2019 Lenox Rhubarb Festival

The 6th Annual Lenox Rhubarb Festival drew 1400 visitors.  It included:

• a delicious Rhubarb Breakfast,
• the Savory Rhubarb Contest starring the culinary creations of five local chefs,
• the Rhubarb Celebration and Sale featuring rhubarb pies and other treats, rhubarb soda,  rhubarb ice cream, recipe books, rhubarb plants, and fresh rhubarb, and
• Rhubarb Around Town at several local businesses.

Thank you to all of our fantastic volunteers, vendors, and especially to the attendees.  We hope to see you all again next year!

Craig Bero, from Pleasant & Main Café in Housatonic, was back again this year serving up his amazing pancakes with rhubarb sauces.

Sweet and savory rhubarb delicacies, as well as fresh local rhubarb, rhubarb recipe booklets and rhubarb plants will be available for purchase.

The Savory Rhubarb Contest shines a spotlight on Lenox restaurant chefs. Their creations demonstrate ways to include nutritious and delicious rhubarb in savory cooking. Rhubarb, with its tart and tangy flavor, makes a great addition to soups, chilis, stews and other creations.

Buy a spoon for $5, and get a taste of all the entries (while supplies last). Then use your spoon to vote for your favorite.

The Best Savory Rhubarb Dish will be announced at the end of the contest.

This year’s contestants were:

A crowd favorite, the Eagles Trombone Ensemble were back again this year.

The Eagles Trombone Ensemble (10 trombones, 1 French horn, 1 tuba and drums), led by trombonist Mike Oft of Lenox Dale, play a variety of crowd-pleasing, popular tunes.

Check out the Rhubarb treats at various Lenox restaurants. Our Lenox chefs will be dreaming up fantastic appetizers, entrées, or desserts (or all three) featuring Rhubarb. And to quench your thirst, bartenders will be mixing up rhubarb cocktails, or stocking up on rhubarb beer (yes, that’s a thing).

Join us in a stroll around town as various shop owners celebrate Rhubarb with themed merchandise and Rhubarb treats.