely exquisite strawberry and strawberry products.

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