Bee Day & Market Day at the Gallatin Farmers Market

🐝🍯 Bee Day + Market Day at the Gallatin Farmers Market 🍯🐝

Join us as we celebrate the Honey Bee and enjoy a fun-filled Market Day at the Gallatin Farmers Market on Saturday, June 27, from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM!

Learn about beekeeping, pollination, and honey production through live demonstrations, educational talks, honey tasting, and family-friendly activities. Whether you're a beekeeper, gardener, honey lover, or simply looking for a great day at the market, there's something for everyone! PLUS SHOP for fresh local produce, handmade artisan items, HONEY, pasta, baked goods, and more! 

📅 Event Schedule

🛍 9:00 AM – Market Opens

🐝 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Beekeeping Demonstrations
Presented by the Sumner County Beekeepers Association

🎤 Educational Talks (approximately every 30 minutes)
• Beekeeping with Shawn Faulkner, Natureworks TN & Sumner County Beekeepers Association
• Pollinator Gardening with Erin Kelly, SiteOne Landscape Supply

🍯 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Honey Tasting

📚 11:30 AM
Storytime with the Gallatin Public Library

🏆 12:00 PM
Honey Contest Judging

🛍 1:00 PM
Market Closes

🛒 Shop the Market

While you're here, browse a wonderful selection of local products including:

🍯 Honey
🥕 Fresh Local Produce
🌱 Plants & Flowers
🍞 Baked Goods
🧼 Handmade Soaps & Body Care
🐾 Pet Treats
🎨 Artisan Goods
…and so much more!

🛍 Participating Vendors

• Ada’s Bakeshop
• Aun-Tae’s Sweet Confections
• Blue Door Flora
• Gallatin Public Library
• Green Village Recycling
• Highpoint Health – Sumner with Ascension Saint Thomas
• Hill's BBQ Sauce & Marinade
• La Luna Face Painting
• Lu Lu's Sipery Coffee & Soda Shop
• Lucky J Farm
• NatureworksTN
• Petal Pop
• Scent of the Sun
• Southern Kettle Co
• Sumner County Beekeepers Association
• The Blonde Sfoglina
• The Fox’s Den
• The Mason Ranch
• WadeFarmz

🙏 Special Thanks to Our Bee Day Sponsors

Natureworks TN • Small Town Pop Co • Sumner County Beekeepers Association • Petal Pop • Green Village Recycling • Highpoint Health – Sumner with Ascension Saint Thomas

🐝 Powered by the Gallatin Area Chamber of Commerce

📍 Gallatin Farmers Market
📅 Saturday, June 27
⏰ 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

🍯🏆 Honey Tasting Contest 🏆🍯

Do your bees produce award-winning honey? Put it to the test at Bee Day!

🐝 Open to honey produced within 50 miles of Gallatin by the entrant (individual, family, business, or group).
🐝 Up to 3 entries per entrant (must be from different seasons/years or bee yards).
🐝 Judged on taste alone—appearance does not matter.
🐝 Submit a 1 lb. squeeze bottle with a flip-top lid and no identifying labels.

📅 Entries accepted throughout June at the Gallatin Farmers Market, Portland Farmers Market, SCBA events, or the Gallatin Area Chamber of Commerce.

🏆 Judging begins at Noon on Saturday, June 27, during Bee Day at the Gallatin Farmers Market.

🍯 NEW THIS YEAR: People's Choice Honey Tasting! Market visitors will have the opportunity to sample and vote for their favorite honey.

Questions? Contact Terry Faulkner at pettendertnsumnercountybeekeepers@gmail.com or 615-388-3913.

📞 Questions? Call 615-452-4000 or email farmersmarket@gallatintn.org