FFSC News & Stories

The Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz exists to expand the understanding and appreciation of mycology through education; and to assist the public, institutions, and partner organizations in advancing that goal--and keeping the FUN in fungi. The 2026 Santa Cruz Fungus Fair brought all of these groups together to make high-quality mycological education accessible to thousands of people, while producing real scientific output and supporting local arts, culture and economic develop

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Here is the schedule of our speakers from last year's event, the 2025 Santa Cruz Fungus Fair! Talks by popular speakers often sell out or fill up quickly! If sessions interest you, we suggest you carefully study the schedule of talks and demonstrations when they become available (usually around November), so that you can plan which days you'd like to attend.

Haiku is a Japanese poetry form. Here are haikus celebrating "the secret life of fungi."

Once more we will not be doing our normal fair at the London Nelson Community Center. Instead we will do a series of local forays with culinary events, Zoom talks, and an iNaturalist project during January 2023, similar to the event we held in 2022. All of these events will be open to FFSC club members and the general public.