MENDOCINO CO., 11/10/26 – Spore enthusiasts, amateur foragers and the simply curious are invited to get their fungi fix this weekend at the third annual Fungi Festival and Cultural Convergence, hosted by the Mendocino Coast Mushroom Club.
The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, and Sunday, Nov. 15, at the Caspar Community Center, 15051 Caspar Road. Admission is $10 per person per day, and children 12 and under get in free with an adult.
Tickets include admission to all presentations, activities, exhibits and the festival marketplace. Guided forays, workshops and, new this year, MendoSauna sessions require separate tickets, which includes festival admission, and cost $25 to $35.
This year’s speaker lineup includes Noah Siegel, co-author of “Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast,” mycologist Alan Rockefeller, herbalist Dr. Christopher Hobbs and comedian Adam Strauss. U’ilani Wesley of Xa Kako Dile will open the festival with a cultural ceremony.
Visitors can also check out a wild mushroom display, get their finds identified, make spore prints and browse a marketplace of mushroom-themed wares.
A Forager’s Feast will follow at 6 p.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church hall, 367 S. Sanderson Way, Fort Bragg. Chef Chad Hyatt will serve four courses of wild mushrooms. Tickets are $95 per person, sold separately.
The full schedule and tickets are available at mendocinocoastmushroomclub.org.