EVENTS
Dates: April 24-26, 2026
The City of Bellbrook is pleased to announce the 46th Annual Sugar Maple Festival (SMF) will be held in beautiful & historic downtown Bellbrook on April 24-26, 2026. We are excited to announce the return of our expanded entertainment tent, extended beer garden hours, and two nights of amazing entertainment from two very popular local bands: Spungewurthy (Friday night) and Stranger (Saturday night). New this year, we welcome The Dayton Brick Shop for a community wide lego build, a comedy variety show and expanded shuttle times! With a continued emphasis on safety and security, the city will provide extra barriers at street entrances around the festival areas. As in years past, the SMF will feature activities for everyone including live music, a parade, FREE children’s activities, crafts & food vendors, a 5K run/walk, a dog show, and of course – authentic maple syrup!
5K Race
The annual Sugar Maple Festival 5K Run/Walk will be held Saturday morning starting at 9:00 AM at the St. Pierre Education Center next to Bellbrook High School. Registration and race information is at: https://runsignup.com/Race/OH/Bellbrook/ORRRCSugarMapleFestivalK
Beer Garden & Live Bands
We’ll kick off our festival with the opening of the beer garden at 5:00 PM on Friday night. We’ll re-open on Saturday at noon immediately following the parade and at noon on Sunday. In addition to our traditional offering of locally crafted beers from Warped Wing, wine and hard cider will also be available. The beer garden will be located by the Live Entertainment Stage on Walnut Street. Friday night features Spungewurthy and Saturday night features Stranger.
Children's Activities
The festival offers lots of fun FREE activities for kids of all ages including carnival games & face painting. Activities will be located in Bellbrock Park on Saturday 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM and Sunday from Noon – 4:00 PM.
Crafts
The festival will have a multitude of vendors with spices, dips, soaps, candles, fabric items, and several types of jewelry as well. Approximately 70 booths will line Franklin Street & the city parking lot.
Dog Show
The 19th Annual Dog Show will be held on Sunday at 1:00 PM in Bellbrock Park. Registration begins at 12:30 PM.
Entertainment
All entertainment is free and takes place at Bellbrock Park, the Entertainment Tent, and in the front parking lot of Sugarcreek Township Fire Station. See the entertainment schedule here.
Food
The SMF will once again offer a wide variety of food for festival goers. Food vendors will be lined up along Main Street and offer everything from traditional sausages, hamburgers & french fries to ice cream, donuts and maple syrup food items! Back by popular demand, Schmidt’s Sausage Truck and Cousins Maine Lobster will be returning this year.
Free Shuttle
Runs from Bell Creek Intermediate on Upper Bellbrook to Bellbrock Park on Saturday and Sunday. Shuttle times are 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM Saturday, and 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM Sunday. Please note the festival does not have designated Handicapped parking.
Maple Syrup & Sap Boil Demonstration
Sugar share helpers may deliver frozen sap to the old Sugar House in Bellbrock Park on Saturday morning. We will be hosting a sap boil on both Saturday and Sunday to demonstrate the evaporation process. Samples will be available and syrup will be for sale in the Sugar House.
Parade
Parade participants include Sugar Maple Ambassadors, local groups, youth sports teams, dancers and performers, horses, antique cars and the Bellbrook High School Marching Band. Grab a spot along West Franklin Street between Dot’s and the center of town to see the parade which starts at 10:30 AM on Saturday.
Pancake Breakfast (All-You-Can-Eat)
The annual “all-you-can eat” pancake breakfast will be held at The Bellbrook United Methodist Church 47 E. Franklin St., from 8:00 -10:30 AM. Adults are $10 and children (2-16) are $5. Under 2 free. Family $25. Extra sausage $1. This year’s breakfast is run by and supports the Bellbrook HS Swim & Dive Team.
