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Maple trees are in abundance in Maine, and we are known for yielding the sweetest sap (that may sound boastful). For many, the running of sap is the kick-off to springtime.

On March 21 & 22, 2026, Aroostook County participates in Maine Maple Weekend, a beloved tradition where Maine maple syrup producers open their doors to the public and provide demonstrations, tours, and of course, lots of tasty samples.

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Did You Know? There are three types of Maple Trees native to Aroostook County – all of them may be used to make maple syrup!

Aroostook County’s landscape is draped in a blanket of white and is the ideal place to check out the variety of sugar shacks, each putting their own flavor notes on the syrup made from the sap of a maple tree. Maine Maple Weekend is a truly magical experience. While collection of sap has modernized over the years through tubing and osmosis evaporation - most sap is still collected the old-fashioned way using buckets hung from trees and boiled down over a large wood fire. It’s easy to imagine generations of families using the exact same methods. It’s this process and years of crafting the perfect recipe, which makes maple syrup from The County stand out among the rest.

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Did You Know? It takes roughly 40 gallons of sap to produce just 1 gallon of Maple syrup!

‍You can look forward to sampling this sweet tradition and learning from onsite demonstrations or sugarbush tours on how to make pure maple syrup from hundreds of maple trees. Get ready for lots of delicious treats and even a few unconventional combinations. Try maple syrup on baked beans, hot dogs steamed in sap, and homemade maple BBQ sauce. For dessert, try a variety of maple syrup lollipops, maple-coated nuts, maple ice cream samples, maple taffy, and maple-infused ground coffee!

Be sure to grab a stack of fluffy pancakes and pile on the syrup! This year, we have eight farms formally offering programming for Maine Maple Sunday – and other sugar shacks may be open as well!

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Map out a few sugar bushes to visit this sweet season. Many sugar shacks are open for the weekends in March, but they might not always be set up to give you the sweetest tour they can - be sure to hit this list of sugar shacks on Maine Maple Weekend because they are open and ready for you! The next time you sit down to breakfast, reach for a bottle of Real Maine Maple syrup. You’ll be happy you did!

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• The Maple Moose - 28 Bowers Road, Easton, Maine
  • Join us for Maine Maple Sunday on March 21 & 22, 11–4:00 PM! Indulge in homemade corn fritters with fresh Maple Moose Syrup at the Corn Fritter Shack. Enjoy taffy on the snow for all ages and visit the Sugar House to watch the reverse osmosis and evaporator. Take a sugarbush tour. Shop for maple treats in the shop—Maple Syrup, Candy, Hard Candies, Taffy, and Cotton Candy! Weekend hours start March 28th–April 18th (closed Easter Sunday): Saturdays & Sundays, 12 PM–4 PM. Call for school tours.
• Bradbury Maple Farm - 202 Bootfoot Road, Bridgewater, Maine
  • 4,500 tap maple syrup operation in the Central Aroostook. Our maple farm is open for tours and visitors from the middle of March through the middle of April (Including Maine Maple weekend). We invite everyone to come visit and see a modern maple operation with a long tradition of convert the sweet sap of the maple trees into great tasting maple syrup and maple treats. Maine Maple Weekend hours will be 10 to 4:00 PM both Saturday & Sunday, March 21 & 22.
• Spring Break Maple Farm - 3315 US RTE 2, Smyrna Mills, Maine
  • Taking place on March 21 & 22 from 10 - 3:00 PM each day, this event offers a range of activities including tours, demonstrations, and the chance to savor delicious treats. Whether you are a maple syrup enthusiast or simply looking for a fun outing, this event is great family fun.
• Va Jo Wa Maple - 1 Grant Road, Island Falls, Maine
  • Join us March 21st and 22nd for one of our favorite traditions at the Sugarhouse at VA JO WA Maple (2 Grant Rd, Island Falls), where we operate an old-fashioned, small-batch, wood-fired maple operation and boil strictly by fire for an authentic, deep flavor. The sugarhouse will be open Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM with sugar bush tours available by reservation (email vajowamaple@gmail.com) to see our 3/16 gravity-fed lines in action, along with live boiling on the Patriot evaporator, weather permitting. On Sunday morning from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM, the 5th Annual Maple Breakfast will be served at The Slice Restaurant, featuring blueberry pancakes, bacon, coffee, and juice for $11 for adults and $6 for kids under 10, and visitors can also purchase homemade maple-coated nuts (pecans, almonds, and walnuts). To commemorate America’s 250th Birthday, 48 exclusive etched glass bottles numbered 1–48 and filled with this season’s syrup will be available for collectors on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Goughan's Berry Farm - 875 Fort Fairfield Road, Caribou, Maine
  • No description, but traditionally open.
• Johnson's Side Hill Farm - 481 Creasey Road, Mapleton, Maine
  • Join us in Mapleton at Sidehill Farm 9-5:00 PM on Maine Maple weekend, March 22. Gather around our wood-fired evaporator and breathe some maple steam in our authentic owner-built log sugarhouse. We'll have a good selection of our syrup in glass bottles and plastic jugs. Check out our sweetwoods and learn how 1,500 + trees supply sap to be processed into hundreds of gallons of syrup.‍
• Rural Pride - 181 Sealander Road, Woodland, Maine‍
  • Woodland Historical Society pancake breakfast event on Saturday, March 21 from 8-1:00 PM. Sugar house tours Saturday and Sunday 8-4:00 PM. Hope to have the evaporator in use, weather permitting

• North Woods Nectar - 1426 Slybrook Road, Eagle Lake, Maine
  • New this year: Take a dog sled ride from Lugdon Lodge while you are here - it is just down the road from us! We will have our Maine Maple Weekend Open house on March 21 & 22 from 11 - 4:00 PM where we will offer taffy on the snow and tours.
• Northern Reach Maple - 458 Franklin School Road, Fort Kent, Maine
  
  • Celebrate Maine Maple Weekend at Northern Reach Maple with a full day of sweet traditions and outdoor fun. Enjoy live music by Adam Ouellette while you explore sugar shack and woods tours, then treat yourself to homemade donuts from Dead Tired Donut Company and locally roasted coffee from Red Devil Roast. It’s the perfect way to savor spring in Aroostook County, complete with maple treats, warm drinks, and classic “sugar on snow” experiences on March 21 & 22 from 10-4:00 PM.

For a full list of participating Maple farms: Maine Maple Producers Association

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