CITY OF CARBONDALE ANNOUNCES 3RD ANNUAL HEMP, HOPS & SHROOMS FESTIVAL PRESS RELEASE
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Date(s) - 09/28/2024
3:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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CARBONDALE –
The City of Carbondale and Carbondale Main Street are thrilled to announce the 3rd Annual Hemps, Hops & Shrooms
festival to be held on September 28, 2024, at the Downtown Entertainment and Events Plaza from 3-10 PM!
There will be offerings at the Hemp, Hops, and Shrooms festival for the whole family!
For those looking to learn more about these elements, presentations and demos from highly knowledgeable &
experienced individuals in our region will occur from 3-7 PM.
Some of these presentations will include a tasty cooking with mushrooms segment from Flyway Family Farm and a fun
interactive presentation on terpenes, the aromatic compounds found in plants, and how they shape the beer drinkers’
experience, from Susie Lighty of SIU’s Fermentation Science Institue.
Professors from SIU’s Cannabis Science Center, Jose Leme, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Cannabis Biology & Cultivation
Systems and Karla Gage, Associate Professor of Weed Science and Plant Biology of the School of Agricultural Sciences /
School of Biological Sciences at SIU will have demonstrations on site showcasing how to grow cannabis indoors and how
to work with hemp fibers.
The night will end with Carbondale’s “Off the Rails” Concert from 7-10 PM, featuring jam-bluegrass band, ever so aptly
names, Off the Rails, headlining the evening, and ska-reggae group UNCHAiNED opening.
Vendors of all kinds will be set up all day showcasing the awesome arts, businesses, and organizations from our area. If
you are a vendor in the area of any kind interested in participating, you can still apply to be a by filling out this form at
the following link: https://forms.gle/2fRgezQt2jiCkhCZA
A Carbondale CommUNITY tent, set up with seats and a kids corners with activities for children to engage in, will be set
up all day for all to enjoy. Food trucks will be onsite, beer will be sold by Carbondale Main Street, and guests are
encouraged to BYOC (bring your own chair) and can BYOB (bring you own beverage) in non-glass containers. This will be
a full day of free, family friendly, FUN!
This year Hemp, Hops & Shrooms will be held the same weekend as SIU’s Hemp & Cannabis Symposium, giving guests
the opportunity to have a full weekend of educational events surrounding hemp, cannabis, mushrooms and
fermentation sciences. The SIU Hemp & Cannabis Symposium takes place at the McLafferty Annex on SIU’s Campus on
Friday, September 27th, from 8 AM-5 PM. More information and registration available with the link below:
https://conferenceservices.siu.edu/conferences/southern-illinois-hemp-symposium.php
For further questions and information, contact Carbondale Public Relations Officer at 618-713-0711.
“Carbondale prides itself on providing its visitors, students, businesses and residents with a unique mix of edge and ease.
It’s a cultural town, yet free of pretense, embracing the great outdoors as readily as urban sophistication. Here, we are
open to new ideas, experiences and cultures, so you are encouraged to both express yourself and be yourself, in all ways.
That’s Carbondale…All Ways Open… for family, fun, business, new ideas and a bright tomorrow.”