Check the list below for family-friendly places to celebrate the sweetest time of year in the greater Cleveland/Akron area.
March 7-8
Maple Sugaring Weekends. Witness the maple-producing process as sap is collected,
boiled and turned into maple syrup and candy. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Lake Metroparks Farmpark, 8800 Euclid Chardon Road, Kirtland, lakemetroparks.com
March 1 & 8
Sap’s-a-Risin! Help gather sap, experience the tapping, gathering and boiling method and more. 12-4 p.m. Swine Creek Reservation, 16004 Hayes Road, Middlefield Twp., geaugaparkdistrict.org
March 7-8 & 14-15
Maple Trail. Explore various maple syrup farms during the peak maple harvest season, experiencing sap collection, boiling and tasting fresh maple syrup products and more. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. mpneoh.com
March 7-8, 14-15 & 21-22
Maple Sugar and Pancake Festival. Join the storytellers and artisans in the sugar camp, forest, farm and village as they bring the rich flavors and traditions of 19th-century spring to life. Hale Farm & Village, 2686 Oak Hill Road, Bath, wrhs.org
March 21-22
Maple Mania Open House. Join a naturalist and learn the ins and outs of maple syrup production. 12-4 p.m. Liberty Park Nature Center, 9999 Liberty Road, Twinsburg, summitmetroparks.org
Maple Syrup Festival. Experience a sugar camp with historic and modern syrup making demonstrations, horse drawn wagon rides and more. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Indian Lake State Park Campground, 13156 OH-235, Lakeview, ohiodnr.gov
April 23-26
Geauga County Maple Festival. Four days of fun, food and “everything maple.” Chardon Square, 111 E. Park St., 440-286-3007, maplefestival.com
