Central East - Oshawa - Purple Woods Maple Syrup Festival

This program is intended for families in the Central East Region (Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Durham, York, Simcoe, Grey-Bruce). Priority will be given to families in this region. If you register and live outside this region, your registration will be cancelled.

Registration opens on March 1 at 12:00 p.m.

Come out and experience a Canadian tradition in the sugarbush at Purple Woods Conservation Area in Oshawa!

Sap collected from hundreds of sugar maple trees is boiled on-site into delicious maple syrup. On your self-guided tour, you can visit the modern evaporator and enjoy games and activities. Soper's Creek Wildlife Rescue is scheduled to be onsite as part of the festival activities. 

Important:

This event is open to registration for autistic children, autistic adults, their siblings, and caregivers. Max. 6 tickets per family.

Check-in with Autism Ontario Staff 9:30 am - 10:30 am; however, you can stay until noon.

Registration Cost: $3.00 per person. Once registered and paid, no refunds will be issued.

Children 2 and under are free. 

Please note that food, drinks and wagon rides will be available at your expense. Please bring cash.

Please note that we strive to offer tickets to as many families as possible, but tickets are limited. If, for any reason, you are registered and can no longer attend, please let us know so we can share those tickets with other families.