Ah, spring in Otsego County. The snow’s melting, the sun’s peeking out, and the trees? They’re leaking sugar. You know what that means—it’s Maple Weekend, baby. Time to throw on your boots, loosen your waistband, and fully commit to a weekend of sticky fingers, steamy sugarhouses, and pancake-fueled joy.

If you’ve never celebrated Maple Weekend before, first of all: How dare you? Second of all: don’t worry. We’ve got the inside scoop on how to do it right here in Otsego County. And yes, it involves breakfast. Lots of it.

  1. Fenimore Farm Sugaring Off Sunday
  2. Syrup Happens at Ben and Judy’s Sugarhouse
  3. Millers Mills Maple
  4. Farmers Markets for Maple on the Go!

Fenimore Farm Sugaring Off Sunday

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Sugaring Off Weekend at the Fenimore Farm

It’s not just a breakfast—it’s a full-on maple throwdown every Sunday in March. Eat pancakes, explore Fenimore Farm, watch historic and modern sugaring demos (they even wear costumes!), and chase your kids through the museum village like a wholesome, syrup-fueled maniac.

You’ll walk in hungry and walk out sticky, happy, and maybe a little wiser about 19th-century sap buckets.

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Syrup Happens at Ben and Judy’s Sugarhouse

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Ben & Judy's Sugarhouse in West Edmeston

📍 West Edmeston, NY
📅 Sat & Sun March 29 & 30
🥞 Breakfast: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
🎟️ Tours & sweet samples 'til 4:00 p.m.

Ben and Judy are doing the lord’s work out here—serving up a maple breakfast that would make Paul Bunyan weep. We’re talking stacks of pancakes, sizzling sausage, and syrup so fresh it was probably in a tree 20 minutes ago. After you’re sufficiently syrup-drunk, take a tour of the sugarhouse and see how the magic happens. Spoiler: it involves a lot of boiling.

Pro tip: Show up early. Leave full. Come back the next weekend and do it again.

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Millers Mills Maple

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Millers Mills Maple

📍 Richfield Springs, NY
📅 Sat & Sun March 29 & 30
🕙 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

This place is pure maple joy. No gimmicks—just real people, real syrup, and real good vibes. Visit the sugarhouse, learn how the sap gets turned into liquid gold, taste a few samples (or ten), and snag a bottle to take home. Or three. No judgment here.

Also, it smells insanely good. Like if a forest and a candy shop had a baby. Check out their Facebook Page!

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Farmers Markets for Maple on the Go!

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Cooperstown Farmers' Market

Oneonta Farmers' Market

Coop Farmers' Market

Not into the sugarhouse scene? Prefer your syrup in a nice glass bottle, maybe with a side of local jam and a cinnamon bun? We got you.

  • Cooperstown Farmers’ Market – Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

  • Oneonta Farmers’ Market – Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Both markets feature local producers slinging syrup, maple candy, maple mustard, maple BBQ sauce... basically everything but maple-scented cologne (and we’re not totally against that either).

 

Oneonta Farmers' Market