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Michigan Maple Syrup Events 2024

Michigan Maple Syrup Events 2024 – Maple Syrup and Syruping events, classes, tutorials, and syrup festivals celebrations in Metro Detroit, Oakland County, Wayne County, and Macomb County MI. February and March are the months for Maple Syrup in Michigan!

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Michigan Maple Syrup Events 2024 – Oakland County (FEATURED)

Saturday, February 24, 2024 from 3p-4:30p
Madison Hts Maple Syrup Events – Homeschool Series – Maple Magic at Red Oaks Nature Center
Red Oaks Nature Center  (30300 Hales Street, Madison Hts, MI 48071, 248-585-0100)
Participate in this Michigan tradition as we identify and tap maple trees, and learn the process of maple sugaring. All ages are welcome. Cost is $5/person. Preregistration with payment required by calling 248-858-0916 weekdays or 248-585-0100 during nature center hours. Hosted by Oakland County Parks and Recreation.

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Sunday, February 25, 2024 from 11a-3:30p Saturday, March 2, 2023 and Sunday, March 3, 2024 from 11a-3:30p (multiple time slots) (Also March 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30)
Milford Maple Syrup Events Events – Maple’s Sweet Story
Kensington Metropark – (4570 Huron River Parkway, Milford, MI 48380, 810-227-8910, metroparks.com)
Take a guided walk through the farm’s Sugar Bush. Learn how to pick the right maple tree, then watch how maple trees are tapped and sap is collected. Stop by the French and Native American camps to hear and see how these techniques have changed through the years. Then visit the Sugar Shack to see and smell the sap being boiled down into maple sugar. Real maple sugar products will be available for purchase. All ages. $3 per child / Adults $5. Pre-registration is required online or by calling 810-227-8910. A Metroparks daily or annual vehicle pass is required to enter any Metropark. Permits are on sale NOW. You can pick one up at metroparks.com OR visit your local Metropark today.

Saturday, March 2, March 9, and March 16 2024 at 9a-3p
Troy Maple Syrup Events – Maple Syrup Time
Stage Nature Center (6685 Coolidge Highway, Troy, Michigan 48098)
Take a guided tour through the sugar bush of the Stage Nature Center to discover how maple trees make sugar and how people have harvested it through the ages. This family-friendly program highlights natural and local history of our region. Tour includes a visit to the sugar shed to see a wood-stoked evaporator in action and activities to learn more about syrup making. Everyone will sample maple treats and children will have an opportunity to make a simple craft. Shop for Michigan-made maple syrup, cream, candy and more. Tours every 15 minutes. Call 248-688-9703 for cost info or to register – or visit www.troynaturesociety.org.

Saturdays and Sundays March 2, 3, 8, 9, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 From Noon- 5p. Tours depart every half hour
Northville Twp Maple Syrup Event – Making Maple Syrup Tours 
Maybury Farm (50165 Eight Mile approximately 1 ¼ miles west of Beck, Northville Twp, MI 48167)
Take a hayride to the Maple tree grove, tap the trees, bring sap back to evaporator and watch how maple syrup is made. Your family will not only see all of the steps in producing maple syrup but they will also take part in the process. Maple syrup and maple syrup products for purchase in the General Store in the Welcome Center. Dress warmly and boots are a must. Call 248-374-0200 for cost info and registration info. Pre-registration not required. Some tickets will be sold at the door. Hosted by Northville Community Foundation.

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Sunday, March 3 & Sunday, March 17, 2024 from 10:30a-4:30p each day
Farmington Hills Maple Syruping Events – Maple Sugaring in your Backyard
Heritage Park (24725 Farmington Road, Farmington Hills, Michigan)
4, 1-hr time slots to choose from each day. Discover the basics of making maple syrup from your own Maple tree. Witness the process of collecting sap and boiling it down over a campfire. Enjoy a free syrup treat. Syrup products and sugaring supplies will be available for participants to purchase. All ages. $7. Pre-registration required. To register. Hosted by the Farmington Hills Special Services Department.

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Saturday, March 9, 2024 from 10a-11:30a
West Bloomfield Maple Syrup Events – Intro To Maple Tree Tapping
Nature Room @ Recreation Activities Center (4640 Walnut Lake Rd, West Bloomfield, MI 48323)
Learn the basics of the craft of maple tree tapping through a live demonstration and brief examination of the history. Program includes a one mile hike and a Michigan-made maple syrup tasting. This is a family program, all children and adults must register. $7 residents / $9 non-residents. Pre-register here.

Saturday, March 16, 2024 from 1p-2p
Clarkston Maple Syrup Events – Maple Magic
Wint Nature Center (9501 Sashabaw Road, Clarkston, MI, 248-625-6473)
Flapjacks and waffles just wouldn’t be the same without maple syrup. Learn how to identify maple trees in winter, how to tap a tree and the process of maple sugaring. All ages are welcome. Cost is $5/person. Preregistration with payment required by calling 248-858-0916 weekdays or 248-625-6473 during nature center hours. Hosted by Oakland County Parks and Recreation.

Michigan Maple Syrup Events 2024 – Macomb County (FEATURED)

Saturdays & Sundays in March 2,3,9,10,15,17,23,24, from 10a-2p
Wolcott Mill Metroparks Events – Maple Sweetness
Wolcott Mill Metropark – (65775 Wolcott Rd, Ray, MI 48096, 586-752-5932, metroparks.com)
Visit the wood-fired evaporator and discover how to turn sap into the sweet treat. Staff will be on hand to answer questions and tell you all about the process of harvesting, collecting, and processing maple sap into syrup. A self-guided hike along the nature trails will also be available for those wishing venture out into the sugarbush. All ages. $3 child / $5 adult. Pre-registration is required online or by calling 586-752-5932. A Metroparks daily or annual vehicle pass is required to enter any Metropark. You can purchase an annual pass HERE.

Michigan Maple Syrup Events 2024 – Washtenaw County (FEATURED)

February 24 & February 25, March 2,3,9,10,16,17 from 10a-2p (multiple time slots available)
Dexter Maple Syrup Event – Journey to the Sugar Bush
Hudson Mills Metropark – (8801 N Territorial Rd, Dexter, MI 48130, 734-426-8211, metroparks.com)
Experience how maple syrup has been made over the years. Learn how to tap a tree, and then visit the evaporator to see the sap being boiled into syrup. This program is predominantly outdoors, weather permitting. Portions of the program may be held inside dependent on weather. All ages. $3 per child, $5 per adult. Pre-register required online or by calling 734-426-8211. A Metroparks daily or annual vehicle pass is required to enter any Metropark. Permits are on sale NOW. You can pick one up at metroparks.com OR visit your local Metropark today.

Michigan Maple Syrup Events 2024 – Wayne County (FEATURED)

Saturday, March 2 from 10a-noon or 2p-4p (Also 3/9/24)
Oakwoods Metroparks Events – Maple Sugaring through the Ages
Oakwoods Metropark – (32911 Willow Rd, New Boston, MI 48164, 734-782-3956, metroparks.com)
There are many different myths and legends associated with the Full Moon. Learn about Earth’s closest, natural satellite; and explore how and why there are so many unique names associated with each full moon. Ages 8+. $5 per person. Advanced pre-registration required online or call 734-782-3956. A Metroparks daily or annual vehicle pass is required to enter any Metropark. Permits are on sale NOW. You can pick one up at metroparks.com OR visit your local Metropark today.

Other Metro Detroit Michigan Maple Syrup Events 2024

Saturday, February 17, 2024 from 1p-3p
Dearborn Maple Syrup Events – Public Tree Tapping
University of Michigan Dearborn Environmental Interpretive Center (4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, Michigan, phone 313-593-5338)
Help tap the trees to kick off the anticipated sap run. Use hand drills to make holes in suitably-sized maple trees, and hang sap buckets from spouts tap into the holes. In addition to tapping some trees, you’ll find out how to identify the proper trees to tap. All ages event. Dress for outdoor conditions. Call for more info or to register. Hosted by U of M Dearborn Environmental Interpretive Center.

Saturday, February 24, 2024 from 1p-3:45p (2 sessions available)
Oakland Twp Maple Syrup Events – Oakland Twp Recreation Maple Mysteries
Cranberry Lake Park (338 W Predmore, Oakland, Michigan 48363)
Explore the history and techniques of tapping maple trees to collect sap which is turned into maple syrup. Learn important tips such as how to identify a suitable maple tree and how many taps can be placed in one tree. Practice finding and tapping trees. Taste different grades of maple syrup, maple sugar, and maple candy. Participants will be given their own tap kits to take home to make their own maple syrup. All family members in attendance must register. Children under age 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration required. Hosted by Oakland Twp Recreation.

March 3, 9, & 16 from 9:30a-2:30p
Bloomfield Hills Maple Syrup Events – Johnson Nature Center Maple Sugaring Event
Johnson Nature Center (3325 Franklin Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302, 248-341-6485)
Self-guided tours every half hour. Try tree tapping, tree ID skills as staff and naturlists accompany the tour. $12 per person. Pre-registration required. Hosted by Johnson Nature Center.

Saturday, March 9, and Sunday, March 10, 2024 from 9a-2p each day (hourly time slots available)
Novi Maple Syrup Events – MSU Tollgate Farm MapleFest
MSU Tollgate Farm (28115 Meadowbrook Rd, Novi, MI 48377, 248-347-0269, www.canr.msu.edu/tollgate)
This family-friendly event begins with a wagon tour out to the Sugar Bush where you will tour the Sugar Shack, learn how to tap a tree, explore the history of maple tapping and more. Pre-registration is required. Hosted by MSU Tollgate Farm.

Sunday, March 10 at 10a & Noon (2 sessions to choose from)
Rochester Hills Maple Syrup Events – Maple Madness / Simmer Down
Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve (333 North Hill Circle, Rochester, MI 48307, 248-656-0999)
Learn to identify the sweetest trees and taste their sap for yourself. Discover how maple sap becomes other maple products at the campfire. Pre-registration required. Call 248-656-0999.Hosted by Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve.

Saturday, March 23, 2024 from noon-3p
Waterford Syrup Events – Sap to Syrup at Hess-Hathaway Park
Hess-Hathaway Park (825 S Williams Lake Rd, Waterford, MI 48327, 248-674-5441, www.waterfordmi.gov)
Educational demos, hands-on experiences, and syrup tasting. Maple products will be available for purchase. Guided tours at 12:15p & 1:15p. self-guided tours from noon-3p, hayride & animal visit from 2p-3p weather permitting. $5 adults, $4 kids ages 3-17 CASH ONLY on-site. Hosted by Waterford Parks and Recreation.

Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 9a-12:30p (3 time slots available)
Rochester Hills Maple Syrup Events – Sap to Syrup Pancake Breakfast
Bloomer Park (345 John R Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307)
Visit Bloomer Park and our Sugar Bush to see an old-fashioned sap-to-syrup boiling operation. We will be making syrup from trees tapped right here in Rochester Hills. Sample some real maple syrup and enjoy a pancake breakfast complete with sausage, juice and coffee. Pre-registration is required. All ages welcome, children 2 and under are free. Tickets are limited so purchase yours early. Purchase tickets at rochesterhills.org. or at eventbrite.

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