NYMS FUNGUS FEST

The time has come, the myceliation is almost complete, and soon there will emerge the greatest fungal festival ever to fruit in New York City!
Get ready for our second annual Fungus Festival, organized by the New York Mycological Society, in partnership with Randall's Island Park Alliance.
This year we have a huge flush of fungal partners, presenters and volunteers! We are excited to celebrate the city's mycelial network, and showcase the breadth of mycological creativity here in New York City.
Come explore diverse displays and programs at the intersection of community art and science, including identification tables of wild mushrooms from the New York area, art and cultivation workshops and activities, lectures, yoga, tastings, urban farms, food vendors, costume corner, games and so much more.
This festival is free and open to all!
Please register for this free event to receive updates on Festival programming and to be informed about registration for walks and workshops!
Consider a small, optional donation at the checkout to support our work building community around fungi through events like these.
Kids are welcome - there will be lots of kid-friendly activities!
We suggest visitors bring picnic blankets - there's plenty of room to spread out - as well as their own water bottles to save money and the environment.
Feel free to bring fungi for identification by experts.
Fingers crossed, the rain gods bless us with a clear day since this outdoor festival is rain or shine.
Partners at the event
We're proud to partner with a wonderful array of mushroom-loving organizations all of whom will offer activities and information. This includes several mushroom-themed food options. Check them out at the Festival!
Biotech Without Borders, Black Yogis, Bronx River Alliance, Buunni Coffee, Catskill Fungi, Cornell Small Farms - Community Mushroom Educators Program, CURB / Stuy Cove Park, Fungal Diversity Survey, Fungi Foundation, Green-Wood Cemetery, Immorel, James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center, Kelly Street Garden, Latino Outdoors, Liberation Flow, Matylda's Food, MiOhMy Farms, Museo del Hongo, Mushroom Queens, NYC Parks GreenThumb, NYU Mycology Group, POC Psychedelic Collective, Randall's Island Urban Farm, Smallhold , Tania's Kitchen, Taqueria NixtamalThe Interbeing Project.
A schedule of workshops, presenters and activities will be announced in September. Stay tuned!
How to get there
The Festival will once again take place at the Randall's Island Urban Farm. Find out more about transit options here.
Register your interest in our artist-designed limited edition Festival T-shirt
Last year's limited edition T-shirt was a smash hit and sold out immediately. To find out more about this year's artist-designed shirt and to help us order the right amount of T-shirts please fill in this form.