Manassas Bee Festival

Manassas Bee Festival Manassas Bee Festival Sat. 6/20/2026! Awareness to plant native, save our pollinators, with family fun. Dress like a pollinator!

Sign up to sponsor, be a vendor, an expert speaker, or a volunteer at ManassasBeeFestival.com. Launched when the City of Manassas was designated by Bee City USA in 2021, the Manassas Bee Festival brings awareness to plant native and the decline of pollinators in a day with family fun! This annual festival is a celebration of our pollinators (bees, beetles, butterflies, bats, and all) plus our nati

ve plants and best practices with an apiary with honey to sample, music, farm animals, costume parade, food, education, speakers, vendors, family fun with activities, and a spelling bee. Join us for our 5th Annual Manassas Bee Festival on
Saturday, June 21 from 10am to 2pm at Liberia House and Grounds 8601 Portner Ave., Manassas City. Theresa Coates Ellis, Patron Manassas City Council Member
Organizer, Friends of the Manassas Bee Festival
Non-Profit 501 c3 status in process

05/30/2026

June is gonna be BUSY! Where will we see you?

What’s the buzz? The free 6th Manassas Bee Festival 6/20/2026 and the Queen Bee are coming soon! Vendors, Sponsors, Volu...
05/29/2026

What’s the buzz? The free 6th Manassas Bee Festival 6/20/2026 and the Queen Bee are coming soon!
Vendors, Sponsors, Volunteers spots still available. Sign up and fees visit: ManassasBeeFestival.com

Dress like a pollinator!

Thank you to our sponsors who contribute to saving our pollinators and bringing awareneUVA Health Prince William Medical CenterWiGeorge Mason Universityeorge Mason University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Earnest Gorham Jr. Realtor with Sampson Properties, City of Manassas, SFMC Inc., OlPerpetual Wellnessng, Perpetual Prince William Regional Beekeepers Association (PWRBA)rs Association (PWRBA), Prince William Master Gardeners, MSinistral Brewing CompanyisTexas Roadhousempany, Texas Roadhouse, Bright Path Manassas, GFWC Manassas Woman’s Club, PKerbobble ToysdeBuzz Around TownToys, Buzz Around Town -- Curated Reuse, Local Handmade Goods & Experiences, Security Title, Bull Run Rotary Club, and Bee City USA Manassas Bee City USA Manassas

05/22/2026
Next up! 6th Manassas Bee Festival 6/20/2026  at Liberia House Park 8601 Portner Ave. Join us and sign up as a Sponsor, ...
05/16/2026

Next up! 6th Manassas Bee Festival 6/20/2026 at Liberia House Park 8601 Portner Ave. Join us and sign up as a Sponsor, Vendor, or Volunteer at:
https://www. ManassasBeeFestival.com

Volunteers: get a free yellow Bee Festival 2026 t-shirt!

Here are the schedule, event map, and posters for you! Save and share!

Our favorite tractor shuttle and our self-guided 2K Honey Hike route (posted with yard signs) starting at Manassas Museum lawn to Liberia House Park (8601 Portner Ave) once again!

Sponsor Spotlight: Thank you to our neighbors at Texas Roadhouse for being one of our sponsors and adding an Earth Day f...
05/09/2026

Sponsor Spotlight: Thank you to our neighbors at Texas Roadhouse for being one of our sponsors and adding an Earth Day fundraiser a few weeks ago for our 6th Manassas Bee Festival 6/20/2026 , a Bee City USA Manassas initiative!

Marie and her team reached out years ago and have been dedicated partners inviting us onto their patio for live bee demonstrations to their customers.

Remember to sign up at https://www.ManassasBeeFestival.com to BEE a sponsor, vendor, volunteer or have a special activity for the event!

Free admission for visitors to attend and buzz around historic Liberia House Manassas Va park with live music, cute farm animals, oodles of vendors, food trucks and beer and mead garden!

Dress like a pollinator for the park costume parade and waggle dance! Named one of the top summer festivals in the region by Washingtonian Magazine.

Bringing awareness to save our pollinators and plant native!

If anyone knows Kelsey White who attended the Manassas Bee Festival, please ask her to text Theresa (571)247-6729 about ...
08/22/2025

If anyone knows Kelsey White who attended the Manassas Bee Festival, please ask her to text Theresa (571)247-6729 about an order she placed after the festival. I do not have her contact information. Thank you.

The 6th Annual Manassas Bee Festival will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 10am to 2pm! Free to visitors! Update ...
08/11/2025

The 6th Annual Manassas Bee Festival will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 10am to 2pm! Free to visitors! Update your calendars! Visit https://www.ManassasBeeFestival.com to register as a volunteer, sponsor, volunteer, and support this top summer event in the VA/MD/DC area!

06/20/2025

There's plenty going on in Prince William County this weekend, from the 31st Annual railway festival in Manassas to Occoquan RiverFest.

The BUZZ to know about for the FREE 5th Annual Manassas Bee Festival 6/21/2025 Saturday, from 10 am-2 pm: Parking, Maps,...
06/20/2025

The BUZZ to know about for the FREE 5th Annual Manassas Bee Festival 6/21/2025 Saturday, from 10 am-2 pm:
Parking, Maps, and Event Schedule to fly in and flutter around at Liberia House Park 8601 Portner Ave.

Parking open on that day on Mathis Ave. near the entrance of the festival, on Breeden Ave. and at most friendly neighbor business lots (not townhome communities).

Park and ride the tractor shuttle to and from Public Works, Downtown Parking all day. Watch for parking location signs on back of shuttle. Or follow the 2K Honey Hike signs and walk from Manassas Museum to the festival with a stop at Annaburg to fill your water bottle.

Maps showing where to find bathrooms, Liberia House (open for tour), farm animals moved to the family cemetery area, and the many activities and vendors, and food trucks.

Event Schedule: Talent and Expert Speakers with Live Music, Garden, Beekeeping, Conversation, Pollinator, and Wellness all day at four spots: the Main Lawn Stage, the Bee Apiary, the Backyard Stage, and the Side Yard Tent.

Friendly pets welcome! Bring a chair or blanket. Enjoy the grub, brew, mead, farm animals, education, and music!

Dress like a pollinator and join us at 11 am at the backyard stage for a jam session, a costume parade, the waggle dance with the Queen Bee, and a Spelling Bee! Prizes!

Vendor sign-up closed for 2025.

Reminder to vendors on list (received group emails): 2 set-up options: On Friday (tents, tables, chairs only) after 4pm until dark, or Saturday morning at sunrise until 8:30am when cars need parked off site.

Food trucks pull in and park on semi-circular driveway for service on Portner Ave. semi-circle driveway. First comee- first served. Watch for little white flags marked for each 10x10 spaces available. Prefer nonprofits to set up on the family cemetery side of house.

Visit ManassasBeeFestival.com to learn more.
Contact: Theresa Coates Ellis M: (571)247-6729

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On Saturday June 20, 2026 From 10-2, Visit Liberia House And Grounds (Location Only: 8601 Portner Avenue ) (Mailing: 8637 Mathis Ave. )
Manassas, VA
20110

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