06/14/2025
Stanford Grange Hall
6043 Route 82
12581
Stanfordville, N.Y.
United States
Annual Strawberry Festival

Stanford Grange #808 will host its Annual Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at the Stanford Grange Hall, 6043 Route 82, Stanfordville, at 5 p.m. Dinners will be Take Out only. The menu will include traditional picnic fare of hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs (let us know which one you would like!), potato salad, cole slaw, baked beans, and homemade strawberry shortcake for dessert made with hand-picked local strawberries and homemade ice cream and biscuits. Donation is $17 per dinner. Drive to the back of the Grange Hall, pay for your dinner, get your food through your car window, and take it home to enjoy! For reservations (which are a must as we will sell out), call Grange Secretary Ryan Orton at 845-868-7869.

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