Great Island Grown Festival, Coming to an Island Near You

October 1-13, All Islands

Pear in the Boat logo – the symbol of the rich agricultural heritage and historic orchards of the island archipelago.

Bountiful farms, stunning pastoral landscapes and superb local food…that’s the San Juan Islands way of life!

This October, farmers, restaurants, the island community, and visitors will come together to celebrate this unique and coveted destination during The Great Island Grown Festival.

The Great Island Grown Festival features two weeks of events and workshops, from distillery tastings and plein air farm painting to shellfish tours and sheepdog demonstrations to farm parades, bike tours of farms, and vineyard harvests. And, of course, farmers’ markets, harvest festival, and farm-to-table meals.

Please see the schedule of events which highlights several of the signature events on each island.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

• Oct 3 — Lopez: Evening Meals at School, 5:30-7pm (Lopez Locavores)
• Oct 4 — Lopez: Lopez on the Halfshell; Sweetwater Shellfish Farm Tour and Lunch, 11am-1:30pm (Jones Family Farms)
• Oct 5 — Lopez: Running of the Sheep, 10-11am and 2-3pm (Saddleback Farm)
• Oct 5 — Lopez: Laid-Back Lopez Island: A Bicycle Farm Tour of Lopez Farms and Events (Lopez Chamber of Commerce)
• Oct 5 — Orcas: Farmers’ Market, 10am-3pm
• Oct 5 — Orcas: Grow, Harvest & Preserve: Food Masters Workshop Series, 10am-5pm
• Oct 5 — San Juan: Farmers’ Market, 10am-1pm
• Oct 5 — San Juan: Friday Harbor Fall Farm Parade, 2:30-3:00pm (San Juan Island Grange #966)
• Oct 5 — San Juan: Island Harvest Chili Cook-off, 3:30-5:30pm (San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild)
• Oct 6 — Orcas: Going Whole Hog! 10am-7pm (Christina Orchid, Red Rabbit Farm)
• Oct 6 — San Juan: Farms and Forks: A Bike & Gastronomic Tour of Agricultural Conservation Lands in San Juan Valley, 11am-3pm
• Oct. 11 — San Juan: Tour the Fields, Taste the Feast
• Oct 11 & 12 — Lopez: Lopez Island Home Grown Watercolor Weekend
• Oct 12 — Lopez: Running of the Sheep, 10-11am and 2-3pm (Saddleback Farm)
• Oct 12 — Orcas: Farmers’ Market, 10am-3pm
• Oct 12 — Orcas: Grow, Harvest & Preserve: Food Masters Workshop Series, 10am-5pm (Eastsound)
• Oct 12 — Orcas: Island Harvest Pop-up Dinner, 6pm (New Leaf Café, Outlook Inn)
• Oct 12 — San Juan: Farmers’ Market, 10am-1pm
• Oct 13 — Lopez: Farms to Feast: Jones Family Farms Tour & Dinner

The complete festival calendar and more details including dates and locations are available at the Island Grown website.