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Lavender Festival is Saturday in Jackson Square

Posted at 4:14 pm June 13, 2018
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Image Credit: Shawn Millsaps

Lavender Festival (Image Credit: Shawn Millsaps)

 

The Lavender Festival in Jackson Square on Saturday will celebrate health, herbs, crafts, local foods—and lavender. There will also be music, children’s activities, and a wine tasting. It’s the 20th year of the festival, which is the only Lavender Festival in Tennessee.

“The Lavender Festival is a perennial crowd favorite, full of tradition, fun, and always something new,” a press release said.

The 20th annual Lavender Festival is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 16, in Historic Jackson Square in Oak Ridge.

The festival, which attracted about 8,000 people last year, is always free, with plenty of free parking available in surrounding city and business lots, and on side streets.

As is tradition, a bagpipe player will open the festival at 8 a.m., playing from upper Blankenship Field into Jackson Square. Also keeping with tradition, Alan McBride will follow with the hammered dulcimer in the bandstand. A complete music schedule is found below.

Informative presentations will be held in the lobby of Pinnacle Financial Partners, and they will include Thyroid Health & Tips for Optimal Brain function (10 a.m.), Home-Crafted Lavender Products (11:30 a.m.), and Turning Back the Bones of Time (1 p.m.).

Also returning for its third year is “A Taste of Tennessee Wines,” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., benefitting the Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Arts, Business, Community, Community, Crafts, Entertainment, Front Page News, Music, Slider Tagged With: artisan vendors, children's activities, crafts, Daylillies Stony Clay Station, Erin's Meadow Herb Farm, Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge, Great Valley Wine Trail, Harmonic Journeys, health, herb and floral vendors, Herb of the Year, herbal tasting, herbs, Honey Rock Herb Farm, Jackson Square, Jeri Landers, Jericho Farms, lavender, Lavender Festival, local foods, music, Oak Ridge Farmers Market, Rainwater Farm, Sunlight Gardens, Taste of Tennessee Wines, wine tasting, Wingshuck

Lavender Festival is Saturday, June 17

Posted at 3:04 pm June 7, 2017
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The 19th annual Lavender Festival returns Saturday, June 17, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Historic Jackson Square in Oak Ridge. (Photography by Shawn Millsaps)

The 19th annual Lavender Festival is Saturday, June 17, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Historic Jackson Square in Oak Ridge. (Photography by Shawn Millsaps)

 

The 19th annual Lavender Festival is Saturday, June 17, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., in Historic Jackson Square in Oak Ridge. The Lavender Festival is a perennial crowd favorite, full of tradition, fun, and always something new, a press release said. The festival celebrates all things herbal, crafts, local foods, and more.

Admission to the festival is free, with plenty of free parking available in surrounding city and business lots, and on side streets, the press release said.

As is tradition, a bagpipe player will open the festival at 8 a.m., playing from upper Blankenship Field into Jackson Square. Also keeping with tradition, Alan McBride will follow with the hammered dulcimer in the bandstand. A complete music schedule is found below.

Also returning for a second year is “A Taste of Tennessee Wines,” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., benefitting the Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge. The tasting is hosted by Great Valley Wine Trail, which is made up of four independent wineries in East Tennessee. Your $10 tasting ticket is available at the gate (for those who are 21 with a valid identification). Tasters receive a complimentary wine glass, and if they purchase wine, a six-compartment wine tote. Customers are allowed to enjoy the wine outdoors in the Square during festival hours, with lunch served all day by plenty of food vendors and food trucks, restaurants, and even hors d’oeuvres by Chapel on the Hill. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Community, Community, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: A Taste of Tennessee Wines, Alan McBride, Alexander Guest House Assisted Living Facility, Appalachian Region Wine Producers Association, Becky Coleman, Bob Grimac’s Art Spot, Chapel on the Hill, Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, Children’s International Summer Village, cilantro, Citizens First Bank, coriander, Cowperwood Company, Dan Arp, Danny Whitson, Daylillies, Doubletree by Hilton, Down the Rabbit Hole by Donna Roach, East Tennessee FARM Markets, Erin's Meadow Herb Farm, Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge, Great Valley Wine Trail, Harmonic Journeys, herb luncheon, Herb of the Year, Hip 'n Happening, Honey Rock Herb Farm, Jackson Square, James R. "Rick" Riddle, Jeri Landers, Jericho Farms, Lavender Festival, Midfield Lavender Farm, Midway Tire, Oak Ridge Farmers Market, Rainwater Farm, Signs of the Water Jewelry by Marcia Napier, Stoney Clay Station, Sunlight Gardens, TN Bank of Oak Ridge, Tomboy Organic Skincare, Trans Tech, Wingshuck

Lavender Festival in Jackson Square on June 21

Posted at 3:32 pm June 10, 2014
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Lavender Festival

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The 16th Annual Lavender Festival will be held on Saturday, June 21, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Oak Ridge’s Historic Jackson Square. This herb fair is a perennial favorite of folks from all around and focuses on all that is fresh, healthy, and good for the body and soul.

The Lavender Festival transforms Jackson Square into a hub of activity, information, fun, and of course, lavender. More than 100 vendors, exhibits, and demonstrations will offer products and information related to gardening, cooking, health, aromatherapy, and all things herbal.

“I wouldn’t miss it,” said Betsy Prine of Knoxville, who has attended the festival for about five years. “I love gardening. I love to see so many vendors together, and I love that it’s all natural.”

The Lavender Festival doesn’t just celebrate lavender. It also features the International Herb Association’s “Herb of the Year,” which this year is Artemisia. Artemesia isn’t just one herb, but a species which includes Tarragon, Mugwort, Wormwood, and Sweet Annie. Gardeners, cooks, and nature enthusiasts can be sure to find useful information about how to use Artemesia in healthy and beautiful ways. Visit the booth in front of the Jackson Square fountain to learn more about Artemesia this year. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Community, Top Stories Tagged With: Allen McBride, Andy Howe and Tony Mendez, Artemisia, arts, Beck Hook, Betsy Prine, Bob Grima, children's activities, cooks, crafts, Danny Whitson, Early Bird Special, gardeners, Good Thymes Ceiledh Band, herb, herb fair, herb luncheon, herbal products, Honey Rock Herb Farm, Jackson Square, Jeri Landers, Jim Brown, Judy Van Winkle, lavender, Lavender Festival, Liz and Tim, Mighty Big Band, mugwort, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge FARM Market, plants, sweet annie, tarragon, vendors, wormwood

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