The Farms: Bluebell Festival
Celebrate spring at our Bluebell Festival on May 2-4! This festive community event will feature our visitor-favorite Plant Sale Fundraiser (May 2-4), Spring Market (May 3), live music, workshops, food (food trucks + Greenhouse Café), drinks and more! Come for a day or make a weekend of it and stay overnight for a discounted rate! (Learn more and make your lodging reservation here).
Friday, May 2 will feature the opening of the annual Plant Sale Fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m., along with live music, food trucks and a bar. For a special treat, make reservations for Supper Club* in the Mansion Friday evening!
The fun continues Saturday, May 3 with the Plant Sale (9 a.m.-5 p.m.), food trucks (9 a.m.-5 p.m.), and the Spring Market (11 a.m.-5 p.m.) in the Mansion – featuring goods for sale, demonstrations from our fabulous Folk School instructors, live music and a cash bar!
Wrap up your weekend Sunday, May 4 with Blooming Brunch in the Mansion (9-10:30 a.m.), yoga* (10-11 a.m.), the Plant Sale (10 a.m.-4 p.m.), or learn to crochet* (10 a.m.-4 p.m.)!
No registration is required to attend the Bluebell Festival. Some activities, noted with an asterisk, require separate registration and space is limited.
Bluebell Festival Schedule (subject to change)
Friday, May 2
5:00-8:00 p.m. Plant Sale Fundraiser + Bar + Patty Daddy’s food truck (Gatehouse Lawn); Greenhouse Café (open until 7 p.m.)
6:00-8:00 p.m. Live Music by The Sweet Nothings (Gatehouse Lawn); BYO chair or blanket
SOLD OUT 6:00-9:00 p.m. Supper Club* (Mansion)
Saturday, May 3
SOLD OUT 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Barn Quilt Painting* (Greenhouse Auditorium)
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Plant Sale Fundraiser (Gatehouse Lawn)
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Daro Coffee Co. + Mini Bronuts Food Truck (Main Parking Lot); Greenhouse Café open
11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Beer tasting at the Greenhouse Café with Riggs Beer Company
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Spring Market (Mansion) (Pre-register for workshops from Mack Glass and Berries & Flour. Other workshops/demos are walk-up, learn more here.)
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Pastamania Food Truck (Main Parking Lot)
11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Bar (Mansion)
5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Burrito King Food Truck (Mansion Courtyard)
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Live Music by Bossy Novas (Library Terrace; enter through Mansion); Limited seating, consider bringing your own chair
SOLD OUT 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Watercolor Bluebells* (Mansion Carriage House)
Sunday, May 4
SOLD OUT 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Blooming Brunch* (Mansion)
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Greenhouse Café open
SOLD OUT 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. (Meadow)Stretch ‘n Sip Yoga*
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Plant Sale Fundraiser (Gatehouse Lawn)
SOLD OUT 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Granny Squares: Beginning Crochet* (The Studio)
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Four American Grill Food Truck (Main Parking Lot)
*Requires separate registration. Space is limited.
If you need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Olivia Bunting at owarren@illinois.edu.
Consider making a weekend out of it and stay overnight with our Weekend Wind Down. View discounted rooms ($110/night + tax) here and book online or by calling 217-333-3287. Find out more about our weekend Wind Down series here.
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About The Farms
The Farms: An Allerton Folk School, offers classes, workshops, and gatherings focusing on art, outdoor education, science, storytelling, and wellness. All experiences value hands-on, experiential teaching and learning, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.
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