[4] In 2014, 80,000 people attended the Mushroom Mardi Gras Festival, setting a new record.

[10] In 2023, it was postponed after numerous safety concerns were raised regarding the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting.

[11] The festival raises scholarship money for high schoolers within the Morgan Hill Unified School District.

[1][14] Unlike previous festivals, a twenty dollar admission was implemented[15] to pay for costs and scholarship funds.

Other activities include arts-and-crafts, museums, live music, and scholarship award ceremonies.