NC Liver Mush Festival: Mush, Music & Mutts

Mark your calendars for the 2026 Mush, Music & Mutts Festival - North Carolina’s Official Fall Liver Mush Festival in beautiful uptown Shelby! Recognized in regional and national media, including Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre Foods, this festival celebrates the unique regional delicacy and local food staple known as liver mush. Festival highlights include a liver mush eating contest, recipe contest and cookoff, Kids Zone, live music, and more than 90 craft, food and beverage vendors. Featured partner RollOver Pets presents the "Mutts" portion with a pet costume contest and parade, K9 demo and trick shows, musical sit contests, and more! Enjoy freshly prepared liver mush sandwiches and dishes proudly served by local producers of this well-loved "delicacy"!

Well-behaved pets are welcome, and there's fun for the whole family! To find out more, visit the website.