The Mushroom & Wine Festival presented by Vectra Bank has become a “wildly” popular event on Durango’s summer calendar. The forested area around the Resort is known far and wide for having an abundance of wild 
mushrooms. Our Mushroom & Wine Festival celebrates this abundance with guided mushroom hunts and a culinary showcase of Durango’s finest restaurants.
This is a four-part event. Each part can be purchased separately.
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Friday Night Dinner
Join us in the exclusive Durango Mountain Club for an exquisite dining experience. Enjoy a five-course meal with wine pairings.
This dinner is priced at $100 per person, which includes tax and gratuity.
Note that seating for this special dinner is limited to 75 guests, and we do expect it to sell out.
6:30 – 9pm in the Durango Mountain Club.
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Saturday Activities
Guided Forays:
Local mushroom experts take small groups far back on the mountain to explore the forest for a wide variety of mushrooms. Your guides will assist you with identifying different types of mushrooms and provide helpful information along the way. Refreshments and transportation up the mountain are included. Guests have the option of enjoying our scenic chair lift on your way up and down the mountain.
The guided foray is priced at $39 per person.
9:30am – 12:45pm. Meet in the plaza in the base area.
Mushroom Cooking & Wine Pairing Class
Join the chef from the Ore House, along with our wine sommelier, as they lead a discussion on the subtle secrets of cooking with mushrooms and pairing wines with mushrooms. These two have tons of knowledge and they are eager to share it with you!
This class is just $20 and is limited to 25 guests.
1 – 2pm in Hoody’s Lodge.
Culinary Extravaganza:
In the afternoon, five of Durango’s finest restaurants, plus our own chefs at Purgatory Resort, will share their favorite mushroom-inspired dishes! Each dish includes a wine pairing personally selected by the chef. The event also includes live music from State 38.
This is an afternoon that your taste buds won’t soon forget!
The culinary extravaganza is priced at $45 for adults and $30 for guests under the age of 21.
2 – 4:30pm in Purgy’s.
Participating Restaurants
Each year we invite five great local restaurants to participate in the culinary showcase on Saturday afternoon. Our own chefs from Purgy’s also participate in the festival with their own mushroom dish.
Our goal is to partner with the finest restaurants in Durango to make this a truly exceptional experience for our guests.
Resort Lodging
Want to stay the weekend while you enjoy the Mushroom & Wine Festival? Call our Purgatory lodging specialists at 800-525-0892.
Schedule
| Friday Evening | |
| 6:30 – 9pm | Dinner in the Durango Mountain Club |
| Saturday Morning | |
| 9:30am | Meet at plaza for the guided hunt |
| 9:45am | Board shuttle |
| 10am | Arrive at Dante’s |
| 10:00am – 12:30pm | Mushroom Forays |
| 11am – Noon | Refreshments on Dante’s deck |
| 12:30pm | Chairlift or shuttle back to base area |
| Saturday Afternoon | |
| 1pm | Cooking & Wine Pairing Class at DMI |
| 2pm | Culinary festival begins in Purgy’s |
| 4:30pm | Culinary festival ends |
Tickets
Tickets are now on sale. Click this link to purchase!
This event sold out last year! Each portion of the festival is sold individually.
| Event | Price | Capacity |
| Friday Night DMC Dinner | $100 | 75 guests |
| Saturday Morning Guided Hunt | $39 | 80 guests |
| Saturday Cooking & Wine Pairing Class
Saturday Afternoon Culinary Showcase |
$20
$45 adults/ $30 under 21 |
25 guests
120 guests |
Presenting Sponsor
Big thanks to Vectra Bank for their generous support of this event!
