Join us for a weekend of curiosity, connection, and discovery as we venture into the kingdom of fungi at the second Adelaide Hills Fungi Festival.
Explore the many ways fungi are woven into our lives with expert talks, hands-on workshops, guided forays, exhibitions, and more.

Whether you’re a passionate fungi enthusiast or simply curious, come along to learn something new and discover why fungi are among Earth’s most fascinating organisms.

What's Happening at the Adelaide Hills Fungi Festival?

Saturday 27th June

Using iNaturalist: Citizen Science in Action with Ferox australis
Campfire Cirle Conversation: Reconciliation & Stewardship with David Booth
Slime Moulds of South Australia with Peter Bos
Mindful Mushroom Foraging with Malcolm from Ligaya Garden
Beginners Mushroom Cultivation Workshop with Daniel from Barossa Gourmet Mushrooms (Booked separately)
Intermediate Mushroom Cultivation Workshop with Dave from Dura Fungi (Booked separately)

Sunday 28th June

Cortinarius: The World's Largest Genus with Jess Bamford from Wild Webcap
Fungi of South Australia with Pam Catcheside from the State Herbarium of South Australia
Microbial Ecology with Dr. Jake Robinson from Flinders University
Fungi-Eating Foragers With Charlotte Devine, student ecologist from Adelaide University
Fungimap: Understanding and Conserving Australian Fungi with Dr. Jasmin Packer, Vice President of Fungimap
Fungi for Function Citizen Science Project Training Session with Sophie Green and Jess Bamford from Fungi for Function

Both days

Guided Fungi Forays
Fungi identification station
Children's Activities in the Eco Centre
Microscopy Workshops with Pam Catcheside from the State Herbarium of South Australia
Mushroom Market and displays featuring local producers, artists, makers and information stalls (Choice Mushrooms, Dura Fungi, Arcana Finery , Really Useful Pots , Fungimap and Adelaide Fungal Studies Group)
Artisan pizzas by Moongarden Pizza
Coffee/tea/drinks by Mrs Sippy

Additional event on Monday 29th June:
Tour of Choice Mushrooms and Pure Mushrooms in Woodcroft, followed by a light lunch.
Tickets sold separately - please select ticket type 'Choice Mushrooms and Pure Mushrooms Farm Tour.'

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Saturday 27th June 9.30am - 4.00pm

Sunday 28th June 10.00am - 4.00pm

Arbury Park Outdoor School, Bridgewater.

Bookings essential.

For further enquiries please contact:

Jess Bamford

Coordinator, Hills Environment Centre

coordinator@hecinc.org.au

0405 527 610

We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to our event sponsors and supporters: Fungimap, The Hut Community Centre, Dura Fungi, Choice Mushrooms, Wild Webcap, Adelaide Hills Council and Arbury Park Outdoor School.

Hills Environment Centre is proudly supported by Hills & Fleurieu Landscape SA Board and funded by Green Adelaide

We acknowledge and respect the traditional custodians of the land and waters, the Peramangk and Kaurna peoples, upon whose land we live, work, travel and visit at the Hills Environment Centre.

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