Features kids activity Maple Sugaring Maple Sugaring Activities in Connecticut (2025 Edition) CTbites Team February 18, 2025 his just in from CTVisit.com…The end of February and throughout March is the maple sugar season in Connecticut! Cold nights and warm, sunny days are necessary to provide good sap yields. Local sugar makers and their many loyal customers eagerly await this annual rite of spring. Visit a local sugarhouse or attend a maple sugar festival to see firsthand how maple syrup is produced! Hungry for more? Find additional events and destinations for maple lovers here!Adopt-a-Tree: Maple Syrup ProgramNew Canaan Nature Center, New Canaan; kicks off on January 25 and runs through March.Don’t get stuck indoors this winter! Get outside for some quality family time by adopting a tree for maple syrup season! This season-long program begins with the Adopt a Tree Kickoff Event where syrup families/groups come for one time block to learn the process and take part in choosing and tapping a tree for the season.Tap-a-Tree Maple Sugaring ProgramAmbler Farm, Wilton; February 1 through mid-MarchLearn the science and history of maple sugaring by being a hands-on part of the process. You can come out to the Farm to collect sap from your tree. See the sap get boiled down the sugar shack and then get your own bottle of Ambler Farm Dark Maple Syrup to bring home.Maple Sugar House DemonstrationsWoodbury Sugar Shed, Woodbury; Starting February, Saturdays and SundaysMake your appointment to sample syrup that has been made, and have a chance to shop our Pop-Up Shop for more.Maple Sugar Fest SundaysStamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford - March 2, 9 & 16In the museum's Sugar House + Cidery, watch demonstrations on historic and modern methods of sugaring, along with fun seasonal offerings, including traditional favorites like maple syrup treats.Maple Festival, Classes and ToursSweet Wind Farm, East Hartland; February-AprilThis historic farm is offering guided tours, pancakes, live music, children's activities, and demonstrations. Just in time for some cabin fever relief.Pancake Breakfast and Maple Sugaring DemonstrationIndian Rock Nature Preserve, Bristol; March 8Not only can you enjoy a pancake breakfast with bacon/sausage and your choice of breakfast beverages, you can enjoy Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut's own maple syrup and see demonstrations on how it is made, with their syrup and maple candy available for sale. Plymouth Maple FestivalPlymouth Congregation Church, 10 Park St., Plymouth; March 8Watch maple syrup boiling on an outdoor fire and learn to do your own backyard sugaring. Enjoy all things maple, including French toast, baked goods, baked beans, and sugar on snow, while listening to the fiddle music of Down Home Frolic. Maple syrup, maple sugar, and maple confections made in Plymouth will be for sale.Syrup Saturday: A Pancakes & PJs PartyNew Canaan Nature Center, New Canaan; March 15Annual end of syrup season celebration with fun syrup-related activities including tree tapping demonstrations, a real maple sap “boil down,” and a real versus fake syrup taste test.Hebron Maple FestivalTown of Hebron; March 15-16Enjoy the great outdoors while having fun with tasting maple products and learning about the maple sugar houses.Maple Weekend in ConnecticutStatewide, March 15-16Visit sugarhouses and taste some great maple products. A great opportunity for visitors to learn how maple sap is collected and turned into delicious, sugary products.
