Fungadelphia Festival

Join us for the Philadelphia Mycology Club's first annual festival, FUNGADELPHIA, a free event to celebrate our community through our shared love of fungi!

There are many things to love about mushrooms and we're bringing them all to you in one amazing day!

• Guided walks
  
• Table Talks
• Mushroom ID
• Culinary Workshops
• Mushroom focused Food Trucks
• Yoga
• Tincture Making
• Mushroom Log Making
• Speakers
• Live Music
• Mushroom Crafts
• Local makers vending mushroom goods
  
• Community Partners with fun nature activities
  

Our speakers will be:

Joshua Herr, Ph.D. on the topic of Modern Mycology - Understanding mushroom and fungal biology through advances in technology

Hannah Huber, Conservation Mycologist with the PA Natural Heritage Program on the topic of Conserving Our Wild Fungal Heritage

Workshop Leaders:

Luke Smithson, Executive Chef leading a Myco-Tasting Culinary Demonstration

Aubrey Inkster, Agricultural Mycologist leading Myco-Chemistry: Tincture Making 101

Cassie Jones, Teaching Artist, leading Mushroom Crafts

George Pushkal, Arborist, leading Mushroom Log Making

Community Partners:

Land Health Institute

Philadelphia Botanical Club

Iffy Books

Mycopolitan Mushroom Farm

Philly Dye Club

Yoga with Justine -- Bring a Yoga Mat!!

Live music from local indie rock band Wescansin!

Special guest Mushroom Identifier, Alden Dirks!

Special thanks to our sponsors!

Weaver's Way Co-op is supporting our festival fund.

Shreiner Tree Care will be providing funding for the festival as well as logs for Mushroom Log Making. 

The Berg Family has also made a generous contribution to our festival fund. We are extremely grateful for your support. 

Thank you all for being a part of a thriving mushroom community!

**Due to the venue location, only service dogs are permitted on-site at this event.**

This venue is accessible via the Schuylkill River Trail by bicycle, Regional Rail to Miquon Station, and the numbers 9 and 27 SEPTA Buses. Public Transit, bicycles, and carpooling are HIGHLY encouraged! If you're looking for a ride via carpooling, please make a post on our Friends of Philadelphia Mycology Club Facebook page.

Please dress appropriately for outdoor activities. Close-toed shoes and long pants are recommended due to poison ivy and ticks. This event is family friendly, but please leave non-service animals at home. 

This event is free and open to everyone. The PMC is funded entirely through donations, and you are encouraged to make a donation if you are able, via paypal using our email: info@phillymycoclub.com

By registering for this event you grant the Philadelphia Mycology Club to use photographs and/or video of you taken at the event in publications, online, and in other communications related to the Philadelphia Mycology Club.