My favourite maple experience is Maple Madness at Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation area, just north of Kingston, Ontario.

This year, the festival will run every weekend in March, as well as daily throughout the week of March Break (March 10-14, 2025). The event is open from 9AM - 4PM. Admission is $5.25 for adults, $3.75 for children, pets are free!

Visitors can take a tractor drawn wagon ride to the sugar bush and learn how maple syrup is made in the olden days and how we make it today. Take a stroll through the interpretive trail and be sure to stop by the sugar shack for freshly made pancakes with warm maple syrup.

Online registration is now required to attend Maple Madness. There is no fee to register and you will pay the entrance fee at the gatehouse when you arrive on your selected day.

It is a very small team that runs Maple Madness and they have over 13,000 visitors during the festival! Here is a list of all of the things a visitor can do while attending Maple Madness:
- Self-guided sugar bush tour.
- Visit the interpretive stations where staff, students, and community volunteers will teach you about the process of making maple syrup (closes at 3:30).
- Wagon rides: pick-up and drop-off at the Outdoor Centre and the top of the hill at the sugar bush. First wagon is at 9:00 am and the last wagon back to the sugar bush is 2:30 pm.
- Sugar shack (pancakes & drinks) and maple shop (syrup & candy) are available for sale
- Face painting at the Outdoor Centre by donation.
- Maple themed crafts, activities, and displays from Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre in the Outdoor Centre.
- Maple Madness photo contest

Treats available at the Sugar Bush:
Single pancake with maple syrup - $2.50
Double stack of pancakes with maple syrup - $5.00
Triple stack of pancakes with maple syrup - $7.50
Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate - $2.25
Water, juice, pop, ice tea - $2.25
Maple lollipop - $3.00
Maple candy, 3 pack - $3.25

Treats available at the Maple Shop - Outdoor Centre
2L syrup - $53.00
1L syrup - $27.00
500 ml syrup - $17.00
250 ml syrup - $13.00
50 ml leaf bottle - $5.50
Maple butter - $13.00
Maple lollipop - $3.00
Maple dip - $4.00
Maple candy 3 pack - $3.25

Important Things to Know:
- Maple Madness runs rain or shine except in adverse weather conditions like a snow storm, freezing rain event, or very high winds. If you are unsure please check the website or call 613-546-4228 ext. 222.
- Dogs are welcome at Maple Madness and they must be on a leash at all times while in the Conservation Area. At this time dogs are not allowed on the wagons.
- Please do not walk on the road by the warming huts (causeway). It is very narrow and for tractors only.
- Please access the walking trails at the back of the Outdoor Centre. When a wagon approaches on the road please step to the side and let it pass.

NEW for 2025! Little Cataraqui is piloting a bus program!
How it works: On the schedule listed below Cataraqui Conservation will have a school bus at pre-determined City of Kingston transit hubs to pick you up and take you to Little Cataraqui Creek and then back to that same transit hub it picked you up at. There will be a morning pick-up/drop-off and an afternoon pick-up/drop-off offered only on select days of the program.
- Tickets are required: You must book and pay for your ticket to have access to the bus. The bus is free and you are simply paying for your entrance to the event ahead of time. Cost is $3.75 for children and $5.25 for adults. 

Bus Schedule:
1. Wednesday March 12 - Invista Centre - Route 7 |Kingston Transit
Morning Bus: 8:30 am pick-up at Invista that will take you to Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area. At 11:30 am meet where the bus dropped you off at Little Cat to take you back to the Invista Centre.
Afternoon Bus: 12:15 pick-up at Invista that will take you to Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area. At 3:00 pm meet where the bus dropped you off at Little Cat to take you back to the Invista Centre.

2. Sunday March 23 - Montreal Street Carpool - Express 801 | Kingston Transit
Morning Bus: 8:30 am pick-up at the Montreal Street Carpool Lot that will take you to Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area. At 11:30 am meet where the bus dropped you off at Little Cat to take you back to the Montreal Street Carpool Lot.
Afternoon Bus: 12:15 pick-up at the Montreal Street Carpool Lot that will take you to Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area. At 3:00 pm meet where the bus dropped you off at Little Cat to take you back to the Montreal Street Carpool Lot.

3. Saturday March 29 - Kingston East Community Centre - Express 601 | Kingston Transit
Morning Bus: 8:30 am pick-up at the Kingston East Community Centre that will take you to Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area. At 11:30 am meet where the bus dropped you off at Little Cat to take you back to the Kingston East Community Centre.
Afternoon Bus: 12:15 pick-up at the Kingston East Community Centre that will take you to Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area. At 3:00 pm meet where the bus dropped you off at Little Cat to take you back to the Kingston East Community Centre.

How to Get your Ticket for the Bus: Click on the link below to go to our ticket page. On that page click on one of the green highlighted dates to start the ticket process. If a date is red that means it is sold out. We use PayPal to process tickets, you do not have to have a PayPal accounty click on the 'guest checkout' or 'check out with credit card'. Tickets open Tuesday Feb. 25, 2025.

Enjoy your time at Little Cataraqui Maple Madness!

The 2025 Fulton’s Sugar Bush & Maple Shop is open from Saturday, March 1st to Sunday, April 20th in Pakenham, Ontario, Canada.

Bring the whole family for some Springtime Maple fun at Fulton’s Sugar Bush & Maple Shop.
Located between Almonte and Pakenham, just 1 hour from Ottawa, Ontario, Fulton’s is one of Lanark County’s best-loved and well-known Sugar Bushes.
Enjoy the beauty of this 400-acre Sugar Bush filled with young and decades-old maple, pine, spruce, cedar, and white birch trees.
Ski or Snowshoe the 8km of widened and lengthened trails, take in the sights and sounds of the birds, and watch for animals and their tracks.
Take a Horse-drawn sleigh ride and let the kids play on the playground.

$10 site fee/VEHICLE/day

Open:
March 1st – April 20th, 2025
Monday - Friday - 10 am – 3 pm
Saturday & Sunday - 10 am – 4 pm

Get your tickets online

The 2025 Agape Valley Sugar Bush Experience runs from Saturday, March 1st to Saturday, March 29th in
Ridgeville, Ontario, Canada.



Plan your visit with family and friends to the 2025 Agape Valley Sugar Bush and take a FREE Sugar Bush Tour.
This 140-acre Sugar Bush is located in the heart of the Niagara Region where you can see how Maple Syrup is made and enjoy some Pancakes and Maple Taffy!

Pancake House
Menu - Pancakes and Sausage.
There will be no bookings/reservations for tables
Sugarbush Tours are FREE
Take a free hayride shuttle with your family/group down into the Sugar Bush where you will be taken on a walk through the forest
with a tour guide to see how the collection of sap has evolved over the years and how they transform maple sap into delicious maple syrup!

The Maple Store
Purchase delicious Maple Syrup that is made on-site!
Delicious maple treats!
Maple Taffy
A Sugar Bush favorite!
Made from our Maple Syrup, our Taffy on snow is 100% Maple Syrup, and 100% delicious!
This is available for purchase for $2 a Taffy.


Free, The reserved ticket will be free only one pass is required per carload.

A Parking Pass (one per carload) will be required for admission to come and enjoy the pancake house and sugar bush tours.

Buy Tickets Online

Saturday, March 1st, 2025
Saturday, March 8th, 2025
March Break – March 10 -14, 2025
Saturday, March 15th, 2025
Saturday, March 22nd, 2025

Saturday, March 29th, 2025

Hours: 8:30 AM – 3 PM final dining room seating at 3 PM

Stanleys Olde Maple Lane Farm Sugarbush 2025 is from Saturday, March 1st to Sunday, April 20th in Edwards, Ontario, Canada.

The 2025 Maple Syrup season has finally arrived at Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm!

Bring the family to visit the Sugar Shack, and watch the sap to syrup process unfold while enjoying taffy on the snow.
Take a walk, or snowshoe through over 2km worth of trails.
The Sugar Shack is an age-old log cabin, with a wood-burning evaporator, go inside and learn how maple sap becomes syrup.
The Sugar Shack has been used to make maple syrup for over 200 years.
Swing by the Heritage Barn, built in 1867, to visit all the animals. They love making new friends!
Hop on a tractor-drawn ride and be taken through an area of the farm and Sugarbush that is inaccessible on foot!
Of course, there will be taffy on the snow. The Taffy Shack will be making and serving Maple Taffies all day long!

Saturdays & Sundays March 1st – April 20th
Pancake House: 9 am – 2 pm (last seating @1:30pm)
Sugarbush & Farm: 10 am – 3 pm
March Break - March 11th – 14th (Tuesday – Friday)
Pancake House - 10 am – 2 pm (last seating @1:30pm)
Sugarbush & Farm: -10 am – 2 pm

$8.85 - General Admission General Admission - Ages 2 - 64
$4.42 - Seniors 65+
Tickets at the Gate
Under age 2 FREE
$42 Family Passes Up to 5 guests - All guests must arrive at the same time in the same vehicle - AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY

Stanleys Olde Maple Lane Farm Sugarbush 2025 is from Saturday, March 1st to Sunday, April 20th in Edwards, Ontario, Canada.

The 2025 Maple Syrup season has finally arrived at Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm!

Bring the family to visit the Sugar Shack, and watch the sap to syrup process unfold while enjoying taffy on the snow.
Take a walk, or snowshoe through over 2km worth of trails.
The Sugar Shack is an age-old log cabin, with a wood-burning evaporator, go inside and learn how maple sap becomes syrup.
The Sugar Shack has been used to make maple syrup for over 200 years.
Swing by the Heritage Barn, built in 1867, to visit all the animals. They love making new friends!
Hop on a tractor-drawn ride and be taken through an area of the farm and Sugarbush that is inaccessible on foot!
Of course, there will be taffy on the snow. The Taffy Shack will be making and serving Maple Taffies all day long!

Saturdays & Sundays March 1st – April 20th
Pancake House: 9 am – 2 pm (last seating @1:30pm)
Sugarbush & Farm: 10 am – 3 pm
March Break - March 11th – 14th (Tuesday – Friday)
Pancake House - 10 am – 2 pm (last seating @1:30pm)
Sugarbush & Farm: -10 am – 2 pm

$8.85 - General Admission General Admission - Ages 2 - 64
$4.42 - Seniors 65+
Tickets at the Gate
Under age 2 FREE
$42 Family Passes Up to 5 guests - All guests must arrive at the same time in the same vehicle - AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY

Sugarbush at the Log Farm is open from March 1st, 2025 to April 6th, 2025 in Nepean, Ontario, Canada.

Canadas' once-a-year tradition doesn’t last long as winter gently eases into spring.
Plan to bring the family and take a wagon ride out to the Sugarbush to see
how maple syrup is made.
Walk through the trails of the sugar maples and taste some sweet taffy on the snow.
At the log farm, they only use pails on the trees, all the sap is collected by hand.
This is a special hands-on experience for Log Farm guests.
You and your family can help gather the sap around the sugarbush.
The kids love running from tree to tree looking for a pail with some sap in it!!!
Please remember that the sap flow is completely weather-dependent
When you visit during the sugarbush season you will also have access to the main farmyard, where you can visit with all the farm animals.
There are lots of friendly animals to see, feed, and touch around the farm.
There are play areas for the kids.
The pioneer farmhouse will be open for guided tours, where you will step back in time and see what family life would have been like in the 1860s.
Prices
CA$11.50 Adults Ages 13+
CA$11.50 Children Ages 1 to 12
Free Infants Under 1 Years Old
Prices for Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Please Book Online

Sugarbush at the Log Farm is open from March 1st, 2025 to April 6th, 2025 in Nepean, Ontario, Canada.

Canadas' once-a-year tradition doesn’t last long as winter gently eases into spring.
Plan to bring the family and take a wagon ride out to the Sugarbush to see
how maple syrup is made.
Walk through the trails of the sugar maples and taste some sweet taffy on the snow.
At the log farm, they only use pails on the trees, all the sap is collected by hand.
This is a special hands-on experience for Log Farm guests.
You and your family can help gather the sap around the sugarbush.
The kids love running from tree to tree looking for a pail with some sap in it!!!
Please remember that the sap flow is completely weather-dependent
When you visit during the sugarbush season you will also have access to the main farmyard, where you can visit with all the farm animals.
There are lots of friendly animals to see, feed, and touch around the farm.
There are play areas for the kids.
The pioneer farmhouse will be open for guided tours, where you will step back in time and see what family life would have been like in the 1860s.
Prices
CA$11.50 Adults Ages 13+
CA$11.50 Children Ages 1 to 12
Free Infants Under 1 Years Old
Prices for Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Please Book Online

The Cold Creek Maple Festival 2025 will be held on Saturday, March 1st at the Cold Creek Conservation Area, Schomberg, Ontario.

Mark your calendars for the 2025 Cold Creek Maple Festival.
Join in for a day filled with fun activities.
Enjoy a delicious pancake breakfast, learn about the process of syrup making, take a guided hike to the sugar bush, and see tree-tapping demonstrations.

Cold Creek Conservation Area offers a large selection of activities to keep the whole family entertained.
Weather permitting, try your hand at Archery, Snowshoeing or Cross-Country Skiing.
Let the kids enjoy face painting while you bask in the magic of the strolling magic show.
Explore the vendor market featuring local artisans and discover unique treasures to take home.

Buy your tickets online
General Admission (Single): $12.00
General Admission (Family): $10.00

McLachlan Maple Syrup and Pancake House 2025 invite you to see how they make real Maple Syrup on their farm in Komoka, Ontario, Canada.

Learn how the McLachlan family makes maple syrup,
enjoy a walk on the nature trail and of course, enjoy some delicious pancakes with their delicious maple syrup.

Hours of operation are 9 am - 3 pm on the following dates:
February 14,15,16,17
February 22,23
March 1,2
March 6,7,8,9
March break 10-14,15,16
March 20,21,22,23
March 27,28,29,30
April 5,6,7,8

The pancake house is a quaint restaurant, nestled among maple trees that have been tapped by the McLachlan family for over 100 years.
Wagon Rides - Available on weekends only (Saturdays and Sundays) and also during the week of March Break $1.00/person
Playground - There is a small playground for kids of all ages to enjoy.
The self-guided tour explains how the process of maple syrup production has evolved over the years. The end of the trail will lead you to the red buildings where their maple syrup is made.
All production is done on the farm by the McLachlan family.
This is done at your own pace and no set times.

McLachlan Maple Syrup and Pancake House 2025 invite you to see how they make real Maple Syrup on their farm in Komoka, Ontario, Canada.

Learn how the McLachlan family makes maple syrup,
enjoy a walk on the nature trail and of course, enjoy some delicious pancakes with their delicious maple syrup.

Hours of operation are 9 am - 3 pm on the following dates:
February 14,15,16,17
February 22,23
March 1,2
March 6,7,8,9
March break 10-14,15,16
March 20,21,22,23
March 27,28,29,30
April 5,6,7,8

The pancake house is a quaint restaurant, nestled among maple trees that have been tapped by the McLachlan family for over 100 years.
Wagon Rides - Available on weekends only (Saturdays and Sundays) and also during the week of March Break $1.00/person
Playground - There is a small playground for kids of all ages to enjoy.
The self-guided tour explains how the process of maple syrup production has evolved over the years. The end of the trail will lead you to the red buildings where their maple syrup is made.
All production is done on the farm by the McLachlan family.
This is done at your own pace and no set times.

Connon Nurseries' Annual Winter Market takes place on Saturdays in Waterdown and Newmarket from 10 am to 2 pm. Vendors include local food makers, farms, artisans, and small businesses. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy friendly community spirit while supporting local talent during the winter months.

Saturdays from January 11th to March 29th
10 am - 2 pm
Connon Nurseries (Waterdown and Newmarket)

The 2025 TERRA Winter Market returns to Hamilton and is now at our Waterdown location!

Shop Saturdays and experience local vendors amongst the beautiful TERRA plants and people.

Get out of the cold and spend time at TERRA!

Saturdays January 11th to March 15th

10 am - 3 pm

Free Admission

Asskicker's Winter Retreat 2025

NOURISH . MOVE . REFRESH . CONNECT

You are invited to a Winter Retreat at Vicky Tree Yoga & Wellness near Horseshoe Valley, Ontario on Saturday, March 1st from 9:15 am - 3:30pm.

Itinerary includes a guided hike through the Copeland forest, delicious healthy snacks and lunch, an Upper Body Sculpt class—and will wrap up with a luxurious Hot Stone Restorative Relaxation Class.

We'll also enjoy a presentation from Virginia called Busy Life and Sticking To It "Goal Setting, Consistency + Imperfectly Perfect Living" followed by a discussion circle.

Join us for this magical day in a beautiful forest setting!