Check the list below for family-friendly places to celebrate the sweetest time of year in the greater Cleveland/Akron area.
March 8-9
Maple Madness Tour 2025. Explore various maple syrup farms during the peak maple harvest season, experiencing the process of sap collection, boiling and tasting fresh maple syrup products, farm tours, and more. mpneoh.com
March 2 & 9
Sap’s-a-Risin! Help gather sap, experience the tapping, gathering and boiling method and more. Noon-4 p.m. Swine Creek Reservation, 16004 Hayes Road, Middlefield Twp, geaugaparkdistrict.org
March 8-9
Maple Mania Open House. Join a naturalist and learn the ins and outs of maple syrup production. Noon-4 p.m. Liberty Park Nature Center, 9999 Liberty Road, Twinsburg, summitmetroparks.org
Maple Sugaring in the Hills. Take a step back in time to see how maple sugar has been processed over the years. Noon-4 p.m. Hocking Hills State Park, Behind Old Man’s Cave Visitor Center, Logan, thehockinghills.org
Maple Syrup Festival: Malabar Farm. Experience a sugar camp with historic and modern syrup making demonstrations, horse drawn wagon rides, and more. Noon-4 p.m. 4050 Bromfield Road, Lucas, malabarfarmstatepark.com
March 8-9, 15-16 & 22-23
Maple Sugar Festival 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
April 24-27
Geauga County Maple Festival. Four days of fun, food and “everything maple.” Chardon Square, 111 E. Park St., 440-286-3007, maplefestival.com