Spring is here and there’s actually stuff happening in the area worth getting off the couch for. Here are four family events across the Almaguin Highlands this April — all free or close to it, and all worth the drive.
Armour Rec Bunny Brunch — Katrine
📅 Saturday, April 4 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 Katrine Community Centre, 6 Browns Drive, Katrine, ON 🎟️ $5 Kids | $10 Adults
The Armour Recreation Department is running a Bunny Brunch on Easter Saturday at the Katrine Community Centre. Pancake breakfast from 9 AM to noon, face painting, and two egg hunts — one at 10 AM and one at 11 AM. Rain or shine, so dress the kids for the weather.
Almaguin Maple Festival — Sundridge
📅 Saturday, April 4 | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM 📍 Hubbert’s Maple Products, 199 Maple Valley Road, Sundridge, ON
Hubbert’s Maple Products is hosting the Almaguin Maple Festival to celebrate the first crop of the season. The Sundridge Lions are running a pancake breakfast on-site, and there’s plenty more to see and do at the farm. Hubbert’s has been producing maple syrup for over 159 years — if you’ve never visited, this is a solid excuse to finally go.
Perry Fire Station Pancake Breakfast — Emsdale
📅 Saturday, April 4 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 Perry Fire Station, 64 Old Government Rd., Emsdale, ON 🎟️ FREE — Everyone Welcome
The Perry Fire Station is putting on a free pancake breakfast on Easter Saturday morning. Open to everyone, 9 AM to noon. Bring the family and support your local fire station.
Powassan Maple Syrup Festival — Powassan
📅 Saturday, April 25 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM 📍 Downtown Powassan — Main Street, Clark Street & 250 Clark 🎟️ FREE
The Powassan Maple Syrup Festival is a full day. Vendors line Main Street and Clark Street, with more inside the Curling Club and 250 Clark. Here’s what’s on:
- Pancake Breakfast at the Legion / St. Joseph’s Church — 7:00 AM to noon, Royal Canadian Legion, 62 King Street. Adults $10, Kids (6–12) $5, Under 5 free
- Commanda Community Centre Breakfast — 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM, upstairs at the Sportsplex. Adults $10, Kids (6–12) $5, Under 5 free
- Opening Ceremonies & Pancake Flipping Contest — 10:00 AM on Main Street, with Mayor McIsaac officially opening the festival
- Great Canadian Lumberjack Show — 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM. Axe throwing, chainsaw carving, wood chopping, cross-cut sawing, and chainsaw races
- Main Stage Music — 10:45 AM to 3:30 PM on Main Street, plus buskers throughout the grounds
- United Church Maple Baked Bean Lunch — 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, 462 Main Street. Baked beans, homemade bread, and coleslaw. Adults $12, Elementary $5, Preschoolers free. Eat in or take out
- Sarah Argue & Rock the Arts Puppets — 10 AM, noon, and 2 PM in the Kidz Zone inside 250 Clark
- Reptile Adventure Camp — 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM inside 250 Clark
- Sap Boiling & Branding Demo — all day outside the Sportsplex. Donate to the Food Bank and get a branded souvenir
- OPP, Fire, EMS & Crimestoppers Display — Clark Street, just west of Main
- Free shuttle — runs 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM from off-site parking at Evan Hughes Excavating, 118 Hwy 534, to 250 Clark and up to Matthews Maple Sugarbush for a free tour
Parking: Use the free off-site lot and take the shuttle. Downtown fills up fast and the gates at the off-site lot close and lock at 4:00 PM — make sure your vehicle is out before then.
No pets unless they’re a service dog.
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I’m Emma Bonnar — real estate agent and appraiser in the Almaguin Highlands. If you want to know what it’s actually like to live in communities like Burk’s Falls, Sundridge, South River, or Kearney, feel free to reach out.