Maple Magic Festival 2023
Hosted at the Bradley Museum, Mississauga’s annual maple syrup festival – Maple Magic – is taking place this year over both weekends of Ontario’s March Break holiday. Enjoy a variety of maple-themed activities for all ages, learn more about the history and Indigenous origins of the maple harvest, and experience the process of making maple syrup.
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Activities
Look forward to these fun activities both weekends:
- Gift shop at the Anchorage Gallery, with products supplied by Ontario maple syrup producer Voisin’s
- Pancakes with real maple syrup
- An outdoor guided tour of the maple sap line with Museum interpreters, available from 12:15 to 3:30 p.m.
- Visit the historic Bradley House, where Museum interpreters will re-enact the seasonal activities of the Bradley Family, including making maple taffy from syrup fresh off the fire
- Crafts and games
- Puppet show at the Log Cabin, hosted by:
Crane Creations Theatre Company
The Great Maple Syrup Slurp Up
12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
No one loves maple syrup as much as Russell…that is…no one on Earth! What starts off as an ordinary breakfast turns into an alien abduction, and the extraterrestrial wants more than just a sample. Every single drop of Earth’s maple syrup is in jeopardy of being “slurped up”. The Great Maple Syrup Slurp Up is a puppet show for kids and has an interactive climax to the story that will immerse everyone in the family. Help Russell save our precious maple syrup by any means necessary because let’s face it, pancakes just don’t taste quite right without it.
Exclusive event for March 11 and 12 only:
Learn about Indigenous maple sugaring traditions from Elder Mark Sault of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, who will provide storytelling and traditional Anishinaabe teachings about the maple harvest over an outdoor fire pit.
Historic Crafts at Benares
Saturday, March 4 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Join us at Benares Historic House to make some maple inspired historic crafts and learn about maple sugaring traditions from over 200 years ago. For children ages 6 to 10 years old.
Historic Cooking at Benares
Sunday, March 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Visit the Benares Historic House to make and taste some maple treats and learn about maple sugaring traditions from over 200 years ago. For youth ages 12 to 16 years old.