Honey Harvest Festival at Asbury Woods
Date: Sept. 24
Address: Asbury Woods Nature Center, 4105 Asbury Road, Erie
Contact: asburywoods.org, or 814.835.5356
Keep it sweet this fall! The Honey Harvest is a fun event for the
entire family to attend. If you are interested in learning more about
backyard bee keeping, this event is a great opportunity to connect
with experts. Learn how honey goes from the hive into the jar,
make and take crafts for the kids, talk to beekeepers, see honey
extractor demonstrations, taste honey, sample honey and cheese
pairings, view informative displays and an observation bee hive,
tour a bee yard, browse honey products for sale and more! Visit
the website for more information.
Annual LEAF Festival
Date: Sept. 17
Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Address: 1501 West 6th Street, Erie
Contact: leaferie.org, or 814.453.5323
This is Erie’s annual celebration of the beauty and diversity of
trees in the arboretum. The festival features activities for all ages
and interests including a tree scavenger hunt, crafts for kids,
educational exhibits, local organizations providing information
and hands-on activities, food vendors and many other family
activities. Chinese auction tickets will be for sale throughout
the day and the drawing will be held toward the end of the
event. Proceeds from the Chinese auction will benefit the LEAF
Education Center. This event is free and open to the public.
Oktoberfest at St. Joseph Church Bread of Life
Community
Dates: Sept. 9, 10, 11
Address: St. Joseph Church Bread of Life Community,
147 West 24th Street, Erie
Contact: stjoesbol.org/oktoberfest, or 814.452.2982
Prost! Enjoy authentic German food, a beer tent, traditional
German bands during the days and popular local bands at night,
theme baskets, German gift shop and other vendors, homemade
strudels, pastries, flavored coffees and more. Visit the website for
more information.
North East Chamber of Commerce Wine
Country Harvest Festival
Dates: Sept. 23, 24, 25
Address: Gibson Park, 21 South Lake Street, and Gravel Pit
Park, 10300 West Main Road, North East
Contact: nechamber.org, or [email protected]
A weekend celebration of music, art and the fruits of the vine!
From its modest beginnings in 1981 as a small street fair to the
exciting regional event it is today, the Wine Country Harvest
Festival—affectionately known as WineFest—has continued
to improve with age, just like fine wine. Attendees have the
opportunity to sample 100 different wines, enjoy the sounds
of dozens of entertainers, try their luck at grape stomping
and meander through hundreds of exhibitor tents. For more
information on tickets and other details, visit the website.
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