FESTIVAL FACTS

 What you need to know about this year’s festival

WHEN:  Saturday & Sunday, May 26-27, 2012

TIME: Saturday, 10am – 7pm & Sunday, 10am – 6pm

WHERE:  Downtown Morgan Hill Community Center grounds and Depot Street, between Dunne and 3^rd Street.

ORGANIZER:  Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras Organization, a non-profit 501©3

WHAT TO FIND:  Arts & Crafts, Gourmet Food, Live Entertainment on two stages, Wine & Beer Gardens, Mushroom Education and exhibit, MunchkinLand with rides, games and entertainment, Marketplace Exhibitors, Business Display Booths, Street Performers & Strolling Musicians.

FIRST AID/LOST N FOUND & BABY SERVICES:  First Aid and Lost N Found, sponsored by Saint Louise Regional Hospital, is located near MunchkinLand by the corner of 3^rd & Depot.  There will also be a complimentary Baby Changing and Feeding Station, hosted by Mom’s Breastaurant, near MunchkinLand in the Train Depot Sitting Area at East 3^rd & Depot.

PARKING: There is plenty of free parking surrounding the festival including the Park & Ride Lot on Butterfield between Dunne & Main and city streets where parking is permitted.  If parking at the Park & Ride lot, entrance to the festival is just on the other side of the pedestrian train crossing and will put you in MunchkinLand and near the Depot Food Court.  For a $5 donation to the Live Oak Emerald Regime Band, you can park right across the street on the corner of Church & Dunne.   

ENTERTAINMENT:  Two stages of Live Entertainment will fill your day.  The Main Stage is located at the Community Center Amphitheater and The Music Tree Stage is located on the corner of Depot and 4^th Street.  The lineup includes such favorites as headliners The SunKings and Aja Vu as well as Shane Dwight, Red Beans & Rice, The Bell Brothers and many more so get ready to kick up your heels.

MUNCHKINLAND:  Your kids will enjoy a wide variety of games, rides, and great kid’s entertainment on the MunchkinLand Stage, featuring local demonstrations, karaoke contest and Children’s acts.  MunchkinLand is located between 2^nd & 3^rd Streets on Depot Street.  The Kids Stage is sponsored by The Little Gym and is located on 3^rd & Depot Street. 

FOOD:  There is something to please everyone’s palette.  Mushroom dishes which can be tasted in soup, stuffed, sandwiched, deep-fried, marinated, over rice, and much more! Tri Tip Sandwiches, Ribs, Pulled Pork & Brisket, Turkey Drumsticks, Calamari and Kabobs, Kettle Corn, Gyros and Falafels, Philly Cheese Steak, Chinese food, Mexican food and the list goes on…  There are two food courts to find your favorite food.  The Community Center Food Court is located in the Community Center Parking Lot and the Depot Food Court is located on Depot Street between 3^rd & 4^th Street.

 BEVERAGES:   There will be plenty of locations to refresh your thirst at the festival.  There will be four Wine Booths throughout the festival serving local wines with a Wine Garden with seating, near the Music Tree Stage.  Beer trailers pouring Budweiser, Bud Light and Shock Top are conveniently placed around the festival near all the food and entertainment.  The Beer Garden, serving Corona, Modelo & Microbrews will be located in the Community Center Food Court and a Corona & Modelo Beer Tent by the 4^th Street Stage.  Soda’s & Water can be purchased from the Live Oak High School Boy’s and Girls Volleyball throughout the festival.  Also enjoy beverages from our vendors including Lemonade, Iced Tea, Fruit Punch, Hillbilly Tea, Fruit Smoothies, and much more!

 PETS:  Festival organizers respectfully request you be kind to your pet and leave them at home!  The festival is mainly on asphalt which can be very hot on your pet’s feet as well as a lot of people stepping on their paws.     

 ARTWORK & PROGRAM:  The official Mushroom Mardi Gras poster, postcard, website and ads were designed by Design Factory Graphics of San Martin, CA. Official festival program is sponsored and designed by Out & About Magazine, South Valley’s premier resource and informational guide.