Lavender Festival

10/12/2026

Win some fun items, support the Lavender Festival AND get a jump start on your holiday shopping all in one place!
Check out our online auction now through Oct. 20.
➡️ https://bit.ly/4jhx8mm

10/01/2026

Do you love the Lavender Festival? 🌸Consider supporting it by becoming a "Friend of Grow Oak Ridge," i.e., the nonprofit behind the festival. And when you do, you'll be invited to our Friends in the Garden Party Oct. 18!
👀See behind the scenes... the staff, vendors, sponsors and volunteers who make Lavender Festival happen.

➡️ Donate $100+ per year or $10 per month in a recurring donation to get your invitation to Friends in the Garden Party Oct. 18. www.GrowOakRidge.org/donate

🌿✨ FRIENDS IN THE GARDEN PARTY! ✨🌿

Friends of Grow Oak Ridge: this party is for YOU! 💚

Come celebrate with us in the garden for an afternoon of:

🥪 Delicious snacks
🎲 Games + prizes
🌸 Garden fun for all ages
📸 Portraits in the garden
🌿 Good friends + good times

💌 IMPORTANT: You must have an official invitation from Grow Oak Ridge to attend.

Haven’t received yours yet? There’s still time to become a Friend and get your invite! 🌱

👉 Get all the party details + become a Friend: https://www.growoakridge.org/friends-party

Come hang out, play some games, eat some good food, and celebrate the people who help our garden—and our community—grow. 💚🌻

We can’t wait to see our Friends in the Garden! ✨

09/24/2026

From Grow Oak Ridge (the same folks who bring you the Lavender Festival):
🫜The Winter Farmers Market is a great event! Indoors at Roane State Community College, Oak Ridge. Saturday mornings Dec. 5. thru March 27.

Farmers | Bakers | Artisans invited. Maker-only. No reselling allowed.
Learn More: www.GrowOakRidge.org/become-a-vendor

🔥🚫 DO NOT RESPOND TO SPAMMERS IN THE COMMENTS. BE SMART.
We only offer applications through our official websites.

09/08/2026

SAVE THE DATE! Dec. 5 - the Winter Farmers Market opens ❄️INDOORS❄️ at Roane State Community College (Oak Ridge campus), brought to you by Grow Oak Ridge, producer of the Lavender Festival.

We're looking for high-quality, producer-only vendors who have something unique to offer our discerning shoppers. You must make, bake or grow what you sell.

🫜 Vendor applications are here: https://www.growoakridge.org/become-a-vendor

08/27/2026

Did you know that after Lavender Festival ... our attention shifts to feeding kids! 🫜 Thank you, Y-12 FCU Gives Foundation for supporting our Kids Garden Club, Nourish Kids Club at farmers markets, and Grow Your Own program. Together, we're promoting health in Oak Ridge and beyond. 💜

08/05/2026

Congratulations, Elizabeth Underwood!

You're the winner of our $100 Visa Gift Card for filling out our post-festival survey! Check your email (spam too).

SAVE THE DATE - Next year's Lavender Festival will be June 19, 2027 in Jackson Square Oak Ridge!

06/30/2026

🪻🪻🪻Three cheers to our wonderful sponsors of Lavender Festival 2026!

We simply couldn't do this festival without our local and national businesses who believe in creativity, community, and a healthy, vibrant economy.

⚛️ Thank you especially, Oklo Inc., our 2026 Presenting Sponsor, who provided a beautiful selfie station inside their garden-themed tent. 🌿⚡️

Our sponsors not only provide financial support, but they also make the festival BETTER, with things like free face painting for the kids (Xfinity ), a misting tent (Explore Oak Ridge) and toe-tapping music all day! (Y-12 Credit Union)

🙏 Please , drop all of our sponsors a line, purchase their products and help us say THANK YOU to them for a great festival!

Explore Oak Ridge
Y-12 Credit Union
Xfinity
City of Oak Ridge Government
Tennessee Arts Commission
UCOR
WOW Internet, TV & Phone
American Home Design
CNS- Y-12 National Security Complex
American Home Improvements, LLC
LeafFilter Gutter Protection
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge
Renewal by Andersen of Knoxville
ORNL Federal Credit Union
ORAU
Centrus Energy
Pipe Wrench Plumbing
The REAL ESTATE Office
Moth Rust Media
Realty Executives Associates
The Free Medical Clinic of Oak ridge
Pinnacle Financial Partners

06/23/2026

A HUGE thank you to our dedicated volunteers!

~75 vols worked ~431 hours over ~4 days for
🪻 Lavender Festival 2026

Lavender Festival is the primary fundraiser for Grow Oak Ridge, a local nonprofit that supports local farmers markets, community gardens and nutrition education. Consider a donation to help us keep programs GROWing: https://jacksonsquarelavenderfestival.org/donate

PS -
💜 HAVE YOU FILLED OUT OUR SURVEY? https://bit.ly/4kBom09
It's anonymous, but if you want to be entered to win a $100 Visa gift card, leave us your contact info. This survey helps imprpove and find business sponsors for the festival. Thank you!

06/20/2026

What did you think? Lavender Festival cares about your experience!

🌸 Please fill out this 5-minute survey that helps us improve and find sponsors (who help us keep this festival FREE for the public)

➡️ SURVEY: https://bit.ly/4kBom09

🤫 The survey is ANONYMOUS. But if you want to enter to win a $100 VISA gift card, leave your name & contact info.

Thank you!

06/20/2026

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