The 2018 Lavender Festival in Sequim, Washington is set for 20, 21 and 22nd of July.
This is a run down with photos of last year.
Lavender is seasonal in the months of July and August. Many rows of lavender fields create great sights and smells.
The street fair is where we started our journey last year. As it says on the festival website, the fair is moving to a park in 2018. This could be a better backdrop than a actual street.. A typical street fair with booths of stuff for sale and a food court, some stalls are to do with lavender and some not as much, some not at all.
We made our way through the crowds and tat for a much needed lunch, serenaded by various bands playing in the periphery.
In Sequim you are very near Dungeness, so we wanted crab. The seafood Spot/Randall's Catering footed that bill. Lavender Balsamic, even better! There is an option to get a cup of chowder as well.
For dessert, there were many choices available. These caramels did just fine fulfilling our sweet tooth.
There is a list of free farm tours that seem to be affiliated with the festivial, this is where it is all at for me. If you looked at the website, saw Graysmarsh Farm listed as one of the 7 farms partisipating.
I'm glad we traveled here, they also have a berry farm. When you enter you will be guided by signs and attendants as to where to go for lavender.
The surroundings are beautiful. Rows and rows of the flowers on undulating, tree lined hills.
You can get a pair of shears to clip your own bouquet.
Even if you don't wield a pair of clippers, just being in between the rows was delightful. Watching busy bees relishing the buds.
Collected your full bunch? Head back to the hut and have them bound, and settle up monetarily.
You can also purchase pre-cut bundles.
Somewhere along the way, we picked up a paper from the area that listed other events for the weekend and had a feature for the next stop.
I get the feeling that this farm is not affiliated with the festival. It is in the area, but not listed on the list of free farm tours. On Victor's website it states, "PART OF SEQUIM LAVENDER WEEKEND." It just clues me in a bit. Anyway, they have sort of their own festival going on. This was my favourite part of the trip.
Entering the car park, there is immediately LAVENDER! The white lavender mixed with the purple catches the eye straight away.
The large drying shed with a bounty of upside down beauties strung up together. Sounds ominous but, it is a good thing, really!
SEE!
This place had many lavender refreshments available. More than the street fair, I dare say.
The lavender tamales were a treat (not pictured). The famous Washington sausage made their mark here.
Many, Many treats in the gift shop. This is where I purchased the culinary lavender for my recipe here:
Lavender Cowboy Biscuits
By the end of this trip, one will be burping with a floral scent!
In addition to the food there are also plants and toiletries for sale.
Victor's had their live bands playing and workshops available, as well. Like I said, a festival all it's own.
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