MARCH 14 & 15, 2026 | 12PM – 5PM

There will be vendors, live music, specialty beverages, educational programming, entertainment, and of course all things maple! Come out to celebrate the beginning of the season with us and experience the magic of maple, in all of its form, all of March!

Don’t forget to support and visit all the wonderful local maple farms during Maple Weekend (March 21 – 22, & March 28 – 29), hosted by the New York State Maple Producers Association!

INTERESTED IN BEING A VENDOR AT MAPLE FEST? FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW!

VENDOR APPLICATION

Mountain Winds Farm (MWF) is nestled in the western hills of Berne, New York in the Helderberg Hilltowns. The Grippin Family has owned this maple farm since 1961.

MWF sells a variety of maple products such as maple syrup, maple drops, maple sugar candy, maple popcorn and much more— some of their maple goodies are available in our Farm Store all year round! We are honored to be working with MWF to create our cider and beer for Maple Fest! Check out their table during our Maple Fest weekend.

SPECIALTY BEVERAGES

CIDER

Makeshift Sugar Shack

7.5% ABV – Our Golden Russet cider conditioned on Mountain Winds Farm Grade A Maple syrup and aged in a maple bourbon barrel.

COCKTAIL

Tap Season Tonic

Ginger beer, maple syrup, bourbon, citrus, and ILFCB Dry Hard cider, served in a maple bottle

BEER

Tappin’ Some Trees Maple Stout

10.8% ABV Imperial Stout made with maple syrup from Mountain Winds Farm in Berne, NY. This deep, rich, viscous stout has big notes of coffee, chocolate and maple, with a nice sharp bitterness. A must try!

BIERSTACHELN (beer spiking/beer poking)

A centuries-old German tradition where a metal wand is heated up and submerged into beer (or hard cider). The effect of the heat caramelizes the sugar in the beer and adds to the flavor, as well as creating a rich creamy foam head. We will have a beer and hard cider tent/table set up for you to watch this process happen and enjoy the final product!

FOOD VENDORS

LOCAL VENDORS

AND MORE!

MAPLE HIKES

MARCH 14 & 15 | 3PM – 5PM

Join Claire Guyer on a hike around Indian Ladder Farms on each day of Maple Fest. Enjoy two (2) glass of our specialty maple cocktail (21+), beer or hard cider, included with your ticket. Check-in with our staff member at 3pm in the Tasting Room and the hike will begin at 4pm.

REGISTER HERE!

MAPLE WORKSHOPS

MARCH 14 & 15 | 11AM & 1PM

TREE RINGS

MARCH 14 & 15 | 11AM – 12PM

Want to know the weather from 100 years ago just by looking at tree rings? Come join our Education Program Coordinator, Katy, to learn all about tree rings with a fun craft included. This workshop is catered to children under 12 years old but open to all ages (adults included).

SAP TO SYRUP

MARCH 14 & 15 | 1PM – 2PM

Mmm, that maple syrup on your pancakes sure is delicious! Ever wonder how it’s made? Join us to learn about how maple syrup is made. Make a fun craft with us, learn everything about syrup, when it was first created, how the trees get tapped, and everything in between. This workshop is catered towards children under 12 years old but all ages are welcome — adults included.