February 2023 Wild Mushroom Fair
Sunday, February 5th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
South Coast Botanic Garden
This event is free after paying for admission to the South Coast Botanic Garden southcoastbotanicgarden.org. Advance ticketing is recommended but not required; tickets will be available at the entrance but admission may be limited. Pricing information and ticket sales start here.
MAP & LOCATIONS
Schedule (subject to change):
9:00 a.m.
Opening of the Fair
10:00 a.m.
Outdoor Mushroom Walk
11:00 a.m.
Mushroom Cloning
12:00 p.m.
Outdoor Children's Mushroom Walk
12:00 p.m.
Dark Room Hour
1:00 p.m.
Keynote Speaker
2:00 p.m.
Children's Book Reading
3:00 p.m.
Close of Fair
Poster Design: Carly Lake
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Outdoor Mushroom Walk:
Bob Cummings
meet at the Koi Pond (1 hour)
Mushroom Cloning:
Sam Shoemaker
at the Koi Pond (1 hour)
Outdoor Children's Mushroom Walk:
Melany Kahn and Bat Vardeh
meet at the Koi Pond (1 hour)
Dark Room Hour:
Bioluminescent and Flourescent Fungi
at Classroom B (1 hour)
Children's Book Reading:
"Mason Goes Mushrooming"
by author Melany Kahn
in the Auditorium (20-30 minutes)
Keynote Speaker: Christian Schwarz
SPEAKER INFO
Program: "Making Scents of Fungi; From Stench to Perfume"
at the Koi Pond (1.5 hours with Q&A)
Fair activities (all day):
  • Mushroom ID - bring in mushrooms and have experts identify them. The experts can explain what key features help determine what kind of mushrooms you have.
  • Mushroom Display - view recently foraged wild mushrooms that have been identified. Learn about the different types of mushrooms and how they function in nature.
  • Scavenger Hunt - find items from the list and win a prize.
  • Mushroom Art - view recently created sculptures, diagrams, and art contributed by some of our artistically minded members.
  • Children's Booth - kids can have fun coloring mushroom pictures, learning mushroom origami, and experimenting with homemade mushroom ink and a stamp pad.
  • Vendors - will be selling mushroom growing kits, oils, books, clothing, bags, magnets, jewelry and more.
  • Membership Booth - here you can join LAMS and start receiving our newsletter and event announcements.