Geauga County Maple Festival

05/05/2026

Reminder for Syrup Hobby Class Participants 🍁

If you entered the Syrup Hobby Class, please remember to pick up your entry at Richards Maple Products by June 15th.

Any items not picked up by this date will be donated back to the Maple Festival.

Thank you again for being part of our Sweet Centennial celebration!

04/28/2026

🍁Our Sweet Centennial celebration wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible support of our local businesses. Because of YOU, we were able to honor 100 years of tradition, bring our community together, and make this milestone festival truly unforgettable.🍁

We are beyond grateful for your continued support and commitment to our community.

Please take a moment to recognize and support the businesses that helped make our 100th

Centennial celebration a success:
✨ Smokin Oak
✨ Alvord's Yard & Garden Equipment, LLC
✨ Chardon Smile Center
✨ DBC Remodeling & Construction
✨ Proactive Behavior Services
✨ Universal Windows Direct / The Bath Authority / Leaf Guard
✨ Ohio State Waterproofing
✨ Junction Auto Family
✨ Renewal by Andersen
✨ Window Nation
✨ NMS Certified Public Accountants
✨ Adelio's Contracting
✨ Dumpster Bandit LLC
✨ Fairmount Center for the Arts
✨ Geauga County Farm Bureau
✨ State Farm Insurance
✨ Joyce: Windows, Sunrooms & Baths
✨ Cloonan Plumbing LLC
✨ Pella Windows & Doors
✨ 4 Seasons Construction & Roofing
✨ Western Reserve Honda
✨ Cheshire Creamery
✨ KT's Custom Logos
✨ Chardon Welding, Inc.
✨ The Original Burr Funeral Home and Cremation Service
✨ D&S Automotive Collision & Restyling
✨ Pioneer Waterland & Dry Fun Park
✨ Eleventhree Brewing
✨ I.B.E.W. 673
✨ Waste Management
✨ Friends of Judge Robert Patton
✨ The McCaskey Team
✨ Armor Companies
✨ Lake Geauga Ashtabula LMCC
✨ Covia Corp

Show them some love—shop local, visit their businesses, and thank them for helping us celebrate 100 incredible years.

04/27/2026

Update: The cell phone owners have been identified. Credit Card owner was identified.

The 2 wallets are smaller in size, no identification inside either of them. One or both may belong to a child/teen. If you are missing a wallet, please stop in and describe. Again these were found on the Square during the festival.

We have a couple of cell phones, a credit card, and 2 small wallets that were found at the Maple Geauga County Maple Festival. If you are missing an item, please stop into our station to claim.

04/27/2026

A heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who participated in today’s Maple Syrup Auction! 🍁

From the incredible producers who submitted their award-winning syrup, to the generous bidders and local businesses who showed up in support—this event is a true reflection of what makes our community so special.

The enthusiasm, generosity, and hometown pride on display—especially during our Sweet Centennial celebration—remind us just how lucky we are to be part of something that has brought people together for 100 years.

04/27/2026

What a SPLASH of fun at this year’s Bathtub Races! 💦🍁

Congratulations to our 2026 winners—your speed, creativity, and teamwork made waves and kept the crowd cheering! 🎉👏

Thank you to everyone who participated and to all who came out to watch this fan-favorite event. You truly made it unforgettable!

🏆BEST OF SHOW WENT TO SHENANIGANS!🏆

04/27/2026

🏃‍♂️ Sap Run Results – 2026 Maple Festival 🏃‍♀️

Congratulations to our overall Sap Run winners from this morning! 🎉

Awards were presented only to the individuals announced. If you did not receive your medal, you can pick it up at Richards Maple Products after tomorrow.

We want to be transparent—this event is currently undergoing major changes, and we sincerely apologize for any confusion or conflicting information over the course of this week and especially today. We truly appreciate your patience and support, and we are already working toward improvements for next year.

Participants from today please keep an eye on your email regarding T-shirts, especially if you did not receive one today or at prepacket pick up. We will be sending an email out this week.

Thank you to everyone who came out and participated! 🍁

A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO Mytown Nutrition for providing a Hydration Station for today's race.

04/27/2026

THE RESULTS ARE IN! 🏆🍁

​What a way to celebrate our Sweet Centennial! This year’s parade was a truly historic display of community spirit. From the creative floats to the classic chrome, you made the 100th-anniversary celebration one for the record books!

​Please join us in congratulating the official winners of the 2026 Geauga County Maple Festival Parade:

​🏆 2026 PARADE WINNERS 🏆

​ADULT FLOATS
🥇 1st Place: Eleven Three Brewing
🥈 2nd Place: St Luke's Episcopal Church

​YOUTH FLOATS
🥇 1st Place: St Mary School
🥈 2nd Place: Geauga Caprine Kids 4H
🥉 3rd Place: Geauga County Jr Fair Board

​ADULT MARCHING
🥇 1st Place: Sons of the American Revolution

​YOUTH MARCHING
🥇 1st Place: Twilight Studios
🥈 2nd Place: Emerald City Twirlers

​CLASSIC CARS & TRUCKS
🥇 1st Place: Bob Morgan – 1941 Chevy truck
🥈 2nd Place: Rick Pierce – 1931 Model A
🥉 3rd Place: Jeff Willis – 1969 Chevelle

​A huge thank you to all the participants, volunteers, and everyone who came out to cheer
on this century-old tradition. See you next year!

Photod courtesy of Geauga TV

04/26/2026

AND… that’s a wrap on the 2026 Sweet Centennial Geauga County Maple Festival! 🍁

We want to give a HUGE thank you to our incredible volunteers. You wear many hats, put in countless hours, and dedicate so much of your time to make this festival the success that it is. This tradition has thrived for 100 years because of you and the heart of our small town—here’s to many more years to come!

A reminder that this festival is run solely by volunteers. We are not paid—we are human, and we are always working to improve. We spend hours organizing events, planning details, and making everything come together. Sometimes things change, and sometimes mistakes happen, but everything we do comes from a place of care and commitment to this community. We are always looking for more volunteers to join us!

To everyone who attended—thank you. Thank you for spending your time in our town and for supporting the amazing vendors who helped make this weekend so special.

📅 Save the Date: The 2027 festival will take place April 22nd–25th, 2027. We can’t wait to see you there!
Until next year! 🍁

04/26/2026