Quinault Rainforest Mushroom Festival

08/26/2026

Join Julie Ratner at our 3rd annual Quinault Rainforest Mushroom Festival. Experience awe, wonder, and hopefulness by listening to nature sing while walking together in a magical forest. Julie will show how a PNW forest breathes and how trees communicate and nurture each other.
She will give voice to the mushrooms using a special device, 'Plants Play' which translates their electric signals into music, similar to biofeedback. Everyone will connect deeply to nature and listen to mushrooms sing. Then, everyone will go home with a link to different Quinault mushroom recordings to share with friends and family.

This is a special ticketed workshop that takes place during the Mushroom Festival on Oct 3rd. We're offering AM and PM sessions with special guests Mycologist Dr. Michael Beug and Ecologist Regina Johnson. Bring all your mushroom questions to be answered! Learn more and reserve your tickets at www.QRmushfest.com

08/24/2026

Join community fiber arts instructor Myco from Feral Felt and Wild Child Arts Education to sculpt a wool Amanita muscaria mushroom in this family friendly class. Turn your creation into a magnet, patch or ornament. Learn about fungi anatomy through tactile fiber art. Listen to stories about the history of these beloved fungi while working. All ages are welcome and all tools and materials are included in this fun and fungal class, which takes place during the 3rd annual Quinault Rainforest Mushroom Festival on Saturday, October 3rd.
You can explore all our wonderful workshops and purchase tickets at: www.QRmushfest.com

08/23/2026

Get in the woods fungal friends, the mushrooms are fruiting! Here is one of our favorites, the Lobster! Did you know? Lobster mushrooms are actually a parasitic ascomycete fungus (Hypomyces lactifluorum) that grows on various species of milk cap and brittle gill mushrooms. A twofer! When you pick a lobster, you're getting double the fungal fun! In our area they love to grow on Russula brevipes - aka our massive short-stemmed white russulas. They turn a normally mediocre edible into a glorious tasty treat. But wait, there's more! Did you know they're also valued for their natural pigment?! It's true, you can make a beautiful lightfast dye or paint from the skin of Lobsters, and it's a great way to use them when you find them a little past their prime for eating.
Want to learn how to cook these and other gourmet wild mushrooms? Sign up for our culinary workshop!
Want to learn how to utilize their color? Sign up for our Mushroom Dye Workshop!
You can explore all our workshop options at: www.QRmushfest.com

08/23/2026

08/21/2026

Grow Your Own Mushrooms Naturally at our 3rd Annual Quinault Rainforest Mushroom Festival!

Learn the basics of cultivating mushrooms using freshly cut logs and mycelium-inoculated plugs. Our instructor, Bob Blackett, Clallam Co. Master Gardener, will guide you through the entire process: from selecting the right wood to drilling, plugging, and sealing your log for optimal growth.

Each participant will leave with their very own turkey tail mushroom log (approximately 18" long), ready to take home and grow. All tools, materials, and wood are provided—just bring your curiosity!

This is a special ticketed workshop during the fest on Oct 3rd. We're offering AM and PM sessions and we expect them to fill up fast. Learn more and get your tickets at www.QRmushfest.com

08/21/2026

Only 7 tickets left for this fabulous fungi photo safari with local photographer, Van Adam Davis and Aaron Hilliard with Mushroom Wonderland at the Quinault Rainforest Mushroom Festival - Saturday, Oct 3rd 10am-11:30am
For registration and deets see 👇
www.qrmushfest.com

Bring your cameras, whether they be fancy dIRs or just simple cell phones. Bring a tripod if you have one. Journey into the rainforest with local mushroom photographers who will share all the tips and tricks to capture the magic of mycology with your cameras.
Van Adam Davis is a digital creator and photographer, and of course a mushroom enthusiast.
Aaron Hilliard is a mycology educator from Port Orchard Washington and active member of the Kitsap Peninsula Mycological Society. He has a background in film. He teaches mycology at Olympic College in Bremerton and is the brilliant mind behind the Mushroom Wonderland YouTube Channel.

08/20/2026

Whether you are a forest bather, hiker, mountain biker or something in between, the historic Lake Quinault Lodge has been there when you needed a retreat in the trees for 100 years. A gateway to the amazing Quinault Rainforest in the Olympic National Forest on the Washington Coast, take a look back on 100 years of history and mark your calendars for their Centennial Celebration September 19, 2026, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Link in comments!

08/18/2026

We still have some space in our Mushroom Market!
At the Quinault Rainforest Mushroom Festival happening
Saturday, October 3rd at Lake Quinault School in Amanda Park.

We love artisans, handmade, and products relating to mushrooms, nature, the Pacific Northwest, etc.
We also have space for food truck vendors.
Apply at QRmushfest.com
(scroll down to 'apply to be in our mushroom market' and click the link to fill a google form.
Deadline to apply is August 31st.