Burien's Strawberry Festival is going wild this year.
It's also moving downtown.
The annual celebration Saturday, June 19 and Sunday, June 20 will be known as the "2010 Burien Wild Strawberry Festival-A Community Celebration of Arts and Greenability."

"We altered the name to set it apart from all the other strawberry festivals out there," Gina Kallman, cultural arts supervisor for Burien Parks, explained.

The name also goes along with the city's efforts toward more sustainability, according to Kallman.
Sustainable Burien, a citizens group that meets monthly at the Burien Library, is also expected to be handing out wild strawberries as ground cover again at this year's festival.

Also, Kallman admitted, you don't see any strawberry farms around Burien anymore.
Festival-goers will be still able to purchase the festival's famed strawberry shortcake.

The annual city celebration is also going from uptown around Southwest 146th Street and 45h Avenue Southwest to the downtown Burien Town Square Park. The park is located on Burien's main street at Southwest 152nd Street and 5th Avenue Southwest.
"It's a great space for events," Kallman noted.

The move will place the festival right next to the annual Father's Day car show on Sunday along Southwest 152nd Street.
The festival will run 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on June 19 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 20.

Kallman promises all the food, arts and performances the festival features every year.
Vendors can find out how to sign up at www.burienstrawberryfestival.org. The Web site is also good for more information on the upcoming "wild" celebration.