Blake’s Lavender Festival 2024 took place on 12–14 and 19–21 July 2024 at Blake’s Orchard & Cider Mill in Armada, Michigan. Those dates are confirmed by the organiser’s 2024 artisan application. The event is in the past: this page is a historical guide, not an announcement of an upcoming festival.
That distinction matters because Blake’s reuses its festival website for later editions. A live ticket button, current map or new programme should not be treated as evidence of what was available in 2024.
What the 2024 records confirm
The artisan application specified a rain-or-shine market with daily hours of 10am–5pm. It described a juried event, selecting exhibitors through their designs, workmanship, originality and booth presentation. The work offered by participating artists had to be original and handcrafted.
These details explain an important part of the festival’s identity: the market was a curated shopping event alongside the lavender theme, rather than simply a place to buy plants. For anyone identifying a maker from an old photograph or receipt, the correct year’s exhibitor information is more useful than a current vendor directory.
Lavender food, plants and products
The organiser’s surviving 2024 festival guide contains promotions for lavender fudge, plants, lemonade, cupcakes and muffins. It also directs visitors to Lovey’s Lavender Farm & Artisan Market. These are documented examples of the event’s food and shopping theme, rather than a promise that the same products are available today.
The guide’s coupons explicitly applied to the July 2024 weekends. They have expired. A screenshot or copied code from that guide should not be presented as a current saving or evidence of a future admission price.
Talks and demonstrations
A separate 2024 speaker schedule lists talks in the Apple Barn, including subjects such as spices and tea, gardening and lavender varieties. This gives a more concrete picture of the programme than a broad claim that every visitor could join yoga, soap-making or an essential-oil workshop.
Listing a talk does not verify health benefits for a product sold at the event. Lavender’s use as a fragrance, plant or flavouring should be distinguished from claims that it treats stress, illness or sleep problems.
Using this archive for a future visit
The 2024 materials can help you understand the festival’s character, but they cannot confirm another year’s opening hours, admission terms, vendors or access arrangements. For a new trip, start again with Blake’s current festival page and check the year beside every date.
If you are comparing old memories or photographs, keep the original date with the image and distinguish a visit to the wider farm from admission to the festival. This article does not claim a first-hand visit or reproduce an attendee testimonial. It records what the organiser’s surviving 2024 documents can support.
