Porterville Iris Festival – So Purple!
On Saturday, April 28, 2012, the 15th Annual Porterville Iris Festival Parade marches through downtown Porterville, launching a day filled with foods, entertainment and the star of the show, the Purple Iris. Free shuttle service is provided from downtown Porterville to Sutton’s Iris Garden where guests are dazzled with brilliant flowers guaranteed to excite! Iris Festival info, call: (559) 784-7502, http://irisfestival.porterville.com
Photo: Shown is the 2012 “Blueberry Trail” Iris introduced at Sutton’s Iris Garden (suttoniris.com) in Porterville. Home to California’s largest (80 acre) commercial Iris nursery, visitors can stroll at their leisure through 3 acre display gardens open April 1-30, 2012, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission and parking are free!
April flower festivals include:
- Lancaster Poppy Festival April 21-22, 2012
- Sebastopol Apple Blossom Festival April 21-22 (sebastopol.org)
- Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco April 21-22
