The 37th annual Mushroom Mardi Gras food, art and wine festival will take place Memorial Weekend, May 28 and 29 in downtown Morgan Hill.
The festival, which raises funds for college scholarships for local high school students, will feature two days of food (with many vendors showcasing local and regional mushrooms), shopping and entertainment.
Three stages throughout the festival grounds will perform a variety of live music and performances. In 2014, the Festival distributed $77,500 in scholarships, mini-grants and other donations. Over the last three decades, the Mushroom Mardi Gras has issued more than $860,000 in scholarships, $29,500 in mini-grants and $420,000 to participating school groups.
The Mushroom Mardi Gras and participating vendors will be open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 28, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 29. It will take place at the Downtown Morgan Hill Amphitheater and Community Center grounds, and along Depot Street between Dunne Avenue and Second Street.Downtown streets on the east side of Monterey Road will be closed during the event.
Parking is available at a number of lots surrounding the festival venue, including at the Butterfield Boulevard Park and Ride lot, which is a short walk across the railroad tracks from the Mushroom Mardi Gras.
For more information, visit the festival website at mhmmg.org.