Join us for a delightful celebration of bees, honey, and the beauty of pollinators. Enjoy family-friendly fun with crafts, live music, honey tastings, expert bee talks, harvest demonstrations, and a vibrant marketplace of local vendors and artisans. Admission is free for all ages. Come explore the gardens, support the local community, and learn why bees are so essential to our ecosystem.

For more information contact: wbennett@bartlettarboretum.org

Parking
To help us accommodate everyone, we encourage all visitors to park at Scofield Magnet Middle School (641 Scofieldtown Road)
From there, it's just a short walk to the Arboretum via the trail through the soccer fields.

Parking in the Arboretum lot will be reserved for visitors with limited mobility, families with strollers, and others who are unable to use the walking trail. Thank you for helping us make the festival accessible for everyone.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

All Day: 11am to 4pm
Live Music with The Exit 5 Band
Vendor Marketplace
Face Painting and Crafts for Kids

11:30am - Tree Tour with Dawn
12:30 -1:30pm -An Afternoon with Howland Blackiston & C. Marina Marchese Join author and master beekeeper Howland Blackiston and author, honey sommelier, and educator C. Marina Marchese for an engaging conversation about bees, honey, and beekeeping. The presentation will include an educational honey tasting, followed by audience questions and discussion.
2pm-3pm - An Interactive Bubble Show + Bubble Play: Get ready for some fun with bubbles!  Kids come and make bubbles bigger than yourself and take a picture of yourself inside a bubble! Come join the fun and you will instantly be a bubble expert, filling the sky with gigantic bubbles that you made!!
3pm - 3:45pm - Honey Harvest Demo + Tasting