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4th Annual Lavender 5K

  • Lavender Essentials of Vermont 2103 Herrick Road Derby, VT, 05829 United States (map)

Imagine running a 5K that begins and ends at a lavender farm! Then, imagine indulging in Gourmet Mac & Cheese after! Join us for the 4th Annual Lavender 5k, and 2nd Annual Mac-n-Cheese Festival!

This is a family event, all ages are welcome, walkers and runners. Runners and Walkers over 80 or under 10 enter for free! The course is located at the tip of Vermont, along the Canadian border on family farmland. This course includes rolling hills, fields, wood chipped forest trails, dirt roads, and a little bit of tarmac. A new course this year takes participants along our fairy forest trail!

$1 of every entrance fee will be donated to the Halo Foundation. The Halo Foundation is a local charity that helps local families who are battling cancer. 

Snacks and water provided for participants. The Mac-n-Cheese Festival begins right after the 5K concludes.

(NO dogs please, we are a culinary farm.)


Finisher prizes and swag bags! All participants receive a medal.

Race start at 10:00am

 Rain or Shine - there is no rain date

$30 per person

$15 kids under 17

over 80 yrs or under 10yrs old, FREE!

Register on RunReg.com
Online registration closes August 4th. Race Day registration is $40. Please arrive a half hour early, to allow for parking, lines, and registration.

We are looking for volunteers to help out on the course, and during admissions. Volunteers receive swag bags, snacks, and lots of Thank You’s!

After the race, walk the Russian Sage labyrinth, stroll around the lavender farm, check out the vegetables and herbs growing, walk the nature trails, bird watch, play games, rent the Human Soccer Balls to bounce your opponent, pick some flowers, find the Geocache, check out the Birch Tree Circle, read the Informational Placards, and be sure to stop by the Gift Shop for all the wonderful lavender specialties. There is lots to see and do after the race, so plan to stay awhile.



Earlier Event: August 3
Nature's Wreath Making Class
Later Event: August 5
2nd Annual Mac & Cheese Festival