Every year on Easter Saturday the Purple Valley Women's Institute along with a horde of volunteers, stage the Peninsula's largest Maple Syrup Festival.

Sugar-bush tours, pancakes, petting zoo, arts and crafts and Pony rides all add up to one adventurous morning. The day winds up with a dance at 9:00 pm with the Midnite Blue live band.

Parking is tight so take the bus from downtown Wiarton. The buses leave every hour, on the hour, from Centennial Chev Olds, right in downtown Wiarton. The first bus leaves at 9 am. Park on Louisa St., at the town hall or behind the Rankin River Trading Company. Buses leave the festival on the half hour.

Admission is $2.00 per person, pre-schoolers are free.

Gates open at 9 am and the festival runs until 3 pm.

As the ground can still be damp come prepared for mud and dress for any type of weather. For more informaiton use the contact form below or call 877 844 9884 during the week.