Spring Tonic Maple Syrup Festival is Back for 2025!

Spring Tonic Maple Syrup Festival brings sweet family fun and community activities on April 5-6!

UTOPIA, Ontario (March 7, 2025) – This April 5-6, experience maple syrup season at the Tiffin Centre for Conservation! The Spring Tonic Maple Syrup Festival is the place to be for families looking for activities beyond maple syrup.

Admission includes a pancake and sausage breakfast with fresh maple syrup. Visitors can also learn traditional and modern methods of making maple syrup, interact with exotic animals, watch dog agility demonstrations, and ride a tractor wagon through the forest. Enjoy learning outdoor skills with cadets, live music, meet-and-greets with firefighters, paramedics, conservation officers, and much more! It’s also a great day to purchase Tiffin maple syrup!

For more than 30 years, the festival has celebrated maple syrup as an important aspect of Canadian heritage. It is a fundraising event for NVCA and the Rotary Club of Barrie. Volunteers generously donate their time to organize Spring Tonic and manage different stations during the event.

“All proceeds from the festival go towards Rotary community projects and maintaining Tiffin Conservation Area,” added Darren Robinson, Chairperson of the Spring Tonic Maple Syrup Festival at the Rotary Club of Barrie. “Funds help support the Royal Victoria Hospital, Salvation Army, affordable housing and many other community enhancement projects throughout Simcoe County.”

This year marks an exciting milestone for the festival with the introduction of new sponsors. “We’re thrilled to welcome Brad’s Tree Service as our Golden Syrup Sponsor,” said Kyra Howes, Director of Conservation Services at the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority. “Their generous contribution, along with other in-kind support, will allow us to make an even greater impact in our community.” The Spring Tonic Maple Syrup Festival is held at the Tiffin Conservation Area, 10 minutes from Barrie, Angus and Innisfil, and only 1 hour north of the Greater Toronto Area. Admission to the festival is $20 for adults, $15 for children between 3-12 and free for children 2 and under. Family packs for groups of four are available for $65. Visitors can also build their own bird box for $10.