Petals from the Past will hold its annual Black and Blueberry Festival on June 11 at the farmland located on County Road 29 in Jemison.

The festival will kickoff the harvest season for both blackberries and blueberries and allows visitors to get the first chance to see what the season has to offer.

The event will begin around 9 a.m. and is expected to wrap up around 5 p.m.

Pony rides and a petting zoo will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for kids of all ages to take part in, and lunch will be available from vendors.

An informational talk is scheduled to delve into the fundamentals and successful approaches to growing and caring for blackberries and blueberries.

The informational session will be led by Dr. Arlie Powell, an owner of the farm, and will begin at 10 a.m. and a fee of $3 will be required to attend.

“Most of the people that attend come from either Birmingham or Montgomery,” Petals from the Past Special Event Coordinator Pat Conlee said. “They live in the city and just enjoy spending a day on the farm.”

New additions to this year’s event include a question-and-answer session about honeybees, and a live band that is scheduled to perform throughout the day.

The festival has been taking place for over the past decade and has become a fixture on family calendars during that time.

According to Conlee, Petals from the Past begins receiving calls months in advance from people asking when and weather or not the festival is taking place this year.

“Come early and be ready to pick,” Conlee said.