Mycological Society of San Francisco’s 52nd Annual Fungus Fair: Sunday, December 8

There are always lots of fungi and fun guys at the MSSF Fungus Faire. Seriously. Images courtesy of MSSF.

Fun is right there in the name, and the MSSF Fungus Fair promises a day filled to the brim with it. You can count on lots of great hands-on mushroom activities for all ages. Here’s what you’ll find:

• Displays of 300+ species of locally collected fungi and an ID table where you can bring your specimens to find out the species.
• Information on the uses and abuses of fungi, with displays and exhibits on ecology, toxicology, and cultivation.
• Lectures led by renowned experts like David Arora, Eugenia Bone, Damon Tighe, Gordon Walker, Shannon Adams, Noah Siegel, George Caughey, and Thea Chesney.
• Workshops (ticketed) with Wilder Herbertson, John (Jack) Muir Laws, JR Blair, Alan Rockefeller, Eleana Hsu, and Noah Siegel.
• An educational area with subjects like medicinal mushroom uses, myco-remediation, cultivation, ecology, dyes, toxicology, psychedelic fungi, and microscopes for peering into nature’s wonders.
• Delicious mushroom soup and recipes to take home.
• Vendors with mushroom growing kits and other fun mushroom products.

Sunday December 8, 2024, 10am–5pm
El Camino High School, 1320 Mission Rd, South San Francisco
Attend for free as a volunteer! Please visit this link to sign up.
Tickets are under $25 (discounts for families, children, students and seniors)
Purchase Tickets HERE

The Mycological Society of San Francisco Fungus Fair includes the latest collection of expertly identified fungi collected in various locations in the Bay Area. These annual collections constitute a 50+-year record of the early winter fungal diversity in our area. This historical information may become an important contribution to science as climate change affects our local ecosystems.