Celebrate summer with a visit to one of these sunflower festivals around Seattle. Farms around the area have groomed and prepped their gardens for many bright yellow blooms, with ample opportunity to take pictures, enjoy the sun and partake in many fun activities for the whole family.
Check these farms out in August:
Mountainview Blueberry Farm Sunflower Festival
Mountainview is a popular destination for sunflower festivals around Seattle. Gorgeous backdrops for photos and plenty of yellow flowers to pick, purchase and take home. Schedule time for the butterfly release (Saturday and Sunday only) and pick delicious blueberries too! Note that butterfly release admission must be purchased separately.
Dates: August 16 – September 1, 2024. 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Friday – Sunday.
Cost: $16.95 for online flash sale general admission, $20 onsite. Free for ages 3 and under. Buy tickets here.
Address: 7617 E Lowell Larimer Rd, Snohomish, WA 98296
Lora Lee’s A-Maze-ing Sunflower Maze
If you love corn mazes, then you’ll want to try getting through the Sunflower mazes that the farmers have created. Get there for your pictures and leave knowing you got to experience what might be the first sunflower maze in Washington. What else is there to do? Pet the goats on the weekends! Flower design workshops and a live band, too. Lora Lee’s Family Farm is hosting the Snoqualmie Valley Sunflower Festival kick-off on August 24th with live music and a vendor fair. Check their Facebook for updates.
Dates: Opening Day is on Thursday, August 22, 2024
Cost: $15 for adults (13+), $10 for kids (5-12), and free for ages 4 and under. Admission purchased at the barn.
Address: 17651 W Snoqualmie River Rd NE, Duvall, WA 98019
Bob’s Corn Sunflower Experience
Explore the sunflower gardens and enjoy your time posing for pictures. Bob’s Corn has a full range of experiences, from golden hour photo shoots to various workshops to hayrides and lemonade. Hayrides and Lucy’s Lemonade are available weekends only. Check out the website for more details.
Dates: August 17 – September 8, 2024. Open every day, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Cost: $15.95 for general admission, $7.98 for military and senior admission (55+), free for ages 2 and under. Buy tickets here.
Address: 10917 Elliott Rd, Snohomish, WA 98296
Rutledge Corn Maze
Take a wagon ride to the fields of sunflowers- 46 varieties in various colors have been planted, so be sure to examine the blooms and read about the plants on the placards. Don’t forget to head to the platform to view the fields in all their entirety. New this year, they will be giving each guest a raffle ticket to be enterered for a chance to win a gift basket full of goodies from the farm.
Dates: August 17 – September 2, 2024. Select days. See hours and days here.
Cost: $10-$25 for weekend pricing, $8-$20 for weekday pricing. Buy tickets here.
Address: 302 93rd Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501
Sunflower Days at Maris Farms
Enjoy acres and acres of sunflowers and zinnias at this summer festival. Each Festival Admission includes one bloom, a wagon ride, MEGA SLIDE!, ziplines, a jump pillow, a ropes course, and more than a dozen other activities for all ages. You can shop the Makers Market and Maris Farms’ own gift shop and enjoy a selection of food and wine. Check their daily event schedule here.
Dates: August 10-25, 2024. Saturday & Sundays, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Cost: $20 for general admission (11 and older), $18 for youth admission (ages 3-10). Buy tickets here.
Address: 25001 Sumner Buckley Hwy, Buckley, WA 98321
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