Maple Weekend Activities
This weekend is Maine Maple Weekend! Maple Weekend is an annual event celebrating the state's maple syrup industry. During this time, many sugarhouses across Maine open their doors to the public, offering tours, demonstrations, tastings, and an assortment of their own maple products to purchase. Here are some must-try spots for Maine Maple Weekend.
Greater Portland Area
Location: Merrifield Farm, 195 N Gorham Road, Gorham
Time: 9am-4pm
Food: Pancake Breakfast (pancakes and sausage), maple baked beans, and hot dogs. Coffee. Outdoor seating.
Activities:Boiling Demo, Blacksmith, Wagon Rides, and 4-H exhibitors with Oxen. Have your picture taken with ‘Sugar Bear’. Visit the ‘Of Days Gone By’ museum (ticket purchase required)
Link: Event Here
Location: Waterhouse Family Farm, 939 River Road, Hollis
Time: 9am-5pm
Food: Breakfast 9-12. Hot Beverages. Samples.
Activities: Boiling demonstrations, face painting 10-2. Farm animals including goats and bunnies on Saturday.
Link: Event Here
Location: Harris Farm, 280 Buzzell Road, Dayton
Time: 9am-2pm
Food: Pancake Bites, Donuts, and milk
Activities: This is mostly a dairy farm so you can see their cows or take a walk around their farm. They also have a 25 mile cross-country ski trails.
Link: There is not a specific event page. Check out their facebook here
Southern ME
Location: 207 Tappers, 125 Dennett Road, Biddeford
Time: 7am-3pm (sugarhouse hours)
Food: Saturday offering maple coffee and baked goods 7:30-10:00am. Sunday offers breakfast at “This Old Barn” (105 Dennett Road). $10 all you can eat and 5 and under are free.
Activities: Chainsaw artist
Link: Event here
Mountain Region
Location: Hilltop Boilers, 159 Elm Street, Newfield
Time: 9am-4pm
Food: Pancakes, Burgers, Fat Guy Food Truck, Samples
Activities: Antique Power Demonstrations, Wicked Good Ice Carving, Elf-Paca Meadows (Saturday only),
Link: Site Here or Event here
River Valley
Location: Bacon Farm Maple Products, 1427 Pond Road, Sidney
Time: 10am-4pm
Food: 2am pizza trailer, donuts, freeze dried maple marshmallows, samples of smoked maple BBQ rub on pulled pork, hot beverages supporting local Boy Scout Troop 401
Activities: horse drawn wagon rides
Link: Event here
Location: Eureka Farms, 220 Shy Road, Palmyra
Time: 9am-3pm
Food: Donuts and various other food vendors from across the state
Activities: I’m here for the maple
Link: There is not a specific event page. Check out their facebook here
Mid-Coast
Location: Fairwinds Farm, 336-320, US-201, Topsham
Time: 9am-3pm
Food: pancakes 9am-11am. Baked beans, hot dogs, and biscuits 11:30-3pm. Subject to sell out. Hot and cold beverages. Ice cream.
Activities: Boiling demonstration at 10am & 2pm each day.
Link: Event here
Location: Maple Rush Sugar House, 123 Webster Corner Rd, Sabattus
Time: 9am - 3pm
Food: wide selection of maple products and two food trucks. Local food vendors.
Activities: Boiling demonstrations and kid face painting. Offering other craft vendors.
Link: Event here
