Oregon Lavender Festival - a celebration of lavender in Oregon with lavender destinations including lavender farms, lavender nurseries, & a lavender Artisan Fair in Yamhill

Come relax with us at the 2008 Oregon Lavender Festival July 12 - 13, 2008 Join us at this year's Oregon Lavender Festival to enjoy the Oregon countryside at its fragrant best. More than 20 different lavender destinations are throwing their doors open to the public so that visitors can experience Lavender in Oregon firsthand by touring lavender farms, lavender nurseries, and the lavender-based Artisan Fair in Yamhill. Expect to Relax!
Enjoy two days of fun at the Lavender Festival: Tour 21 Lavender Locations, each with its own selection of different varieties of lavender, and each with its own activities arranged for the festival. At lavender farms, you can cut your own bouquets of fresh lavender and at nurseries, you can purchase specialty lavender plants and speak to experts on growing and cultivating lavender. Each location has special events planned for the festival weekend, so be sure to click on the farms page to see what each lavender destination has to offer. Artisan Fair in historic Yamhill featuring a fair with dozens of lavender-centric booths featuring fine arts, crafts, local lavender products for sale, lavender oil distillation demonstrations, live music, an art show and sale, craft classes, lavender food, activities for the kids, master gardeners to provide gardening advice, and much more.
For a day or two, leave the world of hustle and bustle, computers, and chaos to soak in the delights lavender has to offer. Sometimes simply standing in the midst of a lavender field with its overwhelming beauty and aroma can be medicine enough to restore calm and recharge your spirit.
		In weeks prior to the festival, plein air artists will capture colorful local fields on canvas and display their art during the festival at a juried art show and sale in Beulah Park in Yamhill. At the Artisan Fair, and at many of the lavender farms, you can make your own lavender themed crafts, such as wands, wreaths, crowns, sachets, soaps, and eye pillows. A diverse range of lavender products will also be for sale, many created by local craftsmen. Many thanks to our sponsors and local merchants who have made the festival possible. Please visit our sponsors page to read more about them.
	So what can you do at a Lavender Festival? enjoy locally produced food and wine, many products made with lavender visit Yamhill's Artisan Fair with booths featuring products hand-made by local artists watch craftspeople demonstrate their skills view (or buy) local artists' paintings of the area's scenery cut some lavender! (each farm supplies scissors) buy lavender products made in Oregon as well as brought in specially from Provence, France learn how to make a lavender wand, sachet, or wreath ask the experts your questions about growing lavender enjoy the countryside listen to local bands get a massage relax - that's what lavender is known for!
Oregon Lavender Festival Saturday and Sunday, July 12 and 13, 2008, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Artisan Fair at Beulah Park in Yamhill Self-guided farm tours start from the Artisan Fair or any participating farm Phone : 971-533-7753 E-mail : Info@OregonLavenderFestival.org
The Lavender Festival is organized by the Oregon Lavender Association, a non-profit association dedicated to the promotion of lavender in Oregon. Visit our website at www.oregonlavender.org. If you are interested in participating in the Festival as a vendor or artist, visit our info page.

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