Mountain Mushroom Festival

Irvine, KY · Food & Drink

When: April 24–25, 2027
Where: Downtown Irvine, Irvine City Hall grounds · Irvine · KY
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

Downtown Irvine celebrates the spring morel hunt each April with a mushroom cook-off, foraging contests, and a display of Kentucky agate, the state rock found along the nearby Kentucky River. A 5K run, live clogging, and crafts round out the Estill County weekend, which has run for more than 25 years. The 2027 dates above are approximate, based on the festival's usual late-April slot.

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