About the event

Join us to go mad for mushrooms and get fascinated by fungi at the second annual Birmingham Fungi Festival! Taking place from 12.00-16.00pm at Highbury Hall & Park, Birmingham, on Saturday 17th October, there will be much for everyone to enjoy throughout the afternoon!

Expect to find free drop-in activities for all the family including The Great Mushroom Hunt, Textile Workshops, Storytelling, Printmaking, Mushroom Murder Mystery, mushroom-based food, and our Mushroom Market packed with crafty nature-based creators!

***Don't Miss Out!*** We've also got a schedule of ticketed events that are filled with fantastic fungi, including forays, talks and more:

11.00am: Expert-led Fungi Foray in Highbury Park - Book here
12.00, 13.00, 14.00 & 15.00pm: Felt Fungi Making Workshops - Book here
13.00pm: "The Secrets of Mushrooms" talk by Lukas Large - Book here
14.15pm: Dia-spore-ra: Fungi, Displacement & the Art of Belonging Everywhere - Book here
14.30pm: Expert-led Fungi Foray in Highbury Park - Book here
14.30pm: "A Waxcap Wonderland" talk by Perry Adams - Book here

We look forward to seeing you there!

This event is taking place as part of our Championing Nature programme, made possible by Wimbledon and Emirates. You can find out more about how we'll be connecting thousands of local people with the wild world on their doorstep here.