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How can we even imagine a Canadian cuisine without maple syrup? And yet maple syrup is increasingly unknown among Canadians!
For most Canadians, maple means a leaf on the national flag, a sports team logo, or a colourful fall landscape.
CLICK ON THE WEBSITE LINKS FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION
Mountsberg MapleTowne - Campbellville
Open Weekends: from Feb 27 to Apr 5
Open Daily For School March Break: Mar 15-19
10am - 4pm
Adult Admission: $6.50, Seniors (65+) $5.50, Children (5-14) $4.50, Kids 4yr & under FREE
See location on this MAP
VIDEO REVIEW of Mountsberg's 2008 Festival.
VIDEO REVIEW of Mountsberg's Maple Syrup from virtualcanada.
Crawford Lake Sweetwater Days - Campbellville
Open Weekends: from Feb 27 to Apr 5
Open Daily For School March Break: Mar 15-19
10am - 4pm
Adult Admission: $6.50, Seniors (65+) $5.50, Children (5-14) $4.50, Kids 4yr & under FREE
See location on this MAP
Stanley's Olde Maple Lane Farm - Ottawa
Open Weekends: Feb 27 to Apr 11
9am - 3pm
See Website for Activities and Prices
See location on this MAP
VIDEO REVIEW Making maple taffy on snow from billsshin.
18th Annual Fort Rose Pancake Brunch - Parkhill
Open Weekends: From Feb 27 - Apr 4
Open For School March Break: March 15-19 (10am - 2pm)
Regular Weekend Hours: 9am - 3pm
Adult Brunch: $10, Children 12yr & under $6
See location on this MAP
Kortright & Bruce's Mill Sugarbush Festival - Toronto Region Conservation Areas
Open Daily: Mar 6 - April 11
Adult Admission: $8, Kids, Students & Seniors $6, Children Under 4 FREE
Parking at Kortright: $4
See location of Bruce's Mill on this MAP
See location of Kortright on this MAP
VIDEO REVIEW of Kortright's 2008 Festival from LuluPhoto
Bronte Creek Maple Syrup Festival - Oakville
Open Weekends: From March 6 until the end of March
Open For School March Break: March 15-19
9:30am - 3pm ($15 per car)
See location on this MAP
VIDEO REVIEW: Kids at the Bronte Syrup Festival.
Proulx Farm Sugar Bush - Cumberland (Ottawa)
Open Weekends: March 6 to Mid April (9am - 5pm)
Open For School March Break: March 15-19 ( 9am - 4pm)
See location on this MAP
Special Events On Easter Weekend (Apr 2-5)
Springwater Maple Syrup Festival - Aylmer
Open Weekends: March 6 to March 19
Open Daily For School March Break: March 15-19
10am - 3:30pm
Adult Admission: $5, Children $2
See location on this MAP
Fanshawe Sugar Bush - London
Open Weekends: March 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28
Open For School March Break: March 15 - 19
9am - 4pm
Adult Admission: $3, Children 12yr & under $2
See location on this MAP
Westfield Heritage Village - Rockton
Open Sundays: Mar 7, 14, 21, 28
Open For School March Break: Wed and Thu, March 17/18
10am - 4pm
See location on this MAP
Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area - Kingston
Open For School March Break: March 13-21
Open Weekends March 27-28, and April 3-4
9am - 4pm
Adult Admission: $4.75, Children (12 and under) $2.50, Maximum $12 per vehicle
See location on this MAP
Wheelers March Break Maple Festival - Lanark Highlands
Open Daily: Mar 13 - 21
9am - 5pm
Free Admission (Food & Some Events Cost Extra)
See location on this MAP
24th Annual Warkworth Maple Syrup Festival at Sandy Flat
Open One Weekend: March 13/14
9am - 4pm
Adult Admission: $4, Children 12yr & under Free
See location on this MAP
17th Annual Buckhorn Maplefest at McLean's Berry Farm
Open Weekends: Mar 20/21, 27/28, Apr 2/3/4
9:30am - 4pm
$4 per person
See location on this MAP
Horton Tree Farm Maple Syrup Festival - Whitchurch-Stouffville
Open Weekends: mid-March to mid-April
9am - 4pm
Adult Admission: $6, Students & Seniors: $5, Kids (5-12yrs): $4
See location on this MAP
Purple Woods Maple Syrup Festival - Oshawa
Open Weekends: Mar 27/28, Apr 3/4
Open For School Winter Break: March 13-21
10am - 2:30pm (No Pets)
Adult Admission: $3, Seniors & 12yr or Under: $2, Family: $7 (up to 3 kids)
See location on this MAP
Orangeville Optimist Maple Syrup Festival ar Island Lake Conservation Area
Open One Weekend: March 27/28
Saturday 9am - 3pm, Sunday 10am - 3pm
Adult Admission: $10, Children 6-12yrs $5, Under 6yrs FREE
See location on this MAP
9th Annual Maple In The County - Prince Edward County
Open One Weekend: March 27/28
See website for multiple events and locations
See location on this MAP
Sweetwater Harvest & Maple Syrup Festival - Wye Marsh
Open One Weekend: March 27/28
10am - 4pm
Adult Admission: $5, Under 5 yrs: Free
See location on this MAP
Saugeen Bluffs Maple Syrup Festival
Open One Weekend: March 27/28
10am - 4pm
Adult Admission: $6, Children: $2, Pre-schoolers: Free
See location on this MAP
15th Annual Sunderland Maple Syrup Festival
Open One Weekend: March 27/28
See location on this MAP
VIDEO REVIEW of Sunderland's 2009 Festival.
VIDEO REVIEW of Sunderland's 2008 Festival.
VIDEO REVIEW: Bed Races at Sunderland's 2007 Festival.
Elmira - World's Largest One Day Maple Syrup Festival
Open One Day Only: March 27
See location on this MAP
VIDEO REVIEW of Elmira's 2009 Festival from EveryoneEats.org
VIDEO REVIEW: Taking the train to Elmira's 2009 Festival from borg242
VIDEO REVIEW of Elmira's 2008 Festival from biarritz59
VIDEO REVIEW of Elmira's 2007 Festival from CTV News
VIDEO REVIEW: Ride to the Sugar Bush at Elmira's 2007 Festival from Curelet
Belmore's 43rd Annual Maple Syrup Festival
Open: Thursday April 8 (9:30am - 4pm), Saturday April 10 (8:30am - 7pm)
See location on this MAP
Vanier Maple Syrup Fest - Richelieu Park, Ottawa
Open: Apr 10 - Apr 18
See location on this MAP
Love's Sugarbush 16th Annual Maplefest - Holstein
Open One Weekend: April 10/11
Saturday: 9am - 4pm, Sunday: 10am - 3pm
Adult Admission: $7, Kids: Free
See location on this MAP
REVIEW OF 2009: From Ferdzy at Seasonal Ontario Food
18th Annual Millbrook Maple Syrup Fest
Open One Day Only: Saturday Apr 10 at Kenndy's Sugar Bush
9am - 5pm
See location on this MAP
45th Annual Elmvale Maple Syrup Festival
Open One Day Only: Saturday April 17
8am - 5pm
See location on this MAP
13th Annual Powassan Maple Syrup Festival
Open One Day Only: April 24
7am - 4pm
See location on this MAP
34th Annual Perth Festival of the Maples
Open One Day Only: Saturday April 24
9am - 4pm
See location on this MAP
VIDEO REVIEW: Perth Festival of the Maples from hchatfield2000
Open Weekends: from Feb 27 to Apr 5
Open Daily For School March Break: Mar 15-19
10am - 4pm
Adult Admission: $6.50, Seniors (65+) $5.50, Children (5-14) $4.50, Kids 4yr & under FREE
See location on this MAP
VIDEO REVIEW of Mountsberg's 2008 Festival.
VIDEO REVIEW of Mountsberg's Maple Syrup from virtualcanada.
Crawford Lake Sweetwater Days - Campbellville
Open Weekends: from Feb 27 to Apr 5
Open Daily For School March Break: Mar 15-19
10am - 4pm
Adult Admission: $6.50, Seniors (65+) $5.50, Children (5-14) $4.50, Kids 4yr & under FREE
See location on this MAP
Stanley's Olde Maple Lane Farm - Ottawa
Open Weekends: Feb 27 to Apr 11
9am - 3pm
See Website for Activities and Prices
See location on this MAP
VIDEO REVIEW Making maple taffy on snow from billsshin.
18th Annual Fort Rose Pancake Brunch - Parkhill
Open Weekends: From Feb 27 - Apr 4
Open For School March Break: March 15-19 (10am - 2pm)
Regular Weekend Hours: 9am - 3pm
Adult Brunch: $10, Children 12yr & under $6
See location on this MAP
Kortright & Bruce's Mill Sugarbush Festival - Toronto Region Conservation Areas
Open Daily: Mar 6 - April 11
Adult Admission: $8, Kids, Students & Seniors $6, Children Under 4 FREE
Parking at Kortright: $4
See location of Bruce's Mill on this MAP
See location of Kortright on this MAP
VIDEO REVIEW of Kortright's 2008 Festival from LuluPhoto
Bronte Creek Maple Syrup Festival - Oakville
Open Weekends: From March 6 until the end of March
Open For School March Break: March 15-19
9:30am - 3pm ($15 per car)
See location on this MAP
VIDEO REVIEW: Kids at the Bronte Syrup Festival.
Proulx Farm Sugar Bush - Cumberland (Ottawa)
Open Weekends: March 6 to Mid April (9am - 5pm)
Open For School March Break: March 15-19 ( 9am - 4pm)
See location on this MAP
Special Events On Easter Weekend (Apr 2-5)
Springwater Maple Syrup Festival - Aylmer
Open Weekends: March 6 to March 19
Open Daily For School March Break: March 15-19
10am - 3:30pm
Adult Admission: $5, Children $2
See location on this MAP
Fanshawe Sugar Bush - London
Open Weekends: March 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28
Open For School March Break: March 15 - 19
9am - 4pm
Adult Admission: $3, Children 12yr & under $2
See location on this MAP
Westfield Heritage Village - Rockton
Open Sundays: Mar 7, 14, 21, 28
Open For School March Break: Wed and Thu, March 17/18
10am - 4pm
See location on this MAP
Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area - Kingston
Open For School March Break: March 13-21
Open Weekends March 27-28, and April 3-4
9am - 4pm
Adult Admission: $4.75, Children (12 and under) $2.50, Maximum $12 per vehicle
See location on this MAP
Wheelers March Break Maple Festival - Lanark Highlands
Open Daily: Mar 13 - 21
9am - 5pm
Free Admission (Food & Some Events Cost Extra)
See location on this MAP
24th Annual Warkworth Maple Syrup Festival at Sandy Flat
Open One Weekend: March 13/14
9am - 4pm
Adult Admission: $4, Children 12yr & under Free
See location on this MAP
17th Annual Buckhorn Maplefest at McLean's Berry Farm
Open Weekends: Mar 20/21, 27/28, Apr 2/3/4
9:30am - 4pm
$4 per person
See location on this MAP
Horton Tree Farm Maple Syrup Festival - Whitchurch-Stouffville
Open Weekends: mid-March to mid-April
9am - 4pm
Adult Admission: $6, Students & Seniors: $5, Kids (5-12yrs): $4
See location on this MAP
Purple Woods Maple Syrup Festival - Oshawa
Open Weekends: Mar 27/28, Apr 3/4
Open For School Winter Break: March 13-21
10am - 2:30pm (No Pets)
Adult Admission: $3, Seniors & 12yr or Under: $2, Family: $7 (up to 3 kids)
See location on this MAP
Orangeville Optimist Maple Syrup Festival ar Island Lake Conservation Area
Open One Weekend: March 27/28
Saturday 9am - 3pm, Sunday 10am - 3pm
Adult Admission: $10, Children 6-12yrs $5, Under 6yrs FREE
See location on this MAP
9th Annual Maple In The County - Prince Edward County
Open One Weekend: March 27/28
See website for multiple events and locations
See location on this MAP
Sweetwater Harvest & Maple Syrup Festival - Wye Marsh
Open One Weekend: March 27/28
10am - 4pm
Adult Admission: $5, Under 5 yrs: Free
See location on this MAP
Saugeen Bluffs Maple Syrup Festival
Open One Weekend: March 27/28
10am - 4pm
Adult Admission: $6, Children: $2, Pre-schoolers: Free
See location on this MAP
15th Annual Sunderland Maple Syrup Festival
Open One Weekend: March 27/28
See location on this MAP
VIDEO REVIEW of Sunderland's 2009 Festival.
VIDEO REVIEW of Sunderland's 2008 Festival.
VIDEO REVIEW: Bed Races at Sunderland's 2007 Festival.
Elmira - World's Largest One Day Maple Syrup Festival
Open One Day Only: March 27
See location on this MAP
VIDEO REVIEW of Elmira's 2009 Festival from EveryoneEats.org
VIDEO REVIEW: Taking the train to Elmira's 2009 Festival from borg242
VIDEO REVIEW of Elmira's 2008 Festival from biarritz59
VIDEO REVIEW of Elmira's 2007 Festival from CTV News
VIDEO REVIEW: Ride to the Sugar Bush at Elmira's 2007 Festival from Curelet
Belmore's 43rd Annual Maple Syrup Festival
Open: Thursday April 8 (9:30am - 4pm), Saturday April 10 (8:30am - 7pm)
See location on this MAP
Vanier Maple Syrup Fest - Richelieu Park, Ottawa
Open: Apr 10 - Apr 18
See location on this MAP
Love's Sugarbush 16th Annual Maplefest - Holstein
Open One Weekend: April 10/11
Saturday: 9am - 4pm, Sunday: 10am - 3pm
Adult Admission: $7, Kids: Free
See location on this MAP
REVIEW OF 2009: From Ferdzy at Seasonal Ontario Food
18th Annual Millbrook Maple Syrup Fest
Open One Day Only: Saturday Apr 10 at Kenndy's Sugar Bush
9am - 5pm
See location on this MAP
45th Annual Elmvale Maple Syrup Festival
Open One Day Only: Saturday April 17
8am - 5pm
See location on this MAP
13th Annual Powassan Maple Syrup Festival
Open One Day Only: April 24
7am - 4pm
See location on this MAP
34th Annual Perth Festival of the Maples
Open One Day Only: Saturday April 24
9am - 4pm
See location on this MAP
VIDEO REVIEW: Perth Festival of the Maples from hchatfield2000