As winter’s chill begins to wane, Maine eagerly anticipates one of its most cherished traditions: Maine Maple Sunday Weekend. Scheduled for March 22 and 23, 2025, this annual event invites families and friends to explore the art and joy of maple sugaring across the state. Local sugarhouses open their doors, offering a behind-the-scenes look into the syrup-making process, complete with tastings, demonstrations, and a plethora of maple-infused delights.

For those in the Sebago Lake area, a variety of nearby farms are participating in this year’s festivities. Here’s a curated list of local sugarhouses to consider visiting:

Baldwin:

• Grandpa Joe’s Sugarhouse: Located at 103 Murch Road in East Baldwin, ME, the sugarhouse will be open from 9 AM to 4 PM both days. Savor a delicious breakfast or lunch hot off the BBQ, or treat yourself to a sweet shake from Emma’s Maple Shake Shack. On Sunday, enjoy live music and catch the excitement of the annual Baldwin Community Cooking Contest. Don’t forget to browse a full selection of maple delights—maple candy, nuts, cotton candy, and popcorn—all crafted by a six-generation family of maple producers.

Buxton:

• Dunn Family Maple: The Dunn Family Maple sugarhouse, located at 419 Chicopee Rd, Buxton, ME will be open for Maine Maple Sunday Weekend from 9 AM to 4 PM. Guests can enjoy a Wild Maine Blueberry pancake breakfast from 9 AM to 1 PM, then visit the sugarhouse to watch the syrup-making process in action. Fresh maple mini donuts, maple bacon donuts, and a variety of maple products—including syrup, candy, and the new maple butter—will be available. Complimentary ice cream with maple syrup will be offered. Note that Chicopee Road will be one-way from Line Rd in Gorham to Gillet Rd in Buxton, with traffic flowing in a single direction for public safety.

Casco:

• Sweet William’s: Sweet William’s Maple Syrup, located at 66 Spiller Rd, Casco, ME, invites everyone to celebrate a sweet taste of spring during Maine Maple Sunday Weekend on March 22-23, 2024, from 9 AM to 4 PM. Guests can enjoy a homemade pancake breakfast served all day on Sunday, then step into the sugarhouse for a detailed explanation of the syrup-making process and a self-guided tour of the sugarbush. Fresh maple-glazed doughnuts will be available while supplies last, along with maple syrup on ice cream and Mrs. Sweet William’s maple baked beans. A variety of maple treats—including maple butter, popcorn, cotton candy, and spiced maple granola—will be available for purchase.

Denmark:

• Gray Farm Maple: Gray Farm Maple, located at 21 Gray Farm Lane, Denmark, ME, will be open on Maine Maple Sunday from 10 AM to 4 PM. Visitors can tour the sugar bush and sugarhouse, watch live demonstrations of reverse osmosis, evaporation, and bottling, and enjoy free tastings of pancakes and maple candy while supplies last. Kids can take part in tree tapping, and syrup will be available for purchase, along with maple candy and the popular Gray Farm Maple Baked Bean Kits. 
  
• Legare’s Sugar House: Situated at 60 Berry Road, Denmark, ME, Legare’s Sugar House welcomes guests on Sunday from 9 AM to 5 PM. They offer maple syrup for purchase and educate visitors on the syrup-making process, providing an opportunity to taste the rich flavors of Maine’s maple tradition.

Gorham:

• Merrifield Farm: Merrifield Farm, located at 195 North Gorham Rd, Gorham, ME, will celebrate its 25th Maine Maple Sunday Weekend on March 22-23, 2024, from 9 AM to 4 PM. Guests can enjoy an all-day pancake breakfast with sausage, maple baked beans, and hot dogs, along with maple hot and iced coffee and sweet treats from the Coffee Shed. Activities include boiling demonstrations, a blacksmith, 4-H oxen exhibitors, wagon rides, live music, and a chance to snap a photo with the “Sugar Bear.” Visitors can also explore the “Of Days Gone By” Museum, showcasing Maine’s maple sugaring, logging, farming, and ice harvesting history (ticket required). A variety of maple products—syrup, cotton candy, fudge, coated nuts, whoopie pies, and more—will be available for purchase.
  
• Parson’s Maple Products: Parson’s Maple Products, located at 322 Buck St, Gorham, ME, will be open for Maine Maple Sunday Weekend on Saturday, March 23, from 8 AM to 3 PM, and Sunday, March 24, from 8 AM to 4 PM. Guests can enjoy a pancake breakfast in a large, indoor heated seating area and sample syrup over ice cream. The farm is handicap accessible with restroom facilities available. Syrup and other maple products can be purchased using cash, check, or credit card.
  
• The Lockman Place: A quaint spot at 274 North Gorham Rd, Gorham, ME offering free samples of maple syrup over ice cream on Maine Maple Sunday. Start your maple Sunday here, then visit more exciting operations afterward.
  
• Spiller Country Farm: Located at 118 Spiller Road, Gorham, ME, Spiller Country Farm will be open on Saturday and Sunday from 8 AM to 4 PM. They invite guests to enjoy a pancake breakfast and take home maple syrup and other maple goodies, including their own maple ice cream.
  
• Wintergreen Farm: At 25 Ritz Farm Rd, Gorham, ME, Wintergreen Farm will be open Saturday and Sunday from 9 AM to 5 PM. As a Maine state-certified producer with over 500 taps, they invite visitors to tour their setup and learn about the maple syrup-making process from start to finish.
  
• Orchard Ridge Farm: At 236 Sebago Lake Rd, Gorham, ME, Orchard Ridge Farm will be open Saturday and Sunday from 8 AM to 6 PM. While they do not boil on-site, they offer maple products from various producers, including maple donuts, maple bacon donuts, fried chicken and waffles, and more; guests are also welcome to explore the orchard, visit animals, and warm up by the fire pits.

Harrison:

• Dawes Hill Sugar Shack: Open Sunday from 10 AM to 4 PM at 60 Dawes Hill Rd Harrison, ME, enjoy the famous Maple Pie, homemade maple ice cream, and plenty of maple syrup for purchase. Please note, it’s cash only due to limited Wi-Fi at the rural sugar shack. Don’t miss a sweet day in the countryside!
  
• Jim’s Sugar House: Open at 296 Maple Ridge Rd Harrison, ME on Saturday, March 22, and Sunday, March 23, from 9 AM to 3 PM, invites visitors to tour the sugarhouse and learn how maple syrup is made. A variety of maple products will be available for purchase, including syrup, sugar, peanuts, walnuts, almonds, lollipops, cream, and cotton candy. Don’t miss the chance to sample warm maple syrup over ice cream!
  
• Friendly Village Farm: Located at 1061 Naples Rd, Harrison, ME, Friendly Village Farm will be open Saturday and Sunday from 9 AM to 4 PM. They offer boiling demonstrations, maple products for sampling and purchase, fresh maple cotton candy, maple sticky buns from Stella Blue’s Bakery, a goat petting area by Taylor Tot Farm, and horse education demonstrations by North Ridge Ranch; visitors can also hike the maple sugar bush to see how it all begins.

Hollis:

• Waterhouse Family Farm: Waterhouse Family Farm at 939 River Rd Hollis Center, ME invites you to tour their sugar shack for Maine Maple Weekend, March 23rd and 24th, from 9 AM to 5 PM. Enjoy boiling demonstrations all day, a pancake breakfast from 9 AM to noon, and treats like ice cream with maple and maple goat milk fudge. Kids can visit with goats, see bunny friends on Saturday, and enjoy free face painting from 10 AM to 2 PM. A variety of maple products will be available for purchase, including syrup, candy, whoopie pies, and maple glazed cinnamon rolls. Cards and cash accepted—follow their page for updates!

Limington:

• Naturally Jammin’: At 802 Cape Rd, Limington, ME, Naturally Jammin’ invites guests on Saturday and Sunday from 8 AM to 4 PM. They offer a variety of products, including jams, honey, baked goods, ice cream, homemade honey and maple cinnamon rolls with a choice of beverage, and award-winning honey-sweetened ice cream.

Naples:

• H&M Sugar Shack: Located at 629 Lakehouse Rd, Naples, ME, H&M Sugar Shack will be open Saturday and Sunday from 9 AM to 3 PM. Visitors can watch how maple syrup is made and purchase various sizes of syrup.

New Gloucester:

• Pineland Farms: Celebrate Maple Week at Pineland Farms from Monday, March 17 to Sunday, March 23, 2025, with a 2-hour farm visit featuring dairy barns, a farmyard, and a self-guided quest to explore the Sugar House. Located at 15 Farm View Dr New Gloucester, ME lean how to identify sugar maples, observe a gravity tubing system, and watch tapping and syrup-making demonstrations. Admission is $6 per person Monday through Saturday (free for ages 2 and under) and free on Maine Maple Sunday, March 23, with pre-registration required. Enjoy syrup samples at the Sugar House, maple cotton candy for sale at the Smokehouse Visitor Center, and maple-themed treats at the Market.
  
• Royal River Orchards: Royal River Orchards at 201 Peacock Hill New Gloucester, ME invites you to celebrate Maine Maple Weekend on March 23rd and 24th from 9 AM to 4 PM with syrup sales and boiling demonstrations. Enjoy a pancake breakfast with homemade pancakes, bacon, applesauce, maple baked beans, and a hot beverage from 9 AM to 12 PM (or until sold out) both days. Indulge in homemade maple treats like donuts, granola, applesauce, s’mores, and cookies, with plenty of syrup available for purchase. Follow Royal River Orchards on Facebook for event updates and last-minute details.
  
• Mindful Folk Farm: Situated at 290 Morse Rd, New Gloucester, ME, Mindful Folk Farm welcomes visitors on Sunday from 10 AM to 2 PM. Attendees can join in celebrating Maine’s sweetest agricultural product during this time.

Raymond:

• Balsam Ridge: Balsam Ridge Farm invites you to 140 Egypt Rd Raymond, ME to celebrate Maine Maple Weekend on March 22nd and 23rd with delicious samples, educational experiences, and entertainment. Enjoy a pancake breakfast, hot dogs, homemade baked beans, and other tasty treats available for purchase. Follow Balsam Ridge Farm on Facebook and Instagram for the latest event updates.

Sebago:

• Greene Maple Farm: Greene Maple Farm welcomes you to Maine Maple Weekend on March 22nd and 23rd from 8 AM to 4 PM, with tours of their expanding sugarhouse located at 76 Bridgton Rd Sebago, ME. Enjoy a free sample of warm maple syrup on ice cream and shop a variety of farm products, including maple syrup, honey, pastured pork, grass-fed Highland beef, and farm-fresh eggs. Treat yourself to maple goodies like maple candy, cream, sugar rubs, jams, coffee, nuts, and the new maple cotton candy. Don’t miss the B&D Roadside Grill Food Truck both days!
  
• Sebago Community Fire Company: Hosting their 35th Annual Pancake Breakfast at Sebago Town Hall on Sunday from 7 AM to 12 PM, the Sebago Community Fire Company offers pancakes, eggs, sausage, and homefries topped with pure Maine maple syrup donated by Greene Maple Farm; all proceeds benefit the Sebago Community Fire Company.

Windham:

• Nash Valley Farm: Join Nash Valley Farm at 79 Nash Rd Windham, ME for Maine Maple Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, March 22nd and 23rd, from 9 AM to 3 PM. Celebrate the maple harvest with a plentiful supply of syrup and a variety of maple treats, including maple buttercreams, hard candy drops, whoopie pies, maple cotton candy, maple-coated nuts, and fudge. It’s the sweetest time of year! 
  
• Cooper’s Maple Products: Cooper’s Maple Products invites you to celebrate Maine Maple Sunday Weekend with us at 81 Chute Rd Windham, ME! Join us on Saturday, March 22nd, from 10 AM to 4 PM for farm tours, sugarhouse sales, and a one-hour walking tour of the farm. On Sunday, March 23rd, we’re open from 9 AM to 5 PM, featuring a Pancake Breakfast from 9 AM to 2 PM. Enjoy a variety of maple products, including syrup, cotton candy, and local raw honey — please note, traffic will be one-way on Chute Road from River Road to Webb Road.

For a comprehensive list of participating sugarhouses and more details about Maine Maple Sunday Weekend, visit the Maine Maple Producers Association’s member directory.

Embrace the sweetness of spring and support local producers by attending Maine Maple Sunday Weekend 2025. It’s an opportunity to create lasting memories, indulge in delectable treats, and learn about a time-honored Maine tradition.