Salem Mushroom Fest

On Sunday, May 28th, from 2-5pm, we welcome you to join us to learn about the fascinating world of fungi and their role in creating our planet, nourishing our health, and revolutionizing treatments

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The Bay Staters Team

6/8/20262 min read

Location: 53 Mason St STE 105, Salem, MA 01970

On Sundays, there is ample street parking.

Fungi are probably the coolest organisms to have ever lived. Other than maybe you.

At Salem Mushroom Fest, we welcome you to enjoy gourmet mushroom snacks, celebrate them with fellow mushroom fans, and learn about their rich legacy from creating the soil to forever changing the way we understand the neurochemistry of the mind. We’ll also have tarot readings with custom mushroom cards - a great way to reflect and manifest as summer unfolds.

Our nonprofit has led the charge with eight communities in Massachusetts, including Salem two years ago, to officially end arrests for growing and sharing psilocybin mushrooms to alleviate depression and neurological disease like Parkinson’s. Other communities include Cambridge, Somerville, Medford, and Provincetown, underlining our movement’s impact even as we have evolved to educate on all varieties of mushrooms, herbs, and plants as well.

At the event, friendly for all ages and stages, will also be mentoring attendees in how to grow all varieties of mushrooms, offering easy-to-use kits for donations to support our community work. This is a great way to bring this field to life.

Beginning at 2pm, our attendees will be welcomed to mix and mingle with fellow mushroom fans of all ages, experiences, and backgrounds over healthful, tasty refreshments. From 2:30 to 3:30, our founder will give a collaborative presentation on the fascinating world of fungi. We will be joined by a surprise guest to educate on the healing herbs and botony as well.

At about 3:30, attendees are welcome to continue conversations with new friends and/or join a mini-presentation on how to grow mushrooms of all kinds, using imply and easy to use grow kits that are available to take home (donations welcome!)

Bring a friend or two and please reserve your spot here to let us know you're joining and to sign up for notifications of similar events near you in the future.

You are welcome to give a donation if you would like for our art, stickers, grow kits, spores, and support for our programs like nature walks and mentorship.

Please feel free to join anytime and depart anytime as it useful for you. We generally ask that people not arrive too early, say before 1:50pm, because we want to have everything prepared for you and focus on that :)

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Bay Staters for Creative Well-Being

Building healthful community through creative art and nature education

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