Time Frame

• The Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival in Toronto is held at the end of winter and beginning of Spring each year, according to the official Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival website. In 2010, it is March 6 through April 11.
  
  

Significance

• The Toronto Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival is a celebration of nature and the maple syrup that it produces in Toronto.
  
  

History

• Canada produces 85 percent of the world's maple syrup according to the Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival website. Production has dropped over the past century. As of 2010 the amount of maple syrup produced is only 20 percent of the amount produced at the beginning of the 20th century.
  
  

Environmental Significance

• The Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival will participate in the "Earth Hour" on March 27 from 8 to 9 pm. At this time, all participants around the world will turn off their lights in an effort to raise awareness about global warming, according to the Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival website.
  
  

Activities

• The activities at the Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival range from educational to entertainment. There are classes about maple syrup production and the need to protect the environment. There are also activities such as face painting, an Easter scavenger hunt and an animal show.