Festival update: Sweet Bee’s Honey Festival & Artisan Market is moving out of the heat and into the Fort William Henry Resort Carriage House located on the North end of the Fort property.
A new festival is debuting in Lake George, and it promises to be sweet. Sweet Bee’s Honey Festival & Artisan Market is bringing honey tastings, craft beverages, local foods and entertainment to the lawn of the Fort William Henry Hotel, 48 Canada Street on Sunday, July 21.
The event opens at 10 a.m. and runs through 6 p.m. Tickets include admission to the Fort William Henry Museum, which, in addition to its regular tours and demonstrations, is currently featuring the traveling exhibit Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America.
More than 40 vendors will be showcasing their goods including honey and honey products, craft wines, ciders and spirits, artisan cheeses, chocolates, mustards, sauces, homemade doggie treats and arts and crafts gift items. Entertainment includes music by The Roues Brothers Band and Line Dancing with Premier Entertainment.
Ticket Information:
Online: Adults $15 |Youth (ages 5-15) $10
At the Gate: Adults $20 | Youth (ages 5-15) $15
VIP (Online only): $40, includes deluxe Honey Festival insulated tote bag, embroidered Honey Festival baseball cap, Honey Festival VIP badge and priority admission.
All ticket holders will get a hand stamp that allows them to exit and return to the festival and visit the Fort William Henry Museum.
Tickets may be purchased online at honeyfestival.com.
Parking is available at Fort William Henry. Cost is $10 per vehicle. Metered parking is available on surrounding streets ($1 per hour) and in public parking lots ($2 per hour.) In the event of rain, the Festival will moved off the lawn and into the Fort William Henry Carriage House (Towers Hall.) Sweet Bee’s Honey Festival & Artisan Market is produced by Baum Image Group.
Sweet Bee’s Honey Festival Entertainment Schedule
- 10 a.m. — Honey Festival & Fort William. Henry Exhibits Open
- 11 a.m. — Live Music by The Roues Brothers Band
- 11 a.m.-5 p.m. — Face Painting with Jamie
- 11 a.m.-5 p.m. — Children’s Activities with Nadine
- 12 p.m. — Line Dancing with Premier Entertainment
- 1 p.m. — The Roues Brothers Band
- 2 p.m. — Line Dancing with Premier Entertainment
- 4 p.m. — The Roues Brother Band
- 5 p.m. — Line Dancing with Premier Entertainment
Participating vendors:
- Adi’s Bees
- Adirondack Winery
- Allan’s Falafel Café
- An Artistic Taste
- B’s Cheese
- Bacon Bites
- Bee Hollow Farm
- Bumble Honey Mustard
- Campside Chef LLC
- Casa Del Caciocavello Farms
- Chocolate Moonshine
- Drink More Good
- Fairy Craft Mothers
- Ferreira Carpenter Estates Winery
- Gooseberry Grove, Inc.
- Goodway Bakery
- Gunther’s Goodies
- Healthy Gourmet Kitchen
- Helderberg Meadworks
- Honeybrook Farms
- Hudson Highland Nature Museum
- I’m Not Going to Get Ticked
- KAS Spirits
- Lake Lavenlair Farm
- George Distilling Company
- Ledge Rock Hill Winery
- Liquid Altitude
- Olde York Farm / State 11 Distillery
- Pazdar Winery
- Planted Organics
- R&G Cheese Makers, Inc.
- Scents 4 My Soul
- ScrubIt NH
- Senter Honey Bee Farms
- The Forest Farms, LLC
- The Peanut Principle
- Truth Honey
- Villakuyaya
- Worlding’s Pleasure
- Yankee Folly Cidery
- Your Rustic Home