45th Telluride Mushroom Festival: Full Schedule

Welcome to the largest wild mushroom happening in North America, the 44th Annual Telluride Mushroom Festival! A plethora of events ranging from foray and mushroom ID sessions, to hands-on demonstrations, to lectures—all led by regionally-, nationally-, and internationally-known experts, (and we cannot forget the Parade!) there is plenty for everyone each and every day.

On this website, you can filter your search by events, venues, presenters, etc. Each year the Mushroom Festival features many wonderful presentations on “all things fungi.” Presentations on similar topics are grouped together at the same venue so that attendees interested will be able to spend more time learning and interacting, and less time walking between venues. See who else is interested in each event and interact with our extended Mushroom Family. See you soon!

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7:00am MDT

Early Risers Foray - SIGN UPS FULL

Monday June 9, 2025 7:00am - 10:30am MDT

Carhenge Parking Lot @ 700 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA

SORRY, THIS FORAY IS NOW FULL. PLEASE SIGN UP FOR DIFFERENT FORAY!

Foray Description.
Enjoy the dewy morning hours in the mountains on this foray focused on general mycology. Michael Williams will help attendees identify wild mushrooms and submit observations online! Of course, you're likely to find choice edibles in addition to contributing to community science.
This is a great option if you want to beat the heat and rain, while still having time for lectures, workshops, and festivities later in the day!

Where to Meet.
This foray meets at Carhenge Parking Lot at 6:45am. We invite you to arrive a few minutes early to get acquainted with your fellow foragers! TMF does not provide transportation. We encourage all participants to carpool as much as possible!

Be Prepared!
A friendly reminder to come prepared for inclement weather with good footwear, properly hydrated, with snack and stories to share. A basket, reusable grocery bag, old shirt, paper bag, or tupperware help collect mushrooms. For a full list of recommended foray gear, please see our TMF Foray Checklist (click here).

Speakers

Michael Williams

Monday June 9, 2025 7:00am - 10:30am MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot

Foray - Signup Required (included in Festival Pass), Foray

8:30am MDT

Registration & Information Desk + Merch

Monday June 9, 2025 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT

Elks Park @ 123 South Oak Street, Telluride, CO 81435

Welcome to the 44th annual Telluride Mushroom Festival. Join us in Elks Park, located in the middle of Telluride off Main Street for registration pick up. On this day (Thursday) we will have a early 830am time slot for all attendees to pick up their festival wristband. We we also be passing out shirts if you have purchased a TMF shirt.

There is no workshop sign up this year so getting in line early is not necessary. You can pick up your wristband Thursday morning starting at 830am if you cannot make this pick up time on Wednesday.

Registration - Festival Pass Wristband Pickup
- Please bring QR code from email for expedited wristband / t-shirt pick up
- If multiple pass pick-ups please make sure order has extra passes attached or each attendee has passes
- Come knowing what T-shirt color and size you have if pre-purchased
- If you purchased a T-shirt before color options were available, you will get a choice
- Download this SCHED app to access the whole festival program

Merch
- Please bring QR code from email for expedited wristband / t-shirt pick up to the merch and registration tent.
- Pre-ordered tees can be picked up with registration, all other merch shopping will be done in the merch tent this year.
- Items this year include 2024 fest tees, special edition tees, hats, stickers, posters, books, and other fun donated items from brands and businesses we love!

Again, welcome to Telluride! We have the biggest, most in depth and unique festival yet waiting for you. Start scoping out all the possible sessions you are going to be attending on Sched and build your schedule!

Speakers

Mariah

Marketing Manager, Telluride Mushroom Festival

Mariah is a freelance creative, website designer, and social media manager who has been working with the Telluride Mushroom Festival for the past three festivals. Before stumbling into her work with TMF, Mariah worked in hospitality/events working for various boutique inns and wedding... Read More →

Ashley Coady Smith

Festival Strategy and Finance, Telluride Mushroom Festival

Monday June 9, 2025 8:30am - 5:00pm MDT
Elks Park

FREE - Open to public, Registration and Will Call

9:00am MDT

Rooftop Yoga with Kye - Decompose to Compose

Monday June 9, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT

Ah Haa School - SkyDeck Rooftop @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Decompose to Compose

Inspired by the life cycle of fungi, this practice invites participants to 'decompose' stress and negativity through grounding and releasing poses, making space for new growth and positive composition within.

Bring your mat, water, and any comforts for your practice. We will have mats available for those who do not have them on a first come first served basis.

Monday June 9, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Ah Haa School - SkyDeck Rooftop

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), Yoga

9:00am MDT

Welcome to the Telluride Mushroom Festival! You know the mushroom. But do you REALLY know its identity?

Monday June 9, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT

Sheridan Opera House @ 110 N Oak St, Telluride, CO 81435

Welcome to the Telluride Mushroom Festival! This presentation will introduce you to a little bit of what to expect from the Festival ... and will introduce you to the kingdom of fungi. Fungi are weird, fungi are cool, and fungi are beautiful. But how much do we really know about them? For starters, they do much more than just rot things. They control pretty much all life on our planet and are everywhere. Discover the crazy, wonderful life that goes on all around us, mostly hidden in plain sight. This lecture is based on features from Bunyard’s new book, The Lives of Fungi, A Natural History of Our Planet's Decomposers.

Speakers

Britt Bunyard

Dean of Faculty, Telluride Mushroom Festival

Britt Bunyard, PhD, is the founder, Publisher, and Editor-in-Chief of the mycology journal FUNGI. Britt has worked academically (and played very amateurishly) as a mycologist his entire career, writing scientifically for many research journals, popular science magazines, and books... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Sheridan Opera House

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), General Mycology

9:00am MDT

Vendor Village & Mushroom ID Tent

Monday June 9, 2025 9:00am - 5:00pm MDT

Elks Park & Oak Street Park @ S Oak St, Telluride, CO 81435, USA

Mushroom ID Tent: Located in the middle of Elks Park.

We will have experts helping define and talk to you about all the mushrooms found around the San Juans during the days. These stations will be lead by our lead mycologists, Foray Leaders and some of the festival founders. ID Staffed most days around 12pm and goes until 3pm. It is variable with forays and weather.

Vendor Village: Located under both sides of the main banner in Telluride main street at the town malls. Also, a NEW area of the 100 block of North Oak Street where we will have food vendors. Featured elixir bar in Elk's Park.

Times:
Mushroom ID Tent
Thursday, August 15th - Saturday, August 17th - 9am - 5pm
ID Staff Hours - 12pm - 3pm
Sunday, August 18th - 9am - 12pm
ID Staff Hours - TBD

Vendor Village:
Stop by and shop from local artisans, mushroom businesses, and all things fungi! From medicine, to dried mushrooms, cultivation use, to some cool TMF shwag and a whole lotta unique crafts. Vendor Village is a must stop and shop for all people in and around Telluride.

Vendor Village hours:
Thursday, August 15th - Friday, August 16th, 9 - 5PM
Saturday, August 17th - 9am - 3pm
Sunday, August 18th 10am - 2pm

See you there!

Speakers

Linnea Gilman

Linnea Gillman has been with the Telluride Mushroom Festival from the beginning. She has an MS in mycology from Virginia Tech, is retired from the USDA Forest Service where she worked on mycorrhizal fungi, and is a co-author of Wild Mushrooms of Telluride.

Nickolas Rajtar

Nick Rajtar is a forest pathologist and a mycologist who received his PhD at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities under his advisor Dr. Robert Blanchette in 2024. Rajtar currently is a post-doctoral researcher at UMN where his work focuses on the biosurveillance of invasive forest... Read More →

Andrew Wilson

Denver Botanic Gardens

Andrew Wilson is the Assistant Curator of Mycology in the Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi at Denver Botanic Gardens. For Dr. Andrew the discovery of mycology began back in the late 90’s at San Francisco State University. There he took classes from Dr. Dennis Desjardin, a world renown... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 9:00am - 5:00pm MDT
Elks Park & Oak Street Park

FREE - Open to public, Vendor Village

9:30am MDT

Mushroom Hunting 101: The basics – Intended for Newcomers to Mushroom Hunting

Monday June 9, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am MDT

Wilkinson Public Library- Program Room @ 100 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA

How can mushrooms be safely identified? What are the key features to look for? How do you get started hunting for gourmet wild mushrooms when the consequences of mistaken identity can be very high? Basics such as spore color, gill attachment, and non-gilled mushrooms will be discussed.

Speakers

Ken Kassenbrock

Colorado State University

C. Kenneth Kassenbrock, MD, PhD, is an Emeritus Associate Professor of Biology at Colorado StateUniversity, where he taught classes in Mycology, Cell Biology, and Human Genetics. Trained as aphysician-scientist, Dr. Kassenbrock did post-doctoral work in molecular genetics with the... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
Wilkinson Public Library- Program Room

FREE - Open to public, General Mycology

9:30am MDT

Mushrooms of CO and Telluride Most Wanted (Limited Capacity)

Monday June 9, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am MDT

Ah Haa School - Transformation Studio @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

All presentation in Transformation Studio are first come first serve. A line will be formed outside of Ah Haa for this presentation. There will be limited seats so please plan for a different event if this is full.

Welcome to the Telluride Mushroom Festival! Let's get to know some of the more common mushrooms of our region...and rarities to be on the lookout for. Andy Wilson always challenges us to find some species rarely seen and Festival attendees usually rise to the challenge. You will be doing valuable scientific work, as collections go to the famous Sam Mitchel Herbarium at the Denver Botanical Garden.

Speakers

Andrew Wilson

Denver Botanic Gardens

Monday June 9, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
Ah Haa School - Transformation Studio

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), General Mycology

9:30am MDT

First Things First Foray - SIGN UPS FULL

Monday June 9, 2025 9:30am - 1:30pm MDT

Carhenge Parking Lot @ 700 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA

SORRY, THIS FORAY IS NOW FULL. PLEASE SIGN UP FOR DIFFERENT FORAY!

Foray Description.
Is it your first time attending Telluride Mushroom Festival? Your first time on a guided foray? Your first ever foray? Your first foray in this region? Your first foray in a while? Your first foray today?
However experienced you are, we welcome foragers of all kinds to get out together early on in the festival. This is one of the first chances to collect edibles and work on your identification skills! Get out there and still make it back in time to catch the afternoon programming.
John Sir Jesse, a longtime TMF contributor and resident mycophile of the San Juan Mountains, will guide attendees through the forest while getting them acquainted with fungi of the area and spirit of the festival!

Where to Meet.
This foray meets at Carhenge Parking Lot at 9:15am. We invite you to arrive a few minutes early to get acquainted with your fellow foragers! TMF does not provide transportation. We encourage all participants to carpool as much as possible!

Be Prepared!
A friendly reminder to come prepared for inclement weather with good footwear, properly hydrated, with snack and stories to share. A basket, reusable grocery bag, old shirt, paper bag, or tupperware help collect mushrooms. For a full list of recommended foray gear, please see our TMF Foray Checklist (click here).

Speakers

John SirJesse

Monday June 9, 2025 9:30am - 1:30pm MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot

Foray - Signup Required (included in Festival Pass), Foray

10:00am MDT

Fiber Dying Workshop - Limited Capacity Queue Card

Monday June 9, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am MDT

Ah Haa School - Curiosity Shop @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Speakers

Mayumi Fujio

Mayumi is a fiber artist using natural dye and mushroom dye with the technique called botanical printing which uses real leaves to transfer colors and shapes from plants onto natural fibers. She has been a wild forager since young and studied field botany for edible plants and medicinal... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am MDT
Ah Haa School - Curiosity Shop

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), art

10:00am MDT

MycoGourds with Elder Joe Candia

Monday June 9, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am MDT

Miramonte Building (second floor meeting room) @ 333 W. Colorado Avenue, 2nd and 3rd Floors, Telluride, CO

The size of the group is limited to 25-30 gourd-holders and a facilitator. *Limited Capacity, signup required. Email Art Goodtimes Shroompa@gmail.com for participation

Modeled after the peer-to-peer sharing of graduate seminars, the MycoGourds concept was inspired by the work of Colorado deep ecologist Dolores LaChapelle and Brazilian socialist educator Paulo Freire. Dolores was a strong advocate of sharing circles for group decision-making and information-sharing -- as used in many traditions, both ancient and new (such as the Rainbow Family Gathering’s talking stick circles).

This sharing circle will be led by veteran facilitator of Indigenous ancestry Joseph Candia who specializes in contemplative dialogue. The theme for this peer-to-peer discussion will be self-healing with mushrooms.

Speakers

Joe Candia

Shaman elder of Inca linage who has had a successful career in thetechnology communication industry working and team building with aworld class organization. He’s made it his mission to let others knowabout the tremendous benefits of joyful/peaceful existence; inspiringothers to... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am MDT
Miramonte Building (second floor meeting room)

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), Integration

10:00am MDT

Fairy Family Fungi Ranger Foray

Monday June 9, 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm MDT

Town Park @ 500 E Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA

Sign up online or the day before your foray!
Online Signup: click here
Foray Signup schedule:
Wednesday, August 14th, 12-5pm

Foray Description.
Build a fairy house or gnome home in the woods together for others to come across, then collect fairy building supplies, mushrooms, moss, acorns, feathers, and bring it back to the library to construct a fairy house together for all to view. Collect turkey tails, stones, feathers, moss, birch bark, etc.
Attendees and little ones are encouraged to follow their curiosities in the forests close to town! With a trifecta of talented foray leaders - Melany, Bri, and Jen - this outing will have something for everyone.

Where to Meet.
This foray meets at Telluride Library at 9:45am. We invite you to arrive a few minutes early to get acquainted with your fellow foragers!

Be Prepared!
A friendly reminder to come prepared for inclement weather with good footwear, properly hydrated, with snack and stories to share. A basket, reusable grocery bag, old shirt, paper bag, or tupperware help collect mushrooms. For a full list of recommended foray gear, please see our TMF Foray Checklist (click here).

Speakers

Jennifer Bell

Pikes Peak Mycological Society

If forest bathing were an Olympic event, Jennifer Bell would take the gold medal.Jennifer's a geek for fungi and outdoor safety. She is a caminante who walked across the Iberian Peninsula, an amateur mountain runner, ski instructor/patroller and junior race coach, recent Pikes Peak... Read More →

Melany Kahn

Melany Kahn started hunting for mushrooms in Vermont in 1968 when herfamily bought a farm in West Brattleboro. For the last 20 years she has taughtchildren how to forage for wild mushrooms. She attended Wesleyan University,(BA, English/Creative Writing). She holds a Masters in Social... Read More →

Bri Taylor

Bri Taylor is a local of Montrose, CO and has spent the last 5 years really getting to know the funga of the San Juan Mountains. She holds a mushroom ID certification for the state of Colorado and founded a free educational group for kids called Fungi Rangers! Alongside her love for... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Town Park

Foray - Signup Required (included in Festival Pass), Kids

10:00am MDT

Full Day Foray - SIGN UPS FULL

Monday June 9, 2025 10:00am - 1:00pm MDT

Carhenge Parking Lot @ 700 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA

SORRY, THIS FORAY IS NOW FULL. PLEASE SIGN UP FOR DIFFERENT FORAY!

Foray Description.
Enjoy the afternoon in the mountains on this foray focused on general mycology. Of course, you're likely to find choice edibles in addition to contributing to community science.
This foray offers attendees the chance to get out in the forests and mountain meadows outside of Telluride!

Where to Meet.
This foray meets at Carhenge Parking Lot at 9:45am. We invite you to arrive a few minutes early to get acquainted with your fellow foragers! TMF does not provide transportation. We encourage all participants to carpool as much as possible!

Be Prepared!
A friendly reminder to come prepared for inclement weather with good footwear, properly hydrated, with snack and stories to share. A basket, reusable grocery bag, old shirt, paper bag, or tupperware help collect mushrooms. For a full list of recommended foray gear, please see our TMF Foray Checklist (click here).

Speakers

Larry Evans

Larry Evans is a mushroom hunter, teacher, cultivator, song writer, and cook. He has been instrumental in organizing forays, festivals, and workshops in Colorado, Montana, Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, Bolivia, and now Jamaica. He is a founder of the Western Montana Mycological... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 10:00am - 1:00pm MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot

Foray - Signup Required (included in Festival Pass), Foray

10:00am MDT

Virtual Reality Mushroom Lounge

Monday June 9, 2025 10:00am - 2:00pm MDT

Sheridan Opera House Show Bar @ 110 North Oak St Telluride, CO 81435

In the VR lounge, folks are invited to put on a VR headset and immerse in meditative soundscapes and visual landscapes. Using the contemplative app Tripp, festival-goers can enter into a variety of visually stunning settings and can choose to listen to guided meditations or music. No experience with VR is necessary to participate. (If there is a slot with projector: Folks who do not wish to put on a headset can experience the meditations on a larger screen)

Speakers

Joss Lake

VR Lounge

Joss is a novelist and emerging mushroom enthusiast who teaches writing at Columbia University, where he received a Provost’s Award to implement VR technologies into his creative writing courses. His first book, Future Feeling, was inspired by mycelial systems and trans community... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 10:00am - 2:00pm MDT
Sheridan Opera House Show Bar

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), art

10:00am MDT

MYCOLOVE - Fungus Mobilis

Monday June 9, 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm MDT

Elks Park & Oak Street Park @ S Oak St, Telluride, CO 81435, USA

MYCOLove Placeholder Description

Monday June 9, 2025 10:00am - 5:00pm MDT
Elks Park & Oak Street Park

FREE - Open to public, Identification

10:30am MDT

Alchemical Mushroom Soundbath

Monday June 9, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MDT

Ah Haa School - SkyDeck Rooftop @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

We will start by enjoying a potent Spagyric Mushroom Elixir crafted by Sacred Herbal Extracts and then transition into a comfortable meditative space, laying down or seated.

Brian will be intuitively guiding a journey through sound with a variety of gongs, singing bowls, bells, ancient whistles, handpan, chimes, and more. As we are immersed in the cosmic ocean of sound; these vibrations massage each cell of our body and calm our nervous systems. The harmonic resonance created by the gong tones allow us to easily drop into a blissful, peaceful state of relaxation.

This is a great opportunity to be present to feel and connect more deeply with your choice of a mushroom extract while recharging our systems.

Speakers

Brian Dickinson

Founder, Sacred Herbal Extracts

Brian supports individuals in feeling at peace and thriving through the use of sound therapy and herbal alchemy. He founded Sonic Alchemy, LLC and Sacred Herbal Extracts in 2018 where he combines vibrational sound technology with an alchemical mushroom and herbal extraction process... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MDT
Ah Haa School - SkyDeck Rooftop

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), Integration

10:30am MDT

Functional Mushrooms for Health and Wellness

Monday June 9, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MDT

Sheridan Opera House @ 110 N Oak St, Telluride, CO 81435

We are part of a shroom boom in the United States. The functional mushroom industry is growing to $50B in the next few years. There are new functional mushroom companies popping up every day so it's more important now than ever to make sure we understand the ins and outs of functional mushrooms.

- Exploring the main classes of functional compounds and the basics of how they work in the body.
- Mycelium versus fruiting bodies
- Busting common myths and misconceptions and backing it up with scientific literature
- Going through a list of 20+ functional mushrooms you should know, where to find them, how to grow them, and how to extract/prepare them.
- Looking at various extraction techniques, the pros and cons of them and which one is the best?
- Getting a global view of the functional mushroom industry in different countries around the world, from Thailand, United States, Australia, Mexico, Nigeria, China, Ecuador, and more.
- The future of the functional mushroom industry

Speakers

Alex Dorr

Mushroom Revival

Alex Dorr is the founder and CEO of the functional mushroom company, Mushroom Revival. Alex hosts the number one mushroom podcast in the world, The Mushroom Revival Podcast, with millions of listeners from over a hundred countries. After earning his degree in mycology, Alex authored... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am MDT
Sheridan Opera House

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), Functional Mushrooms

11:00am MDT

Mycelial Wisdom Integration Through Art

Monday June 9, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT

Telluride Arts Gallery 224 W Colorado Ave - Back Lounge Area, Enter from the alley adjacent to Elk's Park @ 224 W Colorado Ave

Insight rarely comes to us in linear form, and even less so when we are choosing to step into a mycelial form of wisdom: a wisdom that is more about the expansion of an ecosystem than an individual pathway forward. In this workshop, we’ll use silence, light movement, and visual and written artistic mediums to explore non-linear truths arising for each of us through learning from the world of mushrooms. No artistic experience is needed for this workshop; basic art supplies will be provided.

Monday June 9, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Telluride Arts Gallery 224 W Colorado Ave - Back Lounge Area, Enter from the alley adjacent to Elk's Park

FREE - Open to public, Integration

11:00am MDT

Overview of the Fungal Kingdom

Monday June 9, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT

Wilkinson Public Library- Program Room @ 100 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA

Dr. Gordon Walker will give a broad overview of the fungal kingdom, covering the incredible variety of forms, lifestyles, and ecological niches they inhabit worldwide. Including a review of the most common edible mushrooms found around Telluride, CO.

Monday June 9, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Wilkinson Public Library- Program Room

FREE - Open to public, General Mycology

11:00am MDT

A Natural and Cultural History of Magic Mushrooms in British Columbia, Canada (Limited Capacity)

Monday June 9, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT

Ah Haa School - Transformation Studio @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

All presentation in Transformation Studio are first come first serve. A line will be formed outside of Ah Haa for this presentation. There will be limited seats so please plan for a different event if this is full.

Magic mushrooms have been employed in spiritual practices in Mexico and Central America (and elsewhere) for millennia. The visionary powers of these mushrooms first became known to the world in 1957, and in the early 1960’s they sparked a social and cultural “psychedelic revolution” soon dominated by LSD. The discovery that magic mushrooms grew commonly and abundantly in the Pacific Northwest and in British Columbia helped make Canada’s westernmost province a focal point of social change. This presentation will explore the natural history of BC’s magic mushrooms, and their role in the rapidly changing counterculture of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and up to the present day.

Speakers

Andy MacKinnon

Andy is a forest ecologist who lives in Metchosin, British Columbia (BC). His recent research interests include ecology of BC’s ectomycorrhizal fungal species. He was lead BC scientist for Environment Canada’s 2017 ranking of our province’s threatened and endangered fungal... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Ah Haa School - Transformation Studio

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), entheogen

11:00am MDT

West African Drumming Workshop

Monday June 9, 2025 11:00am - 1:00pm MDT

Telluride Core Area (big white double peak tent by baseball fields) @ 500 E Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Join Etienne Tolno, a professional musician from Guinea, West Africa who teaches traditional West African drum and dance. For this workshop participants will be guided through a traditional West African rhythm on the djembe learning the intro break, and varying accompaniments to the song! Participants will learn a specific Guinean rhythm and get the opportunity to learn various foundational techniques and skills for playing the Djembe in harmony and beat with one another. The workshop is a full body, mind and heart experience that focuses on left and right brain activities as well as connection to community and a deeper understanding of Guinean arts. This is an interactive and mind-expanding experience!

Speakers

Etienne Tolno

Drum/Dance Instructor

Monday June 9, 2025 11:00am - 1:00pm MDT
Telluride Core Area (big white double peak tent by baseball fields)

FREE - Open to public, art

11:00am MDT

Short Foray - Signup Required

Monday June 9, 2025 11:00am - 2:00pm MDT

Carhenge Parking Lot @ 700 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA

Signup at Registration:
Wednesday August 14th, 12-5pm.
Thursday August 15th, 9-10:30am

Foray Description.
Enjoy the mountains close to town on this foray focused on general mycology. Of course, you're likely to find choice edibles in addition to contributing to community science.

Where to Meet.
This foray meets at Carhenge Parking Lot at 10:45am. We invite you to arrive a few minutes early to get acquainted with your fellow foragers! TMF does not provide transportation. We encourage all participants to carpool as much as possible!

Be Prepared!
A friendly reminder to come prepared for inclement weather with good footwear, properly hydrated, with snack and stories to share. A basket, reusable grocery bag, old shirt, paper bag, or tupperware help collect mushrooms. For a full list of recommended foray gear, please see our TMF Foray Checklist (click here).

Speakers

Ben Kinsley (he/him)

Ben Kinsley is an artist, educator, and amateur mycologist. He was introduced to the world of mycology through his involvement with the New York Mycological Society where he got hooked through the teachings of renowned mycologist Gary Lincoff. He is a past president and current board... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 11:00am - 2:00pm MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot

Foray - Signup Required (included in Festival Pass), Foray

11:30am MDT

I Prefer Walking in the Woods Today Foray- Signup Required

Monday June 9, 2025 11:30am - 3:30pm MDT

Carhenge Parking Lot @ 700 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA

Signup at Registration:
Wednesday, August 14th, 12-5pm
Thursday, August 15th. 9 -10:30am

Foray Description.
Why sit inside on such a nice day! Aren't we here to hunt mushrooms!
This foray is geared towards those who go at their own pace and want to get out to extra exquisite ecosystems. We'll miss you in town, but you'll find more fungi.

Where to Meet.
This foray meets at Carhenge Parking Lot at 11:15am. We invite you to arrive a few minutes early to get acquainted with your fellow foragers! TMF does not provide transportation. We encourage all participants to carpool as much as possible!

Be Prepared!
A friendly reminder to come prepared for inclement weather with good footwear, properly hydrated, with snack and stories to share. A basket, reusable grocery bag, old shirt, paper bag, or tupperware help collect mushrooms. For a full list of recommended foray gear, please see our TMF Foray Checklist (click here).

Speakers

Sebastian Tabibi

Sebastian Tabibi is a passionate amateur chef and highly regarded mycologist raising awareness on the crucial role fungi play in our ecosystem. Based in North Texas, Sebastian has been delving into the world of fungi, particularly fascinated by their medicinal properties and cataloging... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 11:30am - 3:30pm MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot

Foray - Signup Required (included in Festival Pass), Foray

12:00pm MDT

MycoRoam Mobile Lab: Driving Science Forward

Monday June 9, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm MDT

Elks Park Workshop Tent @ Elks Park, South Oak Street, Telluride, CO

A “mobile lab” is not a new concept to this community and, therefore, the dreams about what a piece of equipment might be capable of aren’t new either. This will be an introduction to opening the conversation for the audience to voice those ideas and help expand the vision for where the Mobile Lab will go.
The Supporting Members of the MycoRoam Mobile Lab are a cast with an incredibly diverse array of expertise, many of whom are in their first year of myco-curiosity. And yet, each Supporting Member has found a way to contribute to the Myco-Community. This idea of the individual’s ‘Identity’ adding to the community as a whole is what drives progress and fuels a community’s ability to thrive!

Speakers

Michael Heim

MyCOLove Farm

Michael Heim is a mushroom enthusiast that was hooked on Fungi the very first time he ever went morel hunting in 2008. He’s a longtime member of the Colorado Mycological Society (2010) and has served in a variety of positions; board member, president, and editor. For twenty ye... Read More →

Scott Ostuni

Scott Ostuni is an autodidact, amateur mycologist, and mushroom photographer who focuses on fungal taxonomy specifically in the southeast United States. He specializes in fungal identification based on DNA sequence data as well as more traditional methods of identification. Some of... Read More →

Shane Schoolman

Shane Schoolman, CEO, and Co-Founder of MyCOLove Farm, is a Myco-Educator and student of the Fungal Queendom. His journey into the Fungal realm blends a deep-rooted passion for ecology with a commitment to sustainable practices. Graduating from CU Boulder with a degree in Ecology... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm MDT
Elks Park Workshop Tent

FREE - Open to public

12:00pm MDT

Grow A Small, Sustainable Mushroom Company

Monday June 9, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT

Sheridan Opera House @ 110 N Oak St, Telluride, CO 81435

Thinking about making the jump to quit your job and work for fungi? Here’s a road map and some nitty-gritty about how to grow and nurture an idea into fruition. We will introduce mindsets, tools, and resources that will set you up to work with fungi. We’ll discuss multiple frameworks that have the potential to meet your needs, empower communities, and improve the environment. We know fungi can help save the world, let’s create sustainable work that is fulfilling and regenerative. Already in the mushroom business? Come share and collaborate.

Speakers

John Michelotti

Catskill Fungi

John Michelotti is the founder of Catskill Fungi which empowers people with fungi through outdoor educational classes, cultivation courses, mushroom art, and mushroom health extracts. John is a former President of the Mid-Hudson Mycological Association (MHMA) where he co-founded... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT
Sheridan Opera House

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), General Mycology

12:00pm MDT

Handmade Paper from Foraged Mushrooms- Limited Capacity Queue Card

Monday June 9, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT

Ah Haa School - Curiosity Shop @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Speakers

Jessica Langley

Jessica Langley is a multimedia artist. She has exhibited her work internationally, and has been an artist-in-residence in numerous programs including Skaftfell Center of Visual Art in Iceland, Askeaton Contemporary Art in Ireland, the SPACES World Artist Program in Cleveland, and... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT
Ah Haa School - Curiosity Shop

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), art

12:00pm MDT

Integration Space

Monday June 9, 2025 12:00pm - 5:30pm MDT

Telluride Arts Gallery 224 W Colorado Ave - Back Lounge Area, Enter from the alley adjacent to Elk's Park @ 224 W Colorado Ave

We are rooted in a harm reduction model that welcomes all people who need a place to process and/or would like support from our licensed therapists with psychedelic integration training, massage therapists and herbalists. This cozy and accessible lounge will host integration circles and have other alternative wellness modalities for festival goers to be able to down-regulate and integrate their TMF experience. This is a safe, quiet, space where everyone is welcome.

There will be programing in the space beginning at 11 Thursday, Friday & Saturday.

Speakers

Nuriya Akers

One Heart House

Nuriya owns and manages the One Heart House in Mancos, Colorado, a community wellness center and gathering place to support community and self-care practices for radiant health. A number of practitioners, including Nuriya, use the space at the One Heart House to offer workshops... Read More →

Nyssa Berman

Nyssa graduated from Colorado School of Healing Arts where she trained in Myofascial Release, Neuromuscular, Triggerpoint, Cupping, Sports Massage, Deep Tissue, Thai Massage, Muscle Energy Techniques, Prenatal, Aromatherapy and Trauma Touch Therapy. Through integrative massage she... Read More →

Maggie Kennedy

I am honored to join the collective of integration supporters for the Telluride Mushroom Festival this year! When working with beings, I focus on creating a safe and supportive environment for personal growth, understanding and transformation. I walk alongside individuals as they... Read More →

Su Sierra

Sue Rudolph is a retired licensed clinical psychologist with over 30 years ofexperience working with individuals, couples and families. Her areas of expertiseinclude marriage and family therapy, certification in Gottman Method Therapy,advanced training in Emotionally Focused Therapy... Read More →

John Sierra

John Luckner is a retired university professor and special education teacher. He alsoworked for a variety of Outward Bound programs for 18 summers. In addition, he isfluent in American Sign Language. He has multiple areas of expertise includingexperiential education, social-emotional... Read More →

Natalie Villeneuve

Natalie is a social worker and clinical therapist (MSW, RSW) specializing in trauma-focused healing using a blend of Indigenous and Western knowledge. Natalie seeks to create a safe space for people where they will feel supported to tend to themselves with openness, curiosity, and... Read More →

Jo Young

Monday June 9, 2025 12:00pm - 5:30pm MDT
Telluride Arts Gallery 224 W Colorado Ave - Back Lounge Area, Enter from the alley adjacent to Elk's Park

FREE - Open to public, Integration

12:30pm MDT

Rocky Mountain Community Mycology: Mapping Fungi with DNA Together

Monday June 9, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm MDT

Wilkinson Public Library- Program Room @ 100 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA

Rapid advances in technology have made large-scale DNA sequencing possible for the first time ever in history. Community mycologists gathering in home laboratories are managing to sequence thousands of fungi in a single weekend. In 2023 alone, because of the diligence of collectors alongside the affordability and relative ease of sequencing, iNaturalist observations with ITS sequence data jumped 100-fold. In this talk, Mandie Quark will tour the audience through the community science labs, collaborations and workflows that are allowing this data to be produced at record speed, all free of charge to Colorado mushroom collectors. Cutting-edge methods, multidisciplinary research, and interesting species in the region will be highlighted. Within this creative presentation, Mandie intends to uncloak the mystery surrounding fungal DNA sequencing, and demonstrate its impact on biodiversity tracking far into the future.

Speakers

Mandie Quark (she/her)

Molecular mycologist and science writer by training, Mandie Quark is a genomic researcher with a passion for the advancement of community mycology. Her specialty is creative communication around fungal DNA sequencing, and she specializes in explaining the complexities of science to... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm MDT
Wilkinson Public Library- Program Room

FREE - Open to public, General Mycology

12:30pm MDT

Clinical Research on Functional Mushrooms; Ongoing Research, Opportunities and the Twist and Turns Along the Way. (Limited Capacity)

Monday June 9, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm MDT

Ah Haa School - Transformation Studio @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

All presentation in Transformation Studio are first come first serve. A line will be formed outside of Ah Haa for this presentation. There will be limited seats so please plan for a different event if this is full.

Join Robert Rogers author of the Fungal Pharmacy, Steve Farrar co-founder of Om Mushroom, and Julie Daoust, Chief Science Officer at Om Mushroom for a review of the latest in clinical research using functional mushrooms and a deep dive on the impact of functional mushrooms on the microbiome, digestive health, and cognitive health.

Speakers

Julie Daoust

Om Mushroom Superfood

Julie Daoust is the Chief Science Officer at Om Mushroom Superfood. Dr Daoust received her PhD in natural product chemistry from the University of British Columbia and has since worked in the nutraceutical industry with a focus on plant-based products. Her research has been centered... Read More →

Steve Farrar

Om Organic Mushrooms

Steve has been involved in specialty agriculture and organic food production systems for his entire professional life. He has been active in various aspects of mycology and mushroom production for over 30 years. His initial focus was on the production of specialty, gourmet mushrooms... Read More →

Robert Rogers

Robert Rogers has been an herbalist for over fifty years, with over 20 years of clinical experience and nearly 30 years teaching plant and mushroom medicine at a college and university level. He has authored over 60 book, including The Fungal Pharmacy, and authored over 20 peer-reviewed... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm MDT
Ah Haa School - Transformation Studio

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), General Mycology

1:00pm MDT

Mushroom ID Tent Discussion: "What's Been Coming In?"

Monday June 9, 2025 1:00pm - 1:30pm MDT

Elks Park Workshop Tent @ Elks Park, South Oak Street, Telluride, CO

Join our mycologists at the Workshop Tent at Elks Park for some periodic "what's been coming in" talks. Learn more in depth what people are finding out foraging in the mountains. You may learn new species, common edibles, identifying techniques and foraging locations for specific mushrooms. All this and more will be happening throughout the festival. Times may vary day to day depending on mycologist availability.

Speakers

Ben Kinsley (he/him)

Nickolas Rajtar

Monday June 9, 2025 1:00pm - 1:30pm MDT
Elks Park Workshop Tent

FREE - Open to public, General Mycology

1:30pm MDT

Curry Punk & Jelly Brain – The Conservation & Aesthetics of Fungi

Monday June 9, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT

Sheridan Opera House @ 110 N Oak St, Telluride, CO 81435

The earth’s rapidly changing climate and environmental issues have come into sharp focus through the demise of charismatic megafauna and the "biodiversity crisis." But what about stinkhorns and slime molds? How do fungi and their kin get our attention when they are not only overshadowed by more ‘popular’ organisms, but are rarely included in our ideas about "nature" or "biodiversity?" Over the last 25 years Alison has divided her time between hemispheres, working both with fungi and their followers. She has been actively involved in fungal conservation and land restoration programs. In this talk Alison will explore how fungi are perceived across hemispheres in conservation contexts and which fungal flagships best capture the public imagination. Alison will also share some stories from the writing of her recent book, Meetings with Remarkable Mushrooms in which she interacted with fungi and their followers across a dozen countries.

Monday June 9, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Sheridan Opera House

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), General Mycology

1:30pm MDT

Microscopy Workshop- Limited Capacity Queue Card

Monday June 9, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT

Ah Haa School - Curiosity Shop @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Speakers

Amy Honan

Amy is a mycologist interested in fungal systematics, evolution, ecology, and biogeography. She received a B.S. in Biochemistry from Western Colorado University in Gunnison, CO where she studied the population genetics of the root pathogen Armillaria and water chemistry of the Mt... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Ah Haa School - Curiosity Shop

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), General Mycology

2:00pm MDT

Fabulous Plants and their Fungal Friends

Monday June 9, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT

Wilkinson Public Library- Program Room @ 100 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA

Plants are fascinating. Fungi are fascinating. But for sheer entertainment value, it’s difficult to beat plants, plus fungi! Fungi have been associated with plants since plants first colonized the land, and are requisite partners of almost all of our familiar vascular plants. Andy will explore a variety of plant-fungal partnerships that make life on earth not only possible, but also endlessly delightful.

Speakers

Andy MacKinnon

Monday June 9, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
Wilkinson Public Library- Program Room

FREE - Open to public, General Mycology

2:00pm MDT

Workshop: Biochar Production

Monday June 9, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT

Elks Park Workshop Tent @ Elks Park, South Oak Street, Telluride, CO

Biochar is black carbon produced from biomass sources [i.e., wood chips, plant residues, manure or other agricultural waste products] for the purpose of transforming the biomass carbon into a more stable form (carbon sequestration). Black carbon is the name of the range of solid residual products resulting from the chemical and/or thermal conversion of any carbon containing material (e.g., fossil fuels and biomass) (Jones et al., 1997).

The main purpose for the creation of biochar is for carbon sequestration. Biochar is speculated to have been used as a soil supplement thousands of years ago in the Amazon basin, where regions of fertile soil called "Terra Preta'" (dark earth) were created by indigenous people. Anthropologists hypothesize that inhabitants of the region produced biochar by practicing 'slash and char' management on vegetation to improve soil fertility and crop yields (Mann, 2005). Biochar application to soil has been the assumed end use for the created biochar. Even though biochar can be used in other purposes as long as the biochar is not used for fuel or energy. The burning of biochar would not achieve the goal of carbon sequestration since this would allow the carbon to return to the atmospheric pool where it originated before being fixed in plants by photosynthesis.

Source USDA

Speakers

Larry Evans

Kris Holstrom

Kris Holstrom is the owner of Tomten Farm, a high altitude, off-grid, permaculture-based research, demonstration and education farm at 9000’ near Telluride, Colorado. She consults on permaculture designs, edible and medicinal landscaping, and school and community gardens through... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
Elks Park Workshop Tent

FREE - Open to public, environmental

2:00pm MDT

Evaluating the Hype: How to Write Responsibly About Psychedelic Drugs (Limited Capacity)

Monday June 9, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT

Ah Haa School - Transformation Studio @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

All presentation in Transformation Studio are first come first serve. A line will be formed outside of Ah Haa for this presentation. There will be limited seats so please plan for a different event if this is full.

A growing cadre of writers and content providers are exploring the topic of psychedelic drugs, from reporting on the science to providing educational programming, from sharing personal stories to supplying advice. In this talk Eugenia will discuss the traps, both legal and moral, that writers encounter when covering contraband substances and the tools a journalist may employ to avoid those traps—tools which may be useful to anyone who is trying to evaluate claims, retreats, and other aspects of the psychedelic industry today.

Speakers

Eugenia Bone

Eugenia Bone is a nationally known food and science writer. Her work as appeared many magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, The National Lampoon, Saveur, Gourmet, BBC Science, and The Wall Street Journal, where she is a frequent book reviewer. She is a member... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
Ah Haa School - Transformation Studio

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), Psychedelics

2:00pm MDT

Mycelium - A Gourmet Wild Food Tasting

Monday June 9, 2025 2:00pm - 4:00pm MDT

Lizard Head Pass Vista Overlook @ 37.81205380555177, -107.90809355164258

Chef Chris Starkus and The Pikes Peak Mycological Society present: MYCELIUM a gourmet wild food tasting. Join this gathering of fungal fanatics for this "tented, in the wild " food experience located at Lizard head pass. Chris and the PPMS team bring the table to the trail and celebrate each day's foraged finds with a selection of five curated individual appetizers for guests to indulge.

Last years menu included delectable fungi-centric appetizers like:
King Trumpet "Scallops"-creamed corn, microgreens, crispy quinoa
Foraged Mushroom Calzone- "mushroom of the day", tomato sauce, parmesan, flower blossom
White Truffle Mushroom Risotto- mascarpone cheese, wild herbs, parmesan
Hawk's Wing Stir Fry- jasmine rice, green onion, fresno chile
Open Fire Smoked Beef Flatiron & Morels -morel cream sauce, scallion greens, caramelized potato
*****And there may be "off the cuff creation" based on what the Forays bring back each day!

(No reservations, first come first served basis!)

Speakers

Chris Starkus

Chris Starkus is from Southern California. He has been a food & beverage professional for over twenty-five years. In that time, he has achieved numerous awards; including “Best New Restaurant 2018 (303 Magazine) and Best Eco-Friendly Restaurants in America (opentable.com, April... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 2:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
Lizard Head Pass Vista Overlook

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), culinary

3:00pm MDT

Book Signings with Katrina Blair & Eugenia Bone

Monday June 9, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT

Between the Covers- Bookstore @ 214 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Speakers

Katrina Blair

Katrina Blair began studying wild plants in her teens when she camped out alone for a summer to focus on eating wild foods. She later wrote “The Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants of the San Juan Mountains” for her senior project at Colorado College. In 1997 she completed a MA at... Read More →

Eugenia Bone

Monday June 9, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
Between the Covers- Bookstore

FREE - Open to public

3:00pm MDT

DIY Cordyceps Cultivation: A Rice Cooker Method for Home Growers- Limited Capacity Queue Card

Monday June 9, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT

Ah Haa School - Curiosity Shop @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

A Queue Card is needed to access this workshop. Please come and line up for queue cards outside Ah Haa 1 hour before workshop start time. These queue cards are first come first serve. Once you have a queue card you can go in 5 minutes or so before start time of workshop. Your queue card is your access to workshop. ONLY AT CURIOSITY SHOP WORKSHOPS. All other lectures/workshops are first come first serve outside of Curiosity Shop.

Discover the fascinating world of Cordyceps militaris cultivation with our hands-on workshop designed for beginners and home growers. In this one-hour session, you'll learn how to harness the power of a simple kitchen appliance—the rice cooker/pressure cooker—to grow your own Cordyceps militaris, a valued medicinal mushroom known for its potential health benefits. This workshop demystifies the process of mushroom cultivation, making it accessible to everyone, regardless of their experience level. Participants will be guided through the entire process, starting with an introduction to Cordyceps militaris, its lifecycle, and its significance in traditional and modern medicine. Following the overview, we'll dive into the practical aspects of cultivation. You'll learn how to prepare the substrate using readily available materials, sterilize it using a rice cooker/pressure cooker, and then inoculate it with Cordyceps militaris. This step-by-step demonstration will equip you with the knowledge and skills to start your own cultivation project at home. But the experience doesn't end there. Each participant will have the opportunity to inoculate their own substrate to take home, kickstarting their journey into mushroom cultivation. By the end of the workshop, you'll not only have a foundational understanding of Cordyceps militaris and its cultivation but also a live cultivation project to nurture and observe in your own space. This workshop is perfect for anyone curious about mushroom cultivation, looking for a new hobby, or interested in exploring the potential health benefits of Cordyceps militaris. No prior knowledge or experience is required—just bring your curiosity and be ready to dive into the world of home-scale mushroom cultivation!

Speakers

William Padilla-Brown

MycoSymbiotics

Founder and CEO of MycoSymbiotics, William Padilla-Brown is a Multidisciplinary Citizen Scientist practicing social science, mycology, phycology, molecular biology, and additive manufacturing. William founded MycoSymbiotics in 2015, and has since developed it into the innovative practical... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
Ah Haa School - Curiosity Shop

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), cultivation

3:00pm MDT

Morel Life Cycles and Outdoor Cultivation

Monday June 9, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT

Sheridan Opera House @ 110 N Oak St, Telluride, CO 81435

Morels (Morchella,spp) are one of the most iconic and sought after mushrooms in the world. Known for their elusive, camouflaged architecture and finesse for occupying very specific ecological niches in complex interkingdom biology makes them one of the most difficult to cultivate and reproduce at any scale. Recent developments and insights have provided many new clues and tips that can get you started in experimenting with outdoor morel cultivation in favorable climates. The process is very unique and unlike any other method of cultivating mushrooms, so come and see how morels are being cultivated commercially and adapt one of these methods to see if you hit the jackpot and crack the Morel code…

Speakers

Tradd Cotter

Mycologist, Blue Portal

Tradd Cotter is a microbiologist, professional mycologist, and retired landscape designer, who has been cultivating mushrooms both commercially and experimentally for more than thirty years.Tradd is the author of the best-selling book Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation (2014... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
Sheridan Opera House

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), cultivation

3:00pm MDT

Mushroom Business Round Table

Monday June 9, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT

Ah Haa School - SkyDeck Rooftop @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

This will be a supportive discussion where we listen and share with other mycophiles who have turned their passion for fungi into work that supports their lifestyles. After brief introductions we will come up with and vote on a few topics to spark discussions. Some examples for topics may include finding the work/life balance, the changing landscape of fungi and fungi products, navigating legal aspects of mushroom businesses, covering your financial bases etc. During each topic people can briefly tell their stories and share solutions. We will close with suggestions of how we can support each other moving forward. Create connections and collaborations with your fellow mycophiles.

Speakers

John Michelotti

Catskill Fungi

Monday June 9, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
Ah Haa School - SkyDeck Rooftop

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), Workshops

3:00pm MDT

Open Myc - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Monday June 9, 2025 3:00pm - 5:00pm MDT

Telluride Historical Museum Amphitheater @ 201 W. Gregory Ave. Telluride, CO 81435

"Co-sponsored by the Telluride's Talking Gourds Poetry Program and the Telluride Historical Museum, this will be an opportunity for festival poets, musicians and storytellers to come and share a creative mushroom or identity (theme) piece with the Telluride community. There will be a sign-up list. Open and free to the public and any interested participants (as time allows). Bring a chair or a pad to sit on. In case of rain we will meet at the Sheridan Show Bar below the Opera House. Participation in the mushroom show on Friday night is by invitation only."

Speakers

Art Goodtimes

Festival Steward and Poet-in-Residence, Telluride Mushroom Festival

Art Goodtimes is an Italian-American poet, activist, basketweaver, non-profit administrator and politician in Colorado, as well as a driving force of the Telluride Mushroom Festival since its beginnings in 1981. He grew up in California where he was a member of the Mycological Society... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 3:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
Telluride Historical Museum Amphitheater

FREE - Open to public, Poetry

3:30pm MDT

Frontiers in Myco-Remediation (Limited Capacity)

Monday June 9, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm MDT

Ah Haa School - Transformation Studio @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

All presentation in Transformation Studio are first come first serve. A line will be formed outside of Ah Haa for this presentation. There will be limited seats so please plan for a different event if this is full.

This presentation begins a follow-up to Mr. Ravage’s 2019 lecture at the TMF “Towards
Industrial Scale Myco-remediation”.
The results of that study, now published in the Summer 2024 issue of Fungi magazine, will
answer the questions initially posed: How effective can native wood rotting mushrooms be, at
the scale of hundreds of tons, in treating waste biomass? What are the differences, if any,
between commonly used wood-rotting mushrooms at rapid biomass decay?
We then move to other frontiers and some dead ends in myco-remediation. The roles of
fungi in the environment will be discussed and how they can both stabilize and de-stabilize
forest function. This sessions ends with a description of an ambitious cooperative undertaking
with soil scientists: the potential use of ancient mycorrhizal fungi to restore a divergent
grasslands overrun by cheatgrass.

Speakers

Jeff Ravage

Jeff Ravage is currently the Chief Science and Technology Officer at Coalitions and Collaboratives, an adjunct researcher with the Denver Botanic Gardens and an active forester, as the North Fork Watershed Coordinator for the Coalition for the Upper South Platte. He is the author... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm MDT
Ah Haa School - Transformation Studio

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass)

4:30pm MDT

Mushroom Cloning Workshop

Monday June 9, 2025 4:30pm - 5:15pm MDT

Elks Park Workshop Tent @ Elks Park, South Oak Street, Telluride, CO

Learn easy and effective ways to clone mushrooms, the difference between cloning and starting from spores, and why one method might be preferable over the other. This workshop will show a variety of cloning techniques, from the most basic to some more advanced procedures, and give attendees the opportunity to start their own journey in cloning mushrooms from the environment.

Speakers

Shane Schoolman

Monday June 9, 2025 4:30pm - 5:15pm MDT
Elks Park Workshop Tent

FREE - Open to public

4:30pm MDT

Mushroom Preservation and Cooking w/ The Chaotic Forager- Limited Capacity Queue Card

Monday June 9, 2025 4:30pm - 5:30pm MDT

Ah Haa School - Curiosity Shop @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Speakers

Gabrielle Cerberville (they/she)

The Chaotic Forager

Gabrielle Cerberville, aka @chaoticforager or "the Internet's Mushroom Auntie," is a forager, mycology enthusiast, creative alchemist, and outdoor educator. Her entertaining educational videos on social media, where she shares her knowledge of edible plants and fungi, have been viewed... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 4:30pm - 5:30pm MDT
Ah Haa School - Curiosity Shop

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), culinary

4:30pm MDT

Panel Discussion: How to Start and Grow a Mushroom Business

Monday June 9, 2025 4:30pm - 5:30pm MDT

Sheridan Opera House @ 110 N Oak St, Telluride, CO 81435

Many people dream about starting their own mushroom company. Many who have done it, didn’t realize what they were getting themselves into. Hear from successful myco-entrepreneurs about their journeys, trials and tribulations, and the practices that have kept them going. Join as we draw out a creative and inspiring conversation from some familiar faces and a couple TBA.

Speakers

John Michelotti

Catskill Fungi

Ken Mycelium

Fruiting Bodies

Ken Mycelium is one of the founders of Fruiting Bodies, a revolutionary functional mushroom company and a sponsor of this year's Telluride Mushroom Festival. He has also started three other mushroom companies including the Chicago Mushroom Company, before deciding to focus on the... Read More →

William Padilla-Brown

MycoSymbiotics

Monday June 9, 2025 4:30pm - 5:30pm MDT
Sheridan Opera House

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), Panel

4:30pm MDT

Yoga and Soundbath with Cosmic Labryinth

Monday June 9, 2025 4:30pm - 5:30pm MDT

Ah Haa School - SkyDeck Rooftop @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Neuroplasticity, Mushrooms, and Interconnectedness

Enter an immersive and dynamic learning experience guided by the Cosmic Labyrinth team. Learn about neuroplasticity by engaging in play-based and research-backed activities. Share wisdom about mushrooms and their abilities to regenerate neurons and activate neuroplasticity. Engage with science and feelings of interconnectedness throughout the dynamic experience. Benefits for attending this include and are not limited to: better sleep, improving focus, more joyfulness, tools for resilience, ability to to connect with others more deeply, increased grace, and more.

Monday June 9, 2025 4:30pm - 5:30pm MDT
Ah Haa School - SkyDeck Rooftop

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), Yoga

6:00pm MDT

Offical Opening Ceremony

Monday June 9, 2025 6:00pm - 6:30pm MDT

Palm Theatre @ 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Speakers

Britt Bunyard

Dean of Faculty, Telluride Mushroom Festival

Art Goodtimes

Festival Steward and Poet-in-Residence, Telluride Mushroom Festival

Monday June 9, 2025 6:00pm - 6:30pm MDT
Palm Theatre

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass)

6:30pm MDT

The Changing Culture of Mazatec Mushroom Knowledge

Monday June 9, 2025 6:30pm - 7:30pm MDT

Palm Theatre @ 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Kathleen Harrison, ethnobotanist, studies and teaches the relationships between plants, fungi and humans. Her research has focused on cultures of the Indigenous Americas. In the 1970s, she helped bring cultivation of Psilocybe cubensis to the public and studied traditional Amazonian ayahuasca culture. Kat has been close friends for 30 years with a Mazatec healer and his descendants, in Oaxaca, Mexico. She co-founded Botanical Dimensions, to preserve ethnobotanically significant species and their stories. Since 1991, she has managed a botanical preserve, created an ethnobotany library, and taught many courses examining nature-based beliefs, and how traditional knowledge adapts to present conditions.

Monday June 9, 2025 6:30pm - 7:30pm MDT
Palm Theatre

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), Psychedelics

7:30pm MDT

Movie: Fantastic Fungi Remastered

Monday June 9, 2025 7:30pm - 8:30pm MDT

Palm Theatre @ 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

In celebration of its 5th Anniversary, the box office hit Fantastic Fungi, directed by Louie Schwartzberg, is returning to theaters with an enhanced experience in Fantastic Fungi Remastered, which offers audiences an unparalleled viewing experience with enhanced visuals and sound, allowing viewers to immerse themselves fully in the breathtaking beauty and awe-inspiring wonder of the fungal kingdom, including new sequences with visionary artist Alex Grey and Fungi Foundation founder Giuliana Furci.
Originally released in 2019, Fantastic Fungi quickly dazzled critics and moviegoers worldwide with its stunning visuals, captivating storytelling, and enlightening exploration of the interconnectedness of all life forms. The film achieved 100% critics' rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Now, five years later, audiences will have the opportunity to rediscover this cinematic masterpiece in a whole new light.
To commemorate this milestone anniversary, the Fantastic Fungi Remastered 5th Anniversary Tour will travel to theaters across the country, giving audiences everywhere the chance to experience the magic of Fantastic Fungi on the big screen once again.
Director Louie Schwartzberg states: "We need to rediscover the joy of togetherness on the big screen with one another, emphasizing the vital role of connection in our well-being. Fantastic Fungi cinematic experience connects us to the wonders and beauty of nature; it inspires us to protect our one and only home."
Join us as we celebrate five years of Fantastic Fungi, directed by Louie Schwartzberg and embark on a cinematic adventure into the heart of nature and discover the hidden wonders of the fungal kingdom.
Director: Louie Schwartzberg
Writer: Mark Monroe
Narrated by Brie Larson
Producer: Louie Schwartzberg, Lyn Davis Lear, Elease Lui Stemp
Cast: Paul Stamets, Michael Pollan, Andrew Weil, Eugenia Bone, Suzanne Simard

Speakers

Louie Schwartzberg

MovingArt

Louie Schwartzberg is a Renowned Filmmaker, and Director of the Award-Winning documentary Fantastic Fungi narrated by Brie Larson, which is featured on Netflix and rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.Louie has spent his notable career providing breathtaking imagery using time-lapse, high-speed... Read More →

Monday June 9, 2025 7:30pm - 8:30pm MDT
Palm Theatre

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), Movie

9:00pm MDT

Night Cap at the Alibi presented by Folk and Forage

Monday June 9, 2025 9:00pm - Tuesday June 10, 2025 12:00am MDT

Alibi @ 121 S Fir St, Telluride, CO 81435, USA

Quattlebaum: Southern Gent and Banjo Slinger, brings more to the table than just music. With his infectious smile and weird antics, he brings people together; encouraging camaraderie and building community. The singer-songwriter, currently based in Bend, Oregon, tours the country picking and strumming indie-folk songs that are spacious and emotive, and have an implicit groove. When he plays, you can hear the reverberations of the rustic mountains clashing with the breezy ocean. Like a willowy heron, Quattlebaum struts around on stage as the music moves through him, evoking a range of emotions from laughter to longing. He shares tender moments, where one can almost hear his banjo breathing, then erupts into raucous peaks of unbridled energy—his captivating solo performances take his audiences on a ride.

Stillhouse Junkies:
A crowd-thrilling trio from the hills of Colorado, Stillhouse Junkies share the kind of strangely charmed chemistry that elevates both artist and audience alike. Since forming in 2017, the Durango-bred band has offered up a hypnotic and high-energy form of roots music anchored in the free-flowing interplay among the three lifelong musicians (Fred Kosak on guitar and mandolin, Cody Tinnin on upright bass, Alissa Wolf on fiddle). While they’ve gained major traction in the bluegrass world in recent years—including winning the IBMA Momentum Band of the Year award in 2021—Stillhouse Junkies ultimately inhabit a genre-blurring and subtly inventive sound informed by everything from blues to classical to Texas swing. When matched with their nuanced songcraft and soul-stirring harmonies, the result is a one-of-a-kind musical experience that immediately transports the listener into a more enchanted state of mind.

With their fourth album due out in 2024, Stillhouse Junkies have now achieved such triumphs as touring in the UK and Europe and taking the stage at leading festivals like MerleFest and Grey Fox. Whether they’re performing at house concerts or playing to crowds of thousands, the band balances the dizzying intricacy of their musicality with plenty of freewheeling improvisation. “We make sure to leave a lot of wide-open spaces for group improv at our shows,” says Tinnin. “We’re not that interested in playing it safe; the goal is always to connect and play off each other as best we can.”

Monday June 9, 2025 9:00pm - Tuesday June 10, 2025 12:00am MDT
Alibi

FREE - Open to public, Poetry