Hello Spring! It’s that time again to go out and get your maple syrup for the year so why not make it a family outing? Learn how maple syrup is made, try tasting different grades and types of syrup, go on wagon rides, and treat yourself to a tasty breakfast of pancakes and bacon! Here is a list of Maple Syrup Festivals around Markham listed nearest first.
Bruce’s Mill Conservation Area – until April 1st
Bruce’s Mill offers lots of activities – trails, ziplining and treetop trekking as well as the Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival which offers special family fun activities on the weekends and March break.
3291 Stouffville Road, Whitchurch-Stoufville
For more details click here. Price: from $6.20 + $4.70 for parking
Brooks Farms – Until March 19th
Admission includes:
-Access to our all-season Playland activities (animals, playgrounds, pirate ship)
-A train ride to the maple sugar bush, followed by an educational tour of our maple forest! Watch us tap our trees and learn more about where delicious Canadian maple syrup comes from!
-One hot chocolate and marshmallows for roasting at our fires!
-Option to add on a pancake breakfast for an additional cost!
122 Ashworth Road, Mount Albert
For more details click here. Price: $12.99
Kortright Centre for Conservation – Woodbridge – until April 1st
Activities to follow this schedule each day of the Festival!
Wagon Rides* | Near Sugar Shop (will be on break from 1- 2 p.m)
Weekends – 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Weekdays – 9:30 – 4 p.m.
Hands on Exotics | In Visitor Centre on lower level
11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Balloon Artist | In Visitor Centre on lower level
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Plus: Enjoy life size games and activities all festival long!
*Additional Fees Apply
For more details click here. Price: from $6.20 Parking $4.70
Pefferlaw Creek Farms – until 9th April
Come for a tapping tour, a sugar shack tour, hiking, and a delicious pancake meal – we take great pride in our maple syrup and we are quite serious about having pancakes and sausages that complement our syrup. Our pancakes are made following a beloved family recipe with whole-food ingredients. The pork sausages are fresh; picked up every week from Willowtree Farm.
NEW THIS YEAR: We will have a station running an old-time evaporator, showing how we made maple syrup when we were kids! Buckets and wood evaporator. This will have an interactive component where people can help in the process.
For more details click here. Price: $5 pp or $20 per family
Purple Woods Conservation Area – until 2nd April
Come out and experience a Canadian spring in our sugarbush! Sap collected from hundreds of
sugar maple trees is boiled on-site into delicious maple syrup. On your self-guided tour, you can visit our modern evaporator, enjoy games, activities, horse-drawn wagon rides, and of course, pancakes with real maple syrup. Don’t forget to stop by our Heritage Store to purchase some maple treats to take home!
For more details click here. Price: $8