The 2025 Holtville Carrot Festival has announced the queen and her court.

The Holtville Chamber of Commerce hosted the Coronation Banquet Friday night at the Swiss Club. The 2025 Carrot Queen is Aileen Solario, 16, a junior at Holtville High School. The Carrot Princess is Grace Credo, 13, a seventh grader at Pine School. The Carrot Junior Princess is Avery Sutter, 11, a fifth grader at Pine Elementary School.

The theme for tis years Carrot Festival, the 78th annual, is Hop on the Carrot Express. A carnival will kick off Thursday and continue through Sunday. On Friday the Carrot Festival Lick-off Concert begins at 7:00 p.m. On Saturday the 8th, the Street Fair starts at 8:00 a.m. nd the parade rolls at 10:00 a.m. The carnival midway continues on Sunday.

The Carrot Festival Cooking Contest features Little Chefs and Jr. Chefs competing on Wednesday and the adult chefs compete on Thursday. All cooking competitions are at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Holtville.