Celebrate Maple Sugaring Season in Connecticut

February and March are the peak sugaring months for more than 200 sugar-makers as they produce the finest tasting maple syrup in the country. During those months, plumes of steam can be seen drifting from the 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 its working landscape. You are 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 CT Sugarhouses  Prior to your visit, please make sure you call ahead to ensure you can experience the process of sugaring first hand.  You won't regret it !

Shop in person or online at Connecticut sugarhouses for locally made maple syrup, candy, peanuts, cream, kettle corn and fudge. Connecticut maple products can also be found at farmers markets across the state. Here are a few places to find sweet and local 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; kicks off on February 4 and runs through March.

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; February 4, program runs through mid-March

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; Saturdays and Sundays in February through beginning of March 

Get outside and watch how maple syrup is made at this historic farm.

Maple Sugar Demonstrations
Woodbury Sugar Shed, Woodbury; Saturdays and Sundays Starting in February 

Sample some that have been made, and have a chance to shop our Pop-Up Shop for some.

Maple Sugar Fest Sundays
Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford; February 26, March 5, March 12

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 Sugaring Sunday and Pancake Breakfast Party
Lyman Orchards, Middlefield; February 26 and March 5

Watch and learn a maple syrup sugar shack demonstration. Kids and adults can try their hand at tapping a “tree” before or after you indulge in a delicious 'Pancake Party' brunch menu.

Maple Festival
Sweet Wind Farm, East Hartland; March 11

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; March 11

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 18-19

Enjoy the great outdoors while having fun with tasting maple products and learning about the maple sugar houses.

Maple Weekend in Connecticut
Statewide, March 18-19

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.