Mushroom Festival 2026
Get ready for our 2026 Mushroom Festival on October 25th. Stay tuned for tickets, volunteer opportunities, artwork, and more!
In the meantime, check out our Spring Wildflower Festival. Let’s keep celebrating local ecology and building community at the Arboretum!
Arboretum members always get free festival tickets, become a member at any time and get in free.
The next festival approaches!
What you Need to Know
Children under 12 free, no ticket purchase required.
The festival opens at 10 AM and closes at 5 PM
Parking at the Arboretum is free on festival day. Parking attendants will direct you to the parking lot that has availability. Click here for driving directions.
Refunds are processed automatically up to 10 days prior to the event. Within 10 days of the event all ticket sales are final.
Please leave your dogs at home. For the safety and comfort of all, due to crowds, dogs are not permitted at the festival. View our dog policy.
Event Activities
Every year, you can expect to experience things like,
- A huge mushroom exhibit where you can learn about hundreds of local species
- Educational talks from local experts
- Edible and poisonous mushrooms display, including an expert identification table
- Live music
- Guided nature walks by local naturalists
- Mushroom vendors
- Local foods, arts, and crafts
- Kids crafts and activities
- Cider pressing, scarecrow contest, and hay rides!
Partners
The Cascade Mycological Society (CMS) hosts and attends events around the Pacific Northwest, most notably community classes and forays, member forays, seasonal member potlucks, and the Mushroom Festival in October. For information about the mushroom experts that will be at the Mount Pisgah Arboretum Mushroom Festival, click here.
Lane is a local community college that provides, “comprehensive, accessible, quality, learning-centered educational opportunities that promote student success”. For a calendar of upcoming Lane Community College events and educational opportunities, visit LCC’s website.
Future Festivals
Follow the steps below if you’re interested in being a part of future festivals.
If you are interested in vending at our festivals, please head to our Vendor page for more information.
If you are a musician interested in performing at our festivals, please contact our Music Director satoribob@gmail.com.
If you are interested in volunteering at a future festival, fill out our volunteer interest form.
Mushroom Festival 2025
Thanks to everyone who attended the 2025 Mushroom Festival! We deeply appreciate the vendors, volunteers, nonprofits, local businesses, and community members who make this incredible event possible.
Come by the Arboretum office to purchase remaining merchandise!
iNaturalist Mycoblitz
From October 16th to October 25th, participants uploaded their photo obersvations of mushrooms in Lane County to iNaturalist. These photos were then identifed by experts and the observations augmented the display at the Mushroom Festival!
Check out the project here.
Sponsors
Thank you to our Festival sponsors who help to make this annual event possible!
In 2025, we are proud to be sponsored by:
