Why Is Morgan Hill Mushroom Festival Postponed?

The popular Morgan Hill Mushroom Festival is being postponed.

The festival was scheduled for Memorial Day weekend, but is now pushed back for 2024.

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Organizers said a security company they booked terminated the contract and do not have enough time to find another company to support the large festival.

A smaller benefit concert will now be held instead at 4:30 p.m. on May 27 at the Morgan Hill Amphitheater.

The popular South Bay Mushroom Festival in Morgan Hill is being postposed. What was known as the "Mushroom Marti Gras Festival" was scheduled for Memorial Day weekend, but lack of security is forcing organizers to hold a smaller benefit concert May 27th.
— Laura Garcia (@LauraGarciaNBC) April 5, 2023