36th Annual Rhubarb Festival

Schedule

Sun May 17 2026 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

801 South 8th Avenue, Kankakee, IL, United States, Illinois 60901 | Kankakee, IL

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Stop by the Kankakee County Museum Campus and Bill Spriggs Civic Auditorium for the museum's 36th Annual Rhubarb Festival on Sunday, May 17th, 2026!
This year's event will boast of live entertainment, food trucks, vendors, kids' activities, exhibits, & MORE! Rhubarb and Strawberry-Rhubarb pies will be available for purchase by whole pies and slices!
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801 South 8th Avenue, Kankakee, IL, United States, Illinois 60901

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