How do you like your mushrooms?
The cooks at the Mushroom Mardi Gras, now in its 45th year, celebrate Morgan Hill’s crop by serving them stuffed, deep-fried, grilled, sauteed, marinated and more — and always with a side of live music.
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The festival runs until 7 p.m. today, May 23, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 24, in and around the Downtown Morgan Hill Amphitheater.
Besides a full lineup of music, dance and other entertainment, the event will feature live cooking demos on the Chef Stage, a children’s fun zone and 200 arts, crafts and product booths.
At the “Mushroom Experience,” located in the Community & Cultural Center, attendees can learn about the health benefits of mushrooms and how they’re grown, buy a kit for growing mushrooms at home and try a taste of mushroom beer.
Run by a nonprofit, the Mushroom Mardi Gras has education as its mission. Festival proceeds go toward scholarships.
Details: Admission is $25 adults, $17 military and seniors, free for kids under 15. Food, beverages are extra. Find schedules, buy tickets at https://morganhillmushroomfestival.org/
Bay Area KidFest: The region’s largest children’s festival returns for its 35th year with two days of stage shows, rides and a family dance party. Kids can meet characters including Super Mario, Princess Peach and Olaf. Kidfest runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Memorial Day at the Concord Pavilion. Admission is $9 per person with the donation
of a can of food to the Monument Crisis Center or $10 without a can. Seniors 65-plus and kids under 24 months get in free. On Sunday, attendees can donate two cans and get $2 off one ticket. Onsite parking is $10. Details: 2000 Kirker Pass Road, Concord; www.kidfestconcord.com/bay-area-kidfest
Lumberjack Days: Today and Sunday, the Roaring Camp Railroad in the Santa Cruz Mountains is hosting an inaugural Lumberjack Days event, a tribute to logging history. Trained loggers will “battle timber and time,” the organizers say, “as they face off in classic lumberjack events” — chopping, sawing, throwing and more. For attendees, there will be music, lawn games, bounce houses and food/drink available for purchase. Details: Free admission. 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton; https://roaringcamp.com/lumberjack-days
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