If you've never been to a Maple Syrup Festival, you should consider going this year. Many parks and farms in Northeast Ohio provide a chance for people to come learn about the process of turning sap into maple syrup. You'll learn about tapping trees, how the sap is collected, and how the sap is boiled down and turned into maple syrup.

Many of the events include historical demonstrations with costumed interpreters. It really is a unique, fun and educational event the entire family would enjoy. With such a variety of dates, times and locations to choose from, you should be able to find one that fits your schedule.

NOTE: Many of the locations below are part of the annual Ohio Maple Maddness Driving Tour sponsored by the Ohio Maple Producers Association. For details on each of the locations download the brochure here.

Ashtabula County Maple Syrup Events

Maple Sugaring Tour at Bissell Maple Farm
Bring the family to tour the production facility. Enjoy music and pancakes with maple syrup. {Find Out More}
When: Saturday, March 4, 11, & 18 2017; 10am-3pm (Also open Monday-Friday, 10am-3pm in March)
Where: 82 W. Ashtabula St., Jefferson, OH 44047

Cuyahoga County Maple Syrup Events

FREE History of Maple Sugaring Indoor Program at Rocky River Reservation
On weekends from March 4 through March 19, walk through time along the Sugarbush Trail to see the sap-collecting methods and syrup-making processes used by the First People, settlers, and modern sugar farmers. You’ll end at the sugarhouse to watch sap boiled into delicious maple syrup. Guided hikes leave the sugarhouse every 20 minutes (the last hike leaves at 3:40pm). {Find Out More}
When: Saturdays & Sundays, March 4-19, 2017; 3:30pm-4:30pm
Where: Rocky River Nature Center, 24000 Valley Pkwy., North Olmsted, OH 44070
Cost: FREE

Olmstead Historical Society Pancake Breakfast at Rocky River Reservation
Breakfast includes unlimited pancakes, juice, hot beverage and sausage. Additional sausage (3/$1) and additional orange juice ($.50). Take-out available. {Find Out More}
When: TBA; 9am-1pm
Where: Frostville Museum Events Barn, 24101 Cedar Point Rd. (corner of Lewis and Cedar Point Rds.), North Olmsted, OH 44070
Cost: $7 per adult, $5 per child age 10 and unger

FREE Nature Baby: Maple Sugaring at Rocky River Reservation
(Ages 0-3 years with adult) The forest awaits you, so let’s get baby out to explore nature. Grab a baby backpack or carry your child for a walk in the woods to discover the History of Maple Sugaring. {Find Out More}
When: Friday, March 10, 2017; 10am-10:30am
Where: Rocky River Nature Center, 24000 Valley Pkwy., North Olmsted, OH 44070
Cost: FREE

FREE Discovering Nature: Maple Sugaring at Rocky River Reservation
(Ages 2-6 years with adult) Join Naturalist Bev Walborn on an outdoor adventure just for preschoolers. We will explore the history of maple sugaring along the trail at our sugar bush at Maple Grove Picnic Area. {Find Out More}
When: Friday, March 10, 2017; 1pm-1:30pm
Where: Rocky River Nature Center, 24000 Valley Pkwy., North Olmsted, OH 44070
Cost: FREE

Green Gate Farm
Located in an old barn, this stop offers an example of a backyard operation with demonstrations. {Find Out More}
When: March 5 & 11, 2017; 11am-4pm
Where: 9195 Highland Dr., Brecksville, OH 44141

Geauga County Maple Syrup Events

Burton Sugar Camp – Log Cabin
For over seven decades, the Burton Chamber of Commerce has operated this working sugarhouse with maple sales funds used locally. {Find Out More}
When: Open all year from 10am-4:30pm
Where: Burton Village Square, 14590 E. Park Street, Burton, OH 44021

FREE Tree Tapping Ceremony at Burton Log Cabin
This is the official start of the Maple Syrup Season in Burton, OH. Learn how to tap a maple tree and post your name on it for the 2017 season. Enjoy maple candy demonstrations, maple stirs, hot chocolate, and donuts by the fireside. {Find Out More}
When: Saturday, February 11, 2017; 10am-4pm
Where: 14590 East Park St., Burton, OH 44021

FREE Ma & Pa’s Gather Sap with the Horses Maple Tour
Pa hitches up the horses again and takes you deep into the woods through the sugarbush to collect the sweet
stuff and brings it back to the sugar shack to demonstrate how it is all done. Then sample some maple coffee, maple candy, and various other maple treats in the log cabin. There is no charge for the tour, and small buckets are provided for the children. (Horses do not go out in heavy rain. Call ahead if rain is expected.) {Find Out More}
When: March 4-5, 11-12, 2017
– Saturdays: Horses go out at 12pm & 2pm
– Sundays: Horses go out at 2pm only
Where: 15161 Main Market Rd. (Rt 422), Burton, OH 44021
Cost: FREE

FREE Sugarbush Creek Farm
Take a wagon ride to Geauga's most picturesque sugarhouse and meet “Mountainman Jeff” to hear the early history of maple, and see how Indians and pioneers made maple syrup. Then enjoy a guided tour and see how modern technology has advanced the art of maple production. Relax by the fire in our timber-framed tasting lodge and sample maple syrup. We also have maple candy, maple butter, and maple granulated sugar. {Find Out More}
When: March 4-5, 11-12, 2017; 10am-5pm (Sat.) & 12pm-5pm (Sun.)
Where: 13034 Madison Rd., Middlefield, OH 44062
Cost: FREE

FREE Sugar Valley Maple
We have a 3,250 tap tubing and 150 bucket operation with a new, easy-access sugarhouse with a cozy fireplace. Depending on weather, we will be making sugar, cream, candy, and maple-coated nuts. We also sell syrup in gallons, half-gallons, quarts, pints, cream, and candy. We are tour bus friendly. {Find Out More}
When: March 4 & 11, 2017; 10am-5pm
Where: 15771 Chipmunk Ln., Middlefield, OH 44062
Cost: FREE

FREE Timbertots: Maple Sugar Time! at the Geauga Park District Swine Creek Reservation
(Ages 3-5 w/adult) Collecting sap with small buckets and visiting the sugar house are some of the fun things we'll do to learn about how we get maple syrup! This program is entirely outdoors, so please dress for the weather. Snow boots are encouraged. Registration required. {Find Out More}
When: Monday, March 6, 2017 (10am-11am & 1pm-2pm) & Saturday, March 11, 2017 (1pm-2pm)
Where: 16004 Hayes Rd., Middlefield, OH 44062
Cost: FREE

FREE Tree Tapper's Ball at Parkman Community House
Celebrate the maple season with our annual old-fashioned square dance now in its 29th year. Novices needn't feel like saps; all dances are taught in fun fashion by caller Bob Smakula. Sugar House Haas & The Sweet Notes will provide rip-snortin', old-time string band music for roof-raisin' entertainment. Dress casually. Registration begins Feb. 27. {Find Out More}
When: Saturday, March 11, 2017; 7:30pm-10:30pm
Where: 16295 Main Market (Rt. 422), Parkman, OH 44080
Phone: (440) 834-4204
Cost: FREE

FREE Maple Madness Tour at the Geauga Park District Swine Creek Reservation
This year we will be collecting sap in our sugar bush with a horse-drawn sap sled from 1pm-4pm. {Find Out More}
When: Sunday, March 5 & 12, 2017; 10am-5pm
Where: 16004 Hayes Rd., Middlefield, OH 44062
Cost: FREE

FREE Sap's-a-Risin'! at Geauga Park District's Swine Creek Reservation
Visit Geauga Park District’s sugar house, sugarbush and lodge for a sweet taste of how maple sugaring methods have evolved from the Native American tradition to modern methods! Help gather sap in the sugarbush with the help of a horse-drawn sap sled, experience the tapping, gathering and boiling methods used throughout history, see sap boiling in the sugarhouse, have a taste of maple syrup and then warm up with live music by Mr. Haney String Band and maple treats in the lodge. {Find Out More}
When: Sundays, March 5 & 12, 2017; 12pm-4pm
Where: 16004 Hayes Rd., Middlefield, OH 44062
Cost: FREE

Maple Stirs at the Geauga County Maple Festival Sugarhouse
Experience the classic Maple Stir at the Geauga County Maple Festival Sugarhouse on Chardon Square, The cost is just $1.50 per stir. You get a small bowl with hot maple syrup in it and a stirring stick. Stir and watch as the syrup become a creamy maple candy. The Stir Booth will also be open during the Geauga County Maple Festival, the last full weekend in April. {Find Out More}
When:
– Sundays, March 12, 19, & 26, 2017; 12pm-4pm
– Sundays, April 2, & 9, 2017; 12pm-4pm
Where: Geauga County Maple Festival Sugarhouse on Chardon Square
Cost: $1.50 per stir, you get a small bowl with hot maple syrup in it and a stirring stick. Stir with the stick and watch as the syrup becomes a creamy maple candy.

FREE Maple Town Tune Traders at The West Woods
Singers and musicians sign up for one of six 15-minute informal performance spots followed by jam session. All musical genres, instruments and musicianship levels welcome. Come to play, sing or simply enjoy as audience. Snacks to share welcome. {Find Out More}
When: Thursdays, February 23 & March 23, 2016; 7pm-10pm
Where: 9465 Kindsman Rd. (Route 87), Russell, OH 44072
Cost: FREE

The 88th Annual Geauga Maple Festival
This is a celebration of the year’s maple season and the place where maple syrup producers showcase their best syrup. The festival will take place on Historic Chardon Square. {Find Out More}
When: April 27-30, 2017
Where: Historic Chardon Square, Chardon, OH 44024
Cost: FREE Admission. Wristbands and individual ticket sales are available every day.

All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast at Pancake Town USA at Burton Village
Since 1950, mountains of fresh pancakes covered with pure maple syrup and all the fixings have been served up by Burton civic organizations. {Find Out More}
When: Sundays, March 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2017; Times vary by location
Where: Burton Log Cabin, 14590 E. Park St., Burton, OH 44021 + Additional locations – Century Village Museum (March 5, 12, 19, 26 & April 2; 9am-2pm), Atwood-Mauck American Legion Post 459 (March 5, 12, 19, 26 & April 2;9am-1:30pm), Berkshire High School (March 5, 12, 19, 26; 8am-1:30pm), and Burton Fire Station (March 5, 12, 19, 26; 9am-3pm)

Grossman Brothers Maple Products Open House
Grossman Brother’s Maple Products is a family owned and operated sugarbush located in the Berkshire Highlands between Chardon and Burton. Large snow packs and rich soils provide ideal conditions for maple syrup production. In their heavy timber frame sugarhouse, they use a traditional wood-fired evaporator in conjunction with state-of-the-art maple sap collection and processing techniques to produce high-grade maple syrup – more than 1,500 gallons of Maple Syrup annually. The sugar house is easily accessible with abundant parking. Come learn more about what it take to make Great Geauga County Maple Syrup. {Find Out More}
When: March 4-5, 11-12, 18-19, 25-26, 2017; 8am-4pm
Where: 12147 Claridon-Troy Rd., Chardon, OH 44024

K-C Maple Syrup Tour
Located between Rt. 528 & Rt. 86, north of Rt. 6. This backyard operation uses a wood-fired evaporator. Easy access-sugarhouse is handicapped accessible. You will need boots for woods. Free samples of our maple syrup. Previous 1st Place Winner in Maple Festival. {Find Out More}
When: March 4-5, 2017; 10am-5pm
Where: 16350 Hart Rd., Montville, OH 44064

Maple Sugaring Tour at Pleasant Valley View Farm
500 tap, wood-fired evaporator. Bucket and tubing operation with reverse osmosis. Selling a variety of maple syrup in decorative glass bottles, as well as traditional plastic jugs. Plenty of syrup to be sold at their roadside produce stand. {Find Out More}
When: March 4-5, 2017; 10am-5pm
Where: 8810 Madison Rd., Montville, OH 44064

Salo Maple Products Tour
Visit this small producer with 600 taps, a reverse osmosis unit, and a steam away on a 2'x 8′ rig on 15 acres with tubing on vacuum. Maple coated nuts, candy, and syrup are available. {Find Out More}
When: March 4-5, 2017; 10am-5pm
Where: 16434 Leggett Rd., Montville, OH 44064
Cost: FREE

Maple Tour at Messenger Century Farm
This is a modern operation in a restored 1910 farm building. The Messenger’s started sugaring in the early 1800s. View pictures and stories from the past to present. Tour of the sugar bush and conserved farmland will be available. Enjoy hot maple beverages and maple refreshments. {Find Out More}
When: March 4-5 & 11-12, 2017; 10am-5pm
Where: 17098 Messenger Rd., Auburn, OH 44021

Richards Sugarhouse Maple Tour
Come visit our Sugarhouse to enjoy a sugarhouse treat of “sap dogs.” Hot dogs cooked in maple sap. Maple Mustards, Maple BBQ Sauces and Maple Garlic Hot Sauce to try as a topper. We let kids try their hand at tapping. We will offer more maple samples, including candies, cotton candy, coated nuts, and much more. On Saturdays, March 4 & March 11, there will be maple candy-making demos at 11am & 2pm. {Find Out More}
When: March 4-5 & 11-12, 2017; 10am-5pm
Where: 545 Water St., Chardon, OH 44024

Lake County Maple Syrup Events

Maple Sugaring Weekends at Lake Metro Parks Farmpark
The journey begins with a wagon ride into the maple woods to the Woodland Center. There, you can take part in the maple sugaring process. Kids learn how to tap a tree with hands-on guidance from Farmpark staff. The whole family gets involved collecting sap contained in collection buckets hung on the maple trees. Then move indoors to watch the sap boiled and processed into pure maple syrup and other naturally sweet products. {Find Out More}
When: March 4-5, 11-12, 2017; 9am-5pm
Where: 8800 Euclid Chardon Rd., Kirtland, OH 44094
Cost: Regular Farmpark admission applies.

Maple Sugaring Weekends at Cross Brothers Maple
Maple syrup samples and maple products for sale. A short walk is required to get to the sugarhouse. {Find Out More}
When: March 4-5 & 11-12, 2017; 10am-5pm
Where: 1330 North County Line Rd., Madison, OH 44057

Family Friday Night: Maple Sugaring at North Chagrin Nature Center
We’ll experience every step of the process and attempt to make our own. This sticky program will end with a snack of pancakes and toppings. Registration is required. {Find Out More}
When: Friday, March 17, 2017; 6:30pm-8pm
Where: 3037 SOM Center Rd., Willoughby Hills, OH 44094
Cost: $2 per person

FREE Maple Sugaring Drop-by
Stop in anytime this afternoon to learn about this truly American tradition. A naturalist will be on hand with the tools of the trade and fresh sap to sample if conditions are right. Trees will be tapped nearby. {Find Out More}
When: Sunday, March 19, 2017; 2pm-4pm
When: North Chagrin Nature Center, 3037 SOM Center Rd., Willoughby Hills, OH 44094
Cost: FREE

Lorain County Maple Syrup Events

Maple Sugaring Weekends at the Carlisle Reservation
Explore the history and science of Maple Sugaring through hands-on activities geared for all ages. Discover the secrets of maple sugaring by a brief indoor lecture, hiking to the sugar bush and collecting sap with a Naturalist, and visiting the Sugar Shack to see the sap being converted into syrup. Train rides through a second sugar bush may also be available, weather permitting. {Find Out More}
When: February 25-12 & March 4-5, 2017; 11:30am-3:30pm
Where: Carlisle Visitor Center, 12882 Diagonal Rd., LaGrange, OH 44050

Maple Syrup Festival/Boardman Rotary Pancake Breakfast at Boardman Park
Enjoy a delicious pancake breakfast made by the Boardman Rotary Club in the Lariccia Family Community Center, old-fashioned maple sugaring demonstrations, wagon rides, displays, and more. {Find Out More}
When: March 18-19 & 25-26, 2017; 8am-2pm
Where: Lariccia Family Community Center, 375 Boardman-Poland Rd., Boardman, OH 44512
Cost: $6 per person, FREE for children ages 6 and under

Knoble Brothers Farms Sugarhouse
Explore a four-generation operation with displays of pictures, antique taps, antique buckets, and the original pans used by the first generation. We are totally a wood fire production. Free samples. Maple syrup for sale. {Find Out More}
When: March 4-5, 11-2, 2017; 10am-5pm
Where: 9950 Gifford Rd., Amherst, OH 44001

Weigel Farms Inc.
Weigel Farms has produced Maple Syrup since 1966, featuring a 3′ x 8′ wood-fired evaporator and 800 taps. Maple syrup for sale. Easy access to sugarhouse. {Find Out More}
When: Saturday, March 11, 2017; 9am-4pm
Where: 34473 Neff Rd., Grafton, OH 44044

Stumpwater Farm LLC
Stumpwater Farm LLC takes pride in their award-winning, high-quality syrup using a traditional wood-fired arch combined with the latest in high technology. Visit the sugar house during 2016 Ohio Maple Driving Tour. {Find Out More}
When: March 4-5, 11-12, 2017; 10am-5pm
Where: 34473 Neff Rd., Grafton, OH 44044

Mahoning County Maple Syrup Events
Misty Maple Sugar House
Come and see sap boiling into maple syrup. Take a walk in the woods and see their tubing collection system. Have some hot maple syrup straight from the evaporator on vanilla ice cream. {Find Out More}
When: Saturdays, March 11 & 18, 2017; 12pm-5pm
Where: 10644 W. Middleton Rd., Salem, OH 44460

Medina County Maple Syrup Events

Fulton Farm Maple Syrup Tour & Pancake Breakfast
Tours will begin and end at Buffalo Creek Retreat, where you can enjoy your pancake breakfast and warm refreshments. See the entire syrup making process, from gathering the sap to boiling and bottling in the sugar house. Tours will begin and end at Buffalo Creek Retreat where you can enjoy your pancake breakfast and warm refreshments. Breakfast will be available either before or after your tour time. {Find Out More}
When: Saturday, March 25, 2017; Tours: 9am, 9:45am, 10:30am, 11:15am, & 12pm
Where: Buffalo Creek Retreat, 8708 Hubbard Valley Rd., Seville, OH 44273
Phone: (330) 722-9364 (Registration is required.)
Cost: $6 per person

FREE Maple Valley Farm Maply Syrup Tour
We have 2,500 taps on the pipeline and 1,200 on a vacuum line. We sell maple syrup in both plastic and glass bottles, as well as hard sugar candy and granulated maple sugar in shaker bottles. We plan to have our dairy barns open during the tour. Weather permitting, we will offer tours of our sugarbush as well. {Find Out More}
When: Open every weekend in March 2017; 12pm-6pm
Where: 8701 Hubbard Valley Rd., Seville, OH 44273

Portage County Maple Syrup Events

FREE Cash Farms Pure Maple Syrup Tour
We are offering a free presentation and wagon rides to the sugarbush at 10am, 1pm, and 4pm. We will be offering pure maple syrup, candies, popcorn, and coated nuts. Try the Maple Bacon Donut! Dress for the weather (boots are recommended). Custom tours are available during the season by calling (330) 281-8530. {Find Out More}
When: Saturdays, March 4, 11, & 18, 2017; 10am-5pm
Where: 7057 Virginia Rd., Atwater, OH 44021

Goodell Family Farm
Join us for our annual Goodell Family Farm Pancake Breakfast. Enjoy plenty of pancakes and sausage, topped with our very own pure maple syrup. All of this in a great community atmosphere. Syrup and maple products will be available for purchase. {Find Out More}
When: Sundays, March 5, 12, 19, 2017; 8:30am–2pm
Where: 9090 OH 44, Ravenna, OH 44266
Cost: $8 per adult, $4 per child, FREE for children under age 3

Richland County Maple Syrup Events

FREE Maple Syrup Festival at Malabar Farm State Park
Experience sugar camp with live historical demonstrations, horse drawn wagon rides, food, and maple products for sale. {Find Out More}
When: March 4-5 & 11-12, 2017; 12pm-4pm
Where: 4050 Bromfield Rd., Lucas, OH 44840
Cost: FREE (donations to horse group appreciated)

FREE Dolce's Tree Service Maple Tours
Beginning with a horse-drawn wagon ride, we invite you to visit our sugarhouse to experience the rich heritage of making maple syrup in Ohio. We will have tapping demonstrations every hour, samples of our maple products, displays on the maple process, and delicious pancakes with maple syrup. Stop by the Sugar Store for your favorite maple treats, including candy and more. {Find Out More}
When: Saturdays, March 4 & 11, 2017; 9am-4pm
Where: 2550 Crider Rd., Mansfield, OH 44903
Cost: FREE

Pleasant Hill Outdoor Camp Pancake Breakfast
Join us on March 12 for FREE sausage and pancakes from 12pm-3pm. Volunteers produce 300 gallons of syrup from 1,000 taps using vacuum and tubing, with a wood-fired evaporator. Profits go to our K-12 Christian camping programs. Camp tours, homemade ice cream, and wood turning. {Find Out More}
When: March 4-5 & 12, 2017; 10am-5pm
Where: 4654 Pleasant Hill Rd., Perrysville, OH 44864

We visited the Maple Sugar Festival at Malabar Farm State Park before. Read about and see pictures from our trip.

Summit County Maple Syrup Events

Maple Sugar Festival & Pancake Breakfast at Hale Farm & Village
Enjoy a hearty pancake breakfast, then head out into the Sugaring Camp to learn about tree tapping and the maple sugar process. Also enjoy historic craft demonstrations. {Find Out More}
When: March 11-12 & 18-19, 2017; 10am-4pm (Breakfast served 10am-3pm)
Where: 2686 Oak Hill Rd, Bath, OH 44210 (For GPS directions use 2686 Oak Hill Rd. Peninsula, Ohio.)
Cost: Admission is $15 per adult (includes breakfast), $10 per child age 3-12, $5 per member, $5 for breakfast only.

Trumbull County Maple Syrup Events

Riverside Sugarhouse
We will have maple syrup, maple cream, maple candy, and other maple products available. {Find Out More}
When: Saturdays, March 4, 11, & 18, 2017; 10am-5pm
Where: 5637 Old State Rd., West Farmington, OH 44491

McDivitt Family Maple
McDivitt Family Maple will be open to the public every Saturday and Sunday in March with displays of their operation and a small store selling syrup, candies, gift baskets, and various maple products. Enjoy free coffee and syrup samples. {Find Out More}
When: We plan to be open every weekend in March 2017 if we are boiling syrup; 10am-5pm
Where: 3930 Herr Fieldhouse Rd., Southington, OH 44470

Tuscarawas County Maple Syrup Events

Maple Days Fundraiser at Camp Tuscazor 
Enjoy a delicious pancake and eggs “breakfeast” (8am-3pm) featuring old-fashioned maple syrup. Visit the sugarhouse behind the heated dining hall to learn how we produce maple syrup at camp. {Find Out More}
When: March 25-26, 2017; 8am-1pm
Where: Historic Camp Tuscazor, 6066 Boy Scout Rd. NE, Zoarville, OH 44656
Cost: $8 per adult, $4 per child age 10 & under

Wayne County Maple Syrup Events

Elm Run Farms Tour
One day only! Experience this 300-tree operation with traditional wood-fired evaporator. Try our tasty appetizers, enjoy a bonfire, activities for children, and more. We will have maple syrup, grass-fed beef, and other farm products for sale. {Find Out More}
When: Saturday, March 4, 2017; 10am-5pm
Where: 16808 Burkhart Rd., Orrville, OH 44667

In De Ruf Maple Tour
Our sugarhouse produces syrup from 1,000 taps using vacuum tubing and a wood-fired evaporator. Watch the process from tree to table. Sample some fresh maple syrup, or purchase some to take home. {Find Out More}
When: Saturdays, March 4 & 11, 2017; 10am-5pm
Where: 10421 E. Steiner Rd., Rittman, OH 44270

Planning your trip to a Maple Syrup Festival

• Make sure to dress for the weather, as you'll be outside for at least a portion of the event.
• Wear shoes or boots that you don't mind getting dirty, as the trails may be muddy. You may even want to bring an extra pair of clean socks and shoes for the drive home.
• Bring cash in case they don't accept credit cards. You'll likely want to purchase some maple sugar treats to take home.
• Don't forget your camera, as there should be plenty of photo opportunities.

See our reviews and pictures from The Maple Syrup Festival at Hale Farm and Malabar Farm State Park Maple Syrup Festival.

Have you ever been to a Maple Syrup Festival? What did you enjoy most?