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Enjoy sunflowers , activities at the Coshocton KOA
By Jen Jones
For The Beacon
More than 50 varieties of sunflowers will be in the 4-acre field during the seventh annual sunflower festival Aug . 9-11 at the Coshocton KOA , 24688 County Road 10 , Coshocton .
The festival will include live music , food trucks , craft vendors , and a beer and wine garden . A wagon will take attendees to the field , and each guest may choose a sunflower to take home . Before and after the main festival , special events will happen in the sunflower fields . On Saturday , Aug . 3 , Sippin ’ on Sunshine will be held . This is a beer and wine tasting event in the sunflower field . Wander the field to different tasting bars , shop from craft vendors , grab food from a truck and hear live music .
U-Pick Days will be held Sunday through Tuesday , Aug . 4-6 and Thursday through Friday , Aug . 15-16 . A refreshment and merchandise stand will be available during the U-Pick Days . Each ticket includes a sunflower of your choice . There is no wagon ride for the U-Pick Days .
The final festival day will be Saturday , Aug . 17 . The zinnia patches will be open for picking . A wagon ride will take attendees to
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More than 50 varieties of sunflowers will be in the 4-acre field during the seventh annual sunflower festival Aug . 9-11 .
the festival area , which will include food trucks , live
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If you are interested in adopting , please visit our adoptable pets inside Tractor Supply Co .
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music and craft vendors . The field has several photo-ops . This year several local artists including Amy Casey , Rachel Hall , Brandon Matz and Halley Jones will paint a Volkswagen Beetle to be used as one of the photo props .
Tickets for the festival and U-Pick Days are on sale at www . coshoctonsunflowerfestival . com . Season passes also are available . Season pass holders may go to the Sippin ’ on Sunshine event , but tasting is not included in the pass . Tasting will be an additional $ 20 .
Visitors are reminded sunflowers are an agricultural crop and growth is subject to weather . The festival cannot guarantee the sunflowers will bloom by a certain day . Check the festival Facebook page for updates . Also , bees are in the fields . If you are allergic , be prepared in case you get stung .
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