Texas Mushroom Festival

04/16/2026

🚨 Friendly Reminder — Vendor Applications Are OPEN! 🍄🎉

Have you applied yet?! We’re already seeing applications roll in for the 25th Annual Texas Mushroom Festival, and we don’t want you to miss your chance to be part of the fun! ✨

We’ve officially moved everything over to our brand new platform, Eventeny, making the process quicker and smoother than ever. 🙌 The application takes 10 minutes or less, so it’s super easy to get your name in the mix!

👉 Apply here: https://txmushfest.org/vendors/

Be sure to select the correct application:
🍄 Mushroom Vendors
🛍 General Vendors
🍔 Food Vendors

⚠️ Local Vendors — this is your nudge!
If you’re local, we highly encourage you to get your application submitted ASAP so we can prioritize you as space allows. While being local does not guarantee a spot, it does help us during the placement process!

⚠️ Also — quick reminder:
If you filled out an application during the festival last year, you’ll still need to reapply through Eventeny since everything is now officially housed there.

We’re working hard to make this year bigger and better than ever, and we’d LOVE your help spreading the word! Tag your favorite vendors, share this post, and help us build an incredible lineup. 💛

Let’s make this 25th year one to remember! 🍄🎉

NOTE: If you are a mushroom specific or related vendor please see our “Mushroom Market” page. Link to the Mushroom Vendor Application is here and on the “Mushroom Market page. Are you a vendor looking to showcase your products and connect with the community? The Texas Mushroom Festival is the ...

04/15/2026

03/20/2026

💧Think you can wear boots without ownin’ cattle? 🤠🐄 Y'all come out on Friday at high noon and help Madisonville Sidewalk Cattlemen’s Association serve up a little justice… one splash at a time! 💦

03/11/2026

🚨 Vendor Applications Are LIVE! 🚨

We are so excited to officially launch our brand new event platform, Eventeny, for the Texas Mushroom Festival! 🎉 This new system will make applying, communicating, and organizing vendors smoother than ever as we gear up to celebrate our 25th Annual Festival! 🍄✨

Applying is quick and easy — the application takes 10 minutes or less to complete. Simply go to our Vendor page on our website and click the button that fits you best! https://txmushfest.org/vendors/

We now have three separate applications, so please be sure to read the guidelines carefully and apply to the correct category:
🍄 Mushroom Vendors
🛍 General Vendors
🍔 Food Vendors

⚠️ Important Reminder:
If you filled out an application during the festival day-of, you will still need to reapply through Eventeny. As we mentioned that day, we were in the process of transitioning to this new system and now everything is officially housed there!

Our goal this year is to grow the festival bigger and better than ever, and this new platform is a big step in helping us do just that. We would love your help spreading the word — please share this post and the application link with anyone who may be interested in being part of the celebration!

If you have any questions at all, we are always happy to help. Just reach out to us via email anytime.

Let’s make this 25th Annual Texas Mushroom Festival the biggest celebration yet! 🍄🎉

NOTE: If you are a mushroom specific or related vendor please see our “Mushroom Market” page. Link to the Mushroom Vendor Application is here and on the “Mushroom Market page. Are you a vendor looking to showcase your products and connect with the community? The Texas Mushroom Festival is the ...

02/22/2026

The stuff you don’t always get to see 🤍

The week-before prep. The hard decisions you really don’t want to make. Walking the 5k 3 times to map it out and put the markers in. The early morning equipment drop-offs. The physical work days. The babies in tow. Our kids jumping in to help on festival day. The next-day cleanup when everyone else is resting. The pulling things out of an extremely unorganized and over cluttered storage unit and reorganizing it in pieces.

The festival isn’t just one day for us — it is year-round. It’s family dinners turned planning meetings. It’s community members showing up again and again. It’s doing the work together, side by side.

This festival is built on more than tents and stages… it’s built on families, friendships, and a whole lot of love for our community. And that’s the best part of all.

So I encourage you to hug your local volunteer. No matter the organization. They do a lot and the world is so thankful. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Happy Sunday🫶🏻

02/21/2026

🍄✨ ATTENTION SENIORS! ✨🍄

The Texas Mushroom Festival Scholarship deadline is almost here! 🎓💰

If you’re a graduating senior looking for a little extra help for college — this is your sign! 🙌

🗓 Deadline: Friday, March 20, 2026
⏰ Don’t wait until the last minute!

Applications can be downloaded directly from our website, or you can pick one up from your school counselor.

Webiste Link: https://txmushfest.org/scholarships/

We are so proud to support the amazing students in our community and can’t wait to see where your dreams take you! ❤️🍄

Tag a senior who needs to see this! 👇✨

Supporting Education with Annual Scholarships At the Texas Mushroom Festival, we are dedicated to investing in the future of our community. Each year, we proudly award scholarships to outstanding Madison County High School students, helping them pursue their educational goals and dreams. For the 202...

02/18/2026

Cue the curtain pull and confetti! 🎭✨

Our mushrooms are celebrating because
📅 October 17th, 2026
is officially on the calendar!

And this isn’t just any year… 👀
It’s our 25th Annual Celebration — and we’re planning something extra special to make it one to remember.

Twenty-five years of community, pride, and mushrooms — and we’re just getting started. 🍄✨

Tag your festival crew and start the countdown ❤️

P.S. Vendors — get ready! Applications will be opening soon. We’re wrapping up final details now, so stay tuned here on Facebook and our website for updates.

01/20/2026

🍄MONTHLY MEETING🍄‍🟫

We are having our first meeting of the year tomorrow Wednesday, January 21st, 2026 at 6pm in the Truman Kimbro Center.

We invite all who are interested in joining the Texas Mushroom Festival organization. Hope to see you there!!

10/31/2025

Wrapping up the 2025 Texas Mushroom Festival with a big shoutout to our Shiitake 5K Run winners! 🏅
Congratulations to everyone who ran, walked, and celebrated with us! We will see you next year!

🏆Overall Male - Declan Andrews - 20:13

🏆Overall Female - Bree Mallette - 22:04

13-18 Male
1st - Callum Knox - 22:43
2nd - Race Wilson - 23:13
3rd - Isaiah Vines - 24:54

13-18 Female
No Entries

19-39 Male
1st - Jesus Gomez - 20:58
2nd - Haiden Zarate - 23:18
3rd - Adam Hunsaker - 26:49

19-39 Female
1st - Frida Calvo - 22:41
2nd - Sandra Hinojosa - 33:26
3rd - Landry Parrack - 37:57

40-60 Male
1st - James Spencer - 21:37
2nd - Aaron Ruston - 24:40
3rd - James Rubin - 25:13

40-60 Female
1st - Melanie Brega - 26:44
2nd - Henrita Vanmingarden - 27:05
3rd - Cassie Earnhart - 27:37

61 & Over Male
1st - Phillip Cameron - 30:01
2nd - John Plenger - 30:38
3rd - Douglas Sparkman - 32:39

61 & Over Female
1st - Sabrina Tilson - 25:17
2nd - Ann Leoni - 30:43
3rd - Katherine Plenger - 35:27

10/27/2025

Congratulations to this year’s Texas Mushroom Festival Photo & Art Contest winners!

🎨📸 We’re blown away by the creativity and talent showcased this year. Thank you to everyone who participated and shared their work with us & to the volunteers who made this happen!

See label in photo for Photography Contest Winners
(List is too long to post here)

Art Contest Winners:
12 & Under
•1st Place - Lucy Wu
•2nd Place - Amitrajit Ghosh
•3rd Place - Kaycelynn Black
13-18
•1st Place - Karlee Williams
•2nd Place - Amelia Penionzhkevich
•3rd Place - Carlee Cooper
Adult
•1st Place - Mary Ellen Gonsiorek
•2nd Place - Brooke Zuniga
•3rd Place - Mary Ellen Gonsiorek

10/24/2025

The moment you’ve all been waiting for!! Here are the 2025 Auto Showcase Winners!🎉🎉

Best of Show- Tanner Skinner- 1960 Chevrolet Corvette

Best Muscle Car- Tony Bruce- 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle

Judges Choice- George Simmons- 1956 Ford F100

Best Survivor- Janett Robertson- 1998 Ford Mustang GT

Peoples Choice- Eric Madsen- 1931 Ford Model A

Best Truck- Robert Allison- 1968 Chevrolet C-10

Best Off-Road- Jon Stevens- 1970 Dodge Charger/ General Lee
(we did not have any off road vehicles so we went with the general lee for fun)

Best Paint- George Simmons- 1956 Ford F100

Best Interior- Jack Bruner- 1970 Plymouth Cuda

Pre 1960
1st- Eric Madsen- 1931 Ford Model A
2nd- Jimmy Bradford- 1958 Chevrolet Impala
3rd- Carroll Cheek- 1940 Ford Tudor Sedan

1960-1980
1st- Jack Bruner- 1970 Plymouth Cuda
2nd- Lucas Reese- 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
3rd- Ralph J.- 1968 Oldsmobile 442

1980-2000
1st- Alonso V- 1989 GMC Sierra
2nd- Rust Busket- 1987 Chevrolet Truck
3rd- Andrew Simmons- 1983 Chevrolet C-10

2000-Present
1st- Robert Russell- 2020 Dodge Challenger
2nd- Alonso V- 2004 GMC Sierra
3rd- Shellie Greer- 2008 Ford Mustang