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Lavender Connection

All of the farms are locally family owned and worked.

The only problem with getting low in the lavender is the BEES!

Lavender Festival Street Fair

Face Painting was very popular at the fair held at Ester Shore Park.

Wildlife Wednesday–At the Laender Festival

A man was showing off his lizard at the festival

Every year on the third Full weekend of July (Friday Saturday Sunday) Sequim holds its’ Lavender Festival. We have a street fair, lavender farm tours (3 requiring admission AND 15 Free admission), barn dances, FREE concerts in the park and lot’s of purple fun. There are also dozens more farms in the arear that aren’t on the OFFICIAL map.

This was taken with the Olympic Mountains in the background, at a newer farm called Olympic Bluffs Lavender Farm and Cidery.

Sequim Farmers Market

Every Saturday March thru Oct we have a farmers market at the town hall. They block off the street for pedestrians. Everything is artisan made or grown. We have a lot of farms in the area so the produce is GREAT and prices are reasonable.

There is music & dancing and cuteness!

There are lots of different pottery and leather makers and various artists.

And LOTS of YUMMY food!

Dungeness Crab and Seafood festival

Every year Port Angeles hosts the Dungeness Crab and Seafood Festival. This year had PERFECT WEATHER (not always the case–usually coats and layers are required!) For $40 you get a whole crab, ear of corn and some cole slaw. The crab is REALLY FRESH…often just out of the bay. THousands aof CAnadians come over the ferry for the festival. There are three bands playing, lots of craft vendors. And …