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Ontario Maple Syrup Festivals 2009

Ontario resort destinations continue the tradition throughout April--a good time for an April Getaways, for families and couples. Families can be entertained and educated by seeing firsthand the boiling of the maple sap, (sweet water) and the making of the maple syrup. Enjoy fun family events, taste the fresh maple syrup at any one of the maple syrup spring festivals located North of Toronto and listed below.

Events for 2009

April 2009 Maple Syrup Festivals

Killbear's Annual Maple Syrup Festival - Parry Sound Ontario
Parry Sound on Georgian Bay, Ontario, in the scenic 30000 islands, is a great destination for things to do in Ontario! Find travel tourism information on ...
http://www.townofparrysound.com/blog/id/74

St. Joseph Island Maple Syrup Festival
St. Joseph Island
April 2009
Maple Syrup Season is early April, call locations for additional
information SSM Region Conservation Authority - The Sugar Shack- Fifth
Line Road East, SSM 43rd Annual Maple Syrup festival

Delta Maple Syrup Fest
Delta
April 18 & 19 2009
Maple Syrup Festival
Phone: (613) 928-2585

Elmvale Maple Syrup Festival
April 25, 2009
More info http://www.elmvalemaplesyrup.ca/index.html

Powassan Maple Syrup Festival - Powassan, ON
April 25, 2009
More info http://www.powassansyrupfestival.ca/

Perth Festival of Maples
March-April, 2009
more info pcoc@superaje.com

Past 2009 Maple Syrup Festivals

April 2009 Maple Syrup Festivals

Elmira Maple Syrup Festival
April 4, 2009
On the 4th of April 2009, all roads lead to the town of Elmira for the world's largest Maple Syrup Festival. - Elmira - http://www.elmiramaplesyrup.com/

Holstein Maple Syrup Festival
April 4th & 5th, 2009
more info http://www.holsteinmaplefest.com/

8th Annual Maplefest
Hastings
Apriil 4-5, 2009
Celebrate Spring! Pancakes, sausage, maple baking, tours, hiking
trails, family activities, taffy on snow, fresh maple syrup sales.
E-mail: linlorfm@nexicom.net

Killbears Maple Syrup Festival
Nobel
April 4, 2009
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: www.friendsofkillbear.com

Celebrate Spring with the Norwood Lions Club 8th Annual Maplefest at Linlor Farm.
Saturday & Sunday Arpil 4th and 5th, 2009 10AM to 3 PM
The sugar bush is located 30 minutes east of Peterborough, on the 4th line of Asphodel, south on County Road #2, between the villages of Keene and Hastings. Enjoy panckes and sausage, taffy on snow, tours, wagon rides, hiking and a weekend full of family fun. Call Lori at Call 705-696-3511 or 705-639-2543 or email linlorfm@nexicom.net for more information or directions.

Sunderland Maple Syrup Festival - Sunderland, ON
April 4-5 2009
More info http://www.maplesyrupfestival.ca/

March 2009 Maple Syrup Festivals

Sweetwater Festival 2008
Wye Marsh
Midland, ON
Saturday, March 28th & Sunday, March 29th, 2009
more info: http://www.wyemarsh.com/events_sweet.html

Warkworth, Ontario
March 14-15, 2009
For more information or directions,
phone 705-924-2057
or visit the website:
http://www.warkworthmaplesyrupfestival.ca/

Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival at Kortright and Bruce’s Mill
March 7- April 13, 2009
Click Here http://www.trcaparks.ca/maplesyrup

Thunder Bay Maple Syrup Tours
Thunder Bay
February 15 – March 31, 2009
The sweet taste of spring! Maple bush, sugaring off, Maple taffy, pancakes and Maple syrup. Horse drawn sleigh rides
Web Site Click Here

Buckhorn MapleFest
Buckhorn
March 21 – April 5, 2009
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.
Web: www.mcleanberryfarm.com/maple.html

Maple in the County
Bloomfield
March 28-29, 2009
A Top 100 Ontario Festivals featuring everything from lip-smacking pancake breakfasts to toe-tapping fiddling concerts. A celebration of spring and the first harvest of the year
Web: www. mapleinthecounty. ca

Purples Woods Conservation Area-Oshawa
March 14-22 on weekends and March 28,29 & April 4-5, 2009
http://www.cloca.com/msf/index.html

Maple Sugar Bush Tours
McLean Berry Farm Buckhorn, ON
March 16 - April 9, 2009
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
http://www.mcleanberryfarm.com

Saugeen Bluffs Maple Syrup Festival - Saugeen Bluffs
March 28 & 29, 2009
Sat. & Sun. 10-4
more info http://www.svca.on.ca/maplesyrup.htm

Shaws Maple Bush Tours
March-April. 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
http://www.shawscatering.com/sleigh.htm

Orangeville Ontario
March 2009
Orangeville Optimist Maple Syrup Festival at the Island Lake Conservation Area.
web site http://www.orangeville.org/page.php?id=646

Maple SugarFest:
March is Maple Syrup month in Ottawa
http://www.ottawatourism.ca/en/maple-syrup-month/march-is-maple-syrup-month-in-ottawa-3.html

West Lake Willows Maple
click here for more information http://www.westlakewillows.com/ maple_syrup.html

Maple in the County
Prince Edward County
March 28-29, 2009
Celebrate everything maple! From sap and syrup to lunch and laughter, taste the pleasure of this springtime tradition in maple country. http://www.mapleinthecounty.ca/

Proulx Sugarbush
Ottawa
March 1 –April 13, 2009
more information http://www.proulxberryfarm.com/e/index.htm

Fulton’s Sugarbush
Pakenham,ON
March-April, 2009
more information http://www.fultons.ca/spring.htm

Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm
Edwards, ON
March-April, 2009
click here http://www.stanleysfarm.com/showcategory.php?categoryid=13

Westfield Heritage
Rockton, ON
March 1,8, 15, 22, 29 March Break 18-19, 2009
click here http://www.westfieldheritage.ca/maple.htm

Wheeler’s Maple Syrup Pancake House
McDonald’s Corners, Lanark Highlands
March – April 2009
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
Click here http://www.wheelersmaple.com/

Maple Sugar Fest Sugar Bush Vanier
March-April, 2009
Richelieu Park
click here http://www.sugarbushvanier.com/index.php

Domaine Chez Philias
Hammond, ON
March –April, 2009
click here http://www.chezphilias.com/

Waverley Brook Farm - Haliburton, ON
end of March –April, 2009
More info phone 705-457-2214, jetyler@halhinet.on.ca.
Click here http://www.waverleybrookfarm.com/node/11

 

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food provides an updated report on Maple Syrup Production to give the consumer a better understanding of the process. A weekly maple syrup report, The Maple Production Agriphone for maple syrup producers during the maple harvest season is worth reading as it gives insight into the quality of the 2009 years production as well as guidelines for maple syrup standards. Maple syrup history goes back 1000 years and coincides with the arrival of spring, warmer weather and the "Maple Moon". The "sugaring off" period or maple syrup festival time is unique to North Eastern North America. Learn more about maple syrup and the Maple Tree. If you have a chance to visit any of the Maple Syrup Festival or events taking place north of Toronto. Check out our 400eleven travel blog ad provide your comments for others to share on some of the best locations in the Province of Ontario for Maple Syrup.

Accommodation packages in the Ontario resort destinations north of Toronto you have several options, March Getaways, Easter Getaways, April Getaways, Spring Getaways are all available during the Maple Sap harvest season.

Many northern Ontario resorts and resort destinations may still have winter getaway packages available during the maple sugar harvest, with both skiing and snowboarding on the ski hills.

More family events and activities can be found at Events and Festivals north of Toronto for day trips and family fun.