Mushroom Festival Schedule

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022 MUSHROOM GUIDE - CHESTER COUNTY PRESS 47 Jump2022 Mushroom Festival

Continued from Page 47Schedule of Events & Map *All events are tentative. check the website: Mushroomfestival.org for up-to-date information

Saturday, Sept. 10 and

Sunday, Sept. 11 Street Fair

Nearly 175 vendors from all over the country will line the streets with arts, crafts, food and more. Restaurants in the downtown area will prepare their mushroom specialty dishes. The Street Fair spans from Willow Street to Lafayette Street.

Saturday, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM Sunday, 10:00 AM to 4 PM Mushroom Growers’ Exhibit

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, shiitake, maitake, oyster, and royal trumpet mushrooms grow. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

**NEW**Mushroom Soup

This year the offi cial Mushroom Soup of the Festival will be sold on Broad St. Dive into our locally made savory, rich and creamy mushroom soup. Loaded with fresh hearty portabella and white mushrooms. This soup offers earthy fl avors enhanced by onions, carrots and black pepper. Our soup is made with fresh local grown mushrooms and milk from our local dairy farms, gluten free and vegetarian.

Painted Mushrooms Silent Auction

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, too! Painted Mushrooms are displayed on Broad Street. There will be raffl e tickets sold for $1 for a 108lb painted mushroom created by Jane Henry, raffl e will be pulled Sunday @ 4PM

Saturday, 10:00 AM. to 7:00 PM. Sunday 10:00 AM Last bid taken at 3:00 PM Sunday Cute-As-A-Button (Mushroom) Baby Photo Contest

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 Broad Street All proceeds benefi t the Kennett Area Food Cupboard..

Saturday, 10:00 AM. to 6:30 PM Sunday, 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM Mushroom Sales

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

Saturday, 10:00 AM to 7 PM Last pick-up is 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Last pick-up is 4:30 p.m. Children’s Entertainment

There will be a Bounce Zone and Bungee jump for the children. Face Painting & Sand Art Happy Heart Clown ‘N Stuff will be twisting balloons on Saturday from 12:00-7:00 and on Sunday from 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. in the parking lot at 300 W. State Street, behind the ticket sales.

Meet Fun Gus

Fun Gus, the Mushroom Festival’s mascot, makes a few appearances during the Festival. Keep your eyes open for an 8-foot, red-capped mushroom strolling down the street.

Saturday, Sept 10

11AM Look for FUNGUS at South Union Street 2PM Look for Fungus Strolling the Festival 5PM Look for FUNGUS by Letty’s Tavern

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