If you are a very “scentual” person, you may love the smell of lavender. Known for its multipurpose and healing properties, it is used in everything from bath and body products to essential oils, tea, and even in restaurant menu creations. To celebrate this wonderful plant, and pick your own to take home, head on over to the annual Cache Creek Lavender Festival. This lavender festival in Northern California is fun for the whole family to kick off the summer.

Held June 11 - 12, 2022, the Cache Creek Lavender Festival is an annual favorite.

Cache Creek Lavender Farm/Facebook This free festival takes place at the Cache Creek Lavender Farm in the town of Rumsey, located about an hour northeast of Sacramento off Highway 16.

To give your enjoyment of the festival a little context and history, various cultures around the world have used lavender for centuries.

Cache Creek Lavender Farm/Facebook It has been called by different names in ancient civilizations such as Egypt, Greece, Persia, Rome, and others, however, the most common nomenclature root is believed to have come from the Latin root “lavare” (to wash). It was also widely used during the Victorian and Renaissance eras.

Spectacularly hued and oh so fragrant, lavender contains numerous healing properties.

Cache Creek Lavender Farm/Facebook It is often used as a treatment and remedy for issues including eczema, acne, hair loss, insomnia, burns and wounds, headaches, and mood swings.

The festival is family-friendly and will include live music and educational field talks.

Cache Creek Lavender Farm/Facebook Attendees will also enjoy wine from local vintners, great eats, and a crowd favorite - lavender ice cream!

The beautiful lavender fields here go on for as far as the eye can see.

Cache Creek Lavender Farm/Facebook The festival was the natural progression for the proprietors at the farm, who have always focused not just on growing and selling lavender but on educating the general public about the fragrant plant’s deep cultural roots and tradition. In addition to growing and harvesting several lavender varieties each season, they also use it to create a wide array of signature organic lavender-based products and gifts available for purchase, including bath salts, massage oils, soaps, roll-on perfumes, and hand sanitizer, just to name a few.

Traversing the fields to pick your own lavender plants is another highlight of the festival.

Cache Creek Lavender Farm/Facebook There’s just something about connecting directly with the earth here.

Who wouldn’t want to take home a bunch of these beauties?

Cache Creek Lavender Farm/Facebook Many people buy them to spruce up their dining tables, bathrooms, and even wedding bouquets.

Grab a hat, some sunscreen, your sense of adventure, and your tastebuds, and get your lavender groove on at the Cache Creek Lavender Festival!

Cache Creek Lavender Farm/Facebook

This free festival takes place at the Cache Creek Lavender Farm in the town of Rumsey, located about an hour northeast of Sacramento off Highway 16.

It has been called by different names in ancient civilizations such as Egypt, Greece, Persia, Rome, and others, however, the most common nomenclature root is believed to have come from the Latin root “lavare” (to wash). It was also widely used during the Victorian and Renaissance eras.

It is often used as a treatment and remedy for issues including eczema, acne, hair loss, insomnia, burns and wounds, headaches, and mood swings.

Attendees will also enjoy wine from local vintners, great eats, and a crowd favorite - lavender ice cream!

The festival was the natural progression for the proprietors at the farm, who have always focused not just on growing and selling lavender but on educating the general public about the fragrant plant’s deep cultural roots and tradition. In addition to growing and harvesting several lavender varieties each season, they also use it to create a wide array of signature organic lavender-based products and gifts available for purchase, including bath salts, massage oils, soaps, roll-on perfumes, and hand sanitizer, just to name a few.

There’s just something about connecting directly with the earth here.

Many people buy them to spruce up their dining tables, bathrooms, and even wedding bouquets.

Have you been to the Cache Creek Lavender Festival? If so, we’d love to hear about your experience there.

Are you a festival foodie? Then check out these 12 Delicious Food Festivals in Northern California.

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Address: Cache Creek Lavender farm, 3430 Madrone St, Rumsey, CA 95679, USA