Schedule:

Saturday September 9, 2023

10:00 am

Information Booth
General

Questions? Visit the Festival Information Booth for Festival-day info!

10:00 am

Kids Events
Kids

Bounces, Bungees & Balloons

Make sure to stop by the Kids Area where the little ones can ditch the shoes and jump all the wiggles out in inflatable bounce houses, or try and jump to the moon on a bungee jump.

Don't want to jump? No worries! The famous Balloon Lady will be there with plenty of balloon friends!

loccation: Kids Area (State Street between Meredith and Lafayette)

10:00 am,

Mushroom Growers Tent
General

Did you know mushrooms double in size every 24 hours? That they don’t need sunlight to grow? And a handful of mushrooms have more Potassium than one banana?

Learn about how mushrooms grow—from tiny spores to the yummy mushrooms that end up in your dishes. Hear from Kennett Square mushroom growers about the intricacies of mushroom harvesting, the many sustainable properties of mushroom production (there are a lot!), the nutritional value, and much more!

Location: Growers Tent

10:00 am

Mushroom Soup
General

Mushroom Soup: A Classic!

Locally made savory, rich and creamy mushroom soup. Loaded with fresh hearty local portabella and white mushrooms. This soup offers earthy flavors enhanced by onions, carrots, herbs and black pepper. This local favorite is made with fresh locally grown mushrooms and milk from our local dairy farms.

Made by Sunny Dell Foods, collaborating with the Mason Lodge in Kennett Square.

The soup will be sold in 2 sizes, 8 oz and 16 oz containers for eating at the Festival or taking home!

10:30 am,

Mushroom 'Chopped' Contest
Free Shows

Do you like mystery? Excitement? Anticipation?

Four contestants will square off in front of a LIVE audience to compete in the popular Food Network-themed 'Chopped' competition where each contestant will have 30 minutes to create a delicious mushroom-centric dish for four judges, to be judged on taste, presentation, creativity, and use of mushrooms.

Contestants will have a shared pantry of ingredients like salt, pepper, oils, etc., as well as a few standard ingredients at the contestant’s workstation. And of course, a Mystery Bag of ingredients that MUST BE USED!

Come watch as these contestants create creative, unique, and delicious mushroom-themed dishes--'Chopped'-style!

11:15 am

Jack Marshal

Free Shows

Music/ Entertainment

Location: Music Stage at Liberty Place

12:30 pm
 
Josh Komorowski
Free Shows

Location: Music Stageat Liberty Place

1:45 pm

Angelee
Free Shows

Music/ Entertainment

Location: Music Stage at Liberty Place

2:00 pm

New!! Mushroom Picking Contest
Free Shows

We are bringing back the mushroom picking contest! Watch for details.

Location: Behind the Mushroom Growers Tent on Broad Street

3:00 pm

Swamp Ash
Free Shows

Music/ Entertainment

Location: Music Stage at Liberty Place

4:15 pm

Tommy Froelich Band
Free Shows

Location: Music Stage at Liberty Place

Sunday September 10, 2023

10:00 am,

Information Booth
General

Questions? Visit the Festival Information Booth for Festival-day info!

Location: State and Union Streets

10:00 am

Kids Events
Kids

Bounces, Bungees & Balloons

Make sure to stop by the Kids Area where the little ones can ditch the shoes and jump all the wiggles out in inflatable bounce houses, or try and jump to the moon on a bungee jump.

Don't want to jump? No worries! The famous Balloon Lady will be there with plenty of balloon friends!

Location: Kids Area (State Street between Meredith and Lafayette)

10:00 am,

Mushroom Growers Tent
General

Did you know mushrooms double in size every 24 hours? That they don’t need sunlight to grow? And a handful of mushrooms have more Potassium than one banana?

Learn about how mushrooms grow—from tiny spores to the yummy mushrooms that end up in your dishes. Hear from Kennett Square mushroom growers about the intricacies of mushroom harvesting, the many sustainable properties of mushroom production (there are a lot!), the nutritional value, and much more!

Location: Growers Tent

10:30 am,

Mushroom 'Chopped' Contest
Free Shows

Do you like mystery? Excitement? Anticipation?

Four contestants will square off in front of a LIVE audience to compete in the popular Food Network-themed 'Chopped' competition where each contestant will have 30 minutes to create a delicious mushroom-centric dish for four judges, to be judged on taste, presentation, creativity, and use of mushrooms.

Contestants will have a shared pantry of ingredients like salt, pepper, oils, etc., as well as a few standard ingredients at the contestant’s workstation. And of course, a Mystery Bag of ingredients that MUST BE USED!

Come watch as these contestants create creative, unique, and delicious mushroom-themed dishes--'Chopped'-style!

Location: Culinary Stage at S. Union St.

11:15 am

3 O'Clock High
Free Shows

Location: Music Stage at Liberty Place

12:30 pm

Devin Canfield
Free Shows

Location: Music Stage at Liberty Place

12:30 pm

Mushroom Eating Contest
Free Shows
Hosted by WXTU's Jeff Kurkjian.

This event puts the FUN in FUNGI when a group of brave contestants sees how many fried mushrooms they can eat in eight minutes!

Buona Food’s The Original Breaded 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 Championship. The local amateur record was set last year at 4 pounds.

Join us to watch the spectacle and cheer on the contestants as they challenge these records!

Eating Contest Prizes:

1st: $300
2nd:$200
3rd: $100

Location: Culinary Stage at South Union St.

1:45 pm

All the Living and the Dead
Free Shows

Location: Music Stage at Liberty Place

3:00 pm

Andrew Lipke and the Azrael String Quartet
Free Shows

Location: Music Stage at Liberty Place

Date: September 9 - 10, 2023

Location: Various Location in PA 19348

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