The 25th Annual Mushroom Festival

September 10, 11 and 12

Mark your calendar for Sept 10-12, 2010 and join us for our Silver Celebration in historic Kennett Square, Pennsylvania!

Celebrate the mushroom as well as the beauty, history and excitement of Southern Chester County with cooking demonstrations, farm tours, music, children’s rides and a variety of entertainment during this fun packed two-day Street Fair.

Admission is $2 for guests 12 years and older. Proceeds benefit non-profit community organizations through the Mushroom Festival Grant program.

The Mushroom Festival Schedule of Events and Map will be available for download around August 15.

PETS…We love them too, but please, leave your pets at home for this event. Thank you.

New for 2010

• Community Parade Friday, September 10, 7 p.m. marches up Broad Street! Gather your neighborhood, co-workers or friends and build a float for the “Kennett is Cool” Float contest. Prizes for the winner!
• Old Fashioned Carnival, Friday evening, Saturday late afternoon and evening, Sunday afternoon at 600 Broad Street
• The 25th Mushroom Festival Cookbook , “Celebrating 25 Years! Mushroom Festival Cookbook” will be debuted at the Festival. Stop by the Souvenir Tent to get your copy.
• Afternoon at the Races, Saturday afternoon. Join Kennett Fire Company in the American Legion Building for some exciting horse racing action with races every half-hour.

Festival News

	Mushrooms: Nature’s Hidden Treasures Can eating mushrooms help you lose weight, increase your vitamin D levels, and help in the fight against breast cancer? Learn about mushrooms and their nutritional benefits from four of this country’s leading experts! This unique opportunity to learn why you should include mushrooms in your diet is brought to the Mushroom Festival by the Mushroom Council. Plus, guests attending the talks will receive a free recipe giveaway (while supplies last).  Click here to learn more.
	The results of the voting are in! Check out the Finalists in the 2010 Cute as a Button (Mushroom) Baby Photo Contest here. Don’t forget to stop by the booth near Union and State Streets to vote (with your pocket change) for the 2010 Cutest Button, Crimini and Portabella.
	Check out the UPDATED Schedule for the  Culinary Tent’s line-up of chefs! Joining us this year are Dan Butler, Janet Zappala, Ray Maxwell, Steve Latona, Alfred Jackson and John Brandt-Lee!
	Be a part of the Mushroom Festival by participating in one of our contests or events!Applications are now being accepted for: The Antique and Classic Car Show The ‘Kennett Square is Cool’ Float Contest @ the Community Parade
	WXCY and WSTW present the Free Saturday Afternoon Concert! Kicking-off the concert is Ashley Gearing with country duo Bomshel as the headline act. Click here to learn more!
	6ABC’s Matt Pellman is the 25th Mushroom Festival Community Parade’s Master of Ceremonies. He is the Traffic.com reporter for Action News at 5 with Rick Williams and Monica Malpass.