It's time for Pumpkin Spice everything and that includes all sorts of awesome autumn activities around the Roanoke Valley, but what about sunflowers? Yes! It's time for the annual Beaver Dam Farm Sunflowers Festival, too! 

Beaver Dam Farm was a family owned and operated working dairy farm from 1927 until 2019. In the summer of 2015 the farm planted sunflowers to see how they would grow. After harvested, they were bagged for birdseed. 2016 marked the first annual sunflower festival which has become the first and largest sunflower festival and vendor show on the East coast! With two back to back weekends of over 600,000 sunflowers, handmade crafters, food vendors, live music and events throughout the week; the festival has seen up to 20,000 visitors per year. 

What do you need to know?

*The festival runs from September 9-18th

*Leave your pets at home; service dogs only

*Tickets can be purchased online, but cash is accepted at the gate

*No alcohol on premises

*Events and entertainment vary so see the schedule for details and to purchase your tickets.

*Light rain does not cancel, but heavy rain or storms do

*Free Parking

*Outdoor bathrooms

*There will be over a dozen food vendors on site

Hey, maybe we'll run into you one evening at the Beaver Dam Sunflowers Festival! If not, be sure to let us know you made it by tagging your breathtaking sunflower photos @hometownblessings on Facebook.