Here in Ontario, we really, *really* love our maple syrup. So, head to the forest for special events where sweet tooths can seek out that “liquid gold”, with demonstrations and tastings! Families can also learn about historic and Indigenous practices while celebrating uniquely Canadian traditions. Wander into our Guide to
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Wye Marsh and Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons host Sweetwater Harvest Festival, inviting visitors to celebrate the uniquely Canadian traditions of maple and Spring. Families can go on scavenger hunts, wander through the sugar bush, see birds of prey, explore historical objects, try on historical costumes, make crafts, visit the Sweetwater
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Purple Woods Conservation Area hosts their annual Maple Syrup Festival, where you can experience a Canadian tradition in a sugarbush near Oshawa. Take a self-guided tour to see hundreds of sugar maple trees where sap is boiled on-site into delicious maple syrup, then enjoy games, activities, horse-drawn wagon rides and
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Sunderland Maple Syrup Festival takes over the town of Sunderland, south of Lake Simcoe, where families can celebrate maple syrup with a pancake breakfast and sugar shack tour. The weekend’s free events also include live entertainment, historical bus tour, Air Bounce adventures, petting zoo and animal shows, vendor market and
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Hosted by the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority and Rotary Club of Barrie, the Spring Tonic​ Maple Syrup Festival​ at the Tiffin Conservation Area​ is a tradition spanning more than three decades. Visitors can take a trip back in time to explore how Indigenous people ​and Pioneers made maple syrup, along
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At two of Halton’s conservation areas, guests can celebrate delicious and historic traditions by visiting Mountsberg’s Maple Town and Crawford Lake’s Sweetwater Season. Each are full of fun learning activities, entertaining staff, and delicious maple samples, while Mountsberg features amazing animal encounters and horse-drawn wagon rides, and Crawford Lake honours Indigenous
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Join Spring’s sweetest party at Muskoka Maple Festival in downtown Huntsville, and come hungry! With free admission, events include a Maple Marketplace, maple-inspired dining options, games such as mini golf​, live music as well as buskers, and the Kiwanis Sap Run. Muskoka Maple Festival Date: April 26, 2025 Time: 9:00
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Friends of Bronte Creek Park helps kick off maple season in Ontario with their Maple Syrup Festival, open every weekend in March, as well as daily during the week of March Break. Enjoy a guided tour of Maple Lane with costumed interpreters to learn how to make fresh maple sugar,
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Brooks Farms Maple Sugar Festival makes March Break delicious with outdoor activities and sugar bush tours, where families can learn about maple sugar creation (with tastings!), hang out at Playland (with farm animals and playground), go on a train/wagon ride, then warm up by the camp fire with a roasted
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Come enjoy the sweetest time of the year at the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers’ Association’s annual Ontario Maple Weekend by participating maple producers across Ontario. Explore how maple products are made from tree to table, and participate in events including eating taffy on snow, pancake breakfasts, sugarbush trails, sugar-making demonstrations,
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