Sugar Maple Festival

Sugar Maple Festival

April 25-27, 2025

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The Best Food in Town

Delicious sandwiches, brews, fried and grilled options plus much more. The Sugar Maple Festival offers the most mouth watering festival food, drinks and sweets from Dayton and the surrounding area’s favorite restaurants and food trucks.

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Fun for the Whole Family

Live music. Children’s Activities. Beer Garden and Wine Tasting. Parade. Maple Syrup Boil Demonstration. Pancake Breakfast. 5K Run/Walk. Craft Vendors. Dog Show. Food Vendors. Authentic Maple Syrup.

There’s fun for the whole family at the Sugar Maple Festival!

New for 2025

* Friday Night Country Fest
* Saturday Night 80s Party
* Hot Dog Eating Contest
* Expanded Beer Garden Hours
* New additions to our food vendor lineup
* Enhanced Safety Barriers around the festival

Join us for food, entertainment, and fun!

Dog Show

Sunday 1:00pm
This year, our ever-popular SMF Dog Show will be held Sunday at 1:00PM in Bellbrock Park. Registration begins at 12:30PM.

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Children's Activities

Saturday 11am-4pm | Sunday 12-4pm
This fesival offers lots of fun, FREE activities for kids of all ages, including carnival games, face painting, and prizes for everyone.

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Exclusive Mugs

50 unique mugs, handmade by Outside the Box Studio, will be for sale at the sales booth in the beer garden. Get yours before they’re gone! All proceeds help us to give back to the community through scholarships and donations.

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Maple Syrup Cream Puff

We have many exciting new offerings coming this year, including a maple cream puff from Schmidt’s Sausage Haus.

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Locals Only Donut

Introducing Locals Only, the ultimate Dayton donut. This bad boy is loaded up with luscious maple glaze, Uncle Boof’s notorious mini pancakes, a sprinkle of cinnamon butter, and a syringe of syrup straight to the heart.

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Beer Garden

Friday 5-10pm | Saturday 12-10pm | Sunday 12-4pm
Extended hours! Join us for our popular beer garden, featuring local beer and live music from BRITCHES DOWN on Friday and STRANGER on Saturday. Plus, country night on Friday night and 80s night on Saturday night!

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Hot Dog Eating Contest

Saturday 4-5pm
NEW THIS YEAR! The Bellbrook Fire Department will be holding a Hot Dog Eating Contest Saturday 4-5pm, with their special spicy hot dog - the 4-Alarm Special.

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Sap Boil

Saturday 12-5pm
Join us in the park for a maple sap boil on a pot belly stove evaporator, using sap collected from trees in our community. Samples will be available and syrup will be offered for sale from Four B’s and Trees Farm.

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Pancake Breakfast

Saturday 8-10:30am
The annual “all-you-can-eat” breakfast will be held at Bellbrook United Methodist Church. Adults are $10 and children 16 and under are $5. Under 2 free. Family $25.
Parade

Saturday 10:30am
Make sure to get your spot along West Franklin St to see the parade. The parade starts on Franklin St near Little Sugarcreek Rd and ends at the light at the corner of Franklin St and Main St.

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5K Walk/Run

Saturday 9:00am
Join us for our annual 5K race starting at the St. Pierre Education Center next to Bellbrook High School.

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Ambassador Program

Four Bellbrook students who embody the spirit of volunteerism, helping others, and supporting community causes will be awarded scholarships. This program replaces our Sweetheart competition and all genders may apply.