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We have EXCITING NEWS! Tickets for the 3rd Annual Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival will go on sale to the public on August 4th! We will also be sharing pricing information the next few days.

As a thank you to our presenting sponsor, Country Aire Natural Foods Market, and their customers we are hosting a Ticket Launch Event on Saturday, August 3rd at Country Aire. Shoppers will have the opportunity to purchase a weekend festival pass for the price of a single day pass.

We are offering this deal to the first 50 tickets sold on Saturday, August 3rd, at Country Aire from 10am-2pm.

🍄Make a plan to join us October 17-20th in Port Angeles🍄

Have you submitted your application yet? We would love for you to join us for the Mushroom Marketplace at the 3rd annual Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival.

This year's vendor hours will be Saturday and Sunday, October 19th & 20th.
Saturday - 8:30 - 5:00
Sunday - 8:30 - 3:30

🍄More info & apply: https://forms.gle/2jc49XcTMSZrP4N37

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Time to show some love to another sponsor 💜 Thank you Sound Community Bank for your support!

Would you or your business like to support the Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival? We have many sponsorship opportunities available. Send us an email for more information.

It's time to start meeting the presenters at the 3rd Annual Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival! Next up is Amy Honan🍄

Amy received her B.S. in Biochemistry from Western Colorado University in Gunnison, CO where she studied population genetics of the root pathogen Armillaria. She went on to San Francisco State University for her M.S. While there, she studied the saprophytic mushroom genus Tetrapyrgos from SE Asia. She completed her Ph.D. at University of Washington where she studied the ecology, evolution, and biogeography of the stalked puffball Tulostoma. She currently teaches Mycology and Fungal Ecology for Oregon State University. In addition, she is the co-founder of the Crested Butte Botanic Gardens in Crested Butte, CO and is the curator of their fungal collection.

Make a plan to join us in Port Angeles, Washington for the OP Fungi Festival October 17-20th.

🍄Additional DAY & Event added for this year!🍄

Join us at the 3rd annual Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival for a unique and insightful event: the Elwha River Restoration Survey. Organized by Graham Steinruck and Dr Amy Honan (OSU)

This special program, held in collaboration with The Biodiversity Collective, The Elwha Tribe, The National Park Service, and Olympic Hiking Co., offers a rare opportunity to explore the dynamic fungal ecology of the Elwha River region.

Event Details:
📅 Dates: Thursday, October 17th and Friday, October 18th
⏰ Time: 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM
✅ **Registration**: Limited to 24 participants per day. Tickets required.

What to Expect:
Participants will join small, guided groups to venture into areas along the Elwha River, including regions within the restored zones of former dam sites and undisturbed locations. Our expert guides will teach you how to properly locate, collect, document, and prepare both above-ground and below-ground fungal specimens for DNA barcoding.

This hands-on experience aims to gather crucial data to compare fungal communities in different environmental contexts. The collected data will enhance our understanding of fungal ecology in restoration areas, providing valuable insights for future ecological restoration projects.

Highlights:
- Learn field techniques for fungal specimen collection and documentation.
- Gain knowledge about the role of fungi in ecosystem restoration.
- Contribute to meaningful scientific research on fungal diversity and ecology.
- Explore the beautiful Elwha River landscape with knowledgeable guides.

Whether you're a seasoned mycologist, an enthusiastic amateur, or simply curious about fungi and ecological restoration, this survey offers an unparalleled opportunity to engage with nature and science.

Register beginning August 4th to secure your spot in this fascinating and educational event. Together, we can uncover the hidden world of fungi and its crucial role in ecosystem restoration.

Are you planning on joining us this year? Can't wait to start sharing all the fungi fun we have in store for you, we are 3 months out!

Latest updates:
🍄 Announcing a new addition to OPFF soon - hopefully today or tomorrow!
🍄Ticket options will be announced soon - with sales starting early August
🍄 Now accepting Sponsors
🍄 Now accepting Vendor Applications
🍄 Now filling volunteer roles

More info: https://www.opfungifestival.com/

Are you planning on joining us this year for the 3rd Annual Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival?

We have some exciting updates coming soon! 😁🍄✨🌲

It's time to start meeting the presenters at the 3rd Annual Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival! Next up is Danielle Stevenson🍄

A multidisciplinary applied environmental scientist with 15 years of experience in research, design, implementation and management of food, agriculture, waste and remediation projects. Danielle is the founder and director of DIY Fungi (since 2012) offering mycological education, consultation, mushroom cultures, and mycoremediation and waste management research in North America.

Mushroom Marauder is right! If you are joining us this October for the OP Fungi Fest, add an extra day to take a trip to the Hoh rainforest to explore. You won’t regret it ✨🍄🌲

Time to introduce more of the OPFF Planning Team 🍄🌲✨

Next up, is David Rogers. He is the founder and director of the OP Fungi Festival. Pictured here with his family, Shana, Ember, and Maddie (left to right) You can usually find this crew on Saturdays at the Port Angeles Farmers Market.

Why Mushrooms?
"I believe mushrooms have the power to save the world!"

Why OPFF?
"Growing up on the Olympic Peninsula this just seems like the perfect place to celebrate fungi!"

Favorite Mushroom & why?
"There are to many to pick just one! I think psilocybe cubensis is under appreciated for its medicinal potential and the transformation it can provide for some is invaluable."

🍄We'll be adding in more bios and highlighting more team members over the next few weeks. To learn more: https://www.opfungifestival.com/about-us

It's time to start meeting the presenters at the 3rd Annual Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival! Next up is Nancy Turner🍄

Nancy Turner is an ethnobotanist whose research integrates the fields of botany and ecology with anthropology, geography and linguistics, among others. She is interested in the traditional knowledge systems and traditional land and resource management systems of Indigenous Peoples, particularly in western Canada.

All you funguys and fungals have a fun (and safe) 4th of July 🇺🇸🍄✨

🎨CALL FOR ARTISTS!

The 3rd Annual Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival is held at the Clallam County Fairgrounds October 18-20. We are searching for some creative artists who would like to help us transform the space into a mushroom wonderland.

If this is something you would like to help with, send us an email at [email protected]

🍄 THANK YOU 🍄

Time to introduce more of the OPFF Planning Team 🍄🌲✨

Next up, is Courtney Nestler. Her role is Marketing Coordinator.

"I've been fascinated with nature my entire life. And mushrooms have always intrigued me, not quite a plant, not quite an animal, just it's own thing which I think is really cool. I love helping promote community building events - I truly want everyone to win. And with a team like this, working together to learn, educate ourselves and each other, all to help create a festival for all to enjoy has been truly inspiring. I loved meeting and learning from all the fungi folks last year (both highly interesting and a TON of fun) - and I look forward to learning more and more each year."

🍄We'll be adding in more bios and highlighting more team members over the next few weeks. To learn more: https://www.opfungifestival.com/about-us

Courtney captured a ton of Fungi Fest FUN at last years event, you can find her content here: https://courtney-nestler.smugmug.com/Fungi-Fest-2023

Time to show some love to another sponsor 💜 Thank you Angeles Millwork & Hartnagel Building Supply for your support! They are the sponsor of our Education Barn.

Since 1906, they have a proud history of supplying Port Angeles and the greater Olympic Peninsula with the best in building materials, customer service, and community support.

More info: https://angelesmillwork.com

Would you or your business like to support the Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival? We have many sponsorship opportunities available. Send us an email for more information.

We've been brainstorming on different ways we can add more Festival FUN this year. Quick question - if we held a costume contest, would you dress up? Or if we offered a small prize/giveaway for all those who dressed up?

For creative, mushroom-themed costume ideas, we highly recommend you check out the photos and videos from the Telluride Mushroom Festival. They have an entire parade right through their town square. Check them out - https://www.facebook.com/telluridemushroomfest

It's time to start meeting the presenters at the 3rd Annual Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival! First up is our friend, and 2x presenter, Langdon Cook 🍄

Langdon Cook is a writer, instructor, and lecturer on wild foods and the outdoors. His books include Upstream: Searching for Wild Salmon, from River to Table (Ballantine, May 2017), a finalist for the Washington State Book Award, The Mushroom Hunters: A Hidden World of Food, Money, and (Mostly Legal) Adventure, winner of the 2014 Pacific Northwest Book Award, and Fat of the Land: Adventures of a 21st Century Forager.

More info on Langdon: https://langdoncook.com/

Happy Summer Solstice from the OPFF Team! 🍄🌞✨

Time to introduce more of the OPFF Planning Team 🍄🌲✨

Next up, is Bri Gillett. Her role is Volunteer Coordinator.

"As the Volunteer Coordinator for the Fungi Festival, I bring enthusiasm for mushrooms and the great outdoors to my role. Joining this remarkable team was an opportunity I eagerly embraced, driven by my passion for community engagement and supporting the dreams of like-minded individuals. Organizing events that celebrate nature's wonders while fostering a sense of belonging for all participants is deeply fulfilling."

🍄We'll be adding in more bios and highlighting more team members over the next few weeks. To learn more: https://www.opfungifestival.com/about-us

Are you planning on joining us this year? Can't wait to start sharing all the fungi fun we have in store for you, we are 4 months out!

So, what now?
🍄 Now accepting Sponsors
🍄 Now accepting Vendor Applications
🍄 Now filling volunteer roles
🍄 Tickets go on sale in August!

More info: https://www.opfungifestival.com/

Thank you for your patience. The application process for the Mushroom Marketplace at the 3rd annual Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival is NOW OPEN!!!

🍄More info & apply: https://forms.gle/2jc49XcTMSZrP4N37

Join us October 18-20 in Port Angeles, Washington.

Our team is working hard planning dynamic workshops for the 3rd Annual Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival 🍄✨ Which workshops did you attend last year?

Pictured: Photo from 'Intro to Dyeing with Mushrooms & Lichens' Workshop with Alison Webb.

Make a plan to join us October 18-20 in Port Angeles, Washington.

It's Game of Shrooms Time! Game of Shrooms is an annual hide and seek art event. The idea is artists hide mushroom themed art for people to find and keep.

We decided to join in on the fun at Country Aire Natural Foods Market, the presenting sponsor of the Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival 🍄

We've hidden our wooden OPFF stickers around the store - here are some hints of where to find them. Have fun!

Honored to announce that Country Aire Natural Foods Market is coming back as the Presenting Sponsor of the Olympic Peninsula Fungi Fest! We truly appreciate your support to our festival and the local community.

For 49 years, Country Aire Natural Food Market has been your one-stop shop for healthy food choices, supplements and natural health care products. Whether you are looking for the best selection of organic, gluten free & vegan products on the Peninsula, that unique gift for a special someone or you simply want to be sure your money is spent in the most environmentally friendly and socially responsible way, Country Aire is committed to bringing you the best selection possible. From fair-trade products to eco-friendly cleaners, local produce, natural supplements, guilt-free cosmetics and even a boutique! - They are proud to serve your needs.

🍄THANK YOU!🍄

If your business would like to join our list of supporters please reach out via email. Sponsors make it a lot easier for us to bring in fungi experts, mycologists, and dynamic speakers to the event each year.