Escape to Bloom: Santa Ynez Valley Marriott x Lavender Festival Getaway Package

What’s better than a relaxing weekend in wine country? A relaxing weekend surrounded by rolling lavender fields, signature lavender cocktails, and exclusive access to one of the most beloved new events on the Central Coast: the Santa Rita Hills Lavender Festival!

Last year’s festival received rave reviews from attendees, so much so that the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott reached out to us interested in doing a collaboration with our farm!

Thanks to this exciting partnership with the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott, we are proud to offer you a limited-edition Lavender Festival Getaway Package—designed to immerse you and your companions in the beauty, fragrance, and flavor of lavender season in Santa Barbara County.

🌿 Your Getaway Includes:

• Overnight Accommodations at the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott (just 20 minutes from the farm)

• Complimentary shuttle to and from the Lavender Festival

• 2 Breakfasts

• 2 Lavender Inspired Drinks from the Bar

• 2 Tickets to Festival on Saturday July 12, from 12:00PM until 5:00PM

🍸 Sip & Savor: Lavender-Inspired Cocktails

Guests staying with the Lavender Festival Package will enjoy 2 complimentary custom lavender cocktails at the Marriott’s bar—crafted with seasonal ingredients straight from the farm! Like the Lavender Earl Grey Old Fashioned: Lavender-infused syrup, Earl Grey Tea, Bourbon, and Bitters makes for a sophisticated taste with a lavender linger you can’t help but go back for more! For a little more sweet in your weekend try out the Lavender Bees Knees: Rock 12 Gin, Lavender-infused syrup, Honey, and Lemon Juice produce a complex flavor that helps make the weekend even better!

Haven’t got enough lavender in your life yet and want to continue the festivities all the way home? Don’t forget to try out our Lavender Lime Margarita Salt and Lavender Rimming Sugar. Perfect for summer spritzers, margaritas, and mocktails to keep your whole summer lavender!

🌸 Make It a Summer to Remember

Whether you’re a longtime lavender lover or a first-time visitor, this package offers a relaxing and unforgettable way to experience the Santa Rita Hills in full bloom!

Tickets to the Lavender Festival are expected to sell out—so book your hotel package and start planning your floral escape today!

🟣 Explore the Lavender Festival →

5 Ways to Use Lavender Oil for Relaxation

Lavender has long been cherished for its calming and restorative properties. At Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm, our essential oil is steam-distilled right by our farmstand in the heart of Santa Barbara County to ensure it’s as pure and potent as possible. If you’re looking for simple, natural ways to unwind, here are five relaxing uses for lavender oil you can start today:

1. Add to Your Bubble Bath Ritual
Turn your bathtub into a soothing escape by adding a few drops of our lavender oil to warm water. Combine with our Lavender Soak for an ultra-calming experience that relaxes the body and clears the mind.

2. Diffuse for Instant Calm
Place 3–5 drops of lavender oil in your home diffuser to promote a peaceful atmosphere. It’s especially helpful during your evening wind-down routine or while practicing meditation or yoga.

3. Pillow Mist or Bedside Drop
For a better night’s sleep, add a drop of lavender oil to your pillow or try one of our lavender mists. The scent of lavender is clinically shown to improve sleep quality and reduce restlessness.

4. Elegance in Essential Oil- Solid Perfume
This marvelous concoction of beeswax, jojoba oil and Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm’s signature Grosso lavender essential oil make this solid perfume not only the perfect relaxation aid but also the perfect fragrance to brighten our day!

5. Add to Your Self-Care Routine
Mix a few drops of lavender oil with a carrier oil and use for a gentle massage or scalp treatment. You can also add it to unscented lotions for a calming twist on your skincare ritual.

Our lavender essential oil is handcrafted right here on the farm—harvested, distilled, and bottled with care. Whether you’re looking to upgrade your self-care, improve your sleep, or create a tranquil home space, lavender is a timeless solution rooted in nature.

👉 Shop now to bring home the calming benefits of our 100% pure lavender essential oil.

It's Almost Upon Us!

Then comes June, which for Santa Rita Hills lavender Farm means the beginning of peak bloom! Who can forget the way the field looked last year? While the field will be looking spectacular, that doesn’t mean we won’t be on the road, we will be at the Santa Barbara Lavender Festival Saturday, July 28th. This is a fun day, come and join us at Santa Barbara City College for what’s sure to be a blast!

Last, but certainly not least, we at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm will be hosting the Santa Rita Hills Lavender Festival, this is the premiere lavender event on the Central Coast; come and enjoy the lavender in peak bloom with all sorts of fun activities; take part in a lavender wreathmaking class, watch and learn at our lavender distillation demonstration, or just vibe out to the sounds of Spanish acoustic guitar with live music by Grady DiPietro throughout the event.

It’s springtime here at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm, that means that the lavender is starting to wake up and the spring seasonal flowers are beginning to bloom. With springtime we forward to the Lavender Season here in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo County! We kick off the Lavender summer with the Olive and Lavender Festival in Paso Robles, come and check out all the different olive oil and lavender farms, Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm will be there, we hope you are too!

Its exciting times here around the farmstand, and we at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm can’t wait for all the fun time ahead!

Farm To Table Dinner

We are proud to announce the 2nd Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm to Table Dinner! This year we have partnered with Cowboy Flavor to bring you a special barbeque meal that your sure to never forget!

Join us Saturday, July 26th from 5 to 7:30pm for an experience in Santa Barbara County you have never had before! Get your tickets early, tickets sold out fast last year so make sure to save your spot now! If you want to check out the farmstand, don’t worry we’ll have it open special for the night!

Announcing the Opening of Vendor Applications for the Lavender Festival!

This is the lavender event of the the Santa Barbara County area. Last year for our first event we had over a thousand people show up, and this year’s looking to be even bigger than the last!

With the new year upon us, Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm is kicking it off with a special announcement: we're opening up applications for vendor registration for the 2nd annual Santa Rita Hills Lavender Festival on July 12th, 2025!

If you are interested in being a vendor, please fill out the vendor application below; space is limited and we try not to book competing vendors so please contact us sooner rather than later so we can review your application.

This is shaping up to be an amazing year and we at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm hope to be able to spend it with you this July!

Have A Happy New Year With New Lavender Plants!💥

Now that all the holiday markets have finished, it’s time to focus on the next big happening around the farm…we now have lavender plants in stock! Along with lavender plants, we also have a new collection of seasonal flower seeds to choose from; if you are interested in ordering some, please order online now! Pick up from the farm only for plants.

With the holiday season wrapping up, we at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm want to thank everyone for helping us have a very busy year! Not only did we participate in 15 pop-up markets throughout December, the entirety of 2024 has been filled with happy memories from around the farmstand and at all the Santa Barbara County and San Luis Obispo County events.

If you want to be up to date with all the goings on around the farm, be sure to sign up for our mailing list below. We won’t spam you with emails, we’ll just let you know when we’ve got sales and special events happening! Have a Happy, Healthy New Year!

December is the Pop-Up Season!

With the Holiday Seaosn right around the corner, it’s time for Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm to once again hit the road for an exciting month of Pop - Up Markets! We’ll be kicking off the season at the Julefest Maker’s Market on December 4th, 11th, and the 18th from 3-7pm,

Next we will be at Sunstone Wineries’ annual Holiday market on the 7th and 8th from 11am to 5pm,

After that we will be at the Zaca Mesa Winery Maker’s Faire on the 14th from 11am to 3pm,

and if that’s not enough, we will be at the Santa Ynez Botanical Gardens Holiday Light Festival every weekend until before Christmas!

In order to give ourselves a little break as we sprint across Santa Barbara County, we have decided to be closed for here at the farmstand to give us some much needed rest to be ready for all the pop-ups! If you absolutely have to come to the farmstand to make your purchases, you can either shop online for your aromatherapy, culinary or bath and body needs or call us and we can accommodate you as best as we can, if not, hope to see you sometime this festive season!

Pomegranate Season Is Upon Us!

With Fall here at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm, our wide variety of Pomegranates are back in season! We planted 50 trees in the front area of the farmstand, 8 different varieties from the juicy but tart Wonderful to the sweet and light Pink Satin, we are back in the swing of things, making Pomegranate juice, jelly and jam for the holiday season.

Along with preparing all of our fall products, we are also in the middle of harvesting and distilling the lavender into essential oil, we’ve already produced 5 gallons of essential oil so far, and still have plenty more to go! What a wonderful time of year here in Santa Barbara County, we hope you stop by to try some Pomegranates today!

We're In The Offseason!

Wow did the summer just fly by! Thanks so much to everyone who came and were apart of our most successful year yet! Here are some shots of the summer that passed us by….

Look at the wonderful time everyone had at our first lavender festival! If you want to come to the next one July 12th, be sure to get your tickets now!

So Glorious!

Lavender Wreaths made during our classes!

While we are now in the offseason, don’t worry we will still be open open on the weekends from 11am- 4pm, and if you feel like that not enough time, come and check out our pop- up markets during the off season to get your lavender fix! Our next markets in September will be the Flying Miz Daisy Vintage Market September 21st and the Los Alamos Old Days September 28th! We hope to see you there!

 

Announcements For August!

As the summer continues here at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm, the lavender is still looking absolutely amazing!

First, on August 10th and 11th we will be participating in the Sunstone 30th Anniversary Summer Market, it’s always a ton of fun at Sunstone's markets, be sure to stop by our pop up booth if your in the area! We will also be open on the farm, however we will be short staffed so unfortunately no tours will be available those days. If your interested in a tour, be sure to schedule them for either the 9th or the 12th. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause, as a mother/son there's only so much two people can accomplish!

To top off the end of the peak bloom season, we are also celebrating National Dog Day on August 26th. All friendly,on leash dogs who come with their families will receive 10% off all our dog products in the farmstand, bring your fur baby to enjoy the lavender before the peak bloom period passes us by!

 

We have plenty of wonderful blooms still popping up around the field, to celebrate our extended lavender season we are happy to announce all the special things we have planned for this month.

For our more experienced guests, we will be celebrating National Seniors Day by offering free admission to the farm for all 65+ patrons, keep in mind we are a working farm, if you are handicapped please let us know before hand so we can provide proper accommodation for you!

And finally, to celebrate Labor Day weekend and the end of peak bloom, we will be doing lavender distillations out in the field Saturday and Sunday, be sure to stop by and check out Santa Barbara Counties premier lavender farm as we work our butts off!

What A Wonderful Weekend!

Everyone at the wreathmaking event had a great time, look at the students hard at work creating their masterpieces! Amber did an amazing job as instructor and everyone left the class satisfied with the magnificent lavender wreaths they made.

 

Wow! the lavender festival here at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm seems to have been an absolute success! Just look at all these shots of the farm! Sooo many people! We counted over a a thousand visitors to the farm Saturday, we cant thank everyone who came out to support us enough for making our 1st annual festival such a perfect day!

If you’re sad you missed out on our first lavender festival, don’t worry, we are planning another festival for Saturday July 12th, 2025! Save the date and get your tickets now to secure your reservation for the shuttle ride and entry ticket to the best Lavender Festival in Santa Barbara County!

 

Here Comes The Lavender Festival!

July is zooming by and soon it will be time for Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm’s first annual Lavender Festival! There will be food, drinks, live music by local musician Grady DiPietro, and a local market along with plenty of fun activities for everyone to enjoy!

Here’ s a quick rundown of all the vendors we are going to have for the day! Let’s start with the food, we’ll have Firebrick SYV Pizza a local pizza pop up and Oak and Smoke, a local BBQ stand that does all sorts of smoked meats, be aware, Oak and Smoke will most likely run out of food quickly judging by the feedback we’ve received on who is coming, so be sure to get your food early to avoid missing out! But don’t worry, Firebrick SYV Pizza will still be here, so we’ll have plenty of food! We’ll also have Sweet Creations doing baked good and ice cream bars sooo delicious!

Looking for something to wash that all down? Pick N’ Pour is a local mixologist, and she will have plenty of great mocktails available, including Lavender Lemonade! Yum! And if you’re looking to add just a tad more sweetness to your day, Bee Wild Collective will be showing of some of their amazing local honey. They manage our bees here on the property as well, so be sure to stop by their booth to enjoy an unique experience!

 

We also have some amazing local vendors who will be participating in our vendor market on the day of the festival, we’ve got some amazing jewelry from Andrea’s Heart, Hammered Hoops and Dream Queen, each one of our vendor’s has a different style of jewelry to choose from, so there should be something for everyone there! Andrea is even doing special lavender themed artwork as well, they look amazing!

Along with jewelry we will also have vintage clothing vendor Hazel Butterfield Tate, who has done a great job of building out her line along with Georgina from her store Sainte Marie in Solvang, she will be bringing a bunch of great hats!

It’s only a few more days until Santa Barbara Counties latest Lavender Festival is underway, be sure to stop by and participate in all the fun, like face painting and henna tattoos by local artist Kristen Sell, or take part in our lavender Wreathmaking classes, with local floral designer Amber Hogan, they will start on the hour starting at 12:30, be sure to sign up below, spots are filling up quick!

It’s sure to be a blast, hope to see you there!

Bloom's Right Around the Corner!

Exciting times are here again at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm, our Lavender is on the cusp of full bloom!

If your looking to make a special day of your trip, why not stop by the Lavender Festival on July 13th? Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm will be putting on a celebration of the lavender season with wreathmaking classes throughout the day and a lavender essential oil distillation demonstration to show off some of the activities we have planned for the summer!

 

In approximately 2 days we will have the lavender starting to show off its summer apparel, be sure to stop the farmstand and enjoy the best agro tourism stop in the Santa Barbara County area!

Time For Your Close Up!

We are excited to announce that we have partnered with Evergreen Sol Photography for our second annual mini photo sessions here at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm!

Just look at these photos she took around the farmstand, Lupe certainly has a great eye for shots, she really makes all her pics into gorgeous memories along the Central Coast!

 

Here’s Lupe out in the field, making sure that this couple has the greatest photos in Santa Barbara County. Be sure to sign up soon, you don’t want to miss out on getting you own idyllic shots!

Happy Mother's Day!

Everyone here at Santa Rita Hills Lavender Farm want to wish a Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there, hope you have a wonderful day filled with joy and vibrant color, we are making Mother’s Day Bouquets, fresh from the farm, be sure to stop by our pop- up stands at Sunstone Winery and The Hilt to snatch up an amazing gift from Santa Barbara Counties premier Lavender farm, it’s sure to make you the envy of your family, I mean look at these bouquets! We will be closed Mother’s Day weekend because we will be at two separate pop- up markets, and unfortunately we cannot be in 3 places at once, so be sure to stop by the farm next weekend to get a glimpse at a flower paradise!