Flower festival in bloom

The Sunflower Festival, which is a multi-week celebration of summer, kicked off on Sunday at Foreman Farms, just a 10-minute drive from downtown.

“We had this idea, because we do have Foreman Farms, of bringing something kind of light and bright and fresh and new to Prince George,” said Sarah McKinley, events manager for Northern Estate Lights Winery.

The walk-through family attraction is being hosted by the winery which owns the Foreman Farms property.

In the midst of the sunflowers is a measurement tool allowing visitors to see just how tall the sunflowers will get by the end of the season. Tickets for the Sunflower Festival, as well as directions to Foreman Farms at 1965 Foreman Road, are available online through the Northern Lights Estate Winery website.

The festival takes place Sunday to Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from Thursday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.