Join us for the 5th Annual Memphis Mushroom Festival, a joyful gathering celebrating mycology, sustainability, holistic living, and community resilience. This year’s event features educational workshops, hands-on demos, inspiring speakers, live music, local vendors, and so much more!
🍄 Festival Highlights
🤝Meet the MMF 2026 Sponsors
This event is made possible by the generous support of community-minded businesses and organizations. Sponsors receive visibility across social media, print, and onsite promotion, helping us keep the festival free and accessible for everyone.
✨ A huge thank you to our 2026 Sponsors !
Curious Elixirs is an organic, booze-free craft cocktail brand designed for those who want to drink social without the hangover. Handcrafted in small batches in the US, their non-alcoholic drinks blend high-quality organic botanicals, adaptogens, and functional ingredients—like Lion's Mane mushroom, ashwagandha, elderberry, and reishi—to help you relax, elevate your mood, and support well-being naturally.
DUDE Wipes are flushable, single-use wet wipes made with 99% water and plant-based ingredients designed to deliver a cleaner, fresher alternative to traditional dry toilet paper. Free from harsh fragrances and hypoallergenic, these extra-large, gentle wipes come individually wrapped in convenient travel packs—making them an easy, eco-conscious hygiene essential to toss into a pocket or bag for camping, traveling, and staying fresh on the go.
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Take a look at the full schedule here:
🧠 Speaker Sessions and
🌿 Educational Workshops & Demos check here:
Former chemistry teacher turned Urban Earth Nursery manager
Proficient in mushroom cultivation offering a step-by-step home-growing and climate-matching guide.
Urban grower and representative of Urban Roots TN discussing soil organic matter and erosion control.
Culinary innovator and founder of Augie & Coco focusing on umami-boosting food formulations.
Local mycologist ("Farmer Ben") lecturing on physical/mental wellness through foraging.
Founder and Minister of the Church of OHM and public speaker for the Open Mind Sanctuary.
Active member and representative of the Memphis Mushroom Foragers guiding beginners on wild mushroom/plant identification.
Nadia BlackMajesTEA is a mushroom enthusiast who will be sharing her process for crafting medicinal mushroom beverages. Her talk, "From Forest to Cup," will cover everything from ethical harvesting to preparation methods. She'll also highlight the benefits of incorporating medicinal mushrooms into both food and drink, including her own locally sourced shroom chai made with ingredients like lion's mane, morels, oyster, dandelion, and yellow dock.
Attorney (40 yrs), chaplain (2 yrs), and mental health advocate promoting psychedelic advocacy, cultural humility, and mindfulness.
Sound healing practitioner and therapeutic soundscape creator connecting people to mycelial network intelligence.
Special education teacher and creator of Find Your Strength, focusing on emotional resilience and inner stability.
Educator and forager representing The Dancing Bee Farm leading an immersive
Spiritual Herbalist focused on nature-based innovation and traditional/spiritual plant uses.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) specializing in mental health and medicinal mushroom applications.
Join Chef Daishu, The Mushroom Queen, for an engaging live cooking demonstration. This demonstration will showcase how versatile and flavorful mushrooms can be as a meat alternative. Learn simple techniques to prepare mushroom-based dishes that fit a busy, on-the-go lifestyle.
Cultural practitioner, storyteller, and dancer honoring Mazatec traditions, followed by an interactive musical circle.