81, just south of SH 37, about eight miles west of Tuttle and 40 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.įor more information, call the Minco Chamber of Commerce at (405) 352-0518 or go to and click on the Honey Festival link. Now the Honey Festival, Saturday, December 3, has over 90 crafters, a quilt show, Honey Plant tours, kid’s Tractor Pull, and Made in Oklahoma products. "This really is a chance to showcase the town and for people to see what we have here. Saturday, at 7:00am Various Venues in Minco Minco, OK73059 Website The Minco Honey Festival started thirty two years ago by the Minco Chamber of Commerce with nine craft booths. "Every town needs some type of festival, and this is ours,” Rupp said. The tour of homes, a favorite among Minco residents, is scheduled 5:30 to 9 p.m. Registration for the "kiddie tractor pull” begins at 11 a.m., followed by the contest at 12:30 p.m. In that same time frame, the National Guard armory will have arts and crafts vendors, while the Senior Citizens Center at Main Street and Highway 81 has a quilt show. Minco Honey Festival is an annual festival dedicated to honey that takes place in early December in Minco, Oklahoma. for tours, and city hall will have free samples of milk and cheese products.Ĭity hall also will host the honey bake-off. "There will also be a wagon around town, and people can ride on it,” Minco Mayor Kelly Rupp said. There will be free food samples, milk, chocolate milk, and cheese provided by Braum’s Dairy and Minco Chamber of Commerce located at City Hall, downtown Minco.The Minco Honey Festival will include a quilt show, antique road show, honey bake-off, kids' tractor pull, and tours of homes and the Ross Honey Plant. We’re going to have a festival regardless of what happens.” We still had a lot of people come in the afternoon. In our eleventh year, we had an ice storm that hit at 3 a.m. The year before last, it was like 70 degrees. “The weather it looks like it’s going to be pretty nice. “It’s supposed to be like a Christmas festival to get people to shop locally for Christmas. Ross talked about what got the festival going, what to expect weather-wise, and said the 30th Annual Honey Festival will be held regardless of what happens. Jimmy’s son Lucas Ross is an actor/comedian who regularly appears on KFOR, and always brings his banjo to the Honey Festival to provide some entertainment. Each December, the Annual Minco Honey Festival takes place in Minco, Okla., just southwest of Oklahoma City. I think Lucas is going to be set up at the honey plant lot with his banjo.” By Amanda Martin If given the opportunity, would you spend a day in the land of milk and honey The excursion to this fabled destination is more feasible than one might think. “There’s over 70 vendors coming, and they’re going to be lined down Main Street, which is only half a block from the honey plant, so it’s easy walking distance. We’re also posting all the pictures of the gifts and stuff on Facebook so people can kind of shop before they come, if they desire. The kickoff event will be hosted by the Minco Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by First National Bank. 7, beginning at 7 am with the Shawnee Mills Pancakes & Sausage Breakfast at First United Methodist Church. Jim Ross, owner of the Ross Honey Company. The Honey Festival will be held throughout the Town of Minco Saturday, Dec. We’ll just carry the gifts and the honey out that they want. Since 1990, every first Saturday of December the town brings in thousands of tourists to the Christmas Honey Festival. “We’ll have tables out there with people selling. “We’re going to set up out front of the building,” Ross said. Ross Honey Company has a Facebook page where patrons can get a look at what the honey plant will have to offer for this year’s festival, which will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. There won’t be any tours of the honey plant this year, but Ross Honey Co. The festival is hosted each year by the Minco Chamber of Commerce. Jimmy Ross, owner/operator of Ross Honey Company in Minco, discussed Saturday the changes that will be made to this year’s Honey Festival. Honey Festival Saturday in Minco By Jayson Knight The honey plant will not have tours this year, but they will have lots else to offer. Jimmy Ross is pictured leading a tour through the Ross Honey Co.
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