Sunflower festival to be held Aug. 9-11 at Coshocton
More than 50 varieties of sunflowers will be in the 4-acre field during the seventh annual sunflower festival Aug. 9-11.
More than 50 varieties of sunflowers will be in the 4-acre field during the seventh annual sunflower festival Aug. 9-11 at the Coshocton KOA, 24688 County Road 10, Coshocton.
The festival will include live music, food trucks, craft vendors, and a beer and wine garden. A wagon will take attendees to the field, and each guest may choose a sunflower to take home.
Before and after the main festival, special events will happen in the sunflower fields. On Saturday, Aug. 3, Sippin’ on Sunshine will be held. This is a beer and wine tasting event in the sunflower field. Wander the field to different tasting bars, shop from craft vendors, grab food from a truck and hear live music.
U-Pick Days will be held Sunday through Tuesday, Aug. 4-6 and Thursday through Friday, Aug. 15-16. A refreshment and merchandise stand will be available during the U-Pick Days. Each ticket includes a sunflower of your choice. There is no wagon ride for the U-Pick Days.
The final festival day will be Saturday, Aug. 17. The zinnia patches will be open for picking. A wagon ride will take attendees to the festival area, which will include food trucks, live music and craft vendors.
The field has several photo-ops. This year several local artists including Amy Casey, Rachel Hall, Brandon Matz and Halley Jones will paint a Volkswagen Beetle to be used as one of the photo props.
Tickets for the festival and U-Pick Days are on sale at www.coshoctonsunflowerfestival.com. Season passes also are available. Season pass holders may go to the Sippin’ on Sunshine event, but tasting is not included in the pass. Tasting will be an additional $20.
Visitors are reminded sunflowers are an agricultural crop and growth is subject to weather. The festival cannot guarantee the sunflowers will bloom by a certain day. Check the festival Facebook page for updates. Also, bees are in the fields. If you are allergic, be prepared in case you get stung.