Michigan Maple Syrup Festivals 2025: Your Complete Guide
It’s springtime in Michigan, and you know what that means—it’s maple syrup season! 🍁 There’s nothing quite like the sight of sap dripping from sugar maples, the smell of fresh syrup boiling, and, of course, the warm, buttery stack of pancakes drenched in pure Michigan maple syrup.
I love this time of year, and I’m not alone! All over the state, maple syrup festivals are in full swing, bringing together families, food lovers, and curious visitors for pancake breakfasts, sugarbush tours, and hands-on maple syrup-making demos.
From Northern Michigan to the U.P., you’ll find unique festivals where you can tap a tree, watch sap turn into syrup, and sample the sweetest treats around. If you’re ready to plan your maple-filled adventure, keep reading for a complete list of Michigan’s best maple syrup festivals in 2025, plus a handy interactive map to help you find one near you!
Interactive Map of michigan Maple Syrup festivals
Michigan Maple Weekends 2025
Michigan Maple Syrup Weekends are your chance to celebrate maple’s sweet taste, and learn how its gets that way…all in a single weekend! These thee weekends, held by the Michigan Maple Syrup Association, are divided by region. They provide a unique opportunity to meet maple sugar makers, and purchase some maple candy and other sweet treats!
Southern Lower Michigan: March 15-16, 2025
- Benedict Family Maple LLC, 9505 Round Lake Rd. Vermontville, MI 49096
- MapleWorxz, 3540 N Hurds Corner Rd, Caro, MI 48723
- Butternut Creek Sugar Shack, 24890 Flach Road Mendon, MI 49072.
- Shepherd Sugarbush, 415 N 3rd St, Shepherd, MI 48883
- Hughes Farms Pure Maple Syrup, 2503 Butterfield Hwy E, Springport, MI 49284
- Klopfenstein Maple Farms, Galien
- Law Family Farm, North Branch
Northern Lower Michigan: March 23-25, 2025
- Maple Dale Farm – 5785 Gamble Rd Atlanta, MI 49709
- Ron’s Pure Maple Syrup | Reetz Family Sugar Bush, – 217 N. Campbell Road West Branch MI 48661-1224
- Sweet Success Sugar Bush – 1442 N Galbraith Rd, Mio, MI 48647
- Woods Farm – 12646 Hickin Rd., Rapid City, MI 49676
- Bonz Beach Sugar Bush and Farms – 20001 Bonz Beach Hwy, Onaway, MI 49765
- Delaney’s Wood Fired Maple Syrup – 1050 S Grand Jean Rd, Rose City, MI 48654
- 4D Acre Farm, Hawks
- Olds Brothers Maple Syrup, Kingsley
Upper Peninsula Michigan: April 5-6, 2024
- Michigan Maple Farms – 11866 W Thompson Rd, Rudyard, MI 49780
- Besteman Maple Products – 15689 S Tilson Rd, Rudyard, MI 49780
- MSU Forestry Innovation Center – 6005 J Rd, Escanaba, MI 49829
- Postma Brothers Maple Syrup, Rudyard
Please note that some addresses are currently unavailable. For the most accurate and up-to-date information, including specific addresses and additional participating locations, please visit the Michigan Maple Syrup Association’s official website. They provide detailed maps and contact information to help you plan your visit.
Michigan Maple Syrup Festivals in march
Kalamazoo Nature Center Maple Sugar Festival
Date: March 8, 2025
Location: 7000 N. Westnedge Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49009
Celebrate the 60th annual festival with pancake breakfasts, sap boiling demonstrations, and family-friendly activities.
Maple Day MapleFEST at Grass River Natural Area in Bellaire
Where: 6500 Alden Hwy Bellaire, MI 49615
When: Saturday, March 15, 2025 12-3 p.m.
Head to beautiful Bellaire, just south of Charlevoix in northern Michigan and see how maple syrup is made. Sap collected from the trees will be boiled on the evaporator at the Pavilion at the Grass River Center. This is a great opportunity to watch as maple syrup is made; staff will be on hand to answer questions about the process. You can also hike on the trail to see where they tap trees, hang buckets and lines, and collect the sap. A limited supply of Grass River Maple Syrup may be available for sale.
Michigan Maple Festival
Where: 12646 Born St., Jones, MI
When: March 15-16/ 25; March 23-24, 2025
Known as “Michigan’s Premiere Maple Syrup Festival,” this is your chance to celebrate your love of maple sugar. Hosted by with the Maple Row Sugarhouse over two weekends, you’ll find a delicious pancake breakfast each Saturday and Sunday, as well as other fun activities including a petting farm, photo booth, and other kids activities.
PRO-TIP: Charming St. Joseph, one of Michigan’s top beach towns and vacation destinations, is located about an hour west of Jones. It’s worth visiting this pretty Lake Michigan beachtown if you are in the area and enjoy the sweeping vistas of Lake Michigan and grab some photos of the St. Joseph lighthouse.
Fenner Nature Center Maple Syrup Festival
Where: 2020 E Mt Hope Ave, Lansing, MI 48910
When: March 22-23, 2025 ; 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Travel to the Fenner Nature Center in Lansing to find “liquid gold” in the heart of Michigan. Get up close and personal with the process of collecting sap from sugar maple trees on location and learn about how this sap becomes some of our favorite maple products, from syrup to candy and more.
For-Mar Nature Preserve Maple Syrup Festival
Where: 2142 N Genesee Rd, Burton, MI 48509
When: March 23, 2025; 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.
For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum is the place to learn all about the maple sugar making process.
Where: 6685 Coolidge Hwy, Troy, MI 48098
When: March 1, 8 and 15, 2025
Maple Syrup Time at the Stage Nature Center in Troy is a favorite family-friendly activity throughout March. A hike through the sugar bush will showcase the process of collecting sap from sugar maples, both modern and historic. Learn about the natural and local history of our region and the significance of maple sap for us today and throughout history.
Maple Syrup Day at Chippewa Nature Center
Where: 400 S Badour Rd, Midland, MI 48640
When: March 15, 2025 ; 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.; Pancake Meal 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
At the Chippewa Nature Center in Midland, Maple Syrup Day is a treat for all ages. Crafts, games, tours, demonstrations and more are available for children and plenty of maple treats will be served, including “sugar on the snow” old fashioned maple syrup taffy. Check out the pancake breakfast as well, and pre-registration is required.
PRO-TIP: Midland is home to the Tridge, a picturesque three-legged bridge spanning the confluence of three rivers. It’s a perfect spot for a hike!
Burgess Shadbush Nature Center Maple Syrup Festival
4101 River Bends Dr, Shelby Twp, MI 48317
When: March 16, 2025; 12 – 3 p.m.
Join the Burgess Shadbush Nature Center in Shelby Township as they turn their maple sap into syrup through maple sugaring. This educational opportunity will teach you all about how trees make sugar and how people throughout time have harvested it for delicious products like maple syrup.
Hanover Horton Area Historical Society Maple Syrup Festival
Where: 105 Fairview St, Hanover, MI 49241
When: March 24, 2025 ; 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Head to the Hanover Horton Area Historical Society for a day full of all things maple syrup, starting with a pancake breakfast featuring maple syrup harvested and processed in their own Sugar Shack. Afterwards, the festival carries on throughout the day, offering plenty to do from children’s crafts, games, and activities and plenty of maple goodies for purchase.
Michigan maple Syrup festivals in April
Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival
Where: Shepherd, MI
When: April 24- 27, 2025; all weekend
The Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival started in 1958, when local volunteers tapped the trees and gathered the syrup for a giant community pancake breakfast.
Don’t miss this fun mid-Michigan festival: not only will you get a glimpse into the Maple Syrup making process, you’ll also find plenty of sweet maple treats to sample.
Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival
Where: Vermontville, MI
When: 4/25 – 4/27/25
Known as the “Grandaddy of them all,” this is Michigan’s original maple syrup festival is one of the best. Held annually during the last full weekend of April, this fun festival has so much to do all weekend long! You’ll find something for everyone here: carnival rides, a talent show, arts and crafts, a flea market, two parades, a petting zoo, a princess pageant, various displays, games, free entertainment, a pancake derby, and arm wrestling.
A community staple since 1970, it has grown into a massive celebration, complete with carnival rides, parades, and plenty of maple products, from candies, crème, cotton candy, and – of course – syrup.
PRO-TIP: Vermontville is less than an hour from Grand Rapids; be sure and plan some time to visit this fun city on the banks of the Grand River.
How is Maple Syrup Made?
Maple syrup festivals are more than just pancake feasts—they’re a chance to see the syrup-making process up close! If you’ve ever wondered how Michigan’s delicious maple syrup is made, here’s a quick breakdown:
1. Find the Right Tree – Sugar maples are the best choice, and farmers mark them in fall before tapping begins in winter.
2. Tap the Tree – A small spout is inserted into the tree, allowing sap to drip into a collection bucket.
3. Collect the Sap – It takes 40 gallons of sap to make just 1 gallon of syrup!
4. Boil it Down – The sap is cooked to remove water and concentrate the sugars into syrup.
5. Store it Safely – Once bottled hot, maple syrup can last for years.
6. Enjoy! – Drizzle it over pancakes, waffles, or even use it in marinades and cockta
Visiting Michigan maple Syrup Events
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