See you next year for the 35th Annual Mountain Mushroom Festival

April 23-25, 2027 in Irvine, Kentucky

 

2026 Mountain Mushroom Festival Schedule

Get your ‘shroom on at the 34th Annual Irvine Mountain Mushroom Festival! Our Schedule of Events are below with links to more details. 

Getting to the Festival

Join us in Downtown Irvine!

Parking

Parking will be available in city lots, church lots, CG Bank (25 River Drive), and city streets.

Free Shuttle Service

Shuttle services with free parking will be available from Estill County High School and West Irvine Elementary  School to the Estill County School System’s Central Office.

Shuttle services offered:

Saturday, April 25 2026 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, April 26 2026, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Shuttle Info

General Festival Info

Admission is FREE!

All events are open to the public.

All events are handicapped accessible.

Diaper Changing Station/ Nursing Tent

Located at 177 Broadway

Port-A-Potties

Available on Court St. and Broadway.

Court St. near the Courthouse Annex will have a handicapped accessible port-a-potty.

Handwashing stations will be available in some areas.

Friday, April 24th 2026

Pre-festival Activity

Booth Check-in and Set-up

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Broadway and Court Street

Saturday, April 25 2026

Festival Hours of Operation

Booths: 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Grandstand 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

 Pancake Breakfast

  • 7 – 11 a.m.
  • Masonic Lodge, 221 Broadway  

Fungus 5K/2K Run/Walk

  • Broadway and Estill Avenue
  • Registration for all Races: 7:30-8:45 a.m.
  • 2K: 8:30 a.m.
  • 5K: 9:00 a.m.
  • Awards: 10 a.m.  

Twin City Kruzers Car Show

  • Registration: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  • Awards: 3 p.m.
  • Main Street & Mack Street  

Agate, Gem, Mineral, & Fossil Show

  • 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
  • Central Office Gym, 253 Main Street

Oleika Shriners Engineer Train

  • 10 a.m. – 7 p.m
  • 108 S. Court Street  

Irvine-Ravenna Woman’s Club Student Art Show

  • 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Courthouse Annex, 119 Broadway  

Photography Contest Display

  • 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Holla Holler, 211 Main Street  

 Quilt Show

  • 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Mack Theatre, 108 Main St.  

Grand Ole’ Parade

  • 1 p.m. 
  • River Drive and Court Street  

Petting Zoo

  • Broadway, across from Estill County Public Library parking lot

All Day Events – 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Arts/Crafts, Community, Educational, & Entertainment Booths

  • Broadway and Court Street

Food Court

  • 142 Broadway 

Festival Information/t-shirts/souvenirs

  • Gazebo, 142 Broadway  

Inflatables

  • Courthouse Annex

Estill County Historical Society Museum

  • Displays & Memorabilia
  • 133/135 Broadway

Grandstand Stage

All day live performances from individuals to groups to cloggers!
Located at Main Street + Broadway  

10:00 – 10:45 a.m. | Donovan Howard  

11:00 – 11:45 a.m. | 3 Cent Nickel 

12:00 – 12:45 a.m. | Lonesome Bluegrass Express 

12:45 – 2:00 p.m. | Parade 

2:00 – 2:45 p.m. | KY Bluegrass Cloggers  

3:00 – 3:45 p.m. | Elvis 

4:00 – 5:30 p.m. | Rockland Road

5:45 – 6:30 p.m. | Brett Noland Band 

6:45 – 7:45 p.m. | The Last Ride Band 

8:00 – 8:45 p.m. | Donnie Isaacs Band  

Mushroom Market Foodways Stage Events

9:00 a.m. | Mushroom Market opens

10 a.m. – Noon | Cake Decorating Contest Entry

10:00 a.m. | Mushroom Chef Jr. with Cass Curtis & Michael Childers (Breaded and Fried Mushrooms)

11:30 a.m. | Chef Chrystian Lyons with the Commonwealth Kitchen food trailer (Sticky Asian Style sautéed mushrooms)

Noon | Cake Decorating Judging

Noon – 1:00 p.m. | Cook-Off Contest Entry

12:30 p.m. | Cake Decorating Winners Announced

1:00 p.m. | Cook-Off Judging

1:45 p.m. | Cook-Off Winners Announced

2:00 p.m. | Mother/Daughter duo: Tina Caroland & Joan Murphy (Traditional Breaded and Fried Morels)

3:00 p.m. | Whitney Johnson, The Appalachian Forager, author, & social media influencer. (Workshop on finding, cooking morels, and Foraging Food for Fun!)

4:00 p.m. | Mushroom Hunting Contest Winner Announcement/Interviews

4:30 p.m. | Happy Wooten (Wilted Greens with Cornbread Breaded Mushrooms and Wild Foraged Ramps)

7:00 p.m. | Mushroom Market closes

Sunday, April 26 2026

Festival Hours of Operation

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Irvine-Ravenna Woman’s Club Student Art Show

  • Noon – 5 p.m.
  • Courthouse Annex, 119 Broadway  

Photography Contest Display

  • Noon – 5 p.m.
  • Holla Holler, 211 Main Street  

Quilt Show

  • Noon – 5 p.m.
  • Mack Theatre, 108 Main St.  

 

All Day Events – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Agate, Gem, Mineral, & Fossil Show

  • Central Office Gym, 253 Main Street

Oleika Shriners Engineer Train

  • 108 S. Court Street  

Arts/Crafts, Community, Educational, & Entertainment Booths

  • Broadway and Court Street

Food Court

  • 142 Broadway 

Festival Information/t-shirts/souvenirs

  • Gazebo, 142 Broadway  

Inflatables

  • Behind Courthouse Annex, 119 Broadway  

Estill County Historical Society Museum, displays/memorabilia

  • 133/135 Broadway

Grandstand Stage

All day live performances! Located at Main Street & Broadway  

Noon – 12:30 p.m. | James Abney 

12:30 – 1:00p.m. | Cameron White 

1:00 – 1:45 p.m. | Chelsea Nolan 

2:00 – 2:45 p.m. | The Smith Sisters 

3:00 – 3:45 p.m. | God’s Family Connection 

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Jenkins Twins 

Mushroom Market Foodways Stage Events

10:00 a.m. |  Mushroom Market opens

Noon | Kim Gill and Maya Lainhart, Lionheart Local: Wild Turkey and Morel Stroganoff

1:30 p.m. | John Allen, local chiropractor and Foodways stage chairman: Morel Rarebit

2:30 p.m. | Alex Babich and Robin Reed: Mushroom Workshop

5:00 p.m. | Mushroom Market closes

See ya’ next year at the 35th Mountain Mushroom Festival – April 24 – 25, 2027