Blog & Updates
Friday Night Keynote Dinner
Chef Toga Hertzog and Jason Thompson have been working hard to create a delicious, mushroom-themed menu for our October 18th Keynote Dinner. This event sold out last year, so you may want to reserve your spot NOW!
MENU:
Fresh farmers market salad with roasted wild mushrooms and black garlic & honey vinaigrette
Locally foraged mushroom consommé
Lobster mushroom and rutabaga en croute with crispy leek strands
Seared local fish over risotto featuring a chanterelle and saffron microstock and roasted asparagus spears
Decadent MudWtr mushroom chocolate tart with reishi infusion
$10 Off Tony Furtado Show
Very few musicians of any stripe so personify a musical genre as completely as Tony Furtado embodies Americana roots music.
Tony is an evocative and soulful singer, a wide-ranging songwriter and a virtuoso multi-instrumental-ist adept on banjo, cello-banjo, slide guitar and baritone ukulele who mixes and matches sounds and styles with the fl air of a master chef (he’s also an accomplished sculptor, but that’s another story). All of the music of America is in Tony’s music. Relix hit the nail on the head when writing of Tony: “True talent doesn’t need categories.
Performance is Sunday, October 20th, at 6pm at the Naval Elks Lodge in Port Angeles, Washington
Use code: FungiMusic for $10 OFF!
Call for Artists
We are searching for some local musicians to set up and play in our Food Court & Beer Garden during Saturday and Sunday of the OlyPen Fungi Festival in Port Angeles, WA.
All musicians must be self sufficient this year and able to come and set un themselves, perform, and breakdown, volunteer help may be available to help load in but we will not have a sound tech available.
Stage space is limited and we suggest solo or duo performers only.
New Costume Contest
Thank you for the feedback! We are happy to announce we are having a Costume Contest at this year's Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival!
The Contest will be held Saturday, Oct 19th, at the Clallam County Fairgrounds. To enter, come dressed up and head over to the Registration Table anytime between 10am and 3pm.
Each entry will be given a FREE wooden OPFF keychain as a thank you. The winner will be chosen by the planning team and will be announced at the Mushroom Social Saturday evening.
Winners will receive 2 free weekend passes for 2025 including 2 keynote dinner tickets! You do not have to be at the mushroom social to receive the prize as long as you entered the contest at the registration booth between 10am and 3pm on Saturday, October 19th.
Need inspiration? Check out the photos and videos from the costume parade at the recent Telluride Mushroom Festival: https://www.tellurideinstitute.org/telluride-colorados-famous-mushroom-festival/
2023 OP Fungi Fest Recap with KK @ Flora Funga Podcast
FINALLY, the 2023 Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival Documentary is now live. Enjoy KK's travels to this 2nd year festival where she uncovers the secrets fungi give up above and below soil from healing PTSD to finding glowing fungi out on our nighttime walk with Alan Rockefeller.
NAMA Social Media Takeover
OPFF Founder, David Rogers, will be taking over the social media channels for the North American Mycological Association September 9 - 14.
So be sure to follow along for all the fun!
More info on NAMA: https://namyco.org/
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Reduced Price for Youth
Even though the early bird pricing for the adult festival passes end Sept 1st - Our youth festival passes will remain the same. The 3rd Annual Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival is family friendly!
Tickets for youth aged 13-17 are $20 for Saturday AND Sunday. Youth aged 12 and under are FREE. You will still need to register your child for the FREE pass.
More Camping Options
You asked, we listened. We have more options for camping at the Clallam County Fairgrounds this year. We have options for tent, car/van, and RV parking. Preregistration is required. Space is limited.