Maple Fest

Registration Requirements: Preregistration required. Register all adults and children 3 and over. This event is expected to sell out!

Intended Audience: This program is designed for all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Ages 21 and up must present an ID to partake in alcoholic beverages.

Program Description: It’s opening weekend of Maple season! Help us kick off this beloved time of year and get a special, behind-the-scenes tour of our maple operation. Complete with bourbon tastings, maple beer, maple foods, and more!

Highlights of this event will include:

Join us on a Sugarbush Hike to learn all about the maple sugaring process, from tapping the trees to checking the pails for sap. Afterward, cozy up in the Sugar House to get a firsthand look at how we turn sap into syrup. Sugarbush Hikes will depart every 30 minutes and will traverse about one mile of relatively flat, even trails. Each hike will last about 45 minutes.
Sample warm maple syrup and other goodies made with nature’s liquid gold.
Enjoy an alcoholic beverage or sample maple beer made exclusively for Maple Fest in partnership with a local craft brewery (Bring your ID to enjoy adult beverages, please!)
Sip on complimentary bourbon samples. Nothing pairs better with maple syrup than bourbon!
Join in games and activities that tell the tale of syrup making.
Purchase a cup of hot soup or grab a cup of decadent cocoa!
Note: Select complimentary food and alcohol samples are included in the ticket price, with additional food and drink available for purchase. Cash and credit cards will both be accepted for purchases. To enjoy free alcohol samples or to purchase alcohol, you must be 21 and present your valid ID at Registration to receive an alcohol wristband.

What to Expect: Event time is from 12 to 4 pm. No entry to the event venue will be allowed before 11:45 pm.

This program is entirely outdoors.
Restrooms are available throughout the program.
Trails/areas used during this program are rated as accessible (packed gravel trails, mild hills) for an optional distance of less than 1 mile at a slow pace.
Program runs rain or shine.
For the comfort and safety of all guests, no pets are allowed at events.
What to Wear: Please dress in layers to ensure proper warmth and comfort.

Where to Meet: Registered participants will meet at the Krippendorf Lodge at our Rowe Woods location. (4949 Tealtown Road, Milford, OH 45150) Event time is from 12 to 4 pm. No entry to the event venue will be allowed before 11:45 pm.

Pricing: Ticket fees are as listed. All sales are final. This event is a fundraiser for Cincinnati Nature Center and all revenue earned goes towards our mission of Inspiring Conservation.