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Some 500 visitors turned out for the 5th Smokey Cat Lavender Festival on Saturday, June 13, in Federalsburg. The family friendly event drew a wide crowd, including many Shore residents, but some people came from as far away as Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and even Montana, according to Smokey Cat Lavender Farm owner Debbie Brohawn.

Advance tickets were available online and included a lavender sachet for each attendee and the opportunity to cut their own fresh lavender from the field while they were at the festival. Small pots of growing lavender and festival T-shirts were available for purchase, and the gift shop was open.

Colorful make-your-own flower crowns were also popular. Brohawn said materials for the crowns were gathered from the greenery, flowers, and bushes around the yard.

The Chesapeake Bay Herb Society of Easton handed out free samples of herbs at their booth – cut to take and cook with or potted to take home and grow.

Other vendors offered arts, crafts, refreshments, and even a petting zoo. Live musical performers entertained throughout the day.