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 and larger tent for beer garden
* Friday night 80s party
* New additions to our food vendor lineup
* Maple Cream Puff from Schmidt’s Sausage Haus
* Maple Donut from Death Grip Donuts

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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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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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

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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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
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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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

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.

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.

Congratulations to the recipients of our Ambassador Scholarship Program!!

The Festival Committee selected five ambassadors as part of the new Ambassador Scholarship Program. These students are all Seniors at Bellbrook High School – Grace Atchison, Garrett Becker, Mikuya Ford, Reagan Morrow and Justin Paul. They have the distinction of being the first Ambassador Scholarship recipients. Each student will receive a $500 scholarship and assist the committee in Festival operations and activities this weekend.

Grace Atchison serves as Senior Class President. Grace loves Bellbrook and the community and volunteers with Supportive Peers, Young Life, Shoes 4 the Shoeless, the MAK Foundation, the Lions Club Festival and Wee Eagles Volleyball camp. She is involved in track and field and was captain of the volleyball team. Grace plans to study sports management in college.

Garrett Becker is a captain and scholar athlete for both Bellbrook Track & Field and Cross Country teams. He is involved in the high school drone team, Boy Scouts of America, Young Life, Academic Team, and the National Honor Society. Garrett plans to study computer engineering this fall in college.

Mikuya Ford serves as a program coordinator for Supportive Peers, Vice President of National Honor Society, Cross Country Team Captain, Swim & Dive Captain, Track and Field Captain, and is involved in the high school drone team and the kindness club. Mikuya plans to attend Brigham Young University to study chemical engineering and premed in hopes to become a developmental pediatrician.

Reagan Morrow is passionate about helping the community. She has volunteered at the Bellbrook Sugarcreek Community Support Center since 8th grade, is involved with Supportive Peers, and is a member of the Bellbrook Jr ROTC and National Honor Society. She coordinated a Back to School Bash in 2023, raising donations and collecting school supplies for over 150 people. Raegan plans to study social work at Miami University and will likely continue with ROTC.

Justin Paul serves as a captain on both Bellbrook Cross Country and Track & Field teams. He is co-treasurer of the National Honor Society and team manager of the Academic Team. He is a peer tutor and member of Eagle Excellence, which leads orientation for incoming high school freshmen. Justin is the BHS salutatorian and plans to study computer science this fall at Santa Clara, Case Western or Ohio State.

Congratulations again to these 5 students on their achievements!

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Dates
April 19-21, 2024

Location
Downtown Bellbrook, OH

Hours
Friday 5-10pm
Saturday 10-10pm
Sunday 12-5pm