Event Details

Date

October 23, 2022

Time

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Location

Randall's Island Urban Farm
Wards Meadow Loop
New York, NY 10035

Host

The New York Mycological Society


NYC Fungus Festival

October 23, 2022

NYC Fungus Festival

Like New Yorkers, fungi are fascinating, surprising, diverse and interconnected. That's why The New York Mycological Society is celebrating them at New York City's very first Fungus Festival on Randall's Island! This free community event welcomes mushroom-curious amateurs and experts of all ages!

At the event...
  • Mushroom displays and identification tables
  • Expert-led mushroom walks
  • Art and cultivation workshops
  • Food and mushroom tea samples
  • Lectures by experts on a variety of topics
  • Kids activities (face painting, costume making and art workshops)
  • Mushroom books, merchandise and art
  • Excursiones en EspaƱol
  • and much more!
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