The 2020 festival has been CANCELED.
In light of the current world-wide Covid-19 pandemic it is the Estill County Health Department's recommendation that the 2020 Mushroom Festival, scheduled for April 25-26, be canceled. This recommendation is based on guidance received from the CDC and the Governor’s Office. Health experts ask that nonessential travel be limited and social distancing be practiced in order to prevent and mitigate community transmission of the COVID-19 virus.
The Mountain Mushroom Festival
is a celebration of the Appalachian culture: the morel mushroom, KY agate (state rock of Kentucky),
arts and crafts, Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky River, and mountains.