Fungi Festival 
and Cultural Convergence

Nov 15 & 16, 2025

Schedule of Events

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Saturday, Nov 15

8:00 - 10:00
JDSF Foray: Caspar Scales
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11:00
Doors Open
11:15 -
​11:30
Opening Ceremony:
​Xa Kako Dile: & Art Goodtimes
11:45  - 12:45
Jessica Brown:
​Restoring Balance: Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainable Harvesting and Mycoremediation
​Details
1:15 - 3:15
Mushroom Dye Workshop
​with Wilder Herbertson
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3:30 - 4:00
Mushroom Poetry Show and Talking Gourd Circle
​with Art Goodtimes & Mendocino Poets
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4:00 -
​5:00
Heather Dawson: 
​Sniffing for fungi: How dogs can reveal the hidden world of truffle diversity 
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5:15 - 6:45
Todd Spanier:
​Culinary Truffles & Truffle Tasting
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7:00
Doors Close

Sunday, Nov 16

8:00 - 10:00
JDSF Foray: Caspar Scales
​Details
11:00
Doors Open
11:15 - 12:45
Dr. Gordon Walker: 
​Passport to Kingdom Fungi
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1:00 - 2:00
Zappa Montag: 
​Black Folks and Mushrooms
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2:15 - 3:15
Mushroom Basics:
Mario Abreu
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3:30-5:30
Mushroom Propagation Workshop
with Lama Nasser-Gammett
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5:45-6:15
Connections​:
​Eric Schramm
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6:30-6:45
Closing Ceremony:
​Art Goodtimes
7:00
Doors Close

Activities, Demonstrations & Exhibits

11:00 - 6:00
Sunday only
Redwood Time Sewing Circle - Embroidery with mushroom-dyed threads​
with Anne Beck & Larry Spring Museum
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Noon - 2:00
​Saturday only
Mushroom Paper Making with Liz Vermillion
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11:00 - 5:00
​Saturday & Sunday
Explore the magic of nature through coloring and clay sculpting​ with the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
​Details

Available anytime during Festival hours

Spore Printing Table
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Wild Mushroom Display
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Mushroom ID Table
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Detailed event listings on the Festival Events page.

Saturday & Sunday Take-out Mushroom Dinner
by petite PERCEBES

Requires separate purchase - not included with Festival Ticket