Gifford Pinchot Fungi Festival
October 9 @ 3:00 pm - October 11 @ 5:00 pm
$125 – $250A weekend of forays, workshops, and speakers at the foot of Mount Rainier — Pinchot Partners’ nonprofit festival brings some of the region’s best-known mycologists to Packwood and the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
Location
Packwood Community Hall & Longmire Springs Brewing, Packwood, WA (registration at 112 Norman Way) — forays in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Date & Hours
Friday Oct 9 (3pm registration, keynote & entertainment into the evening) through Sunday Oct 11, 2026 · forays depart 9, 10 & 11am Sat & Sun
Admission
Full weekend pass $250 · Saturday or Sunday day pass $125 · marketplace, live music & costume contest free · scholarships on request
Hosted By
Pinchot Partners
What to Expect
- Guided 3-hour wild mushroom forays into the Gifford Pinchot on Saturday and Sunday mornings
- Speakers including Daniel Winkler, Alan Rockefeller, Langdon Cook, Aaron Hilliard, Paul Whitney, and Rose Tursi
- Hands-on workshops: identification, mushroom photography, art, and cultivation
- Free-to-all vendor marketplace, live music, and a mushroom costume contest
- Wellness offerings — forest bathing, yoga, and sound baths — plus local food and Longmire Springs beer
Details & Tickets
Weekend and day passes are sold by Pinchot Partners through EventHub; the marketplace, music, and costume contest are free. Scholarships are available on request.
Official Event PageDetails verified from the organizer’s website on August 17, 2026. Salish Mushrooms is not affiliated with this event.