2023 Mushroom Festival Schedule
Sponsored by Overleaf Lodge & Spa, The Fireside Motel and Adobe Resort
Friday, October 20, 2023
6 pm: Mushroom Dinner at the Yachats Commons with live music by GAEA
7:30 pm: Key Note speaker Langdon Cook, author of The Mushroom Hunters: A Hidden World of Food, Money and (Mostly Legal) Adventures
Pay Dirt: The Wild West of Fungi will be his topic for the evening
Join author Langdon Cook for a tour of his award-winning book The Mushroom Hunters. Cook embeds himself in the shadowy subculture of mushroom harvesting for profit, reporting from rural woods and big city restaurants. Meet the pickers, buyers, and chefs in a "patch to plate" slideshow that reveals this free-wheeling frontier-style economy in action. Q&A and book signing to follow
This evening's event of mushroom delights, music, and talks is a ticketed event. Tickets can be purchased at www.yachats.org
Saturday, October 21, 2023
10 am - 4 pm: Mushroom Identification Display
Location: Yachats Commons Pavilion
10 am - 4 pm: All Mushroom Things Artists, Cultivators, Creators, Gatherers Fair
Location: Yachats Commons Multi-Purpose Room
Click here for a list of all Mushroom Fair Vendors
10 am - 4 pm: Mushroom Cafe: Take a break with mushroom treats, beverages and delights
Hosted by Beach Daisy Wine
Location: Yachats Commons Kitchen
10 am- 6 pm: Speaker Series
Click here for the list of speakers and their topic
10 am - 4 pm: Workshop Series
Click here to see the list of workshops available and register
Mushrooms Around Town: All Yachats Area restaurants will feature specialty mushroom dishes
Sunday, October 22, 2023
10 am - 4 pm: Mushroom Identification Display
Location: Yachats Commons Pavilion
10 am - 4 pm: All Mushroom Things Artists, Cultivators, Creators, Gatherers Fair
Location: Yachats Commons Multi-Purpose Room
Click here for a list of all Mushroom Fair Vendors
10 am - 4 pm: Mushroom Cafe: Take a break with mushroom treats, beverages and delights
Hosted by Beach Daisy Wine
Location: Yachats Commons Kitchen
10 am- 4 pm: Speaker Series
Click here for the list of speakers and their topic
10 am - 4 pm: Workshop Series
Click here to see the list of workshops available and register
Mushrooms Around Town: All Yachats Area restaurants will feature specialty mushroom dishes
*Note*
There is no registration for the Speakers Series; they are all free to the public.
Please register for any or all of the Workshop Series you wish to participate in. There are some with fees.
Please register for any of the guided walks you wish to participate in. Participation fee applies.
2023 Yachats Mushroom Festival Guided Walk Schedule
Which walk is right for me?
Level A: An introduction to mushrooms (1 hr) - Common names and identification of local edible and toxic mushrooms for the newcomer.
Level B: Mushrooms for beginners ( 1 hr) - Beginning identification, taxonomy (scientific naming), and ecology of common coastal mushrooms.
Level C: Intermediate mushrooming (1 hr) - More identification, taxonomy, and ecology. Use of identification books.
Level D: Intermediate mushrooming (2 hr) - In-depth identification, taxonomy, and ecology for the serious mushroom hunter.
All festival walks are led by professional and amateur mycologists, forest ecologists, and naturalists. Walks are held on excellent, easy trails in the spectacular coastal mature and old-growth forest. NOTE: Outdoor clothing and sturdy walking shoes should be worn.
Please register for guided walks at the top of the page; there is a maximum of 12 people on each walk. Walks will either be at Cape Perpetua (CP) or Gerdemann Botanical Preserve (GBP)
All walks have a $5 registration fee
Saturday, October 21st
10:00 am (CP, Level A) Jordan Weiss
10:00 am (GBP, Level A) Matt Trappe
11:00 am (CP, Level C)
11:00 am (GBP, Level B) Joe Spivack
11:30 am (CP, Level C) Jon Sommer
12:00 pm (CP, Level B) Langdon Cook
1:00 pm (CP, Level D) Chris Melotti and Molly Widmer
1:30 pm ( CP, Level B) Jon Sommer
2:00 pm (CP, Level B)
2:00 pm (GBP, Level B) Joe Spivack
2:30 pm (CP, Level A)
3:00 pm (CP, Level A)
3:00 pm (GBP, Level B) Matt Trappe
Sunday, October 22nd
10:00 am (CP, Level A) Dan Luoma
10:00 am (GBP, Level A)
10:30 am (CP, Level C)Joe Spivack
11:00 am (CP, Level C)
11:00 am (CP, Level D) Chris Melotti and Molly Widmer
11:30 am (CP, Level A)
11:30 am (GBP, Level B) Matt Trappe
12:30 pm (CP, Level B) Dan Luoma
1:00 pm (CP, Level A)
1:30 pm ( GBP, Level A)