70 CHESTER COUNTY PRESS - MUSHROOM GUIDE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2021
The Mushroom Festival through the years The Mushroom Festival is celebrating its 36th year this year. During that time, the event has evolved into one of the best food festivals in the United States. It achieved this status by building on tradition, changing with the times, and always finding new ways to celebrate Kennett Square, the Mushroom Capital of the World. Since we all missed the Mushroom Festival (and so many other things) in 2020, we thought we’d offer a photo essay that takes a look back at the Mushroom Festival through the years. The Mushroom Festival started out as a small, one-day event in 1986. The idea at the time was to bring awareness to the mushroom industry and to Kennett Square. There were a lot of changes in the first few years of the festival. The name of the event changed. The location of the event changed. Organizers went through the process of finding out what worked, what didn’t, and what could be added to make the festival better. Continued on Page 72
