Sunflower Festival
Fri-Sun – July 8 - 24 (3 weekends)
Friday 12-8pm, 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: Leslie and Al Duo - 5-8pm
Joining Leslie Brooks this year is her favorite partner, multi-instrumentalist Al Coffey. These seasoned musicians are each strong lead vocalists and harmonize beautifully as well. They share an eclectic mix of songs while Al plays varied instruments.... Mandolin, fiddle, harmonica, flute and sax!
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
Fat Bean Farm and Food Co. - All Grass-fed Beef Burgers with a variety of fresh toppings on Brioche Buns and fries.
Commonwealth Catering
The Cotton Candy Lab - Specialty cotton candy.
800 Degrees Wood Fired Pizza
VENDORS:
Awe Shucks - Corn husk wreaths and books, woodworks
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
Talley Forte - We engrave custom name rings on site.
Paintings By Ryland - Original works of art on canvas, wood panel, and print.
Color Street - 100% Nail Polish Strips by Color Street.
Pebbles Attic Pentecost - Handmade Gnomes, Painted shelf sitters, faux leather earrings, Handmade Unscented Soap, Beard Oil, Beard Butter, a few Wreaths.
Desert Rose - Succulent plant terrariums and planter designs.
Zstyles Boutique - Womens clothing, curvy options available.
All That Glitter - Glitter Stainless Steel Tumblers and Glitter Stainless Steel Pet Bowls.
Linda Rae Russo - Prints framed with natural materials, ceramic magnets, mugs, linen bags, matted prints, and notecards.
Sun and Spruce Soaps - Handmade soaps, sugar scrubs, bath salts, lotions, bath bombs, shower steamers, beard oils, sprays, foaming hand soaps, soap accessories.
Beverly Weikle - Sublimation and Epoxy Tumblers, Mouse Pads, Key Chains. T-Shirts.
Timber & Tide Woodworks - Wood home decor and games.
Bonitos Hats - Hand painted and hand crafted hats on jute/canvas which are uv-ray protected and water resistant.
Meadows Mountain - Children's boutique.
Aprils Earrings & Scentsy
Booth 42 - Festival themed artwork, drawings, prints, small sculptures, decorative containers.
Inspired and Gifted - Build you own necklace bar, hand painted signs, wire art, resin art, handcrafted jewelry.
The Flower Girl Boutique - Boutique items.
Misty Mountain Wares - Tye Dye.
Blackfly Customs - Wood and Stone hand made jewelry and Hand Made Knives.
Southwestern Sunrise Farms - Raw Wildflower Honey.
Isle of Pine Homestead - Specialty jams and preserves as well as picked favorites.
Heavenly Hill Honey - Honey and syrup.
The Woodstock Shop Va - Tie Dyes, Printed shirts, handmade jewelry, fire poi, handblown glass items, bath and body, crochet items, locally dyed dresses.