2013 Annual Rhubarb Festival Events & Activities

Friday, May 17th, 2013

• 11am-1pm - Summit Hill Bluegrass Band performing at the stage area
• 11am-4pm - Banjo Jimmy & his Sidemen performing ragtime folk music
• Noon - Rhubarb Whoopie Pie Filling Contest at the stage area-participants needed
• 1pm-3pm - Enjoy the antics of strolling comedian Geist
• 2pm-5pm - Apple Jack Country Western Band performing at the stage area
• All Day - Meet “Rhu-Barb”, our rhubarb expert for helpful rhubarb hints
• All Day - Rhubarb food sampling tables with cooking demonstrations
• All Day - Fresh rhubarb for sale
• All Day - Rhubarb jams being made in our Jam & Relish Kitchen

Saturday, May 18th, 2013

• 10:30pm - “Bake a Pie...Save a Farm - Best Rhubarb Dessert in Lancaster County Baking Contest” featuring celebrity judges. Dessert slices will be sold following the competition. All proceeds benefit the Lancaster Farmland Trust.
• 11am-3pm —Rhubarb Race Car Derby to benefit Lancaster Farmland Trust - races held at 11am, Noon & 3pm
• 11am-4pm - Banjo Jimmy & his Sidemen performing folk music
• 11am - 1pm - Balloon twisting for the kids with the “Balunguy”
• 11:30am - Crowning of the official Rhubarb King & Queen at the stage area during “halftime” of the baking contest judging.
• 11:30am-1:30pm - Rich D and the Dean performing at The Country Life store
• 12:30-2pm - The Dixieland Band performing ragtime favorites at the stage
• 2pm - Rollicking Rhubarb Stroll (too small to be called a parade) featuring musicians, costumed characters, Kitchen Kettle’s own pink ladies and the Rhubarb King & Queen & more.
• 2:30-5:30pm - Enjoy the sounds of the Roadsters (a 50’s band) performing at the stage
• All Day - Rhubarb food sampling tables with cooking demonstrations
• All Day - Fresh rhubarb for sale
• All Day - Rhubarb jams being made in our Jam & Relish Kitchen