Book  (2019)  Page(s) 71.  
 
John Ford. NZRS International Rose Trial No. 48.   
No. 5025  Score 60.2  Lilac Festival  Patio.  Breeder  Read.   Entrant Bambina. Mauve 

Website/Catalog  (15 Sep 2018)  Page(s) 7.  Includes photo(s).
 

Lilac Festival  Medium sized blooms spiral open in large clusters making an eyecatching display. Blooms smother the plant in flushes throughout the season with a quick repeat. Medium height upright growth with semi-glossy, medium green foliage.....Breeder Allan Reed 

Article (misc)  (2011)  Page(s) 1.  
 
Name Lilac Festival ****. Registered December 07 as Mini Flora.
No. 2 'Heart Breaker' x 'Sarah Anne', 2000. Colour lilac/mauve HT form with massed heads of blooms, up to 40 on good long stems. Holds colour well & is a very distinctive Rose. Have in ground 20 plus plants that are mostly budded. Won nil at the Adelaide Trial Grounds but was pointed high during the growing period.

Book  (2009)  Page(s) 30.  
 
Laurie Newman. Rose Registrations for 2008. ‘Lilac Festival’. Min/Fl. Mauve. Allan Read. ‘Heart Breaker’ x ‘Sarah Anne’. Registered December 9, 2007.

Magazine  (Mar 2008)  Page(s) 72.  
 
Registration
'Lilac Festival', MinFl, m, 2007 ... description

Newsletter  (2008)  Page(s) 15. Vol 17, No. 3.  
 
Allan Read. ….another that was recently registered and was earlier at the SA trial gardens called ‘Lilac Festival’ have won numerous Champion ribbons at NSW society Shows and The Sydney Royal Easter Shows over several years….

Newsletter  (2008)  Page(s) 6. Vol 17, No. 4.  Includes photo(s).
 
2008 The Rose Breeder Australian Rose Breeder’s Association newsletter. Vol 17, No. 4
p6 Registered Mini Flora Roses bred by Allan Read as at 27th June, 2008. ‘Lilac Festival’.
‘Heartbreaker’ x ‘Sarah Anne’, 2000. Colour = Lilac/mauve. Good HT form with large clusters of blooms and plenty of petals on long supportive stems. Dark buds open to a lighter shade spread evenly across each cluster. It holds colour well and is a good performer both as a bush or a standard. Won nil at the Adelaide Trial Gardens but was well pointed during the trial period. Applied for registration in November 2007 and was granted in March, 2008.