Parking

Elmira Maple Syrup Festival

There are plenty of spaces to park your vehicle away from the crowds and the residential streets

Parking is $5 per vehicle - please bring cash!

Signage and volunteers will direct you to the various lots depending on how you enter Elmira. To avoid a slow ride into town, avoid the expressway at the south end of Elmira. You’ll find easier access coming into Elmira off of Northfield Drive, then turn west on 86, and then right on Arthur and park in the north parking area at Elmira Pet Products. There will be wagons running from each of the parking areas to the downtown core. From there walk the mall or grab a shuttle to the various areas of the festival.

*Don’t forget to get your hand stamped at your parking location in order to help you remember the wagon route name you came from. This will ensure you return via the wagon to the same lot as where you parked!

Fun Fact: Over 8 million dollars worth of tractors and wagons are used at the festival. We thank our local farmers for generously loaning out their equipment and for those who drive the tractors and are support staff on our wagons for the festival day!

Maple Parking Route

If you are coming into Elmira from the north, east, or west you will be directed to park in the Maple lots. This map shows the route that the wagons will take people to and from the festival. When returning to your lot, make sure you get on the correct route back which will be labelled on the return stairs at the wagon pick up location. This will match your hand stamp.

Pancake Parking Route

If you come into Elmira from the south, and you continue up Arthur Street past Union Street you will be directed to park in one of the lots off of Industrial Avenue or Oriole Parkway. This map shows the route that the wagons will take people to and from the festival. When returning to your lot, make sure you get on the correct route back which will be labelled on the return stairs at the wagon pick up location. This will match your hand stamp.

Syrup Parking Route

If you come into Elmira from the south, you will be directed to park in one of the lots off of Union Street or Donway Court. This map shows the route that the wagons will take people to and from the festival. When returning to your lot, make sure you get on the correct route back which will be labelled on the return stairs at the wagon pick up location. This will match your hand stamp.

Train Shuttle Route

If you ride the Waterloo Central Railway train to Elmira this map shows the wagon route that will take people to and from the festival.

Town Shuttle Route

The town shuttle is free and drives to the various areas throughout the day. You can hop on and off as often as you need!

Festival Volunteer Parking

Volunteers going to help with pancakes, in the arena area (Woolwich Memorial Compled) or downtown please park at the back of Living Waters (122 Church St W.) in the designated area and ride the Kiwanis bus to either the Woolwich Memorial Complex or the Township office on the corner of Maple and Church Street where you can walk to the downtown mall.

There are several other options for parking if you are a festival volunteer.

Elmira Pet Products (Maple Parking Route) 35 Martins Lane *PARKING AND CHECK-IN
Leroy’s (Pancake Parking Route) (20 Oriole Parkway East) *PARKING ONLY
Thompson Auto Tech Inc. (Pancake Parking Route) (30 Oriole Parkway East) *CHECK-IN
Kiwanis Transit (Syrup Parking Route) (14 Donway Court) *CHECK-IN

Accessible Parking

There are many options for accessible parking. Please see our Festival Map for these areas.

Bus Parking

Buses coming to the festival must park at 40 South Street West (Lions Hall parking lot). You must only use the back entrance coming off of Park Street. If you are coming in from the south in order to avoid going through the town please turn left onto the Listowel Bypass and turn right on the Floradale Road, turn right on Church Street and then right on Snyder and right onto Park Street. The parking lot will be on your left.