Sweet Bee's Honey Festival & Artisan Market

Sweet Bee's Honey Festival & Artisan Market will "celebrate the bee" with tastings & sales of local, regional and international honeys, as well as baked goods, chocolates, artisan foods, craft beverages (wines, meads, beers, spirits, ciders, sodas, teas and coffees) and handmade items from more than 80 vendors.

Admission to the Honey Festival includes admission to all Cradle of Aviation Museum exhibits, along with showings of the acclaimed giant screen movie "Backyard Wilderness" in the JetBlue Airways Planetarium, live music, educational seminars, chef demonstrations, craft activities for children, a scavenger hunt and face painting.

A honeybee-themed costume contest will award prizes for best-dressed and most creative costumes, as well as the best t-shirt.

Participating organizations include the Cradle of Aviation Museum, Long Island Children's Museum, Friends of the Hempstead Plains, Girl Scouts of Nassau County, Old Westbury Gardens, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Long Island Beekeepers Club and the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Long Island Cares.

Mamaroneck High School from Westchester County, home of New York's first beekeeping program at a public school, will also be participating with science, engineering and culinary presentations by teachers and by student members of their "Bee Team."

A special Sweet Bee's Honey Festival Thanksgiving Food Drive for the Harry Chapin Food Bank will take place starting on Monday, October 29th, with collection boxes at multiple Long Island locations. Details will be posted to the Honey Fest website. 

More information and tickets are available at www.HoneyFestival.com