Geauga County Maple Festival

Get ready to satisfy your sweet tooth because the Geauga County Maple Festival is bringing a century of sticky-sweet tradition to Chardon! As the oldest maple festival in the United States, this four-day extravaganza honors the local maple syrup crop with everything from competitive bathtub races to an official syrup auction. Visitors can enjoy continuous grandstand entertainment, mechanical amusement rides, and unique highlights like the crowning of the Maple Queen, thrilling lumberjack competitions, and pancake-eating contests loaded with pure liquid gold. Whether you are craving freshly made maple stirs at the log cabin or sprinting through town during the annual Sap Run, this is the ultimate spring destination for syrup lovers of all ages.