Blanco Lavender Festival
ANNUALLY THE SECOND FULL WEEKEND IN JUNE
Visit beautiful Blanco in the heart of the Texas Hill Country for the annual festival every June. A Lavender Market featuring arts, crafts and local lavender products will be held on the grounds of the Old Blanco County Courthouse, right across the street from Brieger Pottery. Tour Hill Country Lavender, enjoy free live music, grab a few drinks at the craft beer and wine tent, and so much more at the three-day festival!
Texas Clay Festival
ANNUALLY THE FOURTH WEEKEND IN OCTOBER
The Texas Clay Festival was founded in 1992 by Jan & Jon Brieger, Terry & Dee Buck, Gaye Lynn & Michael Hodgson, Beverly & Billy Ray Mangham, Jim Dale, and Frank Campbell, good pottery friends who decided what this state (Texas) needed was a show focusing exclusively on clay and pottery, run by potters. This festival, on the grounds of The Barn Pottery in Gruene, TX, has grown over the years from a small gathering of potters and friends to an event attended by thousands of visitors, students, and collectors each year.
Featuring over 60 of Texas' finest clay artists, the festival offers visitors the opportunity to meet the artists, view and purchase their latest work, and watch demonstrations throughout both days. It’s been called a two-day clay love-fest. Students and educators, professionals and collectors– anyone interested in clay—can be found in Gruene, TX on the 4th weekend in October to celebrate the ancient art of ceramics.
For all current Clay Festival Information , visit www.texasclayfestival.com
Hill Country Lavender
OPEN WEEKLY: THURSDAY - SATURDAY 10 AM - 4 PM
Check for seasonal hours.
Texas’s first commercial lavender farm opened its doors to the public in 2001. Owned by Tasha Brieger, Hill Country Lavender offers a full variety of handmade lavender products, made right here in Blanco. During the blooming season, visitors are invited to enjoy the beautiful views, and more than 2,500 plants spread in neat rows across a two fields. While at our field, visitors can cut their own lavender (during the blooming season) and enjoy a visit to the farm store snuggled into the lavender field and stocked with the full line of products.