From Honeyfest to harvest festivals, September has a lot to offer

Labor Day weekend may kick off the fun for September, but there are plenty of other options for events locally for the month.

From a honey-filled event to one that will take you back to frontier life in America, September has a lot to offer.

Here are just a few selections:

Lithopolis Honeyfest

Held Sept. 6-7, the event includes honey extractions, hive inspections, and honeybee information, live entertainment, and arts & crafts vendors. There is free admission, parking, and a shuttle.

You can learn interesting facts and information from daily educational presentations. This year’s American Honey Princess and Ohio beekeepers will be in attendance. You can enter the Ohio Honey Show, Honey Bake-Off, and ECOBA Photo Contest or grab a honey brew at the Bloom-Carroll Kiwanis Honey Brown Beer Garden and enjoy a treat from the Honey Bake-Off sale.

Hours are 3 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6 and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7

Learn more at LithopolisHoneyfest.com or follow the Lithopolis Honeyfest on Facebook

Corvette gathering

Held Sept 8, the Ohio Corvette Club Alliance holds its largest corvette show in Ohio in historic downtown Lancaster. Free admission for spectators, door prizes, silent auctions, music, food, and lots more!

Harvest Celebration

Held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 14-15 at Smeck Park, presented by the Fairfield County Park District. The event includes crop harvesting by the Fairfield County Antique Tractor Club, pumpkin painting, old-fashioned toys and games, candlemaking, rope making, gravity wagon basketball and much more. There will be a hayride to and from additional off-site parking at Liberty Union High School every hour from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Amanda Harvest Festival

Held Sept. 13-15, on Main Street in Amanda, it will feature food, vendors, games, and so much more. It starts at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13th until 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15.

For more information, please visit Village of Amanda’s Facebook .

Frontier Spirit 1799

Held Sept. 28 and 29 in Alley Park, the event is in its 46th year. It involves a replica frontier village complete with pioneers, militia, Native Americans and a Drum and Fife Corps.  There is also a "trail" around the lake that has scenes that are reenacted as they may have been in 1799.  The theme this year will touch on the cultures that came together in the Northwest Territory. “Wence did you come? (Translation- From where did you come? – your heritage). Concessions are available with snacks, drinks and food-including bean soup cooked in iron kettles over an open fire. The village is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. A church service by a circuit preacher is featured at 9 a.m. on Sunday morning.

For more information go to FrontierSpirit.org

Go Wild! Nature Fair

Held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 28 by the Fairfield County Park District at 9270 Pickerington Road. It will feature guided hikes, presentations, displays and food. There will be displays by:

• Pickerington Public Library
• Fairfield Soil & Water Conservation District
• Original Wisdom and Tracker Certification North America
• Visit Fairfield County
• MAD Scientist Associates LLC
• Mount Pleasant Photography Club
• Ohio Division of Wildlife
• HSV Geology Club

This article originally appeared on Lancaster Eagle-Gazette: From Honeyfest to harvest festivals, September has a lot to offer