Hill Country Lavender is open for free tours during the Blanco Lavender Festival. 101HighlandLakes.com photo
Follow your nose to Blanco each June for one of the sweetest summer events: the Lavender Festival, which celebrates the ancient plant that grew roots in the Texas Hill Country.
Most activities are centered around the old Blanco County Courthouse, 300 Main St. in Blanco, including the Lavender Market, which features a variety of plant-based products, Texas-made foods and beverages, and crafts.
Enjoy live music at nearby Bindseil Park on Pecan Street.
You can also visit the state’s first commercial lavender farm, Hill Country Lavender, 8241 FM 165, and see how the plant put Blanco County on the map.
Admission to the festival and the farm are free. Festival parking is recommended at Blanco High School, 1215 Fourth St. A shuttle will take visitors from the parking lot to the market. Another will run to and from the farm. Round trips are $10. Parking at the farm is $5. No pets are allowed on the festival grounds.
For more information, visit the Blanco Lavender Festival website. The event is sponsored by the Blanco Chamber of Commerce.
