Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/04/2025
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location
Allerton Park and Retreat Center
Categories
Celebrate spring at the Bluebell Festival on May 2-4! This festive community event will feature our visitor-favorite Plant Sale Fundraiser (May 2-4), Spring Market (May 3), live music, workshops, food (food trucks + Greenhouse Café), drinks and more!
Friday, May 2 will feature the opening of the annual Plant Sale Fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m., along with live music, food trucks and a bar. For a special treat, make reservations for Supper Club* in the Mansion Friday evening!
The fun continues Saturday, May 3 with the Plant Sale (9 a.m.-5 p.m.), food trucks (9 a.m.-5 p.m.), and the Spring Market (11 a.m.-5 p.m.) in the Mansion – featuring goods for sale, demonstrations from our fabulous Folk School instructors, live music and a cash bar!
Wrap up your weekend Sunday, May 4 with Blooming Brunch in the Mansion (9-10:30 a.m.), yoga* (10-11 a.m.), the Plant Sale (10 a.m.-4 p.m.), or learn to crochet* (10 a.m.-4 p.m.)!
No registration is required to attend the Bluebell Festival. Some activities, noted with an asterisk, require separate registration and space is limited.
Bluebell Festival Schedule (subject to change)
Friday, May 2
5:00-8:00 p.m. Plant Sale Fundraiser (Gatehouse Lawn)
5:00-8:00 p.m. Bar & Food Trucks (Gatehouse Lawn)
6:00-9:00 p.m. Live Music by The Sweet Nothings (Gatehouse Lawn)
6:00-9:00 p.m. Supper Club* (Mansion)
Saturday, May 3
8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Barn Quilt Painting* (Greenhouse Auditorium)
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Plant Sale Fundraiser (Gatehouse Lawn)
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Spring Market (Mansion)
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Live Music by Rex Parvin (Mansion)
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Food Trucks (Gatehouse Lawn)
11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Bar (Mansion)
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Live Music by Bossy Novas (Library Terrace; enter through Mansion)
Sunday, May 4
9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Blooming Brunch* (Mansion)
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Stretch ‘n Sip Yoga* (Meadow)
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Plant Sale Fundraiser (Gatehouse Lawn)
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Granny Squares: Beginning Crochet* (The Studio)
*Requires separate registration. Space is limited. Click here for more details.
If you need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Olivia Bunting at owarren@illinois.edu.
Please remember that events may be canceled or rescheduled last minute due to unpredictable weather or other factors. We encourage you to reach out to event organizers before heading out to an event to verify it is still happening.
