Indian Ladder Farms Cidery Announces March 5 Opener, Maple Fest Featuring Music

Indian Ladder Farms Cidery & Brewery will kick off its 2026 season with a March 5 opener, the cidery announced, returning staff and pours after winter dormancy. The announcement sets a firm start date for the farm’s tasting room and brewery services as the region moves into sap‑run season.

The cidery also scheduled its fourth annual Maple Fest for March 14–15, 2026, expanding the weekend lineup that has become a late‑winter fixture. Organizers framed Maple Fest as a two‑day celebration built around maple-season programming and community vendors, with live music listed among the scheduled attractions.

Local reporting noted Indian Ladder Farms plans to bring back seasonal favorites alongside vendor activity and live music. The return of those offerings follows the cidery’s pattern over previous seasons of rotating small-batch releases and hosting outside vendors during marquee weekends, a model the operation is repeating for 2026.

For homebrewers and cider fans keeping calendars, the March 5 opener and the March 14–15 Maple Fest create two early touchpoints to sample the cidery’s spring lineup. Indian Ladder Farms’ schedule places the public-facing kickoff a full week before Maple Fest, giving patrons two separate opportunities to visit the farm, try house ciders and see the vendor setups that organizers plan for mid‑March.

These events mark the start of Indian Ladder Farms’ public season in 2026 and set expectations for how the cidery will engage customers in the coming months. With the March 5 opening followed by the fourth annual Maple Fest on March 14–15, the farm has outlined a concentrated early‑spring slate that emphasizes seasonal offerings, vendor participation and live music.