Sunflower Festival
Fri-Sun – July 8 - 24 (3 weekends)
Friday 12pm-8pm, Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 10am-8pm
Fun for the whole family and 8 acres of 200,000 sunflowers and 20 different varieties! Attendance in our first year exceeded 10,000 in just 3 weekends. Sinkland Farms continues to bring special recognition to Southwestern Virginia by being recently voted "Most Unique Festival" by Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine with a readership of over 350,000 across seven states along the Blue Ridge Mountains. The festival also includes the area's most noted Arts & Crafts vendors and Pop-up Boutiques featuring both hand-made goods, direct sales and retail outlets. Kids zone includes zip-line, giant slides and fun games. Plus, enjoy live music with adult beverages and food trucks on-site.
LIVE MUSIC: Dan Marshall (former Virginia Tech Football Player and American Idol performer) 5-8pm
Dan Marshall, a past VT Hokie Football player, is returning to his college community for one of his first public appearances since American Idol. He will perform at the Sinkland Farms Sunflower Festival, in Christiansburg, VA on Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 23 with the Last Chance Band opening 3-5pm.
Dan Marshall was one of the country crooners in the top 14 on the 2022 'American Idol’ show.
Dan hales from Chesapeake, VA. Born into a Marine Corps family, he shares a great love for his country, as well as respect for families like his own. Dan excelled in sports all through high school, playing Quarterback and Linebacker. He then walked on to the Virginia Tech football team, where he lettered for three years and saw action in over 30 collegiate games. For his VT performance, Marshall received the Paul Frederick Cobb Award at the end of the 2019 season for being the player with the most spirit. While at Virginia Tech, Dan majored in agribusiness.
Dan began to kindle his passion for music at the age of twelve, learning the basics on piano. At 18, he picked up a guitar and taught himself a few chords, quickly igniting his passion to play country music.
His style is heavily influenced by country music and classic rock. His main musical influences are Garth Brooks, George Strait, Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, Randy Travis, Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, and Eric Church.
Show times will be from 5 to 8 pm on both Friday and Saturday, July 22 and 23. Admission to the Sunflower Festival will include the Dan Marshall show. Check out https://sinklandfarms.com/sunflower-festival-about for more information and tickets.
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FOOD TRUCKS:
Aloha Eddie - Shaved ice and festival menu (patty melt type food, grilled cheese with burger, pork, chicken, caprese also mac and cheese topped with Hawaiian pork, buffalo chicken) Hot dogs and possibly chicken taco.
Lazy Bulldog, LLC - Food Truck Items Cooked Fresh.
Butta Moon - Hotdogs, hotsmokes, homemade chili, nachos, phillys, fish, lemonade.
Driftwood Catering - Culturally-inspired, eclectic sandwiches.
Commonwealth Catering
The Cotton Candy Lab - Specialty cotton candy.
Gigi's Cupcakes - Parfaits, cupcakes, stuffed cookies, brownies, beverages.
VENDORS:
ScallyWag Letterpress - Letterpress greeting cards, note cards, note pads, bookmarks, notebooks and coasters. Hand painted artworks. Screen-printed tote bags.
Let’s Aroo - Pet bandanas, Bows, scrunchies, matching human apparel, leashes.
Country Sassy and Classy - Rustic and depressed signs, small furniture, painted saw blades and much more.
Meadows Mountain - Children's boutique.
Sun and Spruce Soaps - Handmade soaps, sugar scrubs, bath salts, lotions, bath bombs, shower steamers, beard oils, sprays, foaming hand soaps, soap accessories.
Booth42 - Artwork, drawings, prints, small sculptures, decorative containers.
Inspired and Gifted - Build you own necklace bar, hand painted signs, wire art, resin art, handcrafted jewelry.
Bonitos Hats - Hand painted and hand crafted hats on jute/canvas which are uv-ray protected and water resistant.
Heavenly Hill Honey - Honey and syrup.
Usborne Books and More - Books geared towards children ages 0 months all the way to young adults 18+, and Puzzles, games, and learning tools.
Hanks Hideaway - Rustic Wall art.
Amy Williams Art/Works - Prints, original artworks, and painted glass pieces.
Swearitsart - Cute crochet critters to adopt, handmade DnD gear, original artwork.