Maple Syrup Festivals and Pancake Barns are must family fun activities during March and April in Ontario. Don't miss the Canadian rite of early spring Families can be entertained and educated. See the boiling of the maple sap, (sweet water) and the making of the maple syrup.
Warkworth, Ontario
March 12-13, 2011
See information on The Trent Hills, and accommodation near Peterborough Ontario, Peterborough
hotels on-line
Web Site: www.warkworthmaplesyrupfestival.ca
Maple Madness
Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area near Kingston
March 12 -20, 2011
March means maple syrup at Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area near Kingston, Ontario. Ride a tractor-drawn wagon to our sugar bush. Learn how maple syrup was made then and now.
Web Site: www.cataraquiregion.on.ca
Kingston hotels on-line
Buckhorn MapleFest
Buckhorn
March 19 -20 March 26, 27, April 2-3 2011
Numerous maple syrup displays at the traditional sugarbush and throughout the community including, Maplefeast/dance, pancake breakfast, hay rides and music. visit mcleanberryfarm.com for all details.
More information on Buckhorn Ontario and Westwind Inn
Web Site: http://www.mcleanberryfarm.com/maple.html
More accommodations in Peterborough Kawarthas
Fulton’s Sugarbush
Pakenham
March 12-20, 2011 (daily)
Web Site: www.fultons.ca/
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotels Ottawa, ON, Ottawa hotels on-line
Sweet Water Harvest 2011 Midland, Tay Township
Wye Marsh, Midland, Simcoe County, Ontario
March 26th and 27th 2011!!
All day pancake breakfast. Old & Modern maple syrup harvesting. Live animal demonstration. Horse drawn wagon. Hannock over open fire. Live folk music.
Web Site: www.wyemarsh.com/events_sweet.html
Suggested Accommodation in Midland: Best Western Highland Inn & Conference Centre, Comfort Inn, Little Lake Inn Bed & Breakfast
Saugeen Bluffs Maple Syrup Festival - Saugeen Bluffs
March 26 & 27, 2011
Sat. & Sun. 10-4
Web Site: www.saugeenconservation.com/maplesyrup.php
Maple Sugar Fest Sugar Bush Vanier
March 21-27, 2011
Richelieu Park
Web Site: http://museoparc.ca/festival/index_eng.html
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotels Ottawa, ON, Ottawa hotels on-line
Westfield Heritage
Rockton, ON
March 6, 13, 16, 17, 20, 27
Web Site: www.conservationhamilton.ca
Hamilton hotels on-line
Maple Syrup Festival
Orangeville
March 26th & 27th
Orangeville Optimist Maple Syrup Festival at the Island Lake Conservation Area.
Web Site: www.orangeville.org/page.php?id=646
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotels Orangeville, ON
West Lake Willows Maple
Picton
click here for more information www.westlakewillows.com/maple_syrup.html
Stay at Resorts, Hotels, Inns Picton, ON
Maple in the County
Prince Edward County, Picton
March 26-27, 2011
Celebrate everything maple! From sap and syrup to lunch and laughter, taste the pleasure of this springtime tradition in maple country.
Web Site: www.mapleinthecounty.ca
Stay at Resorts, Hotels, Inns Picton, ON
Thunder Bay Maple Syrup Tours
Thunder Bay Gammondale Farm
February 27 – March 31, 2011
The sweet taste of spring! Maple bush, sugaring off, Maple taffy, pancakes and Maple syrup. Horse drawn sleigh rides
Web Site: www.gammondalefarm.com
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotel Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay hotels on-line
Spring Tonic Maple Syrup Festival
Utopia (Between Alliston and Barrie)
April 2-3, 2011
A tasty Canadian tradition. Learn how maple syrup is made using Native, pioneer and modern methods. Have a pancake and sausage breakfast. Enjoy horse-drawn wagon rides, crafts and music.
Web: Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Association www.nvca.on.ca Via Highway 400 north.
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotels Barrie, ON, Alliston, ON
Barrie hotels on-line
Sunderland Maple Syrup Festival
Sunderland,
April 2-3, 2011
Web Site: www.maplesyrupfestival.ca
Elmira Maple Syrup Festival
April 2, 2011
All roads lead to the town of Elmira for the world's largest Maple Syrup Festival. - Elmira web site- http://www.elmiramaplesyrup.com/
Purples Woods Conservation Area-Oshawa
March 12-20 (March Break) on weekends March 26 ,27 & April 2-3, 2011
Web Site: www.cloca.com/msf/index.html
Oshawa hotels on-line
Norwood Lions Club 9th Annual Maplefest at Linlor Farm!
Saturday and Sunday April 2nd and 3rd 10 AM to 3 PM both days.
Enjoy a weekend of feasting on pancakes & locally made sausage smothered in fresh Linlor Farm Maple Syrup, tours, trails & taffy on snow! Enjoy goofy golf, board walking, football challenge, sugarbush “shuttle rides”, or try operating a full sized backhoe! Or simply sit back and enjoy the live entertainment, watch a woodcarver and visit with friends, old and new! Lots to do for the whole family! Directions and information about Norwood
For more info. call 705-696-3511 or 705-639-2294 or E-mail: linlorfm@nexicom.net
Kemble Maple Syrup Tour, Kemble United Church
Near Owen Sound
Saturday, April 9th, the tour starts at 10:00am and goes until 4:00pm.
Travel the scenic backroads of old Keppel Township and visit 7 different farms to experience various styles of maple syrup making from the traditional to the most modern. Sample fresh sap as it comes from the tree, determine when the syrup season begins and ends, discover what happens when the east wind blows. Farm products will be available for sale at some stops. Passports. Adult $15.00, Children (6-12) $5.00, Children under 5 are free, Family rate $30.00.
For more info or to purchase passports, call Bob Gray 519-371-9128 Owen Sound Hotels, Owen Solund Tourist Information
Killbear Maple Syrup Festival
Nobel (Near Parry Sound)
April 2011
From sap to syrup, come explore the creation of one of Canada's favourite treats through interpretive tours of the sugar bush and sugar shack.
Web Site: www.friendsofkillbear.com
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotels Parry Sound, ON Parry Sound hotels on-line
Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival at Kortright and Bruce’s Mill
March 5- April 10, 2011
Web Site: http://trca.on.ca/
Belmore MAPLE SYRUP FESTIVAL
Thursday April 7 , 2011 9:30 am – 4 pm
Saturday April 9, 2011 8:30 am – 7 pm
web site www.southbrucetourism.org/Belmore.htm
Wheeler’s Maple Syrup Pancake House
McDonald’s Corners, Lanark Highlands
February 16– mid-April 2011 March Break Maple Festival March 12-20, 2011
See how Maple Syrup is made at the sugar bush. Sleigh rides, taffy-on-snow and artisans in the Museum on weekends, tours, nature trails, heritage displays, pancake meals, and maple products for sale
Web Site: www.wheelersmaple.com
Holstein Maple Syrup Festival
April 9-10, 2011
Maplefest takes place in a 40 acre working sugar bush. All day Pancake and Sausage Breakfast is served daily. Over 30 great demonstrations and displays including Fergus Highlands Pipe Band, Blacksmith, Taffy Pull, Candle Making, Ice Cream Making, Catapults and lots more!!
Web Site: www.holsteinmaplefest.com
Powassan Maple Syrup Festival
Powassan, ON April 16, 2011 (North of Huntsville-South of North Bay) Events and attractions that will be back at the 2011 Festival will include sheep shearing, Scottish heavy events, horse-drawn wagon rides, sugar bush tours, a full-day of musical entertainment, craft and food vendors on Main Street. Festival include cooking with Maple Syrup demonstrations as well as some events specifically for children. We are also very pleased to announce the return of the West Coast Lumberjack Show. Maple Syrup Web Site: Discover the Lake Nippissing area via Highway 11 North. For accommodations see featured resorts, inns, hotels b&b's in Powassan, Callander, and North Bay
Elmvale Maple Syrup Festival
April 16, 2011
The Sweet Taste of Spring Every year the sleepy town of Elmvale (between Wasaga Beach and Midland) explodes in a celebration of Nature's rites of Spring - the running of liquid gold - Ontario Pure Maple Syrup. The town transforms into a shoppers' mall. with offerings of maple syrup, food galore, book sales aand more The Sugar Shack provides directions & tickets to the sugarbush tours. Lots of great maple syrup recipes here!! Pancakes and sausages seved to all. Travel Highway 400 to Highway 26 & Simcoe Road 27 (formerly Highway 27)
Recommended Accommodation in Midland area: A Wymbolwood Beach House B & B, Best Western Highland Inn & Conference Centre, Comfort Inn, Little Lake Inn Bed & Breakfast,
Recommended Accommodation in Wasaga Beach area: Alton Lodges,
Maple Sugar Bush Tours
McLean Berry Farm Buckhorn, ON
March –April, 2011
Pre booked group sugar bush tours of a traditional working sugar bush. Tours include a hay ride, guided walking tour of the sugar bush. Maple demonstrations, pioneer demonstration and activity centre, Toffee on snow, kids corral, straw pile
Web Site: www.mcleanberryfarm.com
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotels Buckhorn, ON
Shaws Maple Bush Tours
March-April, 2011
Between Barrie and Orillia, there is a Pancake House, and maple bush fun. Percheron horses will take you through the maple wonderland. When the snow melts we trade the sleigh for a wagon. Rides are available on weekends during March and April, usually around lunch time
Web Site: www.shawscatering.com/sleigh.htm
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotels Barrie, On, Orillia, ON
Barrie hotels on-line, Orillia hotels on-line
Wintergreen Maple Syrup & Pancake Barn
Haliburton, ON
March & April 2011
See the evaporation process through the glass wall in our restaurant while savouring freshly made maple syrup on pancakes, French toast from fresh baked bread, baked beans and our specially prepared farmer's sausages. A wide variety of maple products are available We offer many activities to enhance your stay and broaden your knowledge of this truly Canadian tradition. Look for the Red Roofed Barn on the west side of Cty. Rd. 1, Just S. of the South Lake Rd. intersection between Lochlin and Gelert
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotels Haliburton, ON
Charette Maple Farm
Rockland
March –April 2011
Springtime, come and see how sap is transformed into maple syrup, as done in bygone days. Enjoy our "sugar bush" style buffet. Maple products are for sale, such as taffy, maple butter spread and maple syrup. Business hours: Wednesday and Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Scout Camps available. Wintertime, enjoy the outdoors with your family and friends on our skating rink, snow tubing or sleigh rides.
telephone (613) 446-4939
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotel Ottawa, ON, Ottawa hotels on-line
Siloam Orchards Maple Syrup
Uxbridge
Mid-March – Mid-April, 2011 (weekends)
Maple Syrup demonstration-visit the sugar bush,view the processing operation,sample fresh maple syrup and maple taffy on the snow. Visit the Cider Cafe for pancakes and other treats. Maple products available. Activities take place on weekends during the maple season early March thru mid April.
Telephone: 905-852-9418
Web Site: http://www.siloamorchards.com/
Proulx Sugarbush
Ottawa
March 1 –April 16, 2011
Web Site: www.proulxberryfarm.com/e/sugarbush/index.htm
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotels Ottawa, ON, Ottawa hotels on-line
Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm
Edwards, ON
February 26 –April 24, 2010 (weekends); March Break March 14-18
Web Site: www.stanleysfarm.com
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotels Ottawa, ON, Ottawa hotels on-line
Domaine Chez Philias
Hammond, ON
March –April, 2011
Web Site: www.chezphilias.com
Waverley Brook Farm
Haliburton
end of March –April, 2011
More info phone 705-457-2214, jetyler@halhinet.on.ca.
Web Site: www.waverleybrookfarm.com/node/11
Stay at Resorts, Inns, Hotels Haliburton, ON
