Maple Festival Events

In the High School:

New York State Certified Identification for all ages. The Marathon Masonic Lodge will be conducting a free NYS Certified Identification for people of all ages. Those participating will receive a CD with fingerprints of all fingers, along with face and ear pictures. The CD and laminated printout of the information will be given to the parent, guardian or caregiver of the individual participating. The only information kept by the Masons is the permission slip of the participant. This program is FREE to everyone.

New Hope Mills Pancakes are served in the High School Cafeteria from 7am to 2pm each day. The same meal is also served at the Masonic Lodge from 9am to 4pm each day. The "All you can Eat" meal is priced the same as last year.

McDonald Gymnasium hosts one of the two juried craft shows.

Local churches selling baked goods, Girl Scouts with cookies, face painting, Children's Discovery Center, raffles & Chair Massage, Cortland County Dairy Princess and more.

Just outside the High School: BQ Beef, Chicken spiedies, spuds, pizza fritta, city chicken, nuts, cider, apple dumplings, hot sausage-pepper & onions, burgers, hot dogs, sodas and more

Village Green: Maple products on sale (All major credit cards are accepted in the Maple Museum and on the Village Green where maple products are sold), Mountain Men Encampment, chainsaw carver Mark Watson and WHXC radio broadcast (Saturday morning).

The Civic Building: Juried craft show, muffins, coffee, hot chocolate, maple shakes, lollipops.

Presbyterian Church: bake sale, crafts, white elephants, raffles, homemade candies, hot dogs, chili, soups, PBJ sandwiches and outside popcorn, coffee and water.

First Baptist Church: Quilt Show and Community Talent Exhibit, antique Bible display.

Masonic Lodge: "All-you-can-eat pancake meal" (last year's prices) 9am -4pm

Peck Memorial Library: "Meet the Authors" with their books and a book signing, used book sale in the Opera House, Easter Candy Basket raffle, jewelry. Come in and see the new renovations!

Methodist Church: sit down BBQ chicken dinner.

Main Street: Knickerbocker's smoked beef logs

Lion's Club: Grumman canoe raffle.

Historical Society's Tent: All things MAPLE - maple pulled pork sandwich, maple tea, maple soda and maple sweet buns & maple coffee.

Lovell Field: elephant ears with maple cream, maple cotton candy, antique gas engines, NYS Fire Safety House, Worthington Kennels Hunting Dog Demonstrations, horse drawn wagon rides, helicopter rides, merry-go-round, Iron Pour demonstration.

Maple Sugar Shack: free samples of warm maple syrup and working display of making maple sap into maple syrup. Chat with the volunteers.

Fire Station: public safety displays, Aid To Women Victims of Violence, information booth for gas & electric, Tastefully Simple, NYS Comptroller's Unclaimed Funds.

Morton Building: clam chowder, chili, chicken tenders, hot dogs, hamburgers, French Fries, drinks.

Old Town Hall: Outside Maple Mobile Races, both days.

One Room School House: original and fully equipped - historically correct.

Trapper's Cabin: hosted by the Cortland County Trapper's Association.

1861 Building: new this year, the Marathon Area Historical Society's museum, history of Marathon on display, trivets and newsletter books on sale.

Maple Museum & Sugar Shop: sugar making demonstrations, sale of all maple products, maple sundaes, historic display of antique maple processing equipment and official Maple Festival souvenirs.

American Legion: hop on the bus and go to the Legion where "Shadows of the Old West" will be doing four shows on Saturday and three on Sunday; there is children's entertainment, mountain men encampment, pony rides, crafts, exhibits, cake wheel, pancake breakfast, burgers, fries, drinks.

Rail Road Depot: railroad souvenirs, model train displays, free raffle for a model train.