Sequim, Washington · Lavender Capital of North America
Lavender fields under the Olympic Mountains.
Twenty-plus lavender farms in the Olympic rain shadow, a summer bloom season, and the Sequim Lavender Festival every July.
- Bloom seasonMid-June to mid-September
- Peak bloomUsually mid-July
- The festivalEvery July · 2027 dates soon
- SLGA member farms12
- Lavender farms in the valley20+
Field note
The fields are resting until summer.
Sequim’s lavender is dormant for the winter. A few farms open in May and most by mid-June, when the first blooms arrive. The festival returns in July, and the 2027 dates are coming soon.
The 2026 featured art, by Jandi Small
2027 Featured Artist Call
Your art could be the face of the 2027 festival.
Each year the growers choose one piece of art to represent the whole festival. The artist receives:
- A cash award
For the rights to use the art across the festival. The 2026 award was $500.
- Your art on everything
The poster, brochures, t-shirts and festival merchandise, seen all season long.
- A free festival booth
A 10×10 booth at the park to show and sell your work and sign posters.
Since 1996, Sequim’s growers have turned a rain shadow into a lavender valley.
The festival at Carrie Blake Park · July 2025Why Sequim
The Olympic rain shadow.
The Olympic Mountains catch the Pacific storms before they reach the valley, so Sequim gets about 16 inches of rain a year, about the same as Los Angeles. A year-long study of the rain shadow counted 127 mostly sunny days, compared with 88 in downtown Seattle. Dry, sunny summers are exactly what lavender wants.
Read the full story- 1996The Sequim Lavender Growers Association is founded.
- 1997The first Sequim Lavender Festival.
- 2026The 30th annual festival, July 17–19.
- 2027The next festival. Dates coming soon.
The farm trail
Find your lavender farm.
Twelve SLGA member farms and more across the valley, all within a short drive of each other. Most open from June to September, and hours vary by farm.
Plan your trip
How long can you stay?
Pick a trip and we’ll lay out the farms, food and stops, from a quick day out to a few days on the Olympic Peninsula.
Also useful: a day trip from Seattle, where to stay, and parking and getting here.
For growers and makers
Grow lavender here? Join the farms behind the festival.
The Sequim Lavender Growers Association is a nonprofit of local farms. Members put on the festival, appear on this site and in the app, and sell lavender at the street fair.
Thank you