See what it all boils down to at the 48th annual Maple Sugarbush Festival
Saturday and Sunday
March 7-8, 2026
from 7 AM to 1 PM each day
Our most enduring spring celebration gives our community the opportunity to enjoy fresh pancakes and Indiana syrup before wandering through the largest urban old-growth forest in the United States. Learn about maple tapping and its history, the science of sap in our brand-new Sugar Shack, and how sap production is an important part of forest ecology!
Breakfast includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, two sausage links, and your choice of unlimited coffee, orange juice, chocolate milk, or white milk! Extra sausage links can be purchased on the day of the event (2 for $1).
Compostable plates, cutlery and cups will be provided but, each year, we also offer a green incentive: Bring your own reusable cup, plate or fork and GET A FREE DAY PASS to Wesselman Woods and the Welborn Baptist Foundation Nature Playscape.
PLEASE NOTE: Wesselman Woods observes special event hours during the Maple Sugarbush Festival. The trails and Nature Center will close down at 1 PM for cleaning.