"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. In the San Francisco Bay Area, when the first rains tease up the chanterelles and porcini, fungus lovers head to the Fungus Fair."
"Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025 Time: 10:00am to 5:00pm Location: El Camino High School, 1320 Mission Rd, South San Francisco, CA 94080 Creative and hands-on mushroom activities for people of all ages. Lectures (2025): David Arora, Tomas Garrett, Reggie Harris, Christopher Hobbs, Chad Hyatt, Mai Lovaas, Kathi Meier, Daniel Winkler Workshops (2025): JR Blair, Eleana Hsu, Jack Laws, Alan Rockefeller [Workshops require a separate add-on ticket , in addition to your general admission ticket.]"
"Naturalistic displays of more than 300 species of locally collected fungi Identification table - bring your specimens to find out the species! Educational tables on varied subjects such as lichens, medicinal mushrooms, myco-remediation, cultivation, ecology, psychedelic fungi, dyes from fungi, toxicology, edible mushrooms, and more... Microscopes and spore prints Vendors with fun mushroom products Mingle and meet other mushroom loving people Come and try a bowl of delicious mushroom soup Book signing by the authors Speake"
The Fungus Fair on Sunday, December 7, 2025 runs 10:00am–5:00pm at El Camino High School in South San Francisco. The fair presents the Mycological Society of San Francisco's latest expertly identified fungal collections from across the Bay Area, contributing to a 50-year record of early-winter fungal diversity relevant to climate-change studies. Programming includes lectures by noted mycologists, hands-on workshops (separate ticket), naturalistic displays of over 300 locally collected species, an identification table, educational tables on lichens, medicinal and psychedelic fungi, mycoremediation, cultivation, dyes, and toxicology, microscopes and spore prints, vendors, mushroom soup, and book signings.
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