The festival will take place at Roaring Camp Railroad, set amongst towering old growth Redwood groves and neighboring Henry Cowell State Park, just north of Santa Cruz. The grounds are expansive and include historic buildings, hiking trails, and wooden railroad trestles that carry passengers on some of the world's oldest working steam engine trains.
May 3 & 4, 2025!
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Discover the wonders of mushrooms! Through wild mushroom exploration, cooking and cultivation demos, functional mushroom talks, and DIY workshops, the Santa Cruz Mountain Mushroom Festival offers an incredible opportunity to connect to the mycological network.
Skip parking and take the train!
This ticket gets you a round trip ticket from downtown Santa Cruz to the Roaring Camp Mushroom Festival on one of the country's oldest steam engine trains!
2024 Ticket included access to all activities
Presentations
Alan Rockefeller • Dr. Christopher Hobbs • Dr. Michael J. Hathaway • Dr. Gordon Walker • Erik Lomen • Indy Srinath • Jasper Degenaars • William Padilla-Brown • Dr. Giulietta Octavio • Amanda Janney • Wilder Herbertson • Britt A Bunyard • Taye Bright • Jess Starwood • Sarah-Kate Boylan and many more.
Cooking Demos (with taste testing)
Mat Schuster, Canela • Chad Hyatt, Author: The Mushroom Hunter’s Kitchen • Marie Brennan • Brad Briske, HOME • Julie Schreiber • Eric Tucker, Millennium.
Hands-on Workshops
Fabric dyeing • painting with mushroom pigment • fermenting with fungi • log cultivation demonstration • straw pasteurization • tissue cultures • microscopy tent • spore prints and more.
Kid zone
Face painting • henna • mushroom cornhole • archery range • rock painting • bubbles • Giant Bamboo Hoops • bounce house
Vendors
Alan Rockefeller • Alicia Marie Art • Cluster Mush • Erin Rose Prints • Fern Flowers Studio • Far West Fungi • MacLean Custom Screen Printing • MayuMix • Opinel • Sea Soil Sky •Shared Cultures • Wildlands Farm and Nursery • Wise Goat • Holy Clay Creations • SporeLust • Wilder Herbertson • Local Pigments •Local Naturalist • Go Ask Alice • Forest and Sea Dreams • J Calcagno Pottery • Jess Starwood • Maria Finn • Beauregard Vineyard • Bird Snapper • Ceybon AF • Cruz Kombucha • Curious Elixir • EcoGeek Art • Field & Forest • Epoch • Funky Bean Tempeh • Hidden Fortress Coffee • Julia's Vegetarian Restaurant • Santa Cruz Fungi • Souley Vegan • SC Eatery Food Truck • Vegan Hood Chef • Michael Hathaway • Allterra • Bluum Bio • Capay/Farm Fresh to You • Fungi Magazine • Global • Homeless Garden Project • Lily's Lighthouse • Nuance Microdose • Ready Cycle/Sambrailo • Redwood Mushroom Supply • Santa Cruz Psychedelic Society • SC Fungus Federation • SC Museum of Natural History • SF Mycological Society • William Padilla Brown • Chaga Co • Gaia's Collective • Lacuna Medicinals • Monterey • Mycopia • Cord Creation • The Little Fermenter • Fung Alchemy • Liminal Space Collective • The Vision Sanctuary
Live Music
Book Signings
Art Gallery and Installation Art
Networking happy hour and mushroom elixirs
Guided medicinal plants and edible wild plants and fungi walks
Wine, beer and food available for purchase
2024 Special Guests
Alan Rockefeller
Maria Finn
Forage. Gather. Feast.
Flora and Fungi Adventures
Dr. Christopher Hobbs
Medicinal Mushrooms:
The Essential Guide
Dr. Gordon Walker
Fascinated By Fungi
Erik Lomen
Maine Cap N'Stem
MycoWizards
Vellany Pierce
Far West Fungi
Santa Cruz Fungus Federation
Indy Srinath
Farm Dreams, NatGeoTV
Elissa Callen
Slate and Rust
William Padilla-Brown
Mycosymbiotics
Mycofest
David Poplin
Humboldt Mycology
Dr. Giulietta Octavio
Ceybon
Amanda Janney
KM Mushrooms
Chad Hyatt
The Mushroom Hunter's Kitchen
Wilder Herbertson
Human Becoming
Maya Elson
Maui Bioremediation Group
Post Fire Biofiltration Initiative
Britt A. Bunyard
Fungi Magazine
Taye Bright
Symbiiotica
Fungal Diversity Survery (FUDIS)
Dr. LeTa
Santa Cruz Psychedelic Society
Dr. Charles Lefevre
New World Truffieres
Oregon Truffle Festival
Jess Starwood
The Wild Path
SunRaven Apothecary
Philip Ross
MycoWorks
Open Fung
Sarah-Kate Boylan
Lily's Lighthouse
Jacob DeVecchio
Oklahoma Fungi
Reggie Harris
Oakland Hyphae
Hyphae Labs/Hyphae Leaks
Julie Schreiber
Mycoventures
Will Stark
Nichey
Allison Feduccia
Psychedelic Support
Michael Hathaway
What a Mushroom Lives For
Simon Fraser University
Marie Brennan
Hedonist in Moderation
Jake Keller
Bluum Bio
and many more...
Sponsors and Vendors
Benefactors
Musical Artists
Alison Steele
The Apricots
Crate Diggers
Papiba & Friends
Mokili Wa
Accommodations
The Santa Cruz and Felton areas have an abundance of campgrounds, hotels and alternative stay options. There is also a discounted rate at the local Hilton in nearby Scotts Valley.
FAQs
Yes! When it rains it spores! The event team has created a plan to make sure attendees can enjoy the festival in any weather.
The Event Team is working hard to compile a diverse line-up of presenters, chefs, artists and bands. Stay tuned!
Kids 12 and under are free!
We love pups - but we ask that they stay home for this event.
We will have so many delicious food and beverage options at this event! No outside food or drinks allowed.
There will be parking available onsite at Roaring Camp for a fee. Carpooling is encouraged.
Yes! We highly recommended bringing your own chair and blanket to sit on.
Yes! The location is accessible for all. Please keep in mind that the majority of the festival will take place on a grassy field and there are some uneven surfaces. We will do our best accommodate all participants and vendors. Please call 831 335 4484 and speak to Roaring Camp staff for more information.
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