Photo credit: Ellenore Dorris

Friday Night June 9th, Cashyln Varnon was named Uvalde Honey Festival Queen and Kimberly Munoz as the Festival Princess.

According to information about the Pageant posted on the Main Street Uvalde website,  The 2023 Honey Festival Pageant was sponsored by The Good Eggs and a Honey Festival Queen would receive a $1000 scholarship with the Honey Festival Princess receiving a $500 scholorship. Honey Queen candidates must be between 16-18 years of age as of June 1, 2023

Additional requirements for respective pageant candidates include the following:

1. Reside in Uvalde County, Texas
2. Have access to a vehicle and/or have someone to provide transportation to appearances
3. Have access to a cell phone for use during appearances
4. Be chaperoned to all appearances by parent, legal guardian or another adult
5. Be present at Uvalde Honey Fest 2023 activities on Friday, June 9, and Saturday, June 10 (see below)
6. Be available to represent Uvalde County at events (see below)
7. Be willing to obtain knowledge of beekeeping and honey

Duties during the 2023 Honey Fest include but are not limited to:

1. Meet & Greet with sponsors
2. Announcement of Bake-off winners
3. Present at the 5K run and announce the run and winners
4. Read to children at the Breakfast with the Bees
5. Introducing performers
6. Interview with the newspaper

Appearances throughout the year

1. Labor Day Parade
2. Christmas at the Crossroads Parade
3. May be called upon to appear at events throughout the year

Image credit: Main Street Uvalde

Article by Michael Robinson-Uvalde Hesperian.com

. Bee-lieive it, the Uvalde Honey Festival is returning this weekend at the Uvalde Downtown Plaza. Downtown business owners will be open late each evening for late night shopping according to Main Street Uvalde.

 The free event will feature over 60 vendors,  food, live music , a car show, a 5K run, corn hole tourment and many fun activities for all ages including a kid’s breakfast with the bees Saturday morning.  

 The Sahawe Indian Dancers will be performing at 10 AM Saturday followed by Ballet Folklorio at 11:30 AM Saturday morning. 

Contestants will be competing in the Honey Queen Pageant for a $1000 scholarship. 

  Local business owners and their staff members in the downtown area have been busy as bees decorating their storefront windows competing in the Honeyfest Building Decorating Contest. 

 The Uvalde Honeyfest is being hosted by Main Street Uvalde. Downtown business owner and Honeyfest Organizer Lacie Huddleston said a big music stage will be set up on the Northwest Corner of the Plaza where a number of artists including a Friday night performance by Syphon. On Saturday,  Donovan Amaya, Mariana Rowan,  Will Rhodes will take the stage throughout the day with feature country artist William Beckmann from 7:30 – 9 p.m.  Saturday night. 

Schedule of Events

Friday, June 9, 2023

6 – 9 p.m. – 4-Square Friday/Vendors, Car Show

Bee in your Bonnet sign up: 6:30 p.m. Winner announced at 7 p.m.

7 – 7:45 and 8 -8:45 p.m. – SYPHON performs

Saturday, June 10, 2023

8 a.m. – 5K Run

9 a.m. – Vendors open

9 a.m. – 6 p.m. – Uvalde Cabinetry Car Show

9 – 11 a.m. – Breakfast with the Bees (Opera House)

10-10:45 a.m. – Sahawe Dancers

11 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Cornhole Tournament (Main Street office)

11:30 – 12:30 p.m. – Ballet Folklorico

1 – 1:45 – Donovan Amaya

2 p.m. – Mariana Rowan

3 – 4:30 p.m. – Will Rhodes

7:30 – 9 p.m. – William Beckmann