MENDOCINO MUSHROOM, WINE & BEER FESTIVAL
NOV 3-12, 2017 ~ MENDOCINO COUNTY
Mendocino County is home to more than 3,000 mushroom varieties, including the rare candy cap mushroom with its intense maple syrup flavor and sweet fragrance that grows only along the northern coast of California. With mushroom dinners, wine- and beer-pairing workshops, cooking classes, musical performances, exhibits, guided mushroom foraging there is something for everyone during this magical season of mushrooms. Events take place throughout the County, from the coast to the inland valleys.
Mendocino Mushroom, Wine and Beer Festival
Dates and Times will be announced in Sept and Oct.
Mushroom Excursion Train - DAILY
All aboard the historic Skunk Train! Trains
depart daily out of Willits and
Fort Bragg. The view from our
restored rail cars is pretty much
unchanged from the late 1800s.
Bring the family and see if you
can spot wild mushrooms from
the open air car of the train.
Mushroom Tasting Dinner - DAILY
5:30pm | Stanford Inn's Ravens' Restaurant
Wild mushrooms are often elusive. We'll tailor a tasting menu to what's available. You can select a la carte, the entire tasting menu, or, if you prefer, order from our Fall Menu. Reservations
suggested
Catch a Canoe - DAILY
Explore Big River Estuary with Catch-A-Canoe guided and self-guided paddling tours. If you prefer, rent a bike to explore coast bluffs and old logging roads, to experience Mendocino in the unique way only mountain biking can provide.
Mushroom Exploration - DAILY
Stanford Inn, Mendocino - 10:30am
Meet in the Stanford Inn lobby for an
introductory mushroom talk before
heading out to explore local
forests and meadows with mycological enthusiast
Adrienne Long for a 1.5 - 2 hour foraging
experience.
Reservations required. Private tours arranged on request.
Mushroom Ice Cream?
Cowlicks Ice Cream Parlor - DAILY
250 N. Main St, Fort Bragg
YES, it's delicious! Made with sweet local mushrooms and tastes like a combination of caramel, butter pecan, and praline, YUM!
Mushroom Exhibits - DAILY
Ford House Exhibits, MENDOCINO.
Mushrooms will be the focus at the Ford House in November with a month long exhibit featuring mushroom natural history. A show of photographer Laura House's close up images of our local fungi will add brilliant illustration to this exhibit.
Lighthouse Tours - DAILY 10:AM-3:30PM
Point Arena Lighthouse & Museum
Climb to the top of one
of the tallest lighthouses for spectacular
360-degree views from this 115-foot tower built in 1908.
The lighthouse is on a point of
land that juts out two miles into the
Pacific, and is an excellent place
to view the migration of California
Gray Whales.
Noyo Kayak Tour - DAILY - 11am
Tour the calm waters of the Noyo River in search of curious harbor seals, sea lions and other river wonders, while you enjoy the quiet solitude of the Noyo River, fall scenery, colorful migratory ducks, and mysterious mushrooms.
Ride & Mushroom Hunt - DAILY
North Coast Join the mushroom round-up on our Mushroom Hunt horseback rides every day during the festival. Choose among rides of different lengths (1.5 - 4 hours, and all day; priced accordingly). We also offer Equine and Wine packages including horseback riding, lodging, and wine tours (prices vary); trips are catered to each group's needs.
NOV 3-12 | OUTSIDE MULLINGAR
Mendocino Theater Co, Mendocino
Live Theater In this delightfully quirky love story, set in contemporary rural Ireland, two middle-aged farmers, Anthony and Rosemary, must overcome a land feud and their own clumsiness to find happiness. This romantic comedy by the author of Doubt and Moonstruck is lyrical, poetic, and utterly winsome.
Musical Theater
Gloriana presents ...
FRI & SAT 7:30pm, SUN - 3:pm
Adapted for the stage, with great warmth and more than a touch of hilarity, the hearts of children and adults alike still soar when the slipper fits.
NOV 4 | Homebrew Festival
Featuring brewers from Lake and Mendocino County and around Northern CA competing to become the people's choice winner. Attendees vote for their favorite beer to select the 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners.
Ciders and other fermented beverages will be available with local Farm-to-table goodies.
Local Authors Night
Gallery Bookshop, Mendocino
Presents local authors of Mendocino. Could be about Mendocino history or cookbooks from famous restaurants and bed and breakfasts located on the Mendocino Coast. Call ahead for times and dates to meet the authors.
CORO Mendocino Winemaker Dinner
Savor a delicious Italian four-course dinner paired with Coro wines by Clos Du Bois, Parducci, Testa and more! Appetizer and desert wines included with your reservation.
Botanical Gardens Walks
Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, Fort Bragg
Did you know the Gardens is
home to more than 150 species
of mushrooms? Join Mendocino
Coast Botanical Gardens
Mycologist and Naturalist, Mario
Abreu, for an identification walk.
Learn mushroom lore with a local
fungi expert each Monday. Walks
begin at 1:30PM, leaving from
the Plaza. Free with Gardens
admission.
Medicinal Mushroom Breakfast
Stanford Inn, Mendocino
Often the first question when encountering a new mushroom is "Is it edible or poisonous?" An equally interesting question is "How can this mushroom improve my health?" Enjoy tasting good for you (medicinal) mushrooms at breakfast. Join us to experience what truly creative, eco-friendly cuisine is all about.
After the Hunt
Ravens' Restaurant, Stanford Inn, Mendocino
Join Stanford Inn's Nutritionist Sid Garza-Hillman and Ravens Creative Director Chef Sadhana Berkow in a fun and inspiring exploration of the nutritional value of mushrooms and how to prepare them. This combined nutrition and cooking class ends with a sampling of what you have learned to cook. A great way to experience mushrooms - by eating them Advance Reservations required.
Mushrooms & Beer Tasting
Little River Inn, LITTLE RIVER
Executive Chef Marc Dym creates a multi-course meal featuring a bounty of local mushrooms paired with perfectly crafted ale from Russian River Brewing Company Brewmaster Vinnie Cilurzo. Chef Dym highlights our local mushrooms and serves them with Russian River brews worthy of their cult following. Reservations recommended.
Tasteful Art
Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino
exhibits include Blagojce Stojanovski, Betsy Lombard, and Mendocino Art Center Then and Now Fiber Arts Exhibit. Enjoy snacks and wine and meet the exhibiting artists. In celebration of the Mushroom, Wine and Beer Festival sample delicious mushroom appetizers. Free.
Winemaker Dinner
From Vineyard and Forest to Table, 7:30
Join Foursight Vegan Wines, Kristy Charles and Joseph Webb, Ravens co-creative chef staff, and Stanford Inn's Wine Director Brendan McGuigan for an incredible four-course dinner featuring wine pairings with Foursight wines, and dishes featuring Mendocino County's mushroom bounty Reservations required.
Mushroom Cooking Class
An intimate group will gather
together for an adventurous
mushroom foray, then attend
a cooking class featuring wild
mushroom appetizers and dishes
highlighting local Mendocino
County ingredients. The dishes
will be paired with Mendocino
County wines, brews and ciders.
Space is limited to 16 attendees
so reserve early
NOV 12-13 | Symphony of the Redwoods
Symphony of the Redwoods Fall Concert
NOV 12 8:00PM
NOV 12
2:00PM
Take in a performance of the symphony featuring the music of Marquez, Rodrigo, Piazzola and Stravinsky on SATURDAY
Weber, Oberon, Mozart and Sibelius on SUNDAY
