Lavender Festival 2024
Lavender Festival preparations have begun! The dates for this year’s event will be June 22 and 23rd, 2024. We are excited to host the only festival of its kind in Windsor Essex where our guests can enjoy live music, food, and local makers, artists and artisan vendors.
This event will feature over 30+ vendors.
Where: 130 County Road 50 East, Colchester, ON N0R1G0
When: June 22nd & 23rd 10 am – 5 pm
Admission: Free
Type of Event: Outdoors
Applications Status: Open. LAVENDER FESTIVAL VENDOR APPLICATION 2024
This is a RAIN or Shine event. The cost is $85 for one day and $150 for 2 days for a 10×10 booth.
All items sold must be original pieces created by the Artisan. All applications will be juried . Artisans are required to provide their own tent and tables/displays.
All applications must be received by April 5th and will be reviewed by May 5th 2024 and the successful artisans will be advised of the decision to participate.
Lavender Festival 2023
Artists and Artisans at this year’s Lavender Festival
It wouldn’t be a festival without our wonderful artists and artisans. We can’t believe that this is our 10th year of hosting this festival. It started with a dream and a small group of artists and artisans- six to be exact! We’re ever grateful to those who started this journey and are still with us. They include Robert Bishop Artworks, Canadian Heritage Candles and Ring Weavers (if we’ve forgotten someone our apologies, our memories aren’t what they used to be) 
It’s been an exciting year and we are thrilled to have 32 vendors this year from a variety of genres from wood, to pottery and textiles, and of course an assortment of jewellry makers. Each one is so talented and this festival would not be the same without them. The bonus is that everything is made by hand right here in Windsor Essex!
Show your support this weekend to our local handmade artists and artisans and pick up some gifts for your loved ones- Christmas is 187 days away 🙂
2023 Lavender Festival Artists and Artisans
Here it Is the 2023 Lavender Festival Schedule of Events!
We are happy to share this year’s schedule of events. Lots of great local musicians and of course our talented local artists and artisans. We have something for all ages. And the star of the show is showing its beautiful shades of purple from pale lavender to a regal royal purple. Be sure to savc some time for a tour!
This year the children’s activities include: the chalk walk, colour station, scavanger hunt, wishing tree, story time by Jane Buttery, on Saturday. She’ll be reading exerpts from our favourite book ‘Lavender Dream’. Wonder who she based the character on?
On Sunday we have a wonderful entertainer Kobler Jay whose stilt walking antics and juggling will surely put a smile on your face.
This is a rain or shine event and we can’t wait to see your smiling faces!! June 24 and June 25 10-5 pm. 
Welcome Back!
It’s been a long wait but we’re back with over 30 artists and artrisans, a great line up of musicians, craft demos, lavender tours, some delicious food and drinks and of course the star of the show Lavender!
The lavender had a rough spring but the little buds are filling in and starting to pop just in time for the festival.
Date and Time of Lavender Festival
June
24, 2022 1-4 pm
June 25, 2022 10am-5pm
June 26, 2022 10am- 5 pm
Location of the Festival
130 County Road 50 East, Harrow , Ontario. We share our home with our sister company North 42 Degrees Estate Winery
Schedule of Events
Thank you for joining us for Lavender Festival 2022 and helping us celebrate all things Lavender!
This year we are offering a photo contest. Stay tuned for details and watch for signs on how you can enter around the farm!
FRIDAY
1:00 pm Festival Opens
2:30 pm Lavender Tour (free)
Meet at the Peace Garden/Labrinyth
7:00 pm Dine Among the Lavender –
A Culinary Experience
Using the finest ingredients from wagu beef to truffles Executive Chef Cameron has woven a tapestry of flavours to celebrate the long awaited return of Lavender Festival.
This exclusive 5 course interactive wine pairing dinner showcases our team’s culinary talents and artistic creativity. It is truly a culinary experience. Each course is served with an award winning, North 42 Degrees wine, including some from Martin and Suzanne’s private cellar, that has been carefully selected to pair with each dish.
Chef Cameron will then join you to take you through the inspiring journey of how the food was selected, prepared and plated and you will also learn about the wines.
This exclusive dinner experience is limited to 24 guests. The cost is $150.00 pp+Hst + gratuity. Advance reservations are required. Seats can be reserved by calling the winery at 519 738-6111.
SATURDAY
10:00 am Festival Opens
10:30 am Lavender Tour (free)
Meet at the Peace Garden/Labrinyth
11:00 am Live Music – James Stately
-3:00 pm Grab some food, wine/beer and enjoy under the music tent
11:30 am Crafting Demo
Come see what Suzanne is making with Lavender.
Meet at Serenity Lavender’s tent
12:30 pm Lavender Tour (free)
Meet at the Peace Garden/Labrinyth
1:00 pm Paint and Sip Class with Rico Dancel
Sign up by calling us at 519 738-6111 $55 pp and you’ll receive a complementary glass of wine and go home with your own masterpiece – Rustic Lavender
Prepaid tickets – meet under the canopy
1:30 pm Decoupage Demo
Meet at the Serenity Lavender tent
2:00 pm Lavender Tour (free)
Meet at the Peace Garden/Labrinyth
3:00 pm Live Music- Aaron Furlotte
-5:00 pm Grab some food, wine/beer and enjoy under the music tent
3:oo pm Wreath Making Demo
Meet at the Serenity Lavender booth
SUNDAY
10:30 am Lavender Tour (free)
Lavender tour group learning the various aromas of lavender
Meet at the Peace Garden/Labrinyth
11:00 am Live Music – Eric Bellis
-3:00 pm Grab some food, wine/beer and enjoy under the music tent
12:00 pm Wreath Making Demo
Meet at the Serenity Lavender tent
12:30 pm Lavender Tour (free)
Meet at the Peace Garden/Labrinyth
1:00 pm Paint and Sip Class with Rico Dancel
Sign up by calling us at 519 738-6111 $55 pp and you’ll receive a complementary glass of wine and go home with your own masterpiece – Rustic Lavender
Prepaid tickets – meet under the canopy
1:30 pm Decoupage Demo
Meet at the Serenity Lavender tent
2:00 pm Lavender Tour (free)
Meet at the Peace Garden/Labrinyth
3:oo pm Flower arranging Demo
Meet at the Serenity Lavender tent
Children’s Activities
All 3 days
Wishing Tree, Chalk Art, Colour Me Now
Scavenger Hunt
Saturday and Sunday 11:30 Story Time under the Wishing Tree
Thank you for your smiles and continued support of Serenity Lavender and Lavender Festival!
Call for Artists and Artisans
The beautiful sunshine today reminds us of the wonderful weather we had for Lavender Festival we had in 2019 (although a tad warmer) and afger a 2 year absence we are sooooo excited to announce that Lavender Festival will be held on June 24th, 25th and 26th. It’s that time, we are calling for artists and artisans to be part of our wonderful festival!
The last year we ran the Festival was amazing with record breaking attendance and 36 vendors but we still have room to grow.
The date is Friday, June 24th from 1- 4 pm Saturday, June 25th & Sunday, June 28th from 10 am -5 pm
All works must be original, All applications (see the link below) together with payment and photos must be received by April 20th by either email, hand delivered or snail mail.
We’d love to see you!
Schedule of Events
Thank you for joining us for Lavender Festival 2019 and helping us celebrate all things Lavender!
SATURDAY
10:00 am Tai Chi Demonstration
Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism
10:30 am Lavender Tour (free)
Meet at the Peace Garden/Labrinyth
11:00 am Cooking Demo
Learn the art of BBQ from Award winning competitive barbequer Wally Hayes. Meet at the Food tent
11:00 am Live Music – Max Marshall
-2:00 pm Grab some food, wine/beer and enjoy under the music tent
12:00 pm Lavender Wand Dem0
Meet at the Serenity Lavender booth
12:30 pm Lavender Tour (free)
Meet at the Peace Garden/Labrinyth
1:00 pm Paint and Sip Class
Prepaid tickets – meet under the canopy
1:00 pm What’s the Buzz? Bee tour
Pre sold tickets –Anderdon Apiaries stay tuned for future events
1:30 pm Decoupage Demo
Meet at the Serenity Lavender booth
2:00 pm Live Music- Aaron Furlotte
-5:00 pm Grab some food, wine/beer and enjoy under the music tent
2:00 pm Lavender Tour (free)
Meet at the Peace Garden/Labrinyth
2:30 pm What’s the Buzz? Bee tour
Pre sold tickets –Anderdon Apiaries stay tuned for future events
3:oo pm Wreath Making Demo
Meet at the Serenity Lavender booth
SUNDAY
10:30 am Lavender Tour (free)
Meet at the Peace Garden/Labrinyth
11:00 am Cooking Demo
Learn the art of BBQ from Award winning competitive barbequer Wally Hayes. Meet at the Food tent
11:00 am Live Music – James Staley
-2:00 pm Grab some food, wine/beer and enjoy under the music tent
12:00 pm Dried Flower Music Cone Demo
Meet at the Serenity Lavender booth
12:30 pm Lavender Tour (free)
Meet at the Peace Garden/Labrinyth
1:00 pm Paint and Sip Class
Prepaid tickets – meet under the canopy
1:00 pm What’s the Buzz? Bee tour
Pre sold tickets –Anderdon Apiaries stay tuned for future events
1:30 pm Decoupage Demo
Meet at the Serenity Lavender booth
2:00 pm Live Music-Garage Mahal
-5:00 pm Grab some food, wine/beer and enjoy under the music tent
2:00 pm Lavender Tour (free)
Meet at the Peace Garden/Labrinyth
2:30 pm What’s the Buzz? Bee tour
Pre sold tickets –Anderdon Apiaries stay tuned for future events
3:oo pm Felt Flower Wreath Demo
Meet at the Serenity Lavender booth
Thank you for your smiles and continued support!
Serenity Lavender Farm welcomes you to our 8th Annual Lavender Festival! Come join us as we celebrate Lavender bloomand our 10th store anniversary!
Saturday, June 22 and Sunday, June 23
10am – 5pm 
130 County Road 50 East, Colchester, Ontario
FREE ADMISSION
This year’s festival will the the best yet, with over 30 artists and artisans, live music, tai chi demonstaration, yoga class, craft demos, a painting workshop, scavenger hunt, children’s activities, plant sale and lavender garden tours.
Here’s the line up so far and we invite you to come and celebrate our lavender bloom:
Musical Entertainment:
Max Marshall – Saturday, June 22, 11am – 2pm
Aaron and Joel Furlotte – Saturday, June 22, 2pm – 5pm
James Staley – Sunday, June 23, 11am – 2pm
Six Degrees – Sunday, June 23, 2pm – 5pm
Artisans:
Local artists, crafters and artisans make up our Artisan Alley, a place to admire and purchase hand-crafted original works and include:
Pawsitively a Dog Thing A Slice of Nature LRRR Designs
G-Pots Cary’s Cutting Boards Glen Eden Salsa
Bishop Artwork EVB Jewelry Stellas Works
Whispers of Wonder Handmade by Deb That’s Sew Sarah
Creations by Ann Mayz Birdhouses Whispering Willow Designs
Jewels by Jasper Transformed Treasures JWaters Design
Couture Art Terra Green Gardens Ayesha Drouillard
R.W Studios Garage Glass Art Dana Laferriere
Twisted to Life KandA Chalk Adventures Then n Now
Kap’s Collection Unconscious Reality Seaside Jewels
Silver by Wendy Jeff Perz Floyjoy Studio
Painting Workshops:
Local artist Rico Dancel is offering two of his well-loved Paint ‘n Wine workshops. His theme, “Lavender Fields Forever.” No experience or materials are necessary! Enjoy a relaxing afternoon with Rico as he leads you and your friends through a guided painting workshop. You’ll take home your own original creation of a lovely lavender field. Tickets must be purchased in advance. $50 + HST. Call Serenity Lavender Farm at 519-984-2684
Children’s Activities:
Every child is an artist and we have lots of children’s activities planned for Lavender Festival 2019! So bring your children and delight in the enchanting world of lavender where they can express their creativity in the chalk walk and colour station, be entertained by the whimsical story telling and readings of local children’s authors including Jane Buttery and Kara Koostra , explore the lavender labyrinth and experience the dance of the butterflies, go on a curiosity invoking adventure with our children’s scavenger hunt or simply write and tie a wish on the magical wishing tree.
Come join us for this fun filled weekend at Serenity Lavender Farm!
Saturday June 30th
10:00 am Festival opens
Tai Chi Demonstration
11:00 am Alcohol Ink Class with Val Reid
(Advance registration on Eventbrite)
11:30 am Lavender Tour
Music by James Staley
1:00 pm Lavender Tour
Music by Joel Furlotte
1:30 pm Lavender Wand Demonstration
3:00 pm Cooking Demonstration with Chef
3:30 pm Lavender Tour
Sunday, July 1st
10:00 am Festival opens
Yoga class with Caroline Holmes
11:00 am Alcohol Ink Class with Val Reid
(Advance registration on Eventbrite)
11:30 am Lavender Tour
Music by James Staley
1:00 pm Lavender Tour
Music by Six Degrees
1:30 pm Lavender Wand Demonstration
3:00 pm Cooking Demonstration with Chef
Serenity Lavender is proud to host our 6th Annual Lavender Festival! This event was inspired by the beautiful aromas flavours and colours of lavender. Mother Nature was not kind to our beautiful lavender plants this winter, with the freeze thaw cycles we suffered significant crop loss and plant damage, but with every hardship comes opportunity. We took this opportunity to redesign our lavender gardens and to teach our
customers how to assess plants for cold damage and how to prune plants.
This year the festival incorporates our recently opened hospitality facility and Bistro 42. We’re offering activities for adults and children alike.
For adults there is a Tai Chi demonstration, Yoga class, Alcohol Ink class, Lavender Wand demonstration, Cooking demonstration, Lavender tours, Artists and Artisan alley, live music all day long, and of course artisanal crafted lavender culinary, bath and body products made with our farm grown lavender
We’re ready to entertain your children with whimsical storytelling and readings from local children’s authors, musical interludes, exploration of the lavender labyrinth, chalk art area, the magical wishing tree and if they’re lucky they may even witness the dance of the butterflies.
Come join us for a “Scentscational Experience”
June 30th and July 1st
10 am – 5 pm
130 County Road 50 East Colchester
Free Admission
Food and beverages available for purchase throughout the day.
Reservations required for Bistro 42.
Sometimes it’s best to brainstorm when you are far away from all the hustle and bustle of the daily routine of home an work. Last year Serenity’s Lavender Festival exceeded all of our expectations. The turnout was amazing, the weather was picture perfect but we did not yet have our new hospitality centre and so with a new building smack dab in the centre of our parking and vendor area, with a full service restaurant open 7 days a week, a brainstorming session was in order. Over the next few months we’ll be rolling out the Festival activities. A sprinkle of new with old making this an even better festival for all ages!
Lavender is, of course still the star of the show and choosing a date can be a challenge not too early and not too late to miss the peak of bloom. And then there are all the other wonderful festivals in Windsor Essex to keep in mind. We’ve chosen June 30th and July 1st and we’re keeping our fingers crossed that mother nature is as kind to us as she was last year! So pencil that date into your calendars and we hope to see you for another Scentscational Experience!!!
