Jackson Square Lavender Festival celebrates 25 years in Oak Ridge; begins June 21
Lavender Festival celebrates good health, local creativity, the environment, and all things lavender, promoting seven lavender farms from across East Tennessee, according to a news release.
The Main Event - an herb fair - is free from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Additional ticketed events are available throughout the weekend as well, including a Tennessee Wine Tasting, Tour of Gardens, Herb Lunch, and a new Sunday event, Science on Tap, featuring beer and fermented foods, from 1 to 4 p.m. June 22 in the Square.
Saturday Vendors in Jackson Square: The highlight of the Main Event on Saturday is more than 100 juried artisan vendors with handmade and locally grown items, everything from pottery and woodworking to ironwork, handmade baskets and more. Local food vendors and food trucks will be on hand with healthy food and drinks.
Returning this year is Kathy Mihalczo of Erin's Meadow Herb Farm, the only vendor who has participated in all 25 Lavender Festivals, along with Scott Eatherly of Baskets & Chairs, who has been an artisan vendor for 21 years. You will find many other returning vendors, including Smoky Mountain Lavender, Garden Treasures, Gardener's Wisconsin Cheese & Sausage, Tennessee Naturescapes, Frog Juice, Custom Copperworks & Blacksmithing, Aviary Brooms, Locally Grown, Watson's Stained Glass, and The Empirical Herbalist.
This year, C3X Leather Company, Emmae Art, Baboon Powder, Damiani Mosaics, Merch & Mission, Locke Family Farm, Amy Sabatier Designs, Townsend Craft Guild, and Mountain Medicine Farm are new, as well as several others.
Seven local lavender farms will sell bundles of lavender and lavender products. They include: Ever After Lavender, French Broad Lavender, Livingston Lavender, LoCo Lavender, Midfield Lavender, M&M Lavender, and Smoky Mt Lavender.
The Oak Ridge Farmers Market has been relocated to the Blankenship Field parking lot from 8 a.m. to noon on June 21. The market will sell locally grown produce, handmade items, cut lavender and other plants.
All ages can find something fun at the Lavender Festival:
Free live music June 21 in two areas: The big tent in Jackson Square and on the west end, in front of the United Way Building.
Learn at Lavender: Informative presentations on gardening, cooking, and growing lavender in East Tennessee. Most presentations are free. One requires a ticket (see related story): 'Herbs for Form and Function in the Kitchen Garden,' by Sarah Ruzic of Tennessee Kitchen Gardens in Nashville. All presentations are located in the lobby of Pinnacle Bank, 231 Jackson Square.
Free children's activities: The Art Spot, a children's train, Nourish Kids Club smoothie blender bike, The Home Depot building workshop, The Kid Creator Art Workshop and more. A baby changing and nursing station is located in the United Way Building.
On Saturday, a Tennessee Wine Tasting (ticket required) features four local wineries, samples of 20-plus wines and ciders, and benefits United Way of Anderson County.
A Tour of Gardens (ticket required): Five local gardens, staffed by Master Gardeners of Anderson County, are open 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, June 20, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 21.
Free tours of historic Chapel on the Hill at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday. Learn the importance of this chapel during World War II.
Herb Lunch – Friday, June 20, at noon in the Square. Call 865-412-9392 for tickets.
From 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 22, under the big tent in Jackson Square. Science on Tap: A Fermentation Fair will feature the science of fizz, beer and fermented foods, plus live music and exhibitors. This event is produced by the American Museum of Science and Energy to benefit its foundation. Tickets are required for tasting, but browsing the Square is free. More information and tickets are on the websiteL www.JacksonSquareLavenderFestival.org/tickets.
The official Lavender 25th year T-shirt is available through merchandise partner 865LIFE, found on the west end of the festival, or order ahead at865LIFE.com.
A free shuttle will run every 5 to 10 minutes from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday from Roane State Community College, 701 Briarcliff Avenue, Oak Ridge. Ample handicapped parking is at the corner of East Tennessee Avenue and Towne Road. Free parking is available in city lots and on the streets surrounding the festival. Three drop-off locations are located on the east, west and south sides of the festival. An interactive map of all vendors, parking, and other services is on the website:www.JacksonSquareLavenderFestival.org.
Free water refill stations: Located in four locations around the Square. Bring a refillable water bottle or purchase aluminum recyclable water bottles from ORHS Dance Cats, $3, at each water station. Recycling is available.
Jackson Square Lavender Festival is produced by a local nonprofit, Grow Oak Ridge. Donations to the festival are tax-deductible on the festival website. Donations help keep the festival free to the public, and any proceeds benefit the organization's local food security work.
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