Sequim Lavender Festival
Sequim, Washington, USA
Mid JulyDescription
Visit Sequim, Washington, the Lavender Capital of North America™ to celebrate the 11th annual Sequim Lavender Festival, always the third full weekend in July, when the purple blossoms are bursting throughout the beautiful Sequim-Dungeness Valley. This three day festival is the largest lavender event in North America and features seven farms on tour with more than 100.000 plants, a juried Street Fair, and many exciting community events. The Eight Farms on Tour open their fields and their hearts to visitors, offering many lavender activities. Learn about lavender lore and how the herb is grown, harvested, and turned into dozens of different products using dried blossoms or steam-distilled lavender oil. Attend workshops, demonstration, horticultural programs, and “Meet the Farmer” sessions. Visitors can spend time in the fields, where lavender can be picked for bouquets to take home, and enjoy food, beverages, entertainment, and northwest crafts. Tickets are $15 and provide admission to all of the Eight Farms on Tour, with children 12 and under admitted free. There is plenty of free parking at all farms. Shuttle bus service, providing transportation between the Street Fair and each of the Eight Farms on Tour, is free with your farm tour ticket. The Street Fair in downtown Sequim anchors the festivities, with more than 150 juried craftspeople and vendors of lavender and other Olympic Peninsula specialties. Enjoy fine musical entertainment, great Northwest foods, and Olympic Peninsula wine tasting. There is no admission to the Street Fair and free parking in downtown Sequim. The entire valley celebrates with a variety of Community Events to entertain the whole family. The 21st annual Sunbonnet Sue Quilt show will be held in conjunction with the festival again this year, as well as a salmon bake, barn dance, and North Olympic Peninsula Wine Tour. Take part in the Race for Lavender, golf tournament, and exciting new programs from the Dungeness River Audubon Society. For more information including transportation, accomodations, and directions please contact us by e-mail at info@lavenderfestival.com, website at www.lavenderfestival.com, or by telephone at (877) 681-3035 (toll free). The Festival is proudly sponsored by the Sequim Lavender Growers Association (SLGA), a community of farmers, committed to knowledge of how to grow better lavender with less effort in an environmentally sustainable way. The Festival is produced by Olympic Peninsula Community Celebrations. Both are Washington nonprofit corporations.
Venue
Sequim - Dungeness Valley
Directions
Get on the olympic Peninsula by Hwy 101 or ferries and head to Sequim, Washington State.
Times
10:00 am - 6:00 pm Farm Tour
9:00 am-7:00 pm Street Fair
Admission & Parking
Tickets $15 for 7 farms on tour, free street fair.
Website
http://www.lavenderfestival.com
Infophone
877-6813035
Email
info@lavenderfestival.com