Sugar Maple Festival

Sugar Maple Festival

April 19-21, 2024

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 2024

* Wine Tasting Event
* Pie Eating Contest
* New place and time for Dog Show
* Larger area for beer garden
* Friday night 80s party
* New additions to our food vendor lineup
* Maple Cream Puff from Schmidt’s Sausage Haus

Join us for food, entertainment, and fun!

Wine Tasting

Sunday 12-4pm
NEW THIS YEAR! We are excited to host several local Ohio wineries for an exclusive tasting event on Sunday. We will have live music and a Taylor Swift hour from 1-2PM.

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Beer Garden

Friday 5-10pm | Saturday 12-10pm
Join us for our popular beer garden, featuring local beer and live music from STRANGER and SPUNGEWURTHY. Plus, an 80s party on Friday night!

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Pie Eating Contest

Saturday 4-5pm
NEW THIS YEAR! Come join us for a good old fashioned pie eating contest on Saturday from 4-5PM. We will have both adult and kid competitions, featuring locally made Oatmeal Maple Pie!

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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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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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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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Dog Show

Sunday 1:00pm
NEW PLACE! NEW DAY! NEW TIME! 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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Ambassador Program

NEW THIS YEAR! Four Bellbrook students who embody the spirit of volunteerism, helping others, and supporting community causes will be awarded $500 scholarships. This program replaces our Sweetheart competition and all genders may apply.
Maple Syrup Cream Puff

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

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2024 Grand Marshal

Jerry Burgan

Jerry started his career with the Bellbrook Service Department on December 15, 1986. Jerry’s work ethic and dedication earned him the promotion of Street Foreman in 1991. He was later promoted to Service Foreman in 2019. He has continued his dedication and reliability since his first day of work. He is considered the back bone of the day-to-day operations. He has shared his knowledge, experiences, and accomplishments with his coworkers from the past to the present. Jerry’s leadership and knowledge will be missed as he is retiring after over 37 years on May 31, 2024.

2024 Citizen of the Year

Louie Schatzberg

Louie Schatzberg was unanimously selected as the 2024 Sugar Maple Festival Citizen of the Year. Louie’s passion and dedication to this festival & the city of Bellbrook is evident in everything he does for this community.

Almost 20 years ago, Louie was asked to join the SMF committee as a shuttle driver & the rest is history. Louie has served as the coordinator of shuttle services for over 15 years. From obtaining the signage permits & putting up the shuttle signs around the community to securing the vehicles and drivers, he also drives one of the shuttles during the entire weekend. He is always happy and eager to assist festival goers with information and highlights of the festival during the short drive. He is an unsung hero in assisting the festival every year.

In addition to his service to the SMF, Louie also serves as the audio-video recorder of all city council meetings and the SMF parade. We are proud to have Louie living in our Community and sharing his time & energy helping run the festival every year.