Queanbeyan's Festival of Bees
 

Entry: Gold coin

Live music, pop-up gallery, stalls, workshops & kids activities

Queanbeyan's Festival of Bees at The Queanbeyan Hive is focused on all things bees, beekeeping and biodiversity. It offers a fun program full of workshops, art and music.

There’s something for the whole family - from learning how to plant a bee-friendly garden, attending a cooking lesson for a delicious Russian honey cake and activities for the kids.
 

Environmental conservation group ACT for Bees will run a plant stall, teach bee education and host a workshop on making a bee hotel for your garden.

Come along and join the fun at the workshops, enjoy some food and drinks, and ‘waggle dance’ to live music by some amazing local bands.

Program of events

Friday 24 March

5-9pm - Live music, food vendors and licensed bar

5pm - Black Cypress

6.15pm - Better Left Unsaid

7.30pm - Bobby James Band

Saturday 25 March

10-11am - Bee craft activities for kids with The Funky Fairy

10-11am - Bees & beekeeping with Mark Paterson

12-12.30pm - Learn how to make a Russian honey cake with Irina

1-1.30pm - Bee-friendly garden presentation with Steven Finn

2-3pm - Learn how to propagate from cuttings with Lynne Curran

3.30-4.30pm - Facepainting with The Funky Fairy

5-9pm - Live music, food vendors and licensed bar

5pm - Big Reef

6.15pm - b.coming

7.30pm - Brendan Vincent

Sunday 26 March

10-10.15am - The power of apitherapy and bee medicine with Dr Bridget Goodwin (certified apitherapist, registered beekeeper, medicinal herbalist)

10-11am - Bee dance music and kids activities with The Funky Fairy

10-11am - Bees & beekeeping with Mark Paterson

11-2pm - Bee hotel making and decorating with ACT for Bees

1-3pm - Lily and Bee guided art adventure with Courtenay Trinder (15 spaces only for first in best dressed, no bookings sorry)

10-4pm - ACT for Bees education and plant stall

10-4pm - Be a Bee children’s activity (short activity available when you visit)

Queanbeyan's Festival of Bees is proudly Supported by NSW Government

Possum skin cloak-blanket stories: darning & yarning with Aunty Matilda House

 
Gathering, making and yarning are key practices that uphold First Nations' values of sharing stories, building connections, healing and community care. With a focus on possum skin cloak making, this practical workshop with Aunty Matilda House will prioritise the sharing of culturally-significant knowledge and skills. You will be able create your own possum skin art piece expressing your own story and help create a cloak-blanket depicting Queanbeyan's Heritage.

If you cannot do the cloak-blanket workshop you can purchase a 'tour' ticket to came and watch the process with an opportunity to paint your own story on a piece of possum skin.

$30 Workshop (9.30-4.30pm)
$5 Tour participation (1hr)
Bookings essential

 "This project is supported by the Country Arts Support Program, a devolved funding program administered by Southern Tablelands Arts on behalf of the NSW Government" 

Hive & Seek Markets
 

We have a wonderful, eclectic range of stalls, live music and the CCC Bar will be open for coffee and drinks. Join us and be a part of supporting local Queanbeyan musicians and artisans. We really hope to see you there!

 
1 Apr - Easter Celebrations
6 May - Mothers Day
2 Sep - Fathers Day
7 Oct - Spring Fair
4 Nov - Day of the Dead
2 Dec - Christmas

15 Dec - Friday evening Twilight Christmas Market 

New stall holders are always welcome > register here.

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