A longstanding spring tradition for many families is to celebrate maple syrup season in Caledon. Maple syrup festivals create great memories of fresh air, sweet maple tastings, and quality time with your family. You can also celebrate the maple syrup harvest by bringing the experience home with some sweet treats by local producers.
As the days get longer and the sun is warmer, the sap starts flowing for the yearly harvest. Maple syrup farms will harvest maple sap typically from early March to late April (about 4-6 weeks). This makes March Break a great time to enjoy maple products or visit a sugarbush maple syrup festival! The 2024 March Break runs from Monday, March 11th – Friday, March 15th.
When planning your trip to the sugarbush maple syrup festival in Terra Cotta, be sure to include a visit to Heatherlea Farm Shoppe where you can find locally produced maple syrup products. It’s also a great spot to grab some take-out with your family. Some of the best sandwiches are the Reuben, The Farmer Gord’s Steak Sandwich and Peameal on a Bun. You can also warm up with a latte or hot chocolate.
Maple Syrup in the Park at Terra Cotta Conservation Area
Experience the Maple Syrup Festival
Every spring, the Terra Cotta Conservation Area provides a sugarbush maple syrup festival that the whole family will enjoy. In the sugarbush, you will experience how maple syrup is made in the sugar shack, taste maple taffy, tour the maple syrup demonstrations and more. Your family will have fun together playing with the jumbo outdoor games like Jenga!
The sugarbush maple syrup experience at Terra Cotta Conservation Area (near Caledon) includes:
- Sweetwater Discovery station
- Settled into Spring station
- The Tool Shoppe station
- The Sugar Shack
- Changing Seasons
- Try maple taffy (additional cost)
- Each tour will have up to 30 visitors in attendance
Access to other maple themed activities:
- Maple Products and Merchandise (additional cost)
- Pancake House (additional cost)
- Indigenous Teachings (not available for all timeslots)
- Storybook Walk
- Giant games and obstacles
- Admission to the park and trails until 5:30 p.m.
When & Where
March 14-17, 23 & 24 2022
Your maple syrup visit will take approximately 2 hours. Arrive 30 minutes before your ticket time to allow for admittance, parking, etc. It is recommended to start the Maple Syrup Discovery Tour when you arrive. Dogs on leash are welcome, however not permitted inside the pancake house.
Masks are required in all buildings.
Admission to the Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival:
Ticket Prices
Adult (age 15 – 64): $13 plus HST
Senior (age 65+): $10.50 plus HST
Youth (age 6 – 14): $7.50 plus HST
Child(age 0 – 5): Free
Admission and more information can be found on the Credit Valley Conservation website.
