Join us to celebrate June Dairy Month and view our 50 acre field of sunflowers, just outside of Richmond, VA! As one of the last dairy farms in the area, we are excited to host our 6th annual Sunflower Festival at Alvis Farms this year with a focus on all things dairy!

Event dates: June 21-23

Event hours: 9am-8pm

• This is an outside festival on a farm. Please dress appropriately. Closed toe shoes are strongly encouraged.
• If you'd like to pick sunflowers, *Please bring your own ​scissors or pruning shears, sunflower stems are thick and hard to break.* All flowers must be paid for at Exit Tent, before leaving the property.
• No outside food or drinks (2 unopened water bottles are allowed).
• While dogs are allowed (on leashes), please use your best judgment due to the excessive heat.

Sunflowers are extremely popular photography backdrops and props. We are excited to offer our family farm's sunflower fields as a location for making memories, a place to gather with customers, and for photographers to utilize this summer! We love having friends and family out to visit, and we always enjoy seeing our farm featured in your beautiful photos! We are a working farm and we ask that you respect this private property. If you plan to visit our sunflower fields we ask that you follow our guidelines below.

Festival attendees, vendors, and photographers are permitted under the following guidelines:

1. The Sunflower Festival at Alvis Farms is June 21-23, 2024 from 9am to 8:00pm. No one is allowed on property after event hours.
   
2. ATTENTION - Under Virginia law, there is no liability for an injury to or death of a participant in an agritourism activity conducted at this agritourism location if such injury or death results from the inherent risks of the agritourism activity. Inherent risks of agritourism activities include, among others, risks of injury inherent to land, equipment, and animals, as well as the potential for you to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to your injury or death. You are assuming the risk of participating in this agritourism activity.
   
3. All farm policies must be followed.
   • You must remain in designated open areas,
   • You must pay for any flowers you pick, which should only be done in the Pick Your Own Patch. Picking is not allowed anywhere else on the property.
   • Please do not climb trees, flatten flowers, litter, or act in any unsafe manner.
   • Please be respectful and aware of other people and our flowers.
   • We are a family farm, appropriate attire must be worn at all times.
     • This is an outside festival on a farm. Please dress appropriately. Closed toe shoes are strongly encouraged. All attendees must be fully and appropriately clothed (i.e., no nudity, swimsuits, lingerie, etc.)
   • We allow a camera only. No lighting, ladders, props, etc. Stay on the paths. No picture is worth damaging the field for others.
   • Stay off all farm equipment including and not limited to tractors, etc.
   • Do not enter neighboring fields.
   • Do not open any gates.
   • Do not climb on fences.
   • Park in designated parking areas only.
   • No outside food or drinks (2 unopened water bottles are allowed), no alcoholic beverages may be brought onto the premises. 
     
4. While dogs are allowed (on leashes), please use your best judgment due to the excessive heat.
   
5. Photography sessions may not disrupt visitor access, employee access, or special events. 
   
6. We expect all visitors to be respectful of our farm, our animals and our fields at all times. Anyone not abiding by any portion of this policy will be asked to leave the farm immediately. Our policies are subject to change without notice.
   
7. We welcome canvas artists or landscape artists to use the fields. We request that you follow the guidelines above.
   
8. Professional and novice photographers wherever possible, we ask that you provide us with quality photos that we could use for marketing purposes, with permissions as we would like to also support your business and highlight your work as well.
   
9. If you are taking photography/videography for advertising or mass media purposes, please contact us in advance; we are happy to work with you if we are able. A different fee schedule may apply.
   
10. No drone/aerial photography is permitted at any time without permission from management.
    
11. There is no smoking, vaping, e-cigarette, or marijuana allowed on the property.
    
12. If you are on our property without permission during non-event hours, you are trespassing. We do prosecute. This is a working family farm and our crops are our livelihood. Alvis Farms Events reserves the right to refuse admittance for photography or videography and/or change its photo policy without advanced notice. Some areas of the farm may not be available the day of your shoot due to Alvis Farms Events programming, events or unforeseen circumstances.
13. All attendees agree to hold harmless Alvis Farms Events and their agents, staff and family from any injury while on the property.

Please respect our private property, help us keep the insurance lady happy, and enjoy your photos and memories by following our guidelines!