19th Annual Fields of Lupine Festival 

June 1 - 17, 2012  
 
2012 Fileds of Lupine Tour Books are available for $5 at the Franconia Notch Chamber of Commerce Information Center, 421 Main Street, Franconia, Exit 38 off I-93.  Books are also available throughout the Franconia Notch area from participating businesses or at events.  Click here to view the list.  

2012 Fields of Lupine Tour Book are available by USPS. Books may be purchased by check or credit for $8 each.  (includes handling cost per book) 
Please select one of the following methods to submit an order:
1.     Mail check or money order payable to FNCC
         (Franconia Notch Cof C)
         Franconia Notch CC
         PO Box 780, Franconia, NH  03580
2.     To order by credit card:  click this box
        

Paying homage to the annual blossoming of this captivating wildflower, the Fields of Lupine Festival is a time honored regional event. The brilliant spikes of the lupine flower carpet local fields and pastures in a rolling sea of vibrant purples, pinks, blues and whites. The long-lasting blossoms attract equally dazzling butterflies and create a breathtaking floral display against the majestic backdrop of the Franconia, Presidential, and Kinsman Mountain ranges.  Every visitor is guaranteed abundant photo and recreational opportunities in the Northeast's most spectacular mountain region. Our local greenhouses and businesses will be offering lupine plants and seeds so you to start your own field of lupine.

The communities of Franconia, Easton, Sugar Hill, Bethlehem, Littleton and Lisbon join together to showcase this colorful pageant. Complementing the natural beauty of the floral show, the Fields of Lupine Festival offers special events within the festival.  Retailers and restaurants will be offering, promotions, discounts, entertainment, and refreshments, as will museum and historic inn tours, an open-air market on Main Street Sugar Hill, and other locations throughout the communities all month long.  Complete details. including a calendar of events will be posted here as plans for the 17th festival are confirmed. 

Fields of Lupine Festival Program Tour Book
This complete guide to the Festival contains a page by page calendar of daily and weekend events, a location map of Lupine fields and directions, interesting historical facts, as well as full details of special events, concerts and the open-air markets.  The Tour Book contains information on the Lupine Photo Contest and an entry form.  Many discounts and specials are included on the pages of supporting sponsors and Festival participants throughout the area. One of the more popular features of the book is the many unique and delightful recipes included on the pages of the many supporting sponsors of the Festival.  This book is your admission ticket to many of the festival events and entitles you to all  area business discounts and specials mentioned above . The Book will be available for purchase in May at local participating businesses, at the Welcome Center of the Franconia Notch Chamber of Commerce in Franconia off Exit 38 from I-93 and on-line here at the top of this page. 
 
 Annual Lupine Photo Contest
The Lupine Festival is a photographer's paradise! Enjoy the endless photo opportunities and then enter your best photo in the annual Lupine Festival Photo Contest.  Your can watch a slideshow of previous winning photos. The Best Overall Photo Winner will be featured on the cover of the 2012 Fields of Lupine Tour Book. The complete rules and application for the photo contest is included in the Fields of Lupine Festival Program Tour Book.