Come out and experience the Bee Beard demonstration, tractor parade, and enter the bee costume parade. There are children’s activities, craft and food vendors, music on the stage, and a food court with many choices. Honeybee Discovery Center will have a booth!

The Palo Cedro Honey Bee Festival began in 1980 as a way to raise money for a park in the area. The festival was organized by local honeybee business owner Lois Park and her husband Homer, and it featured a Bee Costume Contest and a pie baking contest. The festival grew over the years and eventually included a craft fair featuring only handcrafted items. Emilie Reedy later took over as the leader of the festival and helped to ensure that the proceeds were used to complete the Palo Cedro Park, which had been Lois Parks’ original dream.