Brighton Twp. – Fluffy stacks of flapjacks soaked in sweet and sticky maple syrup and served with sausage.
It's a taste of the good life out there.
Thousands of visitors will get a taste of it this year at the Beaver County Maple Syrup & Music Festival.
Returning to Brady's Run Park for the first time in 44 years, the festival will be held April 20th and 21st. The festival features an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast, live music from local bands, costumed reenactors, and craft and food stalls.
However, the centerpiece of this celebration is 100% pure syrup from Pennsylvania maple trees.
This family-friendly event features more than 2,700 pounds of syrup, and traditionally people line up outside the wooden lodge at Brady's Run to wait their turn to split a plate of syrup-soaked pancakes. Choose from buckwheat pancakes or buttermilk pancakes.
“Gluten-free pancakes are also a popular item,” said Regis Collins, festival planning committee chair. “Last year, we had so many requests that we actually sold out, so we increased the quantity from a gluten-free perspective.”
Outside, food stalls will sell maple-flavored items such as popcorn, candy, cotton candy and lollipops.
Admission to the festival is free and hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on both days.
Visitors arrive by complimentary shuttle bus provided by Fly Transportation. Transportation will be provided to Brady's Run Ice Arena, the parking lot near Brady's Run Lake, and the parking lot next to the dog park. Handicapped parking and complimentary shuttle service is available from the playground area at the west end of the park, across from the Four Seasons Lodge.
“Please do not park along Park Road. 'No Parking' signs will be posted and law enforcement will actively patrol the park to ensure traffic conditions,” Collins said.
Festival attendees should also refrain from attempting to park in restricted parking areas (where a parking pass is required), such as the Horse Arena, where festival volunteers obtain parking passes, and vendor and demonstrator parking areas. Should.
live entertainment
This year's musical lineup features several popular returnees from last year, including award-winning blues guitar ace Pierce Dipner, who recently graduated from U.S. Army Basic Combat Training.
Diepner will open the entertainment April 20 at 8:30 a.m., followed by Stage Lights at 10 a.m., bagpiper Josh Hassan at 11:15 a.m. and County Crew at noon.
Beloved Baber County rocker David Granati will take the stage at 2 p.m. to form an “Academy for People Who Want to Rock” and an adult version of the Rock School for talented young musicians. .
On April 21, bagpipe player Hassan will return at 9am, followed by rock band Slapshot at 10am and Better Think Twice at 11:15am.
Country recording artist Dawn Savage will take the stage at 1 p.m., and Concrete Soul will take the stage at 2:30 p.m.
The Kids Zone, run by the Neighborhood North Play Museum in Beaver Falls, offers activities for children. Includes bounce house, petting zoo, and pony rides.
The Boy Scouts of America will set up an exhibit tent showcasing the organization's local and national history.
Fort McIntosh and Civil War reenactors will educate and entertain with demonstrations.
The Maple Syrup Festival, which was closed from 2020 to 2022 due to the pandemic, is back with a bang in 2023 under the direction of new coordinator PUSH Beaver County.
“It was certainly well received,” said Collins, a member of PUSH, the mastermind behind the Beaver County boom. A fireworks festival, he said. “Nearly 10,000 people showed up for the breakfast, which is probably more than any previous attendance in history.”
All-you-can-eat pancakes cost $15, $12 for seniors, first responders, active military, and veterans, and $10 for children (12 and under).
Scott Tady is the Times' entertainment editor and can be reached at study@gannett.com.