Lavender Festival at 123 Farm

123 Farm’s Lavender Festival is underway this week in Cherry Valley, with the 2026 event scheduled to run through July 19. The festival is being held at Highland Springs Ranch & Inn, where 123 Farm says visitors can walk through 20 acres of certified organic lavender, buy lavender-themed goods and join tours and classes. Palm Springs Life lists the event as a regional draw from the Coachella Valley, describing Cherry Valley as about 40 minutes from downtown Palm Springs. The 2026 edition is the 22nd annual Lavender Festival, according to 123 Farm and Highland Springs Ranch & Inn. Organizers say the event runs Wednesday through Monday, with general hours of 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., and expanded Saturday and Sunday hours beginning at noon. NBC’s local event listings published in late May gave the same date range and hours. (123farm.com) ### Where exactly is the festival taking place? 123 Farm is located at Highland Springs Ranch & Inn in Cherry Valley, east of Los Angeles and outside the Coachella Valley’s main resort cities. Palm Springs Life identifies the venue as 123 Farm, 10600 Highland Springs Ave., Cherry Valley, and says it is roughly a 40-minute drive from downtown Palm Springs. (123farm.com) Highland Springs Ranch & Inn describes the property as a historic ranch and says 123 Farm operates on its grounds. The site markets the festival as Southern California’s original lavender celebration and ties it to the ranch’s organic farm operations. ### What do visitors actually get at the event? The main attraction is the lavender itself: 123 Farm says guests can stroll through 20 acres of blooming organic lavender during the festival. (palmspringslife.com) The farm also advertises lavender-infused food, drinks and desserts, plus a marketplace built around lavender-themed products. Palm Springs Life’s calendar listing highlights farm tours, photo spots and food items including lavender-marinated steak, lavender cheesecake and ice cream. (hsresort.com) NBC Los Angeles and NBC San Diego separately summarized the event as a seasonal mix of food, shopping and field access. ### Are there tours and activities beyond walking the fields? (123farm.com) 123 Farm says the festival includes wagon or tractor-style tours through the lavender fields, with guides discussing the ranch’s history and the farm’s organic practices. The farm’s festival page says the tractor tour lasts about 10 to 15 minutes and is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. (palmspringslife.com) Ticketed add-ons listed for 2026 include perfume blending sessions and a sip-and-paint event. The perfume workshop page says participants can create a custom lavender perfume or cologne using more than 20 fragrance options, while the painting event is billed as a guided class paired with local wine. ### How is the festival being framed this year? (123farm.com) 123 Farm is promoting the event as the blooming season for its organic lavender crop rather than as a single weekend fair. The official site says the festival invites visitors to “celebrate the blooming of our organic lavender” across a multiweek run, and Highland Springs Ranch & Inn calls it the 22nd annual edition. (123farm.ticketspice.com) Outside listings have emphasized the scale of the farm. Coachella Valley’s event write-up said the ranch contains Southern California’s largest certified organic lavender farm, while Secret Los Angeles described the festival as one of the region’s established large-scale farm events. Those characterizations were made by the publications, not by an independent industry body. (123farm.com) ### What happens next and where can people check details? July 19 is the last scheduled day of the 2026 Lavender Festival, according to 123 Farm, Highland Springs Ranch & Inn and Palm Springs Life. The farm’s website says tickets and festival details are posted online, along with separate pages for add-on experiences and later seasonal programming such as Lavender Nights, which is scheduled to begin on August 20, 2026. (coachellavalley.com) (123farm.com)