A great opportunity to connect, or re-connect with the area, the Maple Festival offers visitors a peek at the history of maple syrup making in a region that continues the tradition to this day. Amid the craft booths, flea market, food vendors, quilt show, kiddy carnival, marionette show and numerous private garage and yard sales is the Festival Parade, at 3PM on Saturday. Local Boy and Girl Scout troops, four band units, other local organizations, antique automobile enthusiasts and others will join in the parade. Candidates hopeful for the distinction of Maple Sweetheart will participate as well. Representatives from the 13 districts in Potter and Tioga counties are chosen for the honor of Maple Sweetheart.
Professional judges come to town to make the selection, and they stay and mingle the whole day.
Following the parade, the Pennsylvania State University Pep Band will perform for the audience. Visitors will also get the chance to view live demonstrations at the Sugar Shanty at the square in downtown Coudersport and listen to a discussion of old maple syrup making by a local historian. Trade in those chips and salsa for pancakes and homemade maple syrup this Cinco de Mayo in Coudersport, Pennsylvania at the 35 th annual Maple Festival.