51st Anniversary Santa Cruz Fungus Fair
Enter the World of Fungi!
Kingdom Fungi
3,000 – 4,000 species in California
Have fun learning in the field and in class
Meetings, Forays, Classes and Workshops
Fungiphile: an avid partisan of various things related to mushrooms and mycology
You just might be one…
Explore local mushrooms, both deadly and delicious, at the 51st Anniversary Santa Cruz Fungus Fair. View hundreds of regional species, have your mushroom finds identified, hear notable speakers, enjoy activities for kids young and old, visit our vendors, and sample delicious mushroomy treats during our three-day event.
Find out moreTo foster and expand, through education and by example, the understanding and appreciation of mycology and to assist the general public and related institutions to further this goal. And to always keep the “fun” in fungus!
Find out moreMushrooms fascinate us! We hunt for scientific interest and for the table, encouraging a sense of wonder regarding one of the least-understood segments of our environment. Monthly meetings, guided local and long-distance forays and identification classes.
LearnMushrooms: we find them all over. They are ubiquitous and mysterious, common and rare, delicious and sometimes deadly. Mushrooms are among the oldest living things on earth, and a significant theme and resource in almost every human culture over the past 10,000 years. Want to know more? You are already a fungiphile.
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This walk will concentrate on enjoying and learning a bit about some of our local mushrooms. We will do our best to identify our fungal finds, answer questions, and share knowlage. Depending on the location chosen, there may be some collection allowed, but the main goal will be education. Be prepared for wet or muddy conditions as well as ample poison oak in some areas. Please be prepared to walk a few miles...
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12-14, December 2025 |
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Albion Field Station, Albion Field Station, 34100 Albion Street Albion, CA 95410 |
You must be a FFSC member for you and your guests to attend.
The Albion Retreat and Learning Center is located just one mile from the seashore, eight miles south of Mendocino, and 28 miles from a state forest, and 60 miles from Salt Point in the valley of an old lumber camp on the Albion River, it has welcomed students and visitors with its rustic charm since 1947. The Albion Retreat and Learning Center is owned and operated by Pacific Union College. All guests have access to the cafeteria, kitchen, laboratory and classroom. The Mendocino Coast is a bountiful haven for fungal species in any season. The Albion foray focuses on a wide range of fungi, with edibles including boletes, chanterelles, candy caps, matsutake and hedgehogs.
The Albion Retreat and Learning Center feature heated private cabins with private baths and a lovely dining hall with a commercial kitchen. The center serves as our foray base and we utilize the kitchen for meals and our famous Saturday night potluck. Additional information regarding the Albion Retreat and Learning Center can be found at https://www.puc.edu/about-puc/albion-field-station.
Important Notice: This season the FFSC is moving our meetings to a new location, the Live Oak Grange in Santa Cruz. Because of scheduling necessities we are also changing our meetings from Wednesday evening to Tuesday evening.
The evening will start at 6:30 pm for those who would like to socialize, snack on Bob Wynn's fantastic spread and chat with fellow mycophiles before the main meeting. Business and announcements will start at 7:00 pm. After the business part of the meeting, Vellany Pierce will lead an insightful discussion on a fungal topic of her choice.
Calling all artists to submit logo designs for the 2026 Santa Cruz Fungus Fair!
The winning artwork will be used as the basis for the 2026 Santa Cruz Fungus Fair logo.
(Not familiar with the Fungus Fair? Check out last year's Fair for more info.)
Please submit your logo design(s) by 10pm PT on Monday, August 18, 2025...
The evening will start at 6:30 pm for those who would like to socialize, snack on Bob Wynn's fantastic spread and chat with fellow mycophiles before the main meeting. Business and announcements will start at 7:00 pm.
This month we will be holding elections for some open minister jobs...
The evening will start at 6:30 pm for those who would like to socialize, snack on Bob Wynn's fantastic spread and chat with fellow mycophiles before the main meeting. Business and announcements will start at 7:00 pm. After the business part of the meeting, Reagan Peschke will present a talk on:
Fungal Curation and ...
Join us Sunday, April 6 at a new location in Ben Lomond. This foray is made possible by the generosity of an FFSC friend and is taking place on their private property.
The purpose of this foray is to introduce you to the process of finding and collecting mushrooms in our area. We will focus on identifying terrain, season, host trees and learning where to look for various mushrooms of interest...
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