Schedule

Program Subject to Change - Events Held Weather Permitting

Friday, Apr. 25

Time	Event/Location
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.	Maple Valley Band Boosters Pancake Dinner Adults $10, Children $5, Toddlers $2 Fire Station
5:00 - 10:00 p.m.	Carnival Rides Family Fun Tyme Amusement
6:00 p.m.	Official Grand Opening Greeting, Invocation and Introduction of Grand Marshal and Presentation of Queen Main Stage
After Opening	Talent Show Main Stage

Time	Event	Location
Time 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.	Event Maple Valley Band Boosters Pancake Dinner Adults $10, Children $5, Toddlers $2	Location Fire Station
Time 5:00 – 10:00 p.m.	Event Carnival Rides Family Fun Tyme Amusement	Location
Time 6:00 p.m.	Event Official Grand Opening Greeting, Invocation and Introduction of Grand Marshal Presentation of Queen and Court	Location Main Stage
Time After Opening	Event Talent Show E-mail Nikki Trowbridge by Apr. 21 to register!	Location Main Stage
Time Dusk (Approx. 9 p.m.)	Event Fireworks Display Wolverine Fireworks	Location near Vermontville Bible Church

Saturday, Apr. 26

Time	Event/Location
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Band Boosters Pancake Fundraiser Fire Station
8:00 a.m.	5K Run/Walk Maple Valley High School
All Day	Maple Syrup Exhibits Antique Tractor Show Historical Museum Info Displays
10:00 a.m.	Master of Ceremonies - Jeff Weiler Main Stage
10:00 a.m.	Maple Valley Jazz Band Main Stage
10:00 a.m.	Michigan Mini-Horse Pulls Fourth St. @ Elm St.
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Petting Zoo Sponsored by the Vermontville Jr. Farmer’s 4H Group Maple Barn
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Vermontville Arts & Crafts Show Maplewood School
10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Vendor Market E. Main St.
11:00 a.m. start (while supplies last)	Chicken Dinner Fundraiser Vermontville Lions Club Ace Auto
11:00 a.m. start (while supplies last)	Chili Fundraiser First Congregational Church
11:00 a.m.	Children's Parade Main Street Downtown
11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.	Carnival Rides Family Fun Tyme Amusement Downtown
11:30 a.m.	Presentation of Queen, Court, and Grand Marshals Main Stage
11:45 a.m.	Maple Valley High School Choir Ryan Rosin, Director Main Stage
12:15 p.m.	Glen Erin Pipe Band Lansing's only pipe and drum band! Main Stage
1:00 p.m.	Live music from Geech Main Stage
3:00 p.m.	Grand Parade Main Street Downtown
4:00 p.m.	Dale Dixon and Friends Main Stage
4:00 p.m.	Charlotte Cruisers car display Location TBA (weather permitting)
6:00 p.m.	Little Miss Maple Syrup Pageant Opera House

Time	Event	Location
Time 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Event Band Boosters Pancake Fundraiser	Location Fire Station
Time 8:00 a.m.	Event 5K Run/Walk Tiffany Blakley, Chairperson	Location Maple Valley High School
Time All Day	Event Maple Syrup Exhibits @ Maple Manor Antique Tractor Show Historical Museum Info Displays	Location Throughout Vermontville
Time 10:00 a.m.	Event Master of Ceremonies – Jeff Weiler	Location Main Stage
Time 10:00 a.m.	Event Maple Valley Jazz Band	Location Main Stage
Time 10:00 a.m.	Event Michigan Mini-Horse Pulls	Location Fourth St. @ Elm St.
Time 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Event Petting Zoo Sponsored by the Vermontville Jr. Farmer’s 4H Group	Location Maple Barn
Time 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Event Vermontville Arts & Crafts Show Jason and Cheryl Sheridan, Chairpersons	Location Maplewood School
Time 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Event Vendor Market Leslie Cook, Chairperson	Location E. Main St.
Time 11:00 a.m. start	Event Chicken Dinner Fundraiser Vermontville Lions Club (while supplies last)	Location Ace Auto
Time 11:00 a.m. start	Event Chili Fundraiser (while supplies last)	Location First Congregational Church
Time 11:00 a.m.	Event Children’s Parade Saddle Up for Maple Syrup! Kelly Dunham, Chairperson	Location Main Street Downtown
Time 11:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.	Event Carnival Rides Family Fun Tyme Amusement	Location Downtown
Time 11:30 a.m.	Event Presentation of Queen, Court, and Grand Marshals	Location Main Stage
Time 11:45 a.m.	Event Maple Valley High School Choir Ryan Rosin, Director	Location Main Stage
Time 12:15 p.m.	Event Glen Erin Pipe Band Lansing’s only pipe and drum band!	Location Main Stage
Time 1:00 p.m.	Event Geech Lansing area-based rock ‘n roll, blues, country, and Top 40 cover band www.geechrocks.com	Location Main Stage
Time 3:00 p.m.	Event Grand Parade Saddle Up for Maple Syrup! Vermontville Bible Church Youth Group Grand Marshals Carla Rumsey, Chairperson	Location Main Street Downtown
Time 4:00 p.m.	Event Dale Dixon and Friends	Location Main Stage
Time 4:00 p.m.	Event Charlotte Cruisers car display	Location Location TBA weather dependent
Time 6:00 p.m.	Event Little Miss Maple Syrup Pageant Brittney Flory, Chairperson	Location Opera House

Sunday, Apr. 27

Time	Event	Location
Time 7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Event Band Boosters Pancake Fundraiser	Location Fire Station
Time All Day	Event Maple Syrup Exhibits @ Maple Manor Antique Tractor Show Historical Museum Displays	Location Throughout Vermontville
Time 10:00 a.m.	Event Church Services	Location First Congregational Church Vermontville Bible Church Main Stage with Joe Benedict
Time 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Event Vermontville Arts & Craft Show	Location Maplewood School
Time 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Event Vendor Market	Location E. Main St.
Time 11:00 a.m. start	Event Chicken Dinner Fundraiser Vermontville Lions Club (while supplies last)	Location Ace Auto
Time 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Event Carnival Rides Family Fun Tyme Amusement	Location Downtown
Time 12:00 p.m.	Event Cook’s Pedal Pull Cook’s Family Farm	Location Main Street Downtown
Time 1:00 p.m.	Event Introduction of Queen and Court	Location Main Stage
Time 1:00 p.m.	Event Games! Pancake eating contest, egg toss, arm wrestling, and more! Sign-ups are in front of Main Stage.	Location Main Street Downtown

Time	Event/Location
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Band Boosters Pancake Fundraiser Fire Station
All Day	Maple Syrup Exhibits Antique Tractor Show Historical Museum Info Displays
10:00 a.m.	Church Services First Congregational Church Vermontville Bible Church Main Stage w/Joe Benedict
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Vermontville Arts & Craft Show Maplewood School
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Vendor Market E. Main St.
11:00 a.m. start (while supplies last)	Chicken Dinner Fundraiser Vermontville Lions Club Ace Auto
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Carnival Rides Family Fun Tyme Amusement Downtown
12:00 p.m.	Cook's Pedal Pull Cook's Family Farm Main Street Downtown
1:00 p.m.	Introduction of Queen and Court Main Stage
1:00 p.m.	Games! Pancake eating contest, egg toss, arm wrestling, and more! Sign-ups are near the Main Stage. Main Street Downtown

The 2025 Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival is in the books! Thank you all for joining us.

We hope to continue building our digital presence and electronic engagement initiatives further in preparation for next year’s festival.

Questions? Feel free to contact us at website@syrupfest.org.