Sequim’s lavender is gaining some national attention once again.

USA Today announced that the Sequim Lavender Festival is one of 20 flower festivals in the running for the best Flower Festival in the 10Best Readers’ Choice contest selected by readers of USA Today and 10Best

Mary Jendrucko, executive director for the Sequim Lavender Growers Association that operates the Sequim Lavender Festival, said she was unaware they were in the running for the contest or how they were entered.

“I know you can vote once a day for the duration of the contest, which ends on March 28,” she said.

Voting runs here — www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-flower-festival — through 9 a.m. Monday, March 28.

A panel of experts including Cindy Brockway, program director of cultural resources at The Trustees of Reservations; Katy Moss Warner, president emeritus of the American Horticultural Society; and Abby Hird, program director for Botanic Gardens Conservation International-US; nominated the 20 festivals.

In the program’s description it says of the Sequim Lavender Festival — “Each July, Washington’s Dungeness Valley is blanketed in purple. The fragrant Sequim Lavender Festival celebrates the Lavender Capital of North America with a range of events, including farm tours, street fair, kids activities, live music and all things lavender, including infused libations.”

The Sequim Lavender Festival is up against other Pacific Northwest attractions like the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, Portland Rose Festival and Daffodil Festival and is ranked 15th out of 20.

This year’s event runs July 15-17 for its 20th year with free farm tours and its street fair.

To vote, visit www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-flower-festival/.