Fungi Fest

Welcome to Fungi Fest — the most magical market of the season!

The Historic Marion Tailgate Market is going full fungi this September and we want YOU there! Whether you're a mushroom enthusiast, a curious foodie, a family looking for a fun Saturday morning, or someone who just wants to paint a mushroom and eat something delicious — this event is for you.

• WHAT TO EXPECT
  Fresh Culinary Mushrooms — Meet specialty mushroom growers and take home some of the most incredible fungi our region has to offer
• Foraging & ID Tools — Learn how to identify and sustainably forage wild mushrooms Mushroom Products — Tinctures, teas, salts, seasonings, and so much more Free Cooking Demos & Tastings — Cathy from NC Cooperative Extension will be cooking up seasonal mushroom goodness right before your eyes. Come taste and take home a recipe!
• Live Music — Freddy Bradburn & the Youth String Band bringing the tunes all morning
• The Bookmobile — McDowell County Public Library Bookmobile will be on site — browse, check out a book, and enjoy! Kids Zone — Paint your own mushroom to take home AND enter the Mushroom Costume Contest! What's your best fungi look? All Your Favorite Market Vendors — Fresh produce, local meats, artisan baked goods, cheese, honey, handmade crafts and more
• SNAP/EBT ACCEPTED — and DOUBLED up to $20 for produce and mushrooms! This means your SNAP dollars go TWICE as far at Fungi Fest. Fresh, local, nutritious food for everyone in our community.
  MEET THE MUSHROOM SPECIALISTS
  Blue Ridge Chaga Connection Wild Goods Myco Rhizing
  Three incredible specialty vendors bringing the best of our region's fungi culture right to the market!
  DID YOU KNOW?
  Mushrooms have been used for healing for thousands of years across Chinese medicine, ancient Japan, 16th-century Russia, and Native American cultures. They are the only food that naturally produces vitamin D when exposed to sunlight. Rich in B vitamins, potassium, and antioxidants, mushrooms contain powerful compounds that support immune health and help defend against disease.
  Simply put — mushrooms are magic. Come discover that magic for yourself at Fungi Fest!
  WHO'S AT FUNGI FEST
  Mushroom Specialists: Blue Ridge Chaga Connection · Wild Goods · Myco Rhizing
  From the Farm: Rust Mountain Farm · Montford Cove Farm · Long Acres · NC Farmers of the Foothills · Mayapple Trading Co. · Purple Buffalo Farms
  Meat & Eggs: Edwards Family Farms · Hendricks Farmstead
  Baked Goods: Four Sisters Bakery · Storyline Sourdough & Sweets
• Specialty Goods: Three Sisters Cheese · Hendley's Farm · Queen of Cups Coffee · Purple Buffalo Lemonade
  Artisan Makers: Nellie's Quilts, Aprons & Pillows · Double G Homestead · Poppy's Wildcraft · Charlie's Ceramics · Harmon-E Goods and Wildcraft
  Special Guest: McDowell County Public Library Bookmobile
  This event is FREE and open to the community!

Presented by the Historic Marion Tailgate Market & McDowell LFAC Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Marion