Celebrate Maple Sugaring Season in Connecticut

February and March are the peak sugaring months for more than 200 sugar-makers as they produce the sweetest maple syrup in the country. During those months, plumes of steam can be seen drifting from sugar houses and evaporators as you drive throughout Connecticut.

Visiting a Connecticut sugarhouse is not only a fun learning experience, but when you buy Connecticut Grown maple syrup, you are contributing to the protection of Connecticut farms and their working landscapes. You become part of the solution of protecting farmland, stimulating the local economy, supporting small businesses, and preserving this time-honored tradition of maple sugaring in Connecticut.  

Visit a sugarhouse near you with the Maple Syrup Producers Association of Connecticut's map of sugarhouses throughout the state. Prior to your visit, make sure you call ahead to ensure you can experience the sugaring process first hand.

Shop in person or online at Connecticut sugarhouses for locally made maple syrup, candy, peanuts, cream, kettle corn, fudge and beyond. Connecticut maple products can also be found at farmers markets across the state. Here are a couple places to find local sweet treats.

Connecticut loves to celebrate maple season! Below are some of the top events to consider.

Adopt-a-Tree: Maple Syrup Program
New Canaan Nature Center, New Canaan (January 24): All ages and families are welcome to learn about and participate in the entire syrup-making process.

Tap-a-Tree Maple Sugaring Program
Ambler Farm, Wilton (January 31): Learn 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 Sugaring Demonstrations
Dudley Farm, Guilford (February 14, 15, 21, & 22): Get outside and watch how maple syrup is made at this historic farm.

Maple Sugar Fest Sundays
Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford (March 1, 8, & 15): In 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
Sweet Wind Farm, East Hartland (March 14): This historic farm is offering guided tours, pancakes, live music, children's activities, and demonstrations. Just in time for some cabin fever relief.

Syrup Saturday: A Pancakes & PJs Party
New Canaan Nature Center, New Canaan (Date TBD): Annual 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 Festival
Town of Hebron (March 21 & 22): Enjoy the great outdoors while having fun with tasting maple products and learning about the maple sugar houses.

Maple Weekend in Connecticut
Statewide (March 21 & 22): Visit 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.