FREE FEST: The Lenox Apple Squeeze This Weekend

Photograph by Martin Benjamin

I have know idea how it’s flown under my radar for so long, but the Lenox Apple Squeeze festival this weekend is most definitely worth checking out. I only just found out about this free fest this month, but it turns out that this Saturday & Sunday (September 24 & 25) marks the 37th annual Lenox Apple Squeeze…

Crafts, sculpture and original artwork will fill Main Street in Lenox, along with handmade jewelry, textiles, wood carvings, leather goods and hand-woven clothing. Enjoy foods, wines, craft beers and delicacies from around the world as local farmers display the bounties of this year’s harvest. Lots of children’s activities, too. And, of course, apples and all variety of imaginable apple recipes will abound.

But most of all is the music – including the Felice Brothers headlining Saturday’s festivities – which kicks off at 10am on both days.

Here’s the Main Stage schedule of music for the 2016 Lenox Apple Squeeze:

SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 24)
10am: Tantrum
11:15am: Heart of Gold
12:30pm: Joe Mansman & the Midnight Revival Band
2pm: Jamie Kent
3:15pm: Whiskey Treaty Roadshow
5:30pm: The Felice Brothers

SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 25)
10am: Jessica Roemischer
12noon: Adams Community Bank Kids Stage
1pm: Tom Gizzi
2pm: John Davidson
3pm: Izzy Heltai & Secret Creature
4pm: Black Mountain Symphony

ADDITIONAL UPCOMING FESTIVALS FOR 2016:
EASTBOUND THROWDOWN @ Irwin Farm, Salem, September 23 & 24
WOODSTOCK COMEDY FESTIVAL @ various locations, Woodstock, September 23-25
LARKFEST @ Lark Street, Albany, September 24, FREE
AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL FOR THE LAKE @ Charles Wood Park, Lake George, September 24 & 25