Cordova Fungus Festival

While Cordova’s fishing fleet is gathering nets full of Copper River & Prince William Sound Salmon, its land-based foragers are hunting wild berries, yellow-footed chanterelles, and king boletes! Those swift swimmers that make it past Cordova’s keen fishermen will head upstream, spawn, and leave abundant nutrients on the creek shores, that are picked by fungi and transported to nourish the forest. Every fall, the community of Cordova celebrates with fungus-foragers, lichen lovers, and friends of the forest from near and far for the Cordova Fungus Festival. Our 18th Annual festival is scheduled for September 12th through the 15th, 2024.

The long weekend’s activities explore the natural world in the northernmost coastal temperate rainforest and celebrate the interconnected life-cycle of fungus, salmon and the forest. Festival attendees will have opportunities to learn more about local mushrooms, participate in art & handcraft workshops, and celebrate mushrooms, salmon, and other wild-harvested foods in a variety of ways. There will be live and virtual forays, presentations, kids' activities, and more! Get out your baskets, mushroom knives, ID books, notepads, and join us for the festival fun.