A sweet annual event returns to the region as the Potter-Tioga Maple Producers Association hosts the annual Maple Weekend March 20-21, 2026.

The annual Maple Weekend began in 2005, and currently has 16 participating farms and educational experiences across Potter and Tioga Counties. The farms offer tours, demonstrations and the finest in pure maple products, and visitors learn about the interesting story of each farm and the unique processes developed by individual producers.

Head across our two counties from farm-to-farm sampling the local product and seeing how some farms fire with natural gas or fuel oil, while others use a traditional wood fire during the evaporation process. While most farms have gone to tubing and vacuum-pump systems, a fair number still hang some buckets in the trees, and a few have foregone central collection all together. Even the creation of products varies at each location and range from maple salad dressing or barbecue sauce to jellies and homemade cookies to maple milkshakes or cotton candy. Each farm has a specialty and a recipe or two that have been passed down through the family over generations.

It’s a great weekend to get out to celebrate one of our region’s premiere products!