Fungi Fest
November 4 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Royal BC Museum – Clifford Carl Hall
The South Vancouver Island Mycological Society Annual Mushroom Show
A display of hundreds of identified macrofungi for your learning and viewing pleasure. Experts will be on site to answer all your questions. Bring your fungi and have the experts identify them for you!
Free presentations in the Conference Hall from local mycologists and biologists will occur throughout the day.
Location: Royal BC Museum – Clifford Carl Hall
Speaker Schedule
Elora Adamson – DNA Sequencing: Unique Mushrooms of BC
- 12 & 2 p.m.
Melanie Hesz – Foraging & Mushroom Identification
- 1 & 3 p.m.
Related Fungi Fun
Create with Nature: Mushroom Printmaking Workshop (October 24)
Get inspired by the incredible forms and textures of fungi in this hands-on mushroom printmaking workshop. A perfect way to kick off your Fungi Fest experience before the fest begins!
See the Big Picture on the Giant Screen (November 1)
Make Fungi Fest even more memorable with a special IMAX film experience, bringing the wonders of the natural world to life on BC’s largest screen.
Shop the World of Fungi (all month long)
Keep the fungal fascination going all week long with a fantastic selection of mushroom, fungi, and nature-themed books available in the Royal Museum Shop. Find your next great read and take a piece of Fungi Fest home with you.