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Located between Buffalo and Rochester, Wyoming County is the leading maple producer in New York State. During the last two weekends of March, everyone is invited to Maple Weekends to enjoy this amazing family-oriented county-wide event.
- Wyoming County Maple Weekend #1 – Saturday March 16th & Sunday 17th from 10AM-4PM (unless otherwise noted).
- Wyoming County Maple Weekend #2 – Saturday March 23th & Sunday 24th from 10AM-4PM (unless otherwise noted).
Over the course of two weekends, visitors can explore maple farms throughout Wyoming County, see how syrup is made, taste delicious samples, buy plenty of maple products like syrup, sugar, candy, BBQ sauce, mustard, maple slushies, mapleccinos, cotton candy, maple cream, hot sauce, maple tea and much more.
“Wyoming County is the state leader in maple production, and the originator of Maple Weekends in NYS,” said Eric Szucs, Director of Tourism for Wyoming County, “We have 17 Wyoming County Maple Syrup Producers Association members open for Maple Weekends, which is the most per county in the entire state. If you want a truly incredible experience, we’re the epicenter of all things maple in Western New York. It’s an excellent opportunity to see how syrup goes from the tap to your table. It’s educational, fun, and you can purchase an array of maple goodies made on the farm by our incredibly talented producers. These are the sweetest two weekends of the year!”
“Maple Weekends is a superb opportunity for our agriculture community to showcase our unique maple producers,” said Ken Kehl, maple producer and Wyoming County Maple Producers Association member. “Producers have been doing this for generations, and there is an immense sense of pride in what they do. Every stop you make, you’ll learn something new, see something different, and hear stories about the maple production process, as well as the history of the farm, the family and how they pour their heart and soul into making delicious maple products.”
Wyoming County has 17 participating maple producers, per the New York State Maple Association, including:
A&A Maple
1084 Creek Road, Attica, NY
(585) 813-6623
Bray Farms
1597 Bray Road, Arcade, NY
(571) 230-4812
George’s Maple Products
1766 Route 77, Strykersville, NY
(585) 591-8132
J&J Maple
3214 Route 98, Varysburg, NY
(585) 750-1747
Kibler Maple Products
1802 Perry Road, North Java, NY
(585) 535-7854
Kirsch’s Maple
317S Route 77, Varysburg, NY
(58S) 535-7006
Letchworth State Park – Humphrey Nature Center
1 Letchworth State Park, Castile, NY
(585) 493-3682
Located in Letchworth State Park at the Humphrey Nature Center – activities run from 10am-2pm, with a pancake breakfast running from 10am-1pm. Maple activities include continual demonstrations of three different maple sugaring techniques, including Haudenosaunee stone boiling, iron pot fire pit boiling and the use of a modern evaporator. Hourly walks led by park naturalists will highlight maple tree identification, how to tap a tree, cap collecting and more!
Even sweeter, this year is NYS Parks’ centennial, the 100th birthday of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. To mark this 100th anniversary, Letchworth’s mapling team is using exactly 100 taps on the park’s maple trees. Aluminum buckets, plastic buckets, tubing lines, bags, even a DIY milk jug are all in play. At Maple Weekends, you can see them all in action and help collect sap!
Letchworth State Park’s maple syrup will be for sale at the nature center. To mark each batch made in NYS Parks’ centennial year, each beautiful bottle of syrup will have a unique centennial sticker.
Enjoy a pancake breakfast cooked by the Friends of Letchworth State Park using syrup from local maple producers – tickets are $8, kids under 5 eat free. Proceeds benefit Letchworth State Park projects and preservation.
Maple Moon Farms
1058 Attica Gulf Road, Attica, NY
(585) 409-3975
Maple Moon Farms will be serving a $5 pancake breakfast both weekends starting at 10AM. Also, enjoy a 30-minute wagon ride around the property!
Merle Maple Farm
1884 Route 98, Attica, NY
(585) 535-7136
Merle Maple will have tours, samples, wagon rides to the woods, a kids’ corner, new technology, an air cannon, beautiful scenery, and our whole family! Lunch options include maple chili, maple hot dogs, maple hard-boiled eggs, maple cotton candy, maple pulled pork, maple soft serve, maple raspberry twist ice cream, and more!
Meyer Harvest Patch & Maple
611 Route 20A, Strykersville, NY
(585) 652-4721
Stop in and enjoy a pancakes breakfast, with maple sausage, orange slices, coffee, and milk! Each day from 10AM to 2PM. Under two years old eat free, ages 2-10 $5, over 10 are $9.
Mohler Maple Products
1627 Route 19, Wyoming, NY
(585) 495-6941
(Open Saturdays ONLY)
Moore’s Maple Shake & Pancake House
10444 Galen Hill Road, Freedom, NY
(716) 492-2714
Visit Moore’s for a pancake breakfast, including eggs, sausage & more – each day from 8AM to 2PM.
Over The Hill Maple
2089 Maxon Road, Varysburg, NY
(585) 535-7971
Randall’s Maple Products
10307 Smithley Road, Alexander, NY
(585) 547-3596
Sage Family Maple, LLC
4449 Sage Road, Warsaw, NY
(586) 786-5684
Sweet Time Maple
5680 Webster Road, Wyoming, NY
(585) 495-6803
Stop in an enjoy a pancake breakfast, with scrambled eggs, ham, homefries, juice and coffee! All you can eat. Each day from 8:30AM to 1PM. Adults $13, kids $5. No reservation required. The sugarhouse will be open from 1PM to 4PM for sample, tours, shopping & more!
Wolcott Maple Syrup Products & Equipment
1247 Dale Road, Dale, NY
(585) 786-3893
This information and more are included on the Wyoming County Chamber & Tourism website: www.GoWyCo.com.
For more information on area producers, visit the Wyoming County Maple Association Facebook page.