Join us in Ashland, Oregon in a festival teeming with life and color during the annual Mushroom Festival. 

Sunshine likely illuminates a scene packed with happy faces – children pointing excitedly, adults laughing, and seniors enjoying the festive atmosphere from benches or the sidelines.

Participants of all ages march, dance, or ride on creatively decorated floats. While many attendees are in their everyday clothes, perhaps accessorized with a mushroom hat or pin, the real visual treat comes from those who've embraced the theme wholeheartedly. You see fantastic costumes: people dressed as towering morels, whimsical amanitas with bright red, spotted caps, perhaps some bioluminescent-inspired outfits glowing softly, and maybe even smaller children dressed as cute button mushrooms.

The energy is infectious. There's a sense of community joy and a shared, slightly quirky appreciation for the world of fungi. Laughter mixes with music, and the overall feeling is one of lighthearted celebration with Ashland's beautiful people.