Sunflower Festival
Fri-Sun – July 14 - 30 (3 weekends)
Friday 4pm-8pm, Sat 11am-8pm, Sun 11am-8pm
Enjoy 3 Sunflower Festival weekends of fun for the whole family and 8 acres of 200,000 sunflowers and 20 different varieties at Sinkland Farms! 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 Lily Comer 4-7pm and adult beverages and food trucks on-site.
Admission:
Fridays - $10 adult, $8 kids 4-12, $9 seniors/military/first responders, and free for children 3 and under.
Saturdays/Sundays - $12 per adult, $11 seniors/military/first responders, and free for children 3 and under.
Admission includes: parking, 1 Sunflower per adult ticket, access to sunflower fields and walking trails, local vendors, access to food trucks, live music, Kidz Zone, games, etc., learning stations, and more!
Tickets and details online at https://sinklandfarms.com/sunflower-festival
Live music by Lily Comer on Sunday 4-7pm! Her unique voice has been compared to Patsy Cline who has a huge impact on Lily’s strong country sound. Other influences have been Loretta Lynn, Hank Williams, Sr., Tammy Wynette, Johnny Cash, and Dolly Parton.
Food Truck List:
Empanada Nirvana Roanoke - Authentic Puerto Rican food
El Chilango Mexican Grill - Traditional Mexican street food. Tacos, burritos, quesadilla, platters & drinks. The food will be Carnitas (pork),Tinga(caramelize onions & chipotle pepper chicken),Chorizo (Spanish sausage), Veggie mix & Elote (street corn)
LexVegas Bistro - Banh Mi Rice Bowls, Duck, Shrimp, Steak, Chicken, Tofu, Coconut, Jasmine Rice, Asian Style Slaw
Hot and Fresh Grill - Shawarma (Lamb, beef, chicken), Vegetable falafel, Jumbo beef hot dog, Regular hot dog, Cheese wiz philly (steak or chicken), Homemade sausage, Grape leaves, Gyro, Greek gyro, Chicken strips with fries and cheese, Ribbon fries, Loaded ribbon fries, Beef corn dog, Strawberry, Chocolate, or powdered funnel cake, Deep fried cookies, Mac and Cheese bites, Fries, Cheese fries, Loaded fries, Lemonade, Soda, Water
Aloha Eddie - Shaved ice and more
Kettle Corn
Daddy Q's BBQ
Firecraft Catering - Fresh and local ingredients, BBQ Fusion, vegan/vegetarian friendly options
Khadijas Kitchen - Middle Eastern food, felafel, chicken kabab, baklava
800 Degree Wood Fired Pizza - Pizza and drinks
Arts & Crafts Vendor List:
Celestial Crystals - A wide array of Quartz Rose Obsidian Fire Ice Amethyst tower's bracelets pendants palm stones Smokey quartz and more
Sun & Spruce Soaps - Handmade soaps, sugar scrubs, flower bath salts, lotions, bath bombs, shower steamers, lip balms, room sprays, hair sprays, after sun mist, bug spray, beard oils, bath accessories (dishes, soap saver bags, nail brushes)
Alans Woodcraft - Hand-turned wooden bowls, vases, boxes, ornaments, jewelry, honey dippers, toys, All made out of various exotic and domestic hardwoods
Let's Aroo Sadeghi - Pet bandanas, bows, leashes and human apparel
Meadows Mountain - Ladies and children's boutique
The Banded Retrieve - Dog collars, leashes, lanyards, shirts and hats
Three Nails Woodworking - Hand-made cutting boards and cheese slicing boards and chess pieces and boards and some drawings
PaperPie Learning - Children's books, activities and toys ages baby-teen
Scallywag Letterpress - Letterpress, screen printing, and foil stamped
Our Living Room Couch - Rugs, wooden/canvas signs, plants, lighters, popsicle holders, stickers, Keychains, earrings, home decor, mugs, tumblers, bags, plant propagation stations, wind chimes
The Funky Bohemian - Handmade goods, including jewelry, keychains, home goods, & more
Your Flow, LLC - Fiber arts, salves, jewelry, crystals
Country Bumpkin Boutique - Cross Body bags, jewelry, childrens accessories, totes, hats, key chains
Vegan Handbags - Clean, Green, Re-purposed handbags, wallets, coin purses made from plant components like bamboo and cork. The handbags have plant and animal themes.
Gourmet Dips by Lister Farm - Prepackaged Gourmet party dips
Grace Lynn Boutique - Western children’s clothes and some women’s
SewGood - Handcraved wooden bowls, wreaths, handpainted hats and shoes, kitchen towels, tumblers and tshirts and earrings
Sammy Sews That - Hand made decor, toys, and accessories
Howdy Hides - Various hides and home and body decor items handmade using hides
Big Lick Mercantile Electric Iris 3D - 3d printed home decor-- planters, floating shelves, and vases with sunflowers
Little River Handmade - Wood monograms, door hangers, framed signs, etc
Melanin&Magick - Hand crafted candles and wax melts
Whispering Willow - Handmade shelf size gnomes and porch gnomes to sit beside the door