Sault Lavender Festival
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Edition 2025 — Lavender Festival
38th edition of the Sault Lavender Festival, on August 15, 2025, at the hippodrome. Free day dedicated to AOP fine lavender from the Sault plateau with the French sickle lavender harvesting championship, amateur competition, traditional still distillation demonstrations, large producers' market (AOP essential oils, cosmetics, sachets, honeys), children's workshops, exhibitions, shows, and local food. View of the lavender fields and Mont Ventoux.
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38th Sault Lavender Festival - 2025 Edition
The 38th edition of the Lavender Festival was held on Friday, August 15, 2025, at the Sault hippodrome, on the Vaucluse plateau, in an exceptional natural setting dominated by the majestic Mont Ventoux. For this anniversary edition, the festival once again brought together lavender growers, distillers, artisans, and lavender enthusiasts from all over Provence and beyond.
The highlight of the morning was the French Sickle Lavender Harvesting Championship, which pitted the best lavender growers from the plateau against each other. Competitors faced off on demarcated plots of fine lavender, demonstrating the speed and precision of their ancestral gestures to an admiring crowd. The amateur competition, open to all, allowed visitors to try their hand at the sickle technique under the benevolent guidance of the farmers.
Traditional stills set up on the site operated throughout the day, allowing the public to follow the stages of steam distillation live and observe the extraction of AOP fine lavender essential oil. The producers present passionately explained the subtleties of their cultivation and the requirements of the AOP specifications. The large market offered the best products from the plateau: certified essential oils, floral waters, natural cosmetics, sachets, and honeys.
Programme
Friday, August 15, 2025 — Sault Hippodrome
- 9:00 AM: Site and large producers' market open
- 9:30 AM: Traditional still distillation demonstrations (all day)
- 10:00 AM: French Sickle Lavender Harvesting Championship - professional category
- 11:30 AM: Amateur lavender harvesting competition - on-site registration
- All day: Producers' market: AOP essential oils, cosmetics, sachets, honeys
- All day: Children's workshops: lavender herbariums, scented sachets, floral crowns
- All day: Photographic exhibitions on lavender and the Sault plateau
- All day: On-site catering with local products
- 2:00 PM: Entertainment and shows on stage
- 3:30 PM: Awards ceremony for the harvesting championship
- 4:00 PM: Guided walks in the lavender fields (regular departures)
- Until 6:00 PM: Musical entertainment and closing of the festival
Highlights
- French Sickle Lavender Harvesting Championship
- Amateur lavender harvesting competition open to all
- Traditional still distillation demonstrations
- Large AOP lavender producers' market
- Children's workshops on lavender
- Walks in the blooming lavender fields
- Panoramic view of Mont Ventoux
- Completely free entry
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Where does it take place — Lavender Festival
Hippodrome de Sault
Hippodrome de Sault, avenue de la Picholine, 84390 Sault