The City of Bee Cave and the Bee Cave Public Library will host their second annual free Books and Bees Festival on April 1st and April 2nd at the Bee Cave Galleria. This year, we are hosting a two-day event including our first ever HoneyFest!
As a hub of literacy for children and adults, our Bee Cave Public Library hosts programs year round that serve hundreds of families in the area and beyond. As a Bee City USA affiliate, the City of Bee Cave is dedicated to educating the public and helping conserve this most important insect. Our one-of-a-kind Books & Bees Festival helps accomplish our two missions - share fantastic literature with kids and adults alike, featuring high-profile, bestselling authors – and teach our residents and their kiddos more about bees! We have so many fun activities, entertainment and readings in store, you will not want to miss this FREE event!
Books & Bees Festival
Enjoy fun programming for children, tweens and teens, as well as for adults on Saturday, April 2nd, 12:30-4:30 p.m..
Author Readings
Come listen to our featured authors read from their latest books.
Craft & Storytime Tent
Bring the littles to our craft and story time tent for fun hands-on activities.
Book Signings
Buy featured books from our vendor table and get them signed by our authors.
Bee & Nature Education
Learn about bees, wildflowers and their importance with our bee expert and interactive show.
Q&A Panels
Sit in on thought-provoking Q&A sessions and get a chance to ask questions yourself.
Live Music
Stick around for our closing concert with the Singing Zoologist.
Register For Free
Please register ahead of time.
HoneyFest
HoneyFest on April 2nd, 10 a.m - 2 p.m. is our ode to the local creators, bee enthusiasts and merchants in our area!
We are taking farmer's market to another level with local, self-published authors we've discovered that we think you'll love, honey tastings from local, amateur beekeepers and a contest to see whose bees are the happiest in Bee Cave as well as the Lonestar Farmer's Market with a twist - lots of bee-themed items to discover!
This is a great event for kids!
Self-Published, Local Authors
Discover great storytellers in your own community! We've reached out to local self-published authors that we think you'll love!
Visit Life Is Better With Friends from 10 a.m - 11:45 a.m,.and check out their adorable children's book 'My Friends and I' and get your own copy at the special price of $20..
'My Friends and I' is a fun, interactive, timeless memory book for children ages 5-12, that captures memories of the young book owners, their friends, classmates, teachers, coaches, family members, or any other person in their lives.
The book travels from friend to friend, who will answer questions like: What is your favorite food? What do you like to do in your free time? What songs do you like to listen to? What books do you like to read? What do you want to be when you grow up?
A picture box allows them to insert a photograph or to draw a picture of their own.
Balloon Art
Some budding balloon artists will create some fun bee-themed balloon swag for the littles (donation based).
Honey Tastings
Our local, amateur beekeepers will be going for the gold as visitors can participate in blind tastings to vote who make the best honey in Bee Cave!
Bee & Nature Education
Learn about bees, wildflowers and their importance with our bee expert and interactive show.
Best Beekeeper Award
Weigh in on the best honey producer in Bee Cave and stick around to see who wins!
Bee-themed Farmer's Market
Come for your favorite farmer's market goodies and discover some specialty bee items we've sourced just for this event!
Location
Hill Country Galleria at 4000 Galleria Pkwy in Bee Cave, TX.