f.a.q. the morel festival
* What are the times and dates? The festival will be open at 9:00 am for registration for the first foray leaving at 10:00 am on Friday April 24th and run thru 11:00 pm Saturday April 25th. The festival is being held in Beautiful Brown County, Indiana (Thursday Night April 23rd 7pm Fest pre-Party)
• How much are tickets? Presale tickets can be purchased for $40.00 prior to the festival. Tickets at the gate will run $50.00 for the full weekend. Day passes are available at $25.00 for Friday or Saturday. Kids 12 and under are Free. •
• Where can you purchase tickets? You can purchase tickets from the festival website www.morelfestival.com.
•-Where do you find offsite lodging? We will have offsite lodging listed on the festival website. In addition, you can visit Brown County Visitor Center’s website at www.browncounty.com or call 1-800-735-3255, to find additional lodging options in the area. •
• Are dogs allowed at the festival? Yes, the campground permits dogs, but they must be kept on a leash at all times. •
• Will the fest be family friendly? Yes, we hope to provide a festival that people of all ages will enjoy. In addition to our family friendly music lineup, we will also have a kid’s/novice seminar, and ton's of kids activities!
• What is a foray and how do you sign up for them? A foray is a guided hunt. The foray participants will be shuttled to a pre-determined location to hunt with some of the Midwest’s finest morel experts. The cost of each foray is just $20.00 a person (including children). You can sign up at the festival, until 15 minutes prior to each hunt. Each Foray will be limited to the first 15 registrants, so sign up early. (there will be a total of 14 separate forays)
• What are the details of the Championship hunt and how do you sign up? Only Festival ticket holders will have the opportunity to register & participate in the Championship hunt. The registration fee is $20.00, and you may register now at www.morelfestival.com or at the festival until an hour before the championship hunt leaves . The winner will receive a cash prize, a trophy and of course bragging rights for being the Indiana State Morel Champion. The Rules for the hunt will be available to view at the festival & will be stated prior to departing. Registration for the Championship hunt will be limited. •
• Who do you contact if you would like to sponsor the festival? All sponsor inquiries should go to [email protected] . •
• Who do you contact if you are media? All media inquiries should also go to [email protected] . •
• Who do you contact if you would like to vend at the festival? • Who should you contact about booking music? At this time our music schedule is booked. Please feel free to email [email protected] with your band submission for future consideration. •
• What if it rains, will the festival still happen? Absolutely! The festival is rain or shine. All music, classes, and forays will go on as planned :) •
• What kinds of wildlife could we encounter in the woods? Brown County has a pretty diverse array of wildlife. Deer, Turkeys, Squirrels, Bald Eagles, Raccoons...etc., but the only thing to really keep an eye out for is poisonous snakes. We do have a small population of Timber Rattle snakes & copperheads as well. As long as you don't bother them, they won't bother you.
- If you have any questions which are not answered here, please feel free to email us at [email protected]