Note: Buses will run on Saturday until 6:30PM and Sunday till 4:30PM for offsite parking.  If you re at a stop after this time the buses will no longer be running.

Street Fair 
Saturday, 10am to 6pm & Sunday, 10am to 4pm

Over 200 vendors from all over the country will line the streets with arts, crafts, food and more. Local restaurants in the downtown area will prepare their mushroom specialty dishes. The Street Fair spans from Church Alley to Garfield Street.

Mushroom Growers’ Exhibit
Sunday 10am to 6pm

 See mushrooms come to life from the tiny spore to the mature, ready to eat fungi! Walk your way through the mushroom growing exhibit, where you will see how white button, baby bella, portabella, hiitake, maitake, oyster, and royal trumpet mushrooms grow. 

The Mushroom Festival Mushroom Soup
Located at the Corner of State Street and South Broad Street. 

 Everyone asks for Mushroom Soup when they attend the Mushroom Festival. The official Mushroom Soup of the Festival is a cream of mushroom soup made with local Kennett Square Mushrooms.

Painted Mushrooms Mushroom Silent Auction
Saturday, 10pm to 6 pm
Last bid taken at 3pm Sunday

Artists become very creative with these 20 lb. toadstools – perfect for your garden or home. Cash prizes are awarded to the top three artists. Everyone can vote for their Festival Favorite -- the winning artist receives a cash prize,! Painted Mushrooms are displayed at State and Broad Streets. There is also a 108lb painted mushroom which you can purchase chances for $2.00 each or 3 chances for $5.00 painted by a local artist Jane Donahue Henry. Drawing will be at 3PM on Sunday and announced at the festival and on the website. 

Cute-As-A-Button Baby Photo Contest
Saturday, 10 AM to 5:30 PM
Sunday, 10 AM to 3:30 PM

Who do you think is the Cutest Button, Crimini and Portabella? Vote for your favorite contestant/photo with your pocket change in this baby photo contest on South Broad Street. All proceeds will be donated to a local charity.

Mushroom Sales
Saturday, 10am to 6pm - Last pick-up is 6:15pm
Sunday, 10am to 4pm - Last pick-up is at 4:15pm

Many cultivated varieties of mushrooms can be purchased at the Mushroom Sales Booth on South Broad Street..A Refrigerated truck will hold your mushroom purchases fresh until you are ready to leave the Festival.

Children’s Entertainment
Great entertainment is scheduled on Saturday and Sunday for children of all ages

Happy Heart Clown ‘N Stuff will be twisting balloons in the parking lot at 300 W. State Street

Moon Bounce Bunge Jumping and Children’s games will be located starting at 300 West State Street 

Saturday, Sept 9

Antique and Classic Car Show
10am - 4pm

Shady and spacious Broad Street, with its numerous examples of Victorian architecture, provides the backdrop to our Antique and Classic Car Show. South Broad Street from Cypress to Mulberry Streets

Fun Gus
The Mushroom Festival’s mascot makes a few appearances during the Festival.

Keep your eyes open for a red-capped mushroom strolling down the street

11:00AM Look for FUNGUS at South Union Street

2:00PM Look for Fungus near the Growers Tent on South Broad Street

5:00PM Look for FUNGUS by Letty’s Tavern

Culinary Events
The Culinary Tent, at the corner of South Union Street and Cypress Street, brings a wide range of chefs to Kennett Square to share their love of cooking with mushrooms. Guest chefs sharing their tips and recipes!

12:30PM Chefs: Kiki Aranita & Chadwick Boyd

2PM TBD

3:00 Chef Anthony Young From Hank’s Place

4:00PM TBD

Live in Kennett Square 
Throughout the weekend there will be continuous live music for your listening pleasure at our music venue’s location in Liberty Place Parking Lot near Center and State Street

11:15AM Jack Marshal

12:30PM Josh Komorowski

1:45PM Angelee

3:00PM Swamp Ash

4:15PM Tommy Froelich Band

CHOPPED Mushroom Cook-off 10:00AM on South Union Street at the Culinary Tent
This year’s Amateur cook-off is going to be our version of a “Chopped” Challenge. The Chopped challenge is similar to the show you have seen on the Food Network. The Mushroom Festival‘s “Chopped” challenge is to combine all the foods in the mystery bag into a tasty and creative dish.

The contestants must cook their dish in 30 minutes or less. They will need to complete 3 plates for the judges. Once time is up the judges will critique the dishes based on taste, presentation, creativity and the best use of mushrooms.

Picking Contest 2:00 PM on South Broad in front of Anchor Fitness

Join us for the 2023 MUSHROOM PICKING CONTEST as 6 professional mushroom harvesters compete for BRAGGING RIGHTS as #1 Mushroom Harvester as they show off their FAST HANDS and KNIFE SKILLS!

Contestants will be judged on:
Speed
Mushroom Quality
Mushroom Size

Sunday, Sept 10

Culinary Events
The Culinary Tent, at the corner of South Union Street and Cypress Street, brings a wide range of chefs to Kennett Square to share their love of cooking with mushrooms. Guest chefs sharing their tips and recipes!

2:00 PM Chef Kiki Arantis

3:00 PM Chef Anjel from The Naked Olive 

Live in Kennett Square 
Throughout the weekend there will be continuous live music for your listening pleasure at our music venue’s location in Liberty Place Parking Lot near Center and State Street

11:15AM 3 O’Clock High

12:30PM Devin Canfield

1:45PM All the Living and the Dead

3:00PM Andrew Lipke and The Azrael String Quartet

Fried Mushroom Eating Contest 12:30PM on South Union Street at the Culinary Tent
Buona Food’s Original Fried mushrooms are a Festival favorite every year! But only a few have the opportunity to eat copious amounts of the crunchy, mouth watering snacks during the National Fried Mushroom Eating Contest. To beat the World Record, a contestant will have to eat more than 11.5 pounds of fried mushrooms in just 8 minutes! The local amateur record was set at 4 pounds. Join us in the Special Events Tent to watch the spectacle and cheer on the amateur only contestants as they challenge the 4 -pound World Record!