The Fly the Hive festival returns this Saturday.

Ste. Genevieve will host its second annual Fly the Hive festival this Saturday, featuring vendors, live music, bee demonstrations, free pony rides, and putt-putt golf. Last year's event attracted around 2,000 attendees and has been rescheduled from late June to September 12 this year.

The festival, initiated by Kenny Schaaf of Brix Urban Winery, was originally held in June. Schaaf decided to move it to September to avoid overlapping with the previous Honey Festival and Market organized by Amanda Hutchings, who has since sold her business. “We changed a month because originally I talked to Amanda... but then she ended up selling her shop and closing up,” Schaaf explained.