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A Quirky Vegetable Sculpture Contest Features a Squash Donald Trump and a Papal ‘Cornclave’
The Lambeth Country Show held on June 7, 2025, at Brockwell Park in London featured a vegetable sculpture contest with political and cultural themes.
The urban country fair showcased vegetable sculptures depicting figures such as Donald Trump and Dolly Parton, along with a maize-based “Cornclave” inspired by recent papal events and local political themes.
The competition featured sculptures such as maize cardinals titled "Cornclave," a movie-themed display called "9 to Chive" inspired by ‘9 to 5,’ a vegetable rendition of the Irish hip-hop group Kneecap crafted from potatoes, and figures of Wallace and Gromit sculpted from butternut squash.
Maddy Luxon, a frequent attendee of the Country Fair, expressed enthusiasm for the annual display of vegetable sculptures, describing them as distinctive and clever, with a particular fondness for those featuring political themes.
The event’s nationwide renown for creativity suggests continued public interest despite local debates over large park festivals and concerts in Lambeth.