ENJOY OHIO’S MAPLE SEASON AND EVENTS
Each year in February the Ohio maple industry begins the process of tapping area maple trees for their sap. Tapping a tree consists of drilling a small hole in the trunk of a sugar maple and inserting a spout. Then attaching a bucket or plastic tubing to the spout where the sap is collected.
The weather plays a big part in the type of maple harvest there will be. Cold freezing nights and warm sunny days help the sap in the trees to thaw. As sap pressure builds up in the tree the sap finds its way out. By tapping the tree, the sap has an outlet. The sap is then boiled to remove the excess water. It takes approximately 40 to 50 gallons of sap to produce one gallon of syrup. Depending on the weather, the maple sugaring season lasts from mid-February through the first part of April.
This year why not experience Ohio’s maple season. Spend a day watching the smoke rise from the sugar houses, sample various products made from maple sugar, and eat pancakes smothered in 100% PURE OHIO MAPLE golden goodness.
Below is just a sampling of some of the maple syrup events happening around Ohio.
Before you go My Ohio Fun Maple Road Trip notes:
1. Wear appropriate footwear. Boots work great if you are going to be walking the early spring muddy paths.
2. Dress for the weather.
3. Parking may be limited at some of the farm locations. Carpooling is always a good idea when taking the tour.
4. Take cash. Many of the farms/events do no accept credit cards.
(When sharing our list online, please be courteous and include a link back to our website.)
Ohio Maple Madness Driving Tour
Dates: March 7-8, 14-15, 2026
Time: 10 am – 5 pm
The drive-it-yourself tour features sugarhouses across NE Ohio. Each sugarhouse and operation is unique to the maple producer.
Make sure you dress for the weather. Boots and outerwear a must!
TO LEARN MORE – click here.
Maple Producers of NE Ohio
“HOW SWEET IT IS” Driving Tour
Dates: March 7-8 and 14-15, 2026
Time: 10am – 5pm
Drive-it-yourself tour featuring sugarhouses across Northeast Ohio.
Admission: Free
See how maple syrup and maple products are made. Educational. Fun for the whole family. Most sugarhouses are open the first two weekends in March from 10 am – 5 pm.
For map and additional details CLICK HERE.
More Maple and Pancake Events
ASHTABULA COUNTY
Bissell Maple Farm
Date: March 7-8, 2026
Time: 9am-2pm
Location: Expo Building at the Ashtabula County Fairgrounds
127 N. Elm St., Jefferson, OH 44047
440-563-3263 | website
FREE pancake breakfast and craft show. Guided tours of the bottling plant (across the street) every 30 minutes.
Local Visitor Bureau
BUTLER COUNTY
ANNUAL MAPLE SYRUP FESTIVAL
Hueston Woods State Park
Dates: March 7-8th & March 14-15th, 2026
Time: Noon – 4pm
Location: Hueston Woods State Park
6301 Park Office Rd, College Corner, OH 45003
Questions? 513.523.6347 | ohiodnr.gov
Enjoy Oxford shares additional Maple Syrup Festival information, as well as other things to do and places to stay. CLICK HERE.
CUYAHOGA COUNTY
Maple Sugaring
Dates: February 21-22, 2026
Time: 11am-4pm
Location: Cleveland Metroparks Maple Grove Sugar Bush
Maple Grove Picnic Area is located off Valley Parkway in Rocky River Reservation, between Cedar Point Road and Stafford Road in Brook Park, south of Rocky River Nature Center., North Olmsted, OH 44070
website
🥞FROSTVILLE PANCAKE & SAUSAGE BREAKFAST
Dates: March 15, 22 & 29, 2026
Time: 8am-Noon
Location: Events Barn
24101 Cedar Point Road, North Olmsted Ohio 44070
frostvillemuseum.org
GEAUGA COUNTY
BURTON TREE TAPPING CEREMONY
Date: February
Time: 10am – 3pm
Official start of the Maple Syrup Season in Burton. Festivities begin at the Log Cabin on the square.
Learn how to tap a tree and your name will be posted, for the season, on the tree you tap! FREE! Demonstrations, hot chocolate and donuts. Fun for the whole family!
Learn more.
SAP’S-a-RISIN’!
Date: February 22, March 1 & March 8, 2026
Time: Sap’s-a-Risin! Event: 12pm–4pm | Sugarhouse Open: 10am–5pm
Location: Geauga Park District – Swine Creek Reservation
16004 Hayes Road, Middlefield Township, OH
(440) 286-9516 | Toll Free (800) 536-4006
www.geaugaparkdistrict.org
CHARDON SQUARE TAPPIN’ SUNDAY
Date: March 1, 2026
Ceremonial tree tapping takes place at 1pm.
Location: Chardon Square at The Heritage House, Chardon, OH
maplefestival.com
MAPLE SUGARING & AMERICA 250
Century Village Museum
Dates: Every Friday & Saturday in February
Times: Noon-5PM
“This February, join us to experience the history, traditions, and flavors that helped shape our community. In celebration of America 250, we invite you to explore our unique exhibits and learn how these local industries contributed to the nation’s story.”
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Dates: March 2,9,16,23,30
Times: 9am-2pm
Our own maple syrup and All-You-Can-Eat pancakes.
Location: Geauga Historical Society
14653 East Park St., Burton, OH 44021
440.834.1492 | centuryvillagemuseum.org
BERKSHIRE BOOSTERS ALL YOU CAN EAT PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Geauga County NE OH
Dates: Sundays in March (March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30)
Time: 8AM- 1PM
Location: Berkshire High School 14155 Claridon Troy Road, Burton, Ohio
Pancakes and Sausage Breakfast
Dates: Every Sunday in March
Time: 9am-1pm
Location: Burton Fire Station
13828 Spring St., Burton Village, OH
440.834.4416 | Facebook page.
The Geauga County Maple Festival
Date: April 23-26, 2026
Location: Historic Chardon Square, Chardon, OH
maplefestival.com
The Geauga County Maple Festival, the oldest maple festival in the United States, celebrates the production of pure maple syrup in Geauga County and Northeast Ohio. Join us for four days of fun, food and ‘everything maple’. Events include Arts & Crafts, Bathtub Races, Concessions, Continuous Grandstand Entertainment, Golden Old Timers Luncheon, Historical Display, Invitational Lumberjack Competition, Pancakes in the Park, two Grand Parades.
Local Visitor Bureau
GREENE COUNTY
SUGAR MAPLE FESTIVAL
Dates: April 24-26, 2026
Location: Downtown Bellbrook, Ohio
website
HOCKING COUNTY
MAPLE SUGARING IN THE HILLS – Hocking Hills
Dates: March 14-15, 2026
Location: Hocking Hills State Park
Historic Cabin behind Old Man’s Cave Visitor Center
Logan, OH
Learn more: explorehockinghills.com
LAKE COUNTY
MAPLE SUGARING WEEKENDS at Lake Metroparks Farmpark
Dates: February 28-March 1 and March 7-8, 2026
Times: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: 8800 Euclid Chardon Rd. (Rt. 6), Kirtland, OH 44094
Farmpark admission applies
lakemetroparks.com
Visitors enjoy a wagon ride to the Woodland Center to witness the process of producing maple syrup as sap is collected from 1,000 taps through a network of tubing and pumps. Follow the steps from collecting and boiling sap to producing maple syrup and candy. Discover how trees are tapped and see the tubing that connects the multiple taps together. Help gather sap from bucket taps and learn how to make maple syrup in your own backyard! Pancakes served all day in the café for an additional fee. Farmpark’s own maple syrup and candy will be for sale.
CROSS BROTHERS’ MAPLE*
Address: 1330 North County Line Road, Geneva, Ohio 44041
Directions to Sugarbush: 2.5 miles north of Rt. 20 on County Line Road, just south of Cashen Road on the west side of the street.
440-413-3949
Facebook: Cross Brothers’ Maple
We are a family run sugarhouse with 600 taps on vacuum tubing and baskets. We will be offering maple syrup samples and maple products for sale. There is a short walk required to sugarhouse.
LOGAN COUNTY
Maple Syrup Festival – Indian Lake
Date: March 21-22, 2026
Time: 8am-1pm
Location: Indian Lake State Park Campground, 13156 OH-235, Lakeview, OH 43331
Enjoy this annual festival to learn how maple syrup is extracted from trees and watch a demonstration of how sap is transformed into true maple syrup. While here enjoy a pancake and sausage breakfast, visit craft vendors, and purchase pure maple syrup to take home and enjoy.
Facebook
LORAIN COUNTY
Maple Sugaring – Lorain County Metroparks
Date: February 28, March 1, 7 & 8, 2026
Sugar Shack Open House: 10AM-Noon
Naturalist Led Hikes: 12:30 – 2:30 pm
Location: Carlisle Visitor Center
loraincountymetroparks.com
🥞Pancake Breakfasts
Sundays, March 1 & 8, 2026 | 9am-1pm
Cash only, $8 per person | $4 for kids 3-10 years old, 2 and under are FREE!
These programs are free and perfect for all ages. No registration required.
🥞PANCAKE BREKFAST FUNDRAISER
Dates: March 14, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Amherst Eagles #1442, 1161 Milan Ave., Amherst, OH 44001
Admission:
$10 for Adults (11+ years old) | $5 for Children (3-10 years old) | Free for Children (0-2 years old)
Details:policepictures.org
MAHONING COUNTY
BOARDMAN ROTARY PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Dates: March 14-15, 21-22, 2026
Time: 8am-1pm
Location: Lariccia Community Center, Boardman, OH
Facebook
2026: $7 per breakfast. Children under 10 are free.
MEDINA COUNTY
LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP FIREFIGHTERS’ ASSOCIATION PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Date: April 6, 13, 27, 2026
Time: 8:30 am – 1pm
Location: Lafayette Township Fire Department
6367 Technology Lane, Medina, OH
Facebook page.
CHATHAM TOWNSHIP FIREMAN’S ASSOCIATION PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Dates: Saturdays & Sundays, March 1st to March 23rd. (Not open March 29th or 30th)
Time: 9am-3pm (both days)
Location: Chatham Memorial Hall, 6299 Avon Lake Road, Chatham, Ohio
Facebook page.
All you can eat.
Local Visitor Bureau
PORTAGE COUNTY
WINDHAM LIONS CLUB PANCAKE BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER
Portage County NE OH
Date: February 1, 2026
Time: 8am-Noon
Location: Windham Brick Chapel
Proceeds support the Windham Marching Band
Cash Farms Pure Maple Syrup
Dates: TBA
Location: 7057 Virginia Road, Atwater, OH 44201
Facebook page.
Goodell Family Farm
(Ohio Maple Madness Tour) Tour Dates: March 7 & 8, 14 & 15
Times: Saturday 10am-5pm | Sunday Noon – 5pm
Location: Shalersville Township
9090 OH 44, Ravenna, OH 44266 (corner of OH 44 and OH 303)
website
Come celebrate 200 sweet years of Goodell’s maple syrup in our new sugarhouse! Our seventh generation farm is celebrating its bicentennial in 2025. Visitors will see our brand new sugarhouse where they can learn how maple syrup is produced. In addition, visitors can take a walk in the sugarbush to see our maple trees and both our modern tubing collection system, as well as, the traditional buckets that are being collected by the eighth generation of Goodell sugarmakers. Our award winning certified organic maple syrup and maple products will be available for purchase.
Kent Lions Club Pancake Festival
Date: Sunday, March 1, 2026
Time: 8am – 1pm
Location: Stanton Middle School Cafeteria
Adults $8.00, Children 10 & Under $5.00. (Dine-In, pick-up).
Tickets are available now from any Kent Lion.
For more information see Facebook.
Bring your old eye-glasses & hearing aids. FREE Glaucoma Eye Screening.
WINDHAM LIONS CLUB PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Date: Sunday, March 1, 2026
Time: 8am – 1pm
Location: Windham Brick Chapel
Cost: $8 Adults | $6. Children 5-12 at the door.
Pancakes, sausage and scrambled eggs.
Proceeds support the Windham Marching Band.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER – All you can eat.
Date: March 22, 2026
Time: 8am to 1pm
Location: Shalersville Town Hall
9090 OH-44, Ravenna, OH 44266
goodellfamilyfarm.com
This fundraiser benefits Christ Lutheran Church Youth Group.
Goodell Family Farms Maple Syrup and fun products available.
Local Visitor Bureau
RICHLAND COUNTY
MAPLE SYRUP FESTIVAL – Malabar Farm
Richland County NE OH
Dates: March 8, 14-15, 2026
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: 4050 Bromfield Rd., Lucas, OH 44843
ohiodnr.gov
Experience the sugar camp at Malabar Farm. Free Event and all are welcome.
SUMMIT COUNTY
ANNUAL MAPLE FESTIVAL
Date: March
Time: 10am-4pm
Location: Firestone Park Community Center
1480 Girard St., Akron, OH 44301
Free and open to the public.
Hale Farm and Village
Maple Sugar Festival and Pancake Breakfast
DATES: March 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 2026
TIME: 10am-4pm
LOCATION: Hale Farm & Village
2686 Oak Hill Rd., Bath, OH 44264
website
Maple Sugar Festival at Hale Farm & Village provides a unique opportunity for guests to witness how local and national history shaped maple production through three generations of one local family. Explore the science, history, and cultural importance of maple sugar and syrup through interactive activities, ongoing demonstrations, and pop-up talks across our historic grounds and buildings.
Highlights of the event will include tree tapping in our Maple Sugar Bush, ongoing evaporator demonstrations in our Hale Family Sugar House, Native American storytelling of maple traditions, seasonal cooking demonstrations, and sweet tastes along the way–including our annual pancake breakfast.
WAYNE COUNTY
WOOSTER TWP. FIRE AND RESCUE PANCAKE DAY
Date: First Saturday in March
Time: 7am-7pm
Location: Triway High School
Wooster Twp., OH
website
All you can eat pancakes with sides.
Elm Run Farms Annual Farm Tour
Date:
Time: 10 am – 4pm
Location: 16808 Burkhardt Road, Orrville, OH 44667
Facebook page.
“Visit our farm to watch and learn about the sugaring process, take a hayride to the maple woods, and taste our food (donations accepted). We have 300+ trees and a wood-fired evaporator. There will be kids’ activities, hot drinks, and maple syrup samples.”
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