The traditional First County Bank Maple Sugar Festival at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center (SM&NC) on Scofieldtown Road in Stamford was changed this season. All the fun and games of the minifestival were bundled into a single admission price for three Sundays this winter beginning with Feb. 21 and continuing Feb. 28 and March 7. Each Sunday, grounds open at 10 a.m. with added attractions and enhanced programming for the whole family until 2 p.m. Standard admission rates apply after 2 p.m. and online pre-registration is required to ensure a safe and socially distanced experience at stamfordmuseum.org/fcbfest.
Sponsored by First County Bank, the series of Maple Sugar Fest Sundays feature a wide variety of activities and its very own line of maple syrup is available for purchase.
“Year after year, we are proud to have a long-standing presence in support of the SM&NC”™s Maple Sugar festivities,” said Robert Granata, chairman and CEO of First County Bank, which has been headquartered in Stamford for 170 years.
“We”™re one of only two official maple syrup producers in Fairfield County,” said Melissa H. Mulrooney, executive director and CEO of the SM&NC.
The cost of admission is all-inclusive: $10 per person for SM&NC members of all ages, $20 per person for nonmembers, with free entry options for SM&NC Family Plus and Director”™s Circle members. Attendees who sign up for membership on a fest day are refunded the cost of their ticket according to membership level.
