Riverhead Rotary Club member Dr. Raj Patel, left, a member of the Operational International board, helps customers at the Garden Festival in 2023. RiverheadLOCAL/Peter Blasl

The 29th Annual East End Garden Festival, organized by the Riverhead Rotary Club, takes place May 4- 11 at Tanger Outlets, in the Route 58 parking lot.

The gigantic week-long plant sale is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. The festival features a wide range of beautiful plants, trees, and shrubs for purchase, making it the perfect opportunity for spring planting and Mother’s Day gifts.

In addition to the plant sale, the festival also includes a raffle draw with exciting cash prizes. The tickets are priced at $100 each, with the first prize being $10,000, the second prize $3,000, and the third prize $1,000. There are also two additional prizes of $500 each. The raffle is limited to 300 tickets, and the winning tickets will be drawn on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Winners do not need to be present to win.

Proceeds from the festival and the raffle will benefit Riverhead Rotary Charities, Peconic Bay Medical Center, and Operation International. For more details about the event and the raffle, please call 631-727-0176.

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