February and March are the peak maple sugaring months in CT because the nights are typically below freezing and the days are a bit warmer and sunny which is needed in order for the sap to flow from the maple trees. You need the correct type of tree (maple), the right size and age (no smaller than 11 inches in diameter and about 40 years old), and the perfect weather in order for the maple sugaring process to begin which means maple sugaring is unique to our part of the country and needs to be demonstrated and celebrated!
During Maple Season there are many opportunities tour sugarhouses, learn about the origins of the maple syrup-making process, participate in tree tapping demonstrations and sample Connecticut-made sweets!
2024 Demonstrations and Open Houses
🍁 Maple Syrup Open House - March 9
🍁 Maple Syrup Open House - March 16
11:00-12:00pm
FREE; No registration required.
Experience a New England tradition: turning sap into syrup! Kids and families will have an opportunity to tap a tree, take the maple syrup taste test, learn about Native American, colonial, and modern methods of making syrup and taste Ambler Farm’s very own maple syrup over vanilla ice cream.
FLANDERS NATURE CENTER, WOODBURY
🍁 Maple Syrup Demonstrations - February 24
🍁 Maple Syrup Demonstrations - February 25
🍁 Maple Syrup Demonstrations - March 2
🍁🥞 Maple Syrup Demonstrations & Pancake Breakfast - March 3
🍁 Maple Syrup Demonstrations - March 9
🍁 Maple Syrup Demonstrations - March 10
Pancake Breakfast - Sunday, March 3 (Snow date is March 10)
8am-12pm, $10 for adults / $8 for children. Children under 2 are free.
Bring the family to the Annual Pancake Breakfast before attending a demonstration! The menu will feature all you can eat pancakes and sausage. All served with Flanders’ very own maple syrup, butter and beverage of choice (coffee, tea and/or orange juice). All proceeds from the breakfast will benefit Flanders’ education programs.
NEW POND FARM, REDDING
Pancake Breakfast (Members Only)
Saturday, March 2nd; 8:30am-10:30am (seatings every half hour); $10/person, Under 3 is free, $30 max/family
Celebrate a delicious New England Tradition! Start the morning with a homemade breakfast of bacon and pancakes topped with fresh berries and our very own maple syrup. Then bundle up and head down to our Sugar Shed to watch the farmers as they boil down the next batch of sap from our sugar maple trees.
More info...
TRUMBULL NATURE & ARTS CENTER
Maple Sugaring Demo & Tasting
Saturday, March 2 at 11am and 12pm; $20 per family up to 6
Pre-register
The Trumbull Nature & Arts Center’s Lead Environmental Educator will demonstrate the boiling of sap into syrup while telling the story behind maple sugaring in New England and its Native American origins. With photos and natural objects, he’ll explain the amazing science of sap flow, and the differences in syrup grades. We'll take a short walk to the fire pit to observe the evaporation process. All participants will get to taste a sample of real Connecticut maple syrup.
ANSONIA NATURE AND RECREATION CENTER
Maple Sugaring Demos
Saturday, March 2 at 11am; $6 per person
Register
Ranger Dawn introduces making maple syrup the old-fashioned way and helps us choose the right tree to tap into nature’s sweet treat! Every participant will receive a sample of “sugar on ice”.
GREAT BROOK SUGAR HOUSE at SULLIVAN FARM, NEW MILFORD
🍁 Maple Fest - March 16
🍁 Maple Fest - March 17
Free entry and parking; Registration is not required.
Festival highlighting various methods of maple sugaring the last 400 years. The sights include indigenous inhabitants, colonial methods, civil war era sugar house, and a tour through their modern facility. Tours are led by students from the program and take around 25 minutes. Maple products available for purchase.
There are 29 sugar houses in CT, check out ctvisit.com for additional maple sugar houses in other areas of Connecticut.
More Events for the 2023 Season
All Things Maple and Pancake Party & Maple Apple Pie Workshop
February 24, 9am - 12pm, Pie Workshops at 10am and 1pm.
Lyman Orchards, Apple Barrel Farm Market, 32 Reeds Gap Rd, Middlefield
Approximately 45 minutes from Trumbull, 39 miles
More Party Info...
More Pie Workshop Info...
Maple Sugar Fest Sundays
Feb. 25, March 3 & 10, 10am - 2pm
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
Approximately 40minutes from Trumbull, 23 miles
More info...
Syrup Saturday: A Pancakes & PJs Party
March 9, 8:30am - 11:30am
New Canaan Nature Center
Approximately 30 minutes from Trumbull, 20 miles
More info...
Maple Weekend in CT
March 16th & 17th
During the two days, many sugarhouses across the state will be open for tours and will be selling their products.
More info...
Crafts, At-Home Activities, Recipes
Graded Maple Syrup Play Dough
Info here..
Ever Wonder How Maple Syrup Is Made? Video by Highlights Kids
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