43rd Vermont Maple Festival

The Vermont Maple Festival is an annual event that is attended by 1000's of Vermonters and tourists. People gather from all over to celebrate Vermont's finest- Maple Syrup. It is held every year in the St. Albans park and is usually the last weekend in April. Some of the events that are held at the maple festival include a parade w/ the maple king and queen, a youth talent show, local music, the sap run, maple breakfast, etc… Also there are venders set up selling maple treats such as maple cotton candy, sugar on snow, maple creemees and more. They also have a sugarhouse set up in the park that is in use to show people how the process works to make maple syrup. Yankee Farm Credit and Clarence Brown, Inc. sponsored tours to two local sugarhouses: Cody L'esperance in Swanton; and Matt Playful in Fairfield.