Acres of lavender and sunflowers cover the fields at Lake Banoe.
Lake Banoe Lavender Farm is home to the Arkansas Lavender Festival (ALF) which will take place Friday – Sunday, June 14 – 16. All the music, food, and vendor booths are located Lakeside on the banks of beautiful Lake Banoe.
This year’s new connection to the Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance includes 10 booths specifically for artists, creating a wonderful addition to many other vendors and exhibitors.
“There’s not a Lavender Festival like this within 500 miles,” reports Denny Nooner, festival producer and owner of the Lake Banoe Lavender Farm. “The ALF is a celebration of local culture, arts, and crafts – and this year it is uniquely located on the banks of our private lake. It’s the most dramatic and beautiful location for any festival.”
Two new expanded features include the acres of Sunflowers, creating the perfect backdrop for photos and the opportunity to pick your own.
And Lake Banoe offers R.V. camping sites – both boondocking and selected sites that include hook-ups. Folks can stay all week or just for the weekend and enjoy the farm.
Also new with extended evening hours on Friday and Saturday, the festival will feature Jazz and Blues groups. Local groups performing will be Arkansas’s own Chad Marshall Band, and Don and Richard – straight from New Orleans.
The farm is located 20 minutes west of Hot Springs, on Highway 70 just past Bonnerdale, at 2723 Hwy. 70, Glenwood, AR, 71943. To reserve a booth or campsite, or for more information call 870-828-9413, or visit LakeBanoe.com, ArkansasLavenderFestival.com. To learn about their homegrown lavender products visit LakeBanoeBotanicals.com.
