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Welcome to the Media Center, serving news media for the 34th annual Mushroom Mardi Gras Festival, May 25-26, 2013.
Located in downtown Morgan Hill, California, the Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras Festival is held Memorial Weekend each year. Attendance estimates are about 70,000 visitors over the two-day event.
The mission of the Mushroom Mardi Gras Festival, a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation, is to provide:
- A fun and entertaining family festival with an emphasis on promoting the mushroom and educating consumers about the health benefits of mushrooms;
- Award financial scholarships to high school seniors living within the boundaries of the Morgan Hill Unified School District and make monetary donations to local non-profit clubs and organizations.
The Festival has awarded over $800,000 in scholarships and over $400,000 to local non-profits over the past 34 years.
Bookmark the Festival website www.mhmmg.org and check back often. New information will be posted as soon as it becomes available.