Mark your calendars for the free Quinault Rainforest Mushroom Festival on October 3rd.
Website: https://www.shoresandspores.com/qrmushfest
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The Quinault Rainforest Mushroom Festival is a free, family-friendly event held each fall at Lake Quinault School in Amanda Park. This year is on Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
It's basically a full day devoted to mushrooms, tucked into one of the most impressive temperate rain forests on the planet.
You don't need to know a chanterelle from a shoelace to have a good time either. The festival is just as welcoming to curious first timers as it is to die-hard foragers. The day includes guest speakers, hands on workshops and classes, and guided forays where you head out into the woods to hunt for fungi, plus a vendor market stocked with local artisans, craft makers, and food. There's also a Kids Zone this year with crafts and activities, raffle prizes up for grabs, and if a full day of mushfest isn't enough for you, a VIP dinner the historic Lake Quinault Lodge with keynote speaker Noah Siegel the night before.
The whole thing is put on by the Coastal Shores and Spores Mycological Society, an all-volunteer mushroom club based in Ocean Shores.