About This Event
A Sweet Tradition Returns for Three Weekends in March!
Maple Sugar Festival & Pancake Breakfast
March 7-8, 14-15, and 21-22, 2026 | 10 AM – 3 PM
As the temperatures rise and maple sap begins to flow, spring is just around the corner! Join the storytellers and artisans of Hale Farm & Village in the sugar camp, forest, farm, and village as they bring the rich flavors and traditions of 19th-century spring to life during this year’s Maple Sugar Festival.
Start your visit with a warm, delicious pancake breakfast at the Gatehouse Visitor Center from 10 AM to 2 PM, included with your museum-plus-breakfast ticket. Enjoy pancakes, sausage links, fresh fruit, coffee, juice, and milk—served up by Acme Fresh Market.
Experience live demonstrations of maple tree tapping and sap boiling, along with historic cooking, traditional crafts, seasonal activities, and hardworking draft animals—offering a glimpse into daily life on 1800s farms in the Cuyahoga Valley.
Don’t forget to stop by Hale Farm’s MarketPlace, open throughout the festival, featuring seasonal gifts, Ohio-made products, and historically inspired items.
Admission (Includes Pancake Breakfast):
- Adults: $25
- Youth (Ages 3–12): $16
- Youth (Under 3): Free admission - $6 for pancake option at the door
- WRHS Members & Active-Duty Military: $12 (available at the door)
- Girl Scout Museum Entry, Pancake Breakfast & Maple Sugaring Patch (Youth 3-17) $15
Come celebrate the sweet taste of spring!
Where It's Happening
Meet the Organizer
Hale Farm & Village is the living history museum of the Western Reserve Historical Society, located in Bath, Ohio. Surrounded by the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Hale Farm includes the generational home and farmstead of the Hale Family, heritage breed animals and gardens, and an 1840's Living History Village--featuring historic structures dating between 1830 and 1850 from across Northeast Ohio.
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