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SCHEDULE LAUNCH IS JUNE 21st, 2026

Welcome to the largest wild mushroom happening in North America, the 46th Annual Telluride Mushroom Festival! This program of the Telluride Institute, a 501c3 non-profit, offers a plethora of events ranging from foray and mushroom ID sessions, to hands-on demonstrations and lectures—all led by regionally, nationally, and internationally-known experts, (and we cannot forget the wide variety of social and cultural events offered, along with the famous Mushroom Parade!) there is plenty for everyone, 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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Friday, August 14
 

6:00am MDT

Sunrise Foray with Greg Sanchez
Friday August 14, 2026 6:00am - 1:00pm MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot @ 700 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA
Mushrooms by Morning Light with Greg Sanchez

As dawn breaks across the landscape, we’ll move at a relaxed pace, searching for mushrooms, and enjoying the crisp mountain air in the San Juans. We'll search for wild fungi, discuss identification and ecology, and take in stunning morning views of the surrounding mountain terrain. This easy to moderate guided foray is intended for anyone who wants to experience the magic of mushrooms and mountains during one of the most magical times of day offering a memorable blend of spectacular scenery, discovery, education and responsible foraging practices. Suitable for beginners and experienced mushroom enthusiasts alike.

Where to Meet
This foray meets at Carhenge Parking Lot at 5:45 AM. We encourage you to arrive a little early to meet your foray leader and your fellow foragers. TMF does not provide transportation, so carpooling is encouraged to help groups stay together.

Be Prepared
Please come ready for changing mountain weather with:
  • Good footwear
  • Water and snacks
  • Layers or rain gear
  • A basket or paper bag for collecting mushrooms
All foray groups will have a First Aid–certified volunteer present.

Pre‑Sign Up Online
Space is limited — secure your spot online before festival week or at the Sign‑Up Tent the day before.
During sign‑up, you’ll acknowledge our Release from Liability, Photo Release, and Code of Conduct. 

Each person may register for one foray and one special event.
Speakers
avatar for Greg Sanchez

Greg Sanchez

Foray Leader, Colorado Mycological Society
Greg Sanchez knew nothing about mushrooms until 2004 when he wondered, “What do you do at a mushroom festival?”  After attending the Telluride Mushroom Festival that year, he found out, sparking a lasting fascination with and a deep passion for all things fungal. Greg is a high... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 6:00am - 1:00pm MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot
  Foray - Signup Required (included in Festival Pass), Foray

7:00am MDT

Foray with Graham Steinruck
Friday August 14, 2026 7:00am - 10:30am MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot @ 700 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA
Documenting Fungal Diversity with Graham Steinruck

Join Biodiversity Collective to document Telluride’s fungal diversity, learn field ID and observation skills, and contribute meaningful data that supports community science.

Where to Meet
This foray meets at Carhenge Parking Lot at 6:45 AM. We encourage you to arrive a little early to meet your foray leader and your fellow foragers. TMF does not provide transportation, so carpooling is encouraged to help groups stay together.

Be Prepared
Please come ready for changing mountain weather with:
  • Good footwear
  • Water and snacks
  • Layers or rain gear
  • A basket or paper bag for collecting mushrooms
All foray groups will have a First Aid–certified volunteer present.

Pre‑Sign Up Online
Space is limited — secure your spot online before festival week or at the Sign‑Up Tent the day before.
During sign‑up, you’ll acknowledge our Release from Liability, Photo Release, and Code of Conduct. 

Each person may register for one foray and one special event.
Speakers
avatar for Graham Steinruck

Graham Steinruck

Chef, Foray Leader
Graham Steinruck is a chef, forager, and mycologist with a passion for incorporating wild ingredients into unique culinary creations inspired by the natural world. Having worked alongside some of Colorado’s top chefs, Graham's dedication to cooking and foraging earned him a spot... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 7:00am - 10:30am MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot
  Foray - Signup Required (included in Festival Pass), Foray

8:00am MDT

Foray with Anthony Corbin
Friday August 14, 2026 8:00am - 11:00am MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot @ 700 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA
Reading the Forest: A Habitat‑Based Mushroom Foray with Anthony Corbin

Join Anthony Corbin for a foray focused on learning to read the landscape as deeply as the mushrooms themselves. Anthony’s teaching style centers on understanding habitat, indicator species, and the plants and trees that host the fungal partners we’re often searching for. Rather than chasing a single target mushroom, this walk teaches you how to recognize the environmental clues that lead you to them.

Throughout the foray, Anthony will share practical tools for observing forests: how to spot allies and indicators, how to interpret the conditions that favor certain fungi, and how to use host plants as guides. These skills aren’t just useful for this outing — they’re designed to help you confidently explore any environment in the future.

Participants will also learn key features and identification traits commonly used in field guides, building a foundation that supports both beginners and experienced foragers alike.

Where to Meet
This foray meets at Carhenge Parking Lot at 7:45 AM. We encourage you to arrive a little early to meet your foray leader and your fellow foragers. TMF does not provide transportation, so carpooling is encouraged to help groups stay together.

Be Prepared
Please come ready for changing mountain weather with:
  • Good footwear
  • Water and snacks
  • Layers or rain gear
  • A basket or paper bag for collecting mushrooms
All foray groups will have a First Aid–certified volunteer present.

Pre‑Sign Up Online
Space is limited — secure your spot online before festival week or at the Sign‑Up Tent the day before.
During sign‑up, you’ll acknowledge our Release from Liability, Photo Release, and Code of Conduct. 

Each person may register for one foray and one special event.
Friday August 14, 2026 8:00am - 11:00am MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot
  Foray - Signup Required (included in Festival Pass), Foray

8:30am MDT

Foray with Sebastian Tabibi
Friday August 14, 2026 8:30am - 1:30pm MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot @ 700 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA
From Peak to Creek: A Full-Spectrum Mycology with Sebastian Tabibi

Step into the diverse wildlands of the San Juan Mountains with Sebastian Tabibi for a guided exploration of Telluride’s most prolific fungal habitats. This foray follows the natural flow of the landscape, beginning in the high-elevation coniferous forests—where spruce and fir dominate—before descending into the lush, bottomland riparian zones along the valley’s waterways.

Throughout the trek, Sebastian will provide a comprehensive look at each species encountered, moving beyond simple names to discuss:

1. Identity: Clear differentiation of edibility, toxins, and lookalikes.

2. Edibility: Exploring the potential edibility, toxins, or medicinal properties of each species.

3. Ecology: How fungi interact with their environment and the various roles they have in nature.

4. Phenology: Identifying the specific habitats and seasonal windows for foraging.

5. Ethnobotany: The practical, historical, and modern usages of fungi for humans.


Learn exactly when and where to find these species, how they function in the wild, and how humans can practically utilize them. We’ll finish our expedition with a Final Specimen Discussion, examining our finds at the end of the journey to better understand the profound importance of the biodiversity surrounding Telluride.

Where to Meet
This foray meets at Carhenge Parking Lot at 7:15AM. We encourage you to arrive a little early to meet your foray leader and your fellow foragers. TMF does not provide transportation, so carpooling is encouraged to help groups stay together.

Be Prepared
Please come ready for changing mountain weather with:
  • Good footwear
  • Water and snacks
  • Layers or rain gear
  • A basket or paper bag for collecting mushrooms
All foray groups will have a First Aid–certified volunteer present.

Pre‑Sign Up Online
Space is limited — secure your spot online before festival week or at the Sign‑Up Tent the day before.
During sign‑up, you’ll acknowledge our Release from Liability, Photo Release, and Code of Conduct. 

Each person may register for one foray and one special event.

Speakers
avatar for Sebastian Tabibi

Sebastian Tabibi

Foray Leader, North Texas Mycology
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 →
Friday August 14, 2026 8:30am - 1:30pm MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot
  Foray - Signup Required (included in Festival Pass), Foray

9:00am MDT

Mushroom Toxins and Poisonings: Everything You Need to Know
Friday August 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Sheridan Opera House @ 110 N Oak St, Telluride, CO 81435
People of the past forked around and found out, so, as foragers of edible mushrooms, we don’t have to. Still, headlines blab embarrassing and scandalous stories about gastronomy gone wrong. Let’s look at the categories of mushroom toxins, some known and unknown constituents responsible, and the not-so-pleasant reactions in the body through the exploration of toxicology reports and personal experiences. We’ll also explore some lesser-known toxins and whether the nausea and blurry vision are worth the bragging rights of having purple pee.
Beef Wellington du jour!
Speakers
avatar for John Michelotti

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 →
Friday August 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Sheridan Opera House
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), General Mycology

9:00am MDT

Yoga: Rooted in Nature with Shay
Friday August 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Ah Haa School - SkyDeck Rooftop @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435
Sometimes lying under the trees and walking barefoot on the earth is the most spiritual thing you could ever do in your life.
Place your hands into the soil to feel grounded. Wade in water to feel emotionally healed. Fill your lungs with fresh air to feel mentally clear. Raise your face to the sun and connect with that fire to feel your own immense power.

Bring your mat, water, and any comforts for your practice. We may have limited mats available for those who do not have them on a first come first served basis. 
Friday August 14, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Ah Haa School - SkyDeck Rooftop
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass)

9:00am MDT

Sign Up Tent for Forays and Workshops
Friday August 14, 2026 9:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Elks Park & Oak Street Park @ S Oak St, Telluride, CO 81435, USA
Foray & Workshop Sign‑Up Tent
This tent is where festival pass holders can sign up for Forays and Workshops the day before they take place. All forays and workshops can also be RSVP’d online before festival week. ONLY ONE Foray and ONE Workshop can be RSVP'd for online pre-sign ups.
Workshops take place at various venues throughout Telluride, and signing up online ahead of time guarantees your spot.
A few “Hop‑In” Forays will be available on the day of, and some forays may still have space if the group hasn’t reached the max of 25 participants.
If you’d like to switch, cancel, or check availability, volunteers at the Sign‑Up Tent can help with everything.
Most forays depart from the Carhenge Parking Lot. Volunteers will be there to check you in by scanning your QR code, connect you with your group and leader, and provide directions to the foray location. Carpooling is recommended to help keep groups together.
Relax, learn, enjoy the outdoors, and make new friends.

Speakers
avatar for Chris Grimes

Chris Grimes

TMF Operations & Volunteer Coordinator, Telluride Institute
When Chris Grimes isn’t foragin’ for vintage western wear somewhere in Appalachia, he’s likely off in the woods hunting mushrooms. A TMF volunteer since 2023, Chris returns for his sophomore year as Operations & Volunteer Coordinator, better known around camp as the Lead “Soft... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 9:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Elks Park & Oak Street Park
  FREE - Open to public, Registration and Will Call

9:00am MDT

Foray with John Sir Jesse
Friday August 14, 2026 9:00am - 12:30pm MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot @ 700 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA
Foray with John Sir Jesse

Join John Sir Jesse for a guided walk focused on identifying edible mushrooms while exploring a wide range of foundational mycology topics. Along the way, he’ll cover toxic lookalikes, medicinal species, and best practices for gathering, preparing, preserving, and cooking your finds — including recipe ideas and practical tips. The foray also emphasizes ethical harvesting, habitat awareness, and essential guidelines for safe foraging in the wild.

This experience is designed to build confidence, deepen your understanding of local fungi, and help you develop a thoughtful, respectful approach to mushrooming.


Where to Meet
This foray meets at Carhenge Parking Lot at 8:45AM. We encourage you to arrive a little early to meet your foray leader and your fellow foragers. TMF does not provide transportation, so carpooling is encouraged to help groups stay together.

Be Prepared
Please come ready for changing mountain weather with:
  • Good footwear
  • Water and snacks
  • Layers or rain gear
  • A basket or paper bag for collecting mushrooms
All foray groups will have a First Aid–certified volunteer present.

Pre‑Sign Up Online
Space is limited — secure your spot online before festival week or at the Sign‑Up Tent the day before.
During sign‑up, you’ll acknowledge our Release from Liability, Photo Release, and Code of Conduct. 

Each person may register for one foray and one special event.
Speakers
avatar for John SirJesse

John SirJesse

TMF Co-Founder, Foray Leader
One of the founders of the Telluride Mushroom Festival, I have been leading forays, helping with setup, doing cook and tastes etc since day one. I also have a Special Use Permit with the Forest Service to conduct plant and mushroom hikes on FS lands. I am also a certified mushroom... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 9:00am - 12:30pm MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot
  Foray - Signup Required (included in Festival Pass), Foray

9:00am MDT

Mushroom ID Tent
Friday August 14, 2026 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 led 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.

Times:
Mushroom ID Tent
Thursday - Saturday, 9am - 5pm
ID Staff Hours - 12pm - 3pm
Sunday 9am - 12pm
ID Staff Hours - TBD

See you there!
Speakers
avatar for Linnea & Lee Gillman

Linnea & Lee Gillman

Mushroom ID Tent Managers
Linnea and Lee Gillman have been with the Telluride Mushroom Festival from the beginning and running the Mushroom ID Tent over the years.

Linnea 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-aut... Read More →
avatar for Nickolas Rajtar

Nickolas Rajtar

Foray Leader
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 →
avatar for Andrew Wilson

Andrew Wilson

Denver Botanic Gardens
Andrew Wilson is the Associate Curator of Mycology in the Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi at Denver Botanic Gardens. His research studies the patterns and processes that shape mushroom diversity, where he has traveled the world to document and describe new species. As a curator he... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 9:00am - 5:00pm MDT
Elks Park & Oak Street Park
  FREE - Open to public, Vendor Village

9:00am MDT

Registration & Information Desk + Festival Merch!
Friday August 14, 2026 9:00am - 5:00pm MDT
Elks Park @ 123 South Oak Street, Telluride, CO 81435
Welcome to the 46th 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 (Friday) we will have a normal time slot for attendees who arrived late to Telluride to pick up their festival wristband. We also be distributing pre-order festival shirts.

Registration - Festival Pass Wristband Pick-up
- 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 pass order print out
- 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

Festival 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 2025 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 wish to attend on Sched and build your wishlist schedule! NOTE: Signing up for a program on schedule does not reserve your spot. It is simply a way for festival organizers to view what will be popular and at risk of selling out, as well as making a festival wishlist schedule for you to print out and carry with you at the festival!
Speakers
avatar for Mariah Grimes

Mariah Grimes

TMF Marketing and Sales Manager, Telluride Institute
Mariah is a freelance creative, website designer, and social media manager who has been working with the Telluride Mushroom Festival since 2022. Before divinely stumbling into her work with TMF, Mariah worked in hospitality/events working for various boutique hotels and wedding venues... Read More →
avatar for Ashley Coady Smith

Ashley Coady Smith

TMF Festival Executive Officer, Telluride Institute
Ashley Coady Smith joined the Telluride Mushroom Festival in 2019 and currently serves as Festival Executive Officer. Working alongside the Program Director and Creative Director, she helps steward the festival's vision by guiding bigger picture operations, budgeting, fundraising... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 9:00am - 5:00pm MDT
Elks Park
  FREE - Open to public, Registration and Will Call

9:00am MDT

Vendor Village
Friday August 14, 2026 9:00am - 5:00pm MDT
Elks Park & Oak Street Park @ S Oak St, Telluride, CO 81435, USA
Vendor Village:
Located under both sides of the main banner in Telluride main street at the town malls. We will have a food vendor in Elk's Park, Pretty as Plants, serving up a mushroom based vegetarian menu. 

Stop by and shop from local artisans, mushroom businesses, and all things fungi! From medicinals to dried mushrooms, cultivation use, to some cool TMF swag 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 - Friday 9 - 5PM
Saturday 9am - 5PM, with vendors having the option to close at 3PM
Sunday 9am - 2pm

See you there!
Speakers
avatar for Jackson Schneider

Jackson Schneider

TMF Vendor Coordinator
Jackson has been assisting the TMF operations team as a year-round volunteer since 2025. This year will be his first year in the Vendor Coordinator role.
avatar for Rebecca Roberts

Rebecca Roberts

TMF Business Development & Operations Manager, Telluride Institute
Rebecca's first Telluride Mushroom Festival was 2018, the next four years she volunteered until eventually being hired at TMF's Partnership Manager. After 3 years in the role, she was promoted to Business Development & Operations Manager and co-leading the festival. She's spent the... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 9:00am - 5:00pm MDT
Elks Park & Oak Street Park
  FREE - Open to public, Vendor Village

9:30am MDT

THE Real Mushroom Dragon: Inside China’s Secretive Fungus Empire
Friday August 14, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
Ah Haa School - Transformation Studio @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435
Step behind the curtain with Hamilton Pevec as he takes Telluride Mushroom Festival 2026 on a rare, unfiltered journey into the heart of the Chinese mushroom industry. Supported by exclusive, on-the-ground video footage that has never been shown in the West. This investigative narrative pulls apart the myths, rumors, and half-truths that shape how Americans see the world’s most powerful mushroom economy, revealing what’s real, what’s propaganda, and what actually matters to the future of functional fungi in the U.S. With vivid storytelling, critical insights, and candid documentation from deep inside the supply chain, Hamilton exposes the uncomfortable truths, celebrates the surprising innovations, and ultimately shows how understanding China’s mushroom ecosystem is essential for anyone who cares about the future of medicine, food, and mycoculture.

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.
Speakers
avatar for Hamilton Pevec

Hamilton Pevec

Director of FEST in Show, Hamilton’s Mushrooms
Hamilton Pevec is an ethnomycologist, entrepreneur, and filmmaker who has dedicated his career to advancing medicinal mushroom efficacy and mycological science.  He is president of the Western Colorado Mycological Association and founder of Hamilton’s Mushrooms, a premium mushroom... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
Ah Haa School - Transformation Studio
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass)

9:30am MDT

Foray with Christopher Vinci
Friday August 14, 2026 9:30am - 1:00pm MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot @ 700 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA
Biosonification with Christopher Vinci

This guided foray is designed to feel like stepping into a living classroom, but one where curiosity leads the way and everyone is part of the experience. Together, we will explore Telluride’s high elevation environments, searching for native mushroom species while discussing how to recognize them, where they grow, and what they are doing within the ecosystem.

Rather than a lecture, this is a collaborative walk through the forest. Questions are encouraged, observations are shared, and the goal is to learn from both the landscape and each other. Whether you are new to mycology or have spent time in the field, there is space here to engage at your own level and build on what you already know.

A unique part of this foray includes the use of a pocket sized biosonification device called the Scion. This tool allows us to listen to subtle electrical activity from fungi and surrounding plant life, offering a different way to experience the organisms we are studying. It is a moment to slow down, reflect, and connect more deeply with the environment.

Participants can expect a balance of hands on learning, open discussion, and immersive exploration. The focus is not just on identification, but on building a deeper understanding of fungi as part of a larger living system, all while enjoying the process together in the field.

Where to Meet
This foray meets at Carhenge Parking Lot at 9:15AM. We encourage you to arrive a little early to meet your foray leader and your fellow foragers. TMF does not provide transportation, so carpooling is encouraged to help groups stay together.

Be Prepared
Please come ready for changing mountain weather with:
  • Good footwear
  • Water and snacks
  • Layers or rain gear
  • A basket or paper bag for collecting mushrooms
All foray groups will have a First Aid–certified volunteer present.

Pre‑Sign Up Online
Space is limited — secure your spot online before festival week or at the Sign‑Up Tent the day before.
During sign‑up, you’ll acknowledge our Release from Liability, Photo Release, and Code of Conduct. 

Each person may register for one foray and one special event.
Speakers
avatar for Christopher Vinci

Christopher Vinci

Foray Leader
Christopher Vinci is a Colorado based field mycologist, educator, and community builder dedicated to bringing people into direct relationship with fungi through hands on learning and shared field experience. He is a graduate student at the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 9:30am - 1:00pm MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot
  Foray - Signup Required (included in Festival Pass), Foray

10:00am MDT

Rewilding Oneself: How to Forage for Fungi Safely and Sustainably
Friday August 14, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MDT
Wilkinson Public Library- Downstairs Terrace @ 700 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA
The basics of how and why to get started hunting mushrooms for the table. Intended for those new to mushroom hunting.


Speakers
avatar for Ken Kassenbrock

Ken Kassenbrock

Colorado State University
Ken Kassenbrock, MD,PhD has been an avid hunter of wild mushrooms since the late 1970s. Trained as a physician-scientist, he has worked in Cell and Molecular Biology, including post-doctoral work with the brewer’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Although his interests in fungi... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MDT
Wilkinson Public Library- Downstairs Terrace
  FREE - Open to public, General Mycology

10:00am MDT

The Mushroom Hunter's Kitchen- Limited Capacity -Worhshop Sign Up
Friday August 14, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MDT
Ah Haa School - Curiosity Shop @ 155 West Pacific Avenue, Telluride, CO, USA

Chad Hyatt will demonstrate some of his favorite wild mushroom recipes and share tasty samples. The presentation will teach useful, fun ideas and techniques for you to use at home in your kitchen.
Speakers
avatar for Chad Hyatt

Chad Hyatt

Chef
Chad Hyatt is an expert forager and classically trained chef who has made a name for himself in northern California and beyond, sharing his delicious spin on wild mushroom cookery. He has cooked in a variety of restaurants and private clubs around the San Francisco Bay area, where... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MDT
Ah Haa School - Curiosity Shop
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), culinary

10:00am MDT

Women's Foray with Jennifer Bell
Friday August 14, 2026 10:00am - 3:00pm MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot @ 700 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA
Women's Foray with Jennifer Bell

Join Jennifer Bell, former president of the Pikes Peak Mycological Society and the first woman certified by the State of Colorado as an edible mushroom expert, for an engaging exploration of high‑altitude fungi and the places they thrive. This is Jennifer's 5th year leading the Women's Foray. Jennifer will guide you through the essentials of mountain foraging — from what to wear to how to stay safe “where the wild things are.”

This is a women’s foray, but kids of all kinds are welcome and encouraged to join the adventure. Along the way, you’ll take photos, make iNaturalist observations (think Instagram for nature lovers), and learn how to document your finds. Any unique or hard‑to‑identify specimens will be carefully packaged and labeled for the festival’s ID Table.

Come ready to explore, learn, and connect with the alpine world of fungi through Jennifer’s expert and welcoming guidance.

Where to Meet
This foray meets at Carhenge Parking Lot at 9:45 AM. We encourage you to arrive a little early to meet your foray leader and your fellow foragers. TMF does not provide transportation, so carpooling is encouraged to help groups stay together.

Be Prepared
Please come ready for changing mountain weather with:
  • Good footwear
  • Water and snacks
  • Layers or rain gear
  • A basket or paper bag for collecting mushrooms
All foray groups will have a First Aid–certified volunteer present.

Pre‑Sign Up Online
Space is limited — secure your spot online before festival week or at the Sign‑Up Tent the day before.
During sign‑up, you’ll acknowledge our Release from Liability, Photo Release, and Code of Conduct. 

Each person may register for one foray and one special event.
Speakers
avatar for Aurelija Plūkė

Aurelija Plūkė

Speaker & Foray Leader
Aurelija Plūkė is a Lithuania-based mycology educator and the creator and host of Lithuania’s first and only national TV show devoted entirely to mushrooms and the fungal world. A lifelong nature-lover, she fell into mycology through macro photography, discovering that what looks... Read More →
avatar for Jennifer Bell

Jennifer Bell

Foray Leader, Pikes Peak Mycological Society
Jennifer Bell loves to get high—running up mountains in the summer and skiing down them in the winter. Splitting her time between southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, she thrives where the air pressure is low. She has walked across Spain and Portugal on a 30‑day, 300‑mile... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 10:00am - 3:00pm MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot
  Foray - Signup Required (included in Festival Pass), Foray

10:15am MDT

Black Mycologies
Friday August 14, 2026 10:15am - 11:15am MDT
Sheridan Opera House @ 110 N Oak St, Telluride, CO 81435
Maria will share stories, art, and insights gleaned from her research into Black mushroom love in Africa and the diaspor(e)a.
Speakers
avatar for Maria Pinto

Maria Pinto

Myco Author & Speaker
Maria Pinto is an author and educator living in the Boston area whose work has appeared in Orion Magazine, Longreads, Necessary Fiction, and Arnoldia. She has led workshops and given lectures for mycological societies around the country, and she leads regular forays at Harvard’s... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 10:15am - 11:15am MDT
Sheridan Opera House
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), General Mycology

10:30am MDT

Alchemical Mushroom Sound Bath - Limited Capacity - Workshop Sign Up
Friday August 14, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am MDT
Wilkinson Public Library- Downstairs Terrace @ 110 N Oak St, Telluride, CO 81435
Attendance limited to 30 people

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.

Friday August 14, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am MDT
Wilkinson Public Library- Downstairs Terrace
  FREE - Open to public, Integration

10:30am MDT

How to Safely Use Psilocybin in A Self-Directed Journey
Friday August 14, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am MDT
Integration Space - Elks Park @ W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA
Safely Journeying Through the Cosmos
Have you considered a psilocybin journey on your own? Are clinical journeys with a professional out of reach for you? This lecture will give you information on dosing, set and setting, integration and everything you need to know for your journey to be safe at home.



This event is first come, first served and limited. Please show up early to ensure a spot.
Speakers
avatar for Jennifer Pressey

Jennifer Pressey

TMF Integration Space Practitioner
Jenn holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC) as well as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in the state of Colorado. She has experience working with diverse populations and is passionate about supporting... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am MDT
Integration Space - Elks Park
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), Integration

10:30am MDT

Bioregional Specific Mycorrhizae: Capturing and Magnifying Inoculants for Seeding and Planting
Friday August 14, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm MDT
Ah Haa School - SkyDeck Rooftop @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435
Most Mycorrhizal inoculants are produced in the lab, then produced in mass for the agricultural market with no respect to the bioregional specificity, or even compatibility of the plant hosts, climate, soil composition, and biodiversity. See how you can easily propagate your own mycorrhizal inoculants using bags of sand and low tech processes to expand these fungi to create novel soil seeding mixes that are fingerprinted to your specific region and climate!
Speakers
avatar for Tradd Cotter

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) and has won numerous awards for his work including the prestigious Clemson University Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2013), the EPA GRO-U Fellowship Award (2011), including the Gary Lincoff... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm MDT
Ah Haa School - SkyDeck Rooftop
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass)

10:30am MDT

Foray with Larry Evans
Friday August 14, 2026 10:30am - 2:30pm MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot @ 700 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA
Deep Secrets & Microhabitats: Using All Five Senses to ID Mushrooms with Larry Evans

Step into the forest with longtime TMF legend Larry Evans, who has been leading forays in Telluride since before Know Your Mushrooms introduced the world to fungiphilia as the cure for fungiphobia. Larry’s approach is immersive, sensory, and full of story — don’t be surprised if an exciting mushroom (or a barrage of good questions) inspires him to break into song.

This foray dives into the microhabitats and hidden clues that reveal where fungi live, partner, and thrive. Larry brings a rare depth of knowledge about the habitats, indicator species, mining history, and chemistry that shape this unique landscape. Every mushroom has a backstory, and Larry has a way of bringing those stories to life.

Using all five senses, you’ll learn how to observe the forest closely, interpret subtle environmental signals, and understand the relationships that guide mushroom identification. Expect equal parts science, curiosity, and joyful chaos — a true Larry Evans experience.

Where to Meet
This foray meets at Carhenge Parking Lot at 10:15AM. We encourage you to arrive a little early to meet your foray leader and your fellow foragers. TMF does not provide transportation, so carpooling is encouraged to help groups stay together.

Be Prepared
Please come ready for changing mountain weather with:
  • Good footwear
  • Water and snacks
  • Layers or rain gear
  • A basket or paper bag for collecting mushrooms
All foray groups will have a First Aid–certified volunteer present.

Pre‑Sign Up Online
Space is limited — secure your spot online before festival week or at the Sign‑Up Tent the day before.
During sign‑up, you’ll acknowledge our Release from Liability, Photo Release, and Code of Conduct. 

Each person may register for one foray and one special event.
Speakers
avatar for Larry Evans

Larry Evans

Foray Leader
Larry Evans has been tiptoeing through the subalpine spruce and fir and showing people how to tell mushrooms apart since the 20th century. Not afraid to sing or yodel, he may be triggered by the phrase, "can ya eat it?"  He's been writing songs and singing about mushrooms and released... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 10:30am - 2:30pm MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot
  Foray - Signup Required (included in Festival Pass), Foray

11:00am MDT

Relational Intelligence, not Artificial Intelligence: Embodying the Fungal Wisdom of Connection
Friday August 14, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Ah Haa School - Transformation Studio @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435
Beneath the forest floor, ancient wisdom is at work - inviting us to learn its ways. Fungi silently work their magic, weaving vast mycelial networks—living systems of exchange, communication, and mutual support. In this engaging and interactive talk, we’ll explore what fungi—the master connectors of the forest—can teach us about human relationships.

This talk is an invitation to rewild the way we connect. To step out of overly managed, over-performed social habits—and remember a more instinctive, embodied way of relating. One that’s less about getting it right, and more about being real. Less transactional, more alive.

Drawing inspiration from the fungal kingdom and grounded in the practices of Authentic Relating, we’ll explore how to build more mycelial relationships to each other and the world around us.
This isn’t about becoming better at networking. It’s about remembering how to belong. Participants will gain a new perspective on how to cultivate relationships that are nourishing, adaptive, and deeply rooted.

Rewild your relational intelligence and transform your social ecosystem the way fungi connect and transform the web of life around us.

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.
Speakers
avatar for Gabe DeRita

Gabe DeRita

Goal Whisperer, Fungi Academy, Effective Connection
Gabe DeRita is a goal whisperer and mushroom nerd who left his "fancy tech job" in 2018 to travel the world by bicycle. In the process, he found his calling helping individuals and groups create effective connections with self and others through coaching & facilitation.

Drawing on... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Ah Haa School - Transformation Studio
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass)

11:30am MDT

Women of Psychedelics
Friday August 14, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm MDT
Sheridan Opera House @ 110 N Oak St, Telluride, CO 81435
During this psychedelic renaissance of the 21st century, psychedelics are being celebrated for their ability to help change our minds, illuminate the world, and discover what we have forgotten. In a field that stands for expanded consciousness, ironically, women have been occluded, devalued, and minimized from the psychedelic stories we like to tell about ourselves. We’ve all heard of beloved Maria Sabina, but did you know that lab assistant Susie Ramstein biked home with Albert Hofmann on April 19, 1943 and guided him through the trip? This presentation will bring to life women who have been described as lovers, muses, accomplices, or assistants. Steering women’s voices forward is necessary for recognizing barriers to participation, developing more inclusive frameworks, and recognizing differences in experience of psychedelics. The genuine inclusion of women’s perspectives in psychedelics can help reveal patterns of consciousness that become embraced rather than subdued.
Speakers
avatar for Gabriela D'Elia

Gabriela D'Elia

Speaker
Gabriela D’Elia grew up in the arms of the Rocky Mountains, fell in love with fungi in the Pacific Northwest, and since 2022 has made home in the hills of the sky – the “Catskills”. Gabriela writes, teaches, and creates threads intended to connect us with ecological soulfulness... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm MDT
Sheridan Opera House
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), General Mycology

11:30am MDT

Foray with Alex Merryman
Friday August 14, 2026 11:30am - 2:30pm MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot @ 700 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA
Foray with Alex Merryman

A foray in the beautiful San Juan mountains. We'll be on the hunt for a variety of mushrooms and fungi, edible and less-edible alike.

Where to Meet
This foray meets at Carhenge Parking Lot at 11:15AM. We encourage you to arrive a little early to meet your foray leader and your fellow foragers. TMF does not provide transportation, so carpooling is encouraged to help groups stay together.

Be Prepared
Please come ready for changing mountain weather with:
  • Good footwear
  • Water and snacks
  • Layers or rain gear
  • A basket or paper bag for collecting mushrooms
All foray groups will have a First Aid–certified volunteer present.

Pre‑Sign Up Online
Space is limited — secure your spot online before festival week or at the Sign‑Up Tent the day before.
During sign‑up, you’ll acknowledge our Release from Liability, Photo Release, and Code of Conduct. 

Each person may register for one foray and one special event.
Speakers
avatar for Alex Merryman

Alex Merryman

Foray Leader
Alex Merryman is an experienced foray leader with the Colorado Mycological Society. Having lived in Colorado for much of his life, he is well-versed in Rocky Mountain fungi, trees, and terrain.

Alex is a contributor to Falcon Guides' "Foraging Mushrooms of the Rocky Mountains," published in 2024. He helped organize a group to advance Agaricus julius (the "Emperor Mushroom") as Colorado’s official state mushroom; it was signed into law in 2025. Alex has been invited to... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 11:30am - 2:30pm MDT
Carhenge Parking Lot
  Foray - Signup Required (included in Festival Pass), Foray

12:00pm MDT

Introduction to Medicinal Mycology: Traditional Roots, Modern Research, and What the Science Actually Says
Friday August 14, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT
Elks Park Workshop Tent @ Elks Park, South Oak Street, Telluride, CO
Medicinal mushrooms have never been more popular - or more misunderstood. This lecture cuts through the noise with a grounded, science-forward introduction to the field: covering traditional uses across cultures, the current state of peer-reviewed research, what we actually know about bioavailability and extraction, and how to evaluate the rapidly growing landscape of medicinal mushroom products.

Designed for herbalists, wellness practitioners, health-curious attendees, and anyone who wants a clear-eyed overview of what functional mycology is and isn't, this talk draws on ethnobotany, food science, and clinical research to give attendees a framework they can use - whether they're a first-time mushroom buyer or a longtime practitioner.

CE-eligible where applicable.

Duration: 1.5–2 hours | Level: Beginner | Open to all TMF attendees
Speakers
avatar for Shane Schoolman

Shane Schoolman

MyCOlove Farm

Friday August 14, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT
Elks Park Workshop Tent

12:00pm MDT

Integration Space
Friday August 14, 2026 12:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
Integration Space - Elks Park @ W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA
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
avatar for Rebecca Joy

Rebecca Joy

Mycelia Transformation
avatar for Andrea López Boetsch
avatar for Jennifer Pressey

Jennifer Pressey

TMF Integration Space Practitioner
Jenn holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is a Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate (LPCC) as well as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in the state of Colorado. She has experience working with diverse populations and is passionate about supporting... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 12:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
Integration Space - Elks Park
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), Integration

12:15pm MDT

BIPOC Community Gathering: Opening Circle & Connection
Friday August 14, 2026 12:15pm - 1:15pm MDT
Wilkinson Public Library- Program Room @ 100 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA
The Telluride Mushroom Festival has long been a place where people gather to celebrate fungi, science, art, education, and community. This year, the festival is piloting a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Community Gathering Space to help foster connection, belonging, and long-term participation within the mycological community.
This gathering is a BIPOC affinity space created for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color attendees seeking connection, reflection, and community with others who share similar lived experiences. While many festival events are open to everyone, this space has been intentionally created to support BIPOC participants.
The purpose is to provide an opportunity for connection, conversation, and community among attendees who share experiences of navigating mycology, conservation, outdoor spaces, and environmental fields from historically underrepresented backgrounds.
We also warmly welcome BIPOC members of the Telluride community and surrounding region. Recognizing the many Indigenous, Latin American, and other cultural traditions that have shaped our relationship with fungi, we hope this gathering helps community members feel seen, welcomed, and connected throughout the festival.
The space will include an anonymous reflection box where participants may share thoughts, questions, stories, hopes, challenges, words of encouragement, or reflections from their festival experience.
Whether someone chooses to engage in conversation, seek community, share a story, contribute a reflection, or simply sit quietly with a cup of tea, they are welcome.

Speakers
avatar for Clarissa Arana

Clarissa Arana

Foray Leader
Clarissa Arana is a Colorado-based mycologist, foray leader, and passionate citizen scientist with over a decade of experience in mushroom identification, ecology, and community education. She serves as the Founder and President of the Front Range Mycological Society (FRMS) and works... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 12:15pm - 1:15pm MDT
Wilkinson Public Library- Program Room
  FREE - Open to public, General Mycology

12:30pm MDT

Beyond the Fruiting Body: New Research on Mycelium and Full-Spectrum Mushrooms
Friday August 14, 2026 12:30pm - 1:30pm MDT
Ah Haa School - Transformation Studio @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435
This talk will share new research that is reshaping the long-standing belief that only mushroom fruiting bodies provide functional benefits. The session will highlight emerging science on mycelium and full-spectrum mushroom ingredients and how this research is changing industry and scientific conversations.
Presenters will include contributors from M2 Ingredients and Fungi Perfecti sharing recent and forthcoming data across cultivation, composition, and functional outcomes.


Speakers
avatar for Julie Daoust

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 →
avatar for Chase Beathard

Chase Beathard

Fungi Perfecti
Chase Beathard is the Associate Director of R&D, leading the cell and molecular biology team at Fungi Perfecti, LLC. His research explores the impact of fungi on human health, spanning immunology, neurobiology, virology, longevity, and general wellness. Prior to his time at Fungi... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 12:30pm - 1:30pm MDT
Ah Haa School - Transformation Studio
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass)

12:30pm MDT

The Truffle Orchard Ecosystem: From Soil to the Scent of Success
Friday August 14, 2026 12:30pm - 1:30pm MDT
Ah Haa School - SkyDeck Rooftop @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435
Truffle cultivation is equal parts ecology, patience, and precision. In this talk, we’ll demystify what it actually takes to grow truffles in North American landscapes—starting with the core relationship that makes truffles possible: a healthy host tree partnered with a thriving mycorrhizal network. We’ll walk through the foundational building blocks of a successful truffle orchard, including site selection, soil texture and drainage, pH and mineral balance, irrigation strategy, and the long game of root health and orchard maturation.

We’ll also zoom into the living soil: bacteria, fungi, micro-arthropods, and the underground food web that supports truffle formation and the aroma chemistry that signals truffle maturity. You’ll learn what “orchard function” looks like in the field—how to read tree vigor, groundcover, soil structure, and seasonal patterns—and how to troubleshoot common challenges such as weak colonization, drought stress, compaction, nutrient lockups, and competing fungal communities.

This session also offers an industry-facing update through the lens of the North American Truffle Growers Association (NATGA), which has been advancing truffle cultivation in the U.S. for more than a decade. Each year, NATGA grows its list of successfully producing orchards through dissemination of ideas and practices, rigorous scientific research, and collaboration with growers and researchers around the globe. I update this presentation annually with new and improved data informed by these collective efforts—so attendees leave with a clear, current framework for truffle cultivation as a whole ecosystem: where success comes from building resilient soils and relationships, not shortcuts.
Speakers
avatar for Stephanie Jarvis

Stephanie Jarvis

Pacific Truffle Growers, LLC
Stephanie Jarvis is a truffle cultivator, mycologist, ISA Certified Arborist, and founder of Pacific Truffle Growers. She holds a Master of Science degree in Conservation Genetics with a specialization in mycology and has spent more than 25 years working in mushroom cultivation, mycology... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 12:30pm - 1:30pm MDT
Ah Haa School - SkyDeck Rooftop
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), Workshops

12:45pm MDT

Mushroom Ceremony & Underwater Journey at the Dawn of Mixtec Civilization: Readings from an Ancient Mexican Pictorial Manuscript
Friday August 14, 2026 12:45pm - 1:45pm MDT
Sheridan Opera House @ 110 N Oak St, Telluride, CO 81435
Mushroom Ceremony & Underwater Journey at the Dawn of Mixtec Civilization: Readings from an Ancient Mexican Pictorial Manuscript

Join Bret Blosser to discuss images from an ancient Mixtec painted manuscript, the Vienna Codex, which illustrate a Psilocybe mushroom ceremony attended by nine deities engaged in the foundation of Mixtec civilization. I’ll draw on images from several codices, archeological evidence, ethnohistoric records, and my ethnographic fieldwork to interpret the role of mushroom ceremony in ancient Mixtec life. The images are well executed and colorful. I’ll discuss Mesoamerican strategies of visual communication and principles of ceremonial practice. Please note: blood sacrifice is fundamental to ancient Mexican ceremonialism. I will present a few painted images of blood sacrifice which could be experienced as disturbing.

Speakers
avatar for Bret Blosser Ph.D.

Bret Blosser Ph.D.

Speaker
Bret Blosser received PhD in Anthropology with a focus on Mesoamerica from Tulane University in 2004. He studied with a Wixarika (Huichol) community in western Mexico and a Mazatec curandero in southern Mexico. He instructed twenty semester and summer university field programs on... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 12:45pm - 1:45pm MDT
Sheridan Opera House
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), General Mycology

1:00pm MDT

Book Signings with Robert Rogers, Mark Plotkin, and Chris Hobbs
Friday August 14, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm MDT
Between the Covers- Bookstore @ 214 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435
Three world renowned authorities on ethnobotany and ethnomycology will be signing copies of their many books. Don't miss this opportunity!
Speakers
avatar for Mark Plotkin Ph.D.

Mark Plotkin Ph.D.

2026 Keynote
Mark Plotkin, Ph.D., is an ethnobotanist who has been working in and on the Amazon for over four decades. He is an ethnobotanist known for his work in the Neotropics and for advocating rainforest conservation. After early field experience at Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology... Read More →
avatar for Chris Hobbs

Chris Hobbs

Speaker
TBA
avatar for Robert Dale Rogers

Robert Dale Rogers

Professional Herbalist, Elder Herbalist of Canada, Author, Adjunct Professor
Professional Herbalist, Elder Herbalist of Canada, Author, Adjunct Professor

Robert Dale Rogers is one of North America's most accomplished and respected authorities on plant and fungal medicine. A Professional Herbalist and Elder Herbalist of Canada, Robert brings over two decades of clinical experience to his practice, and more than 26 years of teaching
... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm MDT
Between the Covers- Bookstore
  FREE - Open to public

1:00pm MDT

Mushroom ID Tent Discussion: "What's Been Coming In?"
Friday August 14, 2026 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
avatar for Nickolas Rajtar

Nickolas Rajtar

Foray Leader
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 →
Friday August 14, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm MDT
Elks Park Workshop Tent
  FREE - Open to public, General Mycology

1:30pm MDT

Fungi for Fido: There's a Mushroom for That!
Friday August 14, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Wilkinson Public Library- Program Room @ 100 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA
Fungi for Fido: There's a Mushroom for That!

Mushroom use in our pets is relatively new, but is gaining traction among many progressive pet parents. This lively talk will explain the many ways  mushrooms can benefit our pets health and happiness. Specific mushrooms that have specific benefits for our pets will be discussed, as well as how to administer and dose mushrooms or mushroom products for our pets.

Speakers
avatar for Dr. Robert Silver

Dr. Robert Silver

integrative and holistic veterinarian
Dr Rob Silver is an integrative and holistic veterinarian who has included the use of functional mushrooms in his clinical work for 20 years., along with many other holistic and conventional modalities. He has authored the book: "There's a Mushroom for That!" describing the use of... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Wilkinson Public Library- Program Room
  FREE - Open to public, General Mycology

2:00pm MDT

Art & Mushrooms Circle with Chris Adams
Friday August 14, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
Elks Park Workshop Tent @ Elks Park, South Oak Street, Telluride, CO
Come have a seat with Telluride Mushroom Festival Offical Artist & Sporelust!

Founder Chris Adams for a discussion about the inspirational magic of fungi, how mushrooms find themselves depicted in the world of human art, and lot's of space for us all to share how we have, or want to, create work inspired by our mushroom buddies. This is an open forum, not a lecture, so come prepared to share thoughts, draw / paint / felt / knit / sculpt if you want and generally just share some space & time with fellow fungally inspired creatives.
Speakers
avatar for Chris Adams

Chris Adams

Official Festival Artist, Corvidopolis, Sporelust
Chris is the creative mind behind Corvidopolis, The Mushroom Tarot and Sporelust!

Sporelust! is a Fungi Forward & Forest Inspired apparel brand for people who love mushrooms, forests and biodiversity.
We make clothes, art & goods for people who care about ethical supply chains and... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
Elks Park Workshop Tent
  FREE - Open to public

2:00pm MDT

Entheogenic Mycolotry and Ethnomycology of Mesoamerica
Friday August 14, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
Sheridan Opera House @ 110 N Oak St, Telluride, CO 81435
As a subfield of Ethnobotany or Ethnobiology, Ethnomycology focuses on the roles and relationships of fungi within the human experience. Mesoamerican cultures and their association with sacred mushrooms from the genus Psilocybe are both fascinating as well as mysterious and hold an essential role in the evolution of Ethnomycology. Our current psychedelic renaissance owes a huge debt to ancient sacred practices held by numerous indigenous groups around the world. This talk will focus on indigenous Mesoamerican spiritual and cultural uses of entheogenic mushrooms, many from the genus Psilocybe. Much of my emphasis will explore past research done by R. Gordon and Valentina Wasson and other pioneers in Ethnomycology. We will also examine the importance of Maria Sabina, her sacred mushroom ceremony, and Velada.
Speakers
avatar for Greg Sanchez

Greg Sanchez

Foray Leader, Colorado Mycological Society
Greg Sanchez knew nothing about mushrooms until 2004 when he wondered, “What do you do at a mushroom festival?”  After attending the Telluride Mushroom Festival that year, he found out, sparking a lasting fascination with and a deep passion for all things fungal. Greg is a high... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
Sheridan Opera House
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), General Mycology

2:00pm MDT

Hidden Connections: Fungi, Invasive Plants, and the Future of Forests
Friday August 14, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
Ah Haa School - Transformation Studio @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435
Mycorrhizal fungi underpin native plant communities globally, forming symbioses that improve plant access to essential nutrients. Via these symbioses, mycorrhizal fungi can also underpin plant invasions. Plant invasions are a multi-stage process, from establishment, spread, ecological impacts, and subsequent rewilding, in which mycorrhizal fungi play crucial and distinct roles. Unpacking these roles is critical for developing effective management strategies, especially as global increases in plant invasions threaten native biodiversity. This presentation explores the roles of mycorrhizal fungi in plant invasions, drawing on a current study investigating the invasion of Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata) into native Eucalypt forests in Tasmania, Australia.
Speakers
avatar for Jamil Kay

Jamil Kay

2026 Student Scholar
Jamil currently is an undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor of Science with Honours at the School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania in Australia. 
Friday August 14, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
Ah Haa School - Transformation Studio
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), General Mycology

2:00pm MDT

Mycological Skills For The Apocalypse
Friday August 14, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
Ah Haa School - SkyDeck Rooftop @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435
A deep dive into the survival potential of working with fungi when modern systems fail. This presentation explores ingenious low‑tek methods for pasteurization and sterilization without reliance on natural gas or electricity. We will look at how agricultural waste and other obscure substrates can be transformed into reliable food sources, and how you can utilize the 'waste' produced by your mushroom cultivation endeavors. We will also discuss how you can produce your own antibiotics and medicines in resource‑scarce environments. Beyond food and health, we’ll discuss the resilience of fungal networks, their ability to regenerate soils, filter water, and provide sustainable materials when conventional supply chains collapse. This talk is both a practical guide and a visionary manifesto for how mycological knowledge can empower communities to adapt, survive, and thrive in a post‑apocalyptic world.
Speakers
avatar for Jasper Degenaars

Jasper Degenaars

Fungi Academy
Jasper Degenaars is an ambassador to the Kindom of the Fungi and has dedicated his life to the sharing and growing of Fungal Wisdom. It all started over 13 years ago when he embarked on a journey to decipher the growing of Psilocybe mushrooms. Since 2019 he has committed his full... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MDT
Ah Haa School - SkyDeck Rooftop
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), General Mycology

2:30pm MDT

Book Signings with Gabrielle Cerberville and Maria Pinto
Friday August 14, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm MDT
Between the Covers- Bookstore @ 214 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435
Our two huge rising stars to foraging and myco literature...together in one spot! Don't miss out on your chance to chat and get books signed!
Speakers
avatar for Gabrielle Cerberville

Gabrielle Cerberville

The Chaotic Forager
Gabrielle Cerberville, otherwise known as Chaotic Forager and sometimes as the Internet’s Mushroom Auntie, is a celebrated foraging educator, community mycologist, and climate advocate based in the Charlottesville area. Known for her informative, funny, high-energy social media... Read More →
avatar for Maria Pinto

Maria Pinto

Myco Author & Speaker
Maria Pinto is an author and educator living in the Boston area whose work has appeared in Orion Magazine, Longreads, Necessary Fiction, and Arnoldia. She has led workshops and given lectures for mycological societies around the country, and she leads regular forays at Harvard’s... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm MDT
Between the Covers- Bookstore
  FREE - Open to public

2:30pm MDT

The Mushroom Hunter's Kitchen- Limited Capacity - Workshop Sign Up
Friday August 14, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm MDT
Ah Haa School - Curiosity Shop @ 155 West Pacific Avenue, Telluride, CO, USA
Chad Hyatt will demonstrate some of his favorite wild mushroom recipes and share tasty samples. The presentation will teach useful, fun ideas and techniques for you to use at home in your kitchen.
Speakers
avatar for Chad Hyatt

Chad Hyatt

Chef
Chad Hyatt is an expert forager and classically trained chef who has made a name for himself in northern California and beyond, sharing his delicious spin on wild mushroom cookery. He has cooked in a variety of restaurants and private clubs around the San Francisco Bay area, where... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm MDT
Ah Haa School - Curiosity Shop
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), culinary

3:00pm MDT

Mushroom ID Tent Discussion: "What's Been Coming In?"
Friday August 14, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm 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
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Nickolas Rajtar

Foray Leader
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 →
Friday August 14, 2026 3:00pm - 3:30pm MDT
Elks Park Workshop Tent
  FREE - Open to public, General Mycology

3:15pm MDT

Hidden Figures in Mycology & Black and Brown: The New My(e)cologists with Maya Han
Friday August 14, 2026 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
Sheridan Opera House @ 110 N Oak St, Telluride, CO 81435
Join Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist, writer, and filmmaker, Maya Han, for an hour together showcasing the "Hidden Figures of Mycology" where we will share a screening of her film Black and Brown: The New My(e)cologists along with snippets from her New York Myco Film Fest and Q&A about this emerging movement in mycology.

Maya's works give visibility to hidden histories, with recent projects focused on the natural sciences, environmental justice, and ecofeminism. She is an awardee of the 2026 New York State Council on the Arts NYSCA Artist Grant and 2024 Puffin Environmental Arts Grant, and her work has been presented internationally at spaces including the Harlem Film Festival, New York NY; Rencontres Internationales, Paris/Berlin; The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC; and the Busan International Film Festival, South Korea.


Maya Han, Black and Brown: The New My(e)cologists 25 min.
Fungi are foundational to our planet, literally buttressing the entire earth through their extensive underground mycelial networks. Mycology, or the study of fungi, has traditionally been associated with (Northern) Europe where it is a recent discipline and one that has benefitted from, yet eclipsed or erased, Indigenous and African diasporic cultures’ long and rich histories with the fungal kingdom — histories which span millennia and embrace the scientific, culinary, medicinal, and shamanistic. This short documentary recenters the gaze back on Black relationships with nature via the fungal world. This world, unlike the green realm of plants that photosynthesize, is characterized by the brown — the rich, dark, loamy soil and umber-y tree bark in or on which many fungi dwell, to the brown melanin most mushrooms contain, as well as the colloquial term for common cap-and-stem LBMs, or “little brown mushrooms”.

Black and Brown: The New My(e)cologists spotlights, in intimate and poignant portraits, the exciting citizen science and eco-activism of three American women trailblazers of African and Caribbean heritage — Journei Bimwala, Maria Pinto, and Maren Fossi — who are restoring myco-cultural histories and changing the ways we access, study, and think about nature and fungi.

Speakers
avatar for Maya Han

Maya Han

Artist + Filmmaker + Cultural Programmer
Maya Han is a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist, writer, and filmmaker whose works give visibility to hidden histories, with recent projects focused on the natural sciences, environmental justice, and ecofeminism. She is an awardee of the 2026 New York State Council on the Arts... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 3:15pm - 4:15pm MDT
Sheridan Opera House
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), Movie

4:00pm MDT

Cultivating Relational Intelligence, not Artificial Intelligence: Skills for Embodying the Fungal Wisdom of Connection
Friday August 14, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
Wilkinson Public Library- Program Room @ 100 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435, USA
Expand your capacity for connection, understanding and nuance in relationship. Gain skills to re-wild your authentic self-expression, through the art of Authentic Relating. These practices mirror the profound connections of fungi in the forest, and fungal wisdom will be our guide for relating to one another in more mycelial ways.

Gain skills to navigate personal experiences and connect empathetically with others, fostering understanding and reciprocity. Join us for an interactive session filled with learning, play, and engaging games – a unique opportunity to enhance your connection skills in a fun and supportive environment.

Authentic Relating (AR) Games are designed to bring people closer through interactive exercises that encourage presence, vulnerability, and genuine human connection. Whether you’re looking to improve communication skills, deepen your relationships, or simply enjoy a unique social experience, this event is for you!

No prior experience is necessary—just come with an open heart and a willingness to connect. Whether you're attending solo or with friends, you’ll leave with new skills for connecting with yourself and those around you.

This workshop is a practice session for the skills shared in Gabe's Relational Intelligence talk. You don't need to attend both, but they are complimentary.
Speakers
avatar for Gabe DeRita

Gabe DeRita

Goal Whisperer, Fungi Academy, Effective Connection
Gabe DeRita is a goal whisperer and mushroom nerd who left his "fancy tech job" in 2018 to travel the world by bicycle. In the process, he found his calling helping individuals and groups create effective connections with self and others through coaching & facilitation.

Drawing on... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
Wilkinson Public Library- Program Room
  FREE - Open to public, Kids

4:00pm MDT

Mycelial Wisdom: A Conversation with Two Pioneers Fireside Chat with Robert Rogers and Steve Farrar
Friday August 14, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
The Hotel Telluride @ 199 Cornet Ln, Telluride, CO 81435, USA
Featured: Complimentary OM Mushrooms and Real Mushrooms (TMF Sponsors) drinks at the coffee bar. Want to taste the Festival Telluride Brewing Company MycoBeer and NEW THIS YEAR Fenceline Myco-CIDER? $1 for every beer or cider purchased is donated to the Telluride Mushroom Festival, thanks to TMF sponsor and partner Hotel Telluride.

Mycelial Wisdom: A Conversation with Two PioneersFireside Chat Session Overview
Session Description

The Telluride Mushroom Festival is home to some of the most passionate and knowledgeable minds in the mycological world, and this year attendees have a rare and extraordinary opportunity: direct, unfiltered access to two of the community's true pioneers in a single room.

Mycelial Wisdom is an open, wide-ranging fireside chat designed around you and your questions. No topic is off limits. Whether you want to go deep on medicinal science, cultivation, clinical practice, the history of the industry, traditional plant medicine, or the future of fungi, Steve Farrar and Robert Dale Rogers are here to engage with it all. This is your chance to sit across from two men who have spent a combined seven decades shaping this field and ask them anything.
What to Expect

This is not a scripted panel or a formal lecture. It is a living conversation driven by the curiosity of everyone in the room. Come with your questions, your challenges, and your ideas. Topics may include:
The early days of functional mushroom research and cultivation, what was known, what was dismissed, and what has since been proven right. The evolution of medicinal mushroom science from fringe curiosity to a recognized pillar of integrative health. Clinical applications of fungal medicine, what practitioners are seeing, and what the research is finally confirming. The challenges and responsibilities of building an industry rooted in integrity, from sourcing and cultivation standards to consumer education. What indigenous and traditional knowledge systems have contributed to our modern understanding of fungi. The future of functional mushrooms in medicine, nutrition, and personal care, and where the most exciting frontiers lie.
But above all, this session goes wherever the audience takes it.

Why This Session Is Unlike Anything Else at the FestivalOpportunities like this are genuinely rare. The chance to be in a room with two people of this depth and caliber, ask them your most pressing questions, and hear them think out loud together, does not come around often. This is one of the great privileges of the Telluride Mushroom Festival: the community that gathers here, and the conversations that only happen here.
Come ready to engage. Come ready to ask. Mycelial Wisdom belongs to everyone in the room.

Speakers
avatar for Robert Dale Rogers

Robert Dale Rogers

Professional Herbalist, Elder Herbalist of Canada, Author, Adjunct Professor
Professional Herbalist, Elder Herbalist of Canada, Author, Adjunct Professor

Robert Dale Rogers is one of North America's most accomplished and respected authorities on plant and fungal medicine. A Professional Herbalist and Elder Herbalist of Canada, Robert brings over two decades of clinical experience to his practice, and more than 26 years of teaching
... Read More →
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Steve Farrar

Renowned Mycologist, Co-Founder of Om Mushrooms and M2 Ingredients, Om Organic Mushrooms
Renowned Mycologist, Co-Founder of Om Mushrooms and M2 Ingredients

Steve Farrar is one of the most consequential figures in the modern functional mushroom industry, a mycologist, cultivator, and entrepreneur whose work over more than 40 years has helped define what quality, integr
... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm MDT
The Hotel Telluride 199 Cornet Ln, Telluride, CO 81435, USA
  FREE - Open to public, Connect

4:00pm MDT

Mushroom Facilitator Social Hour
Friday August 14, 2026 4:00pm - 6:00pm MDT
Alibi @ 121 S Fir St, Telluride, CO 81435, USA
An informal social space for folks in the psilocybin mushroom space -- as facilitators, therapists, healing center owners, and cultivators -- to connect and share around what we're all up to. This social hour seeks to build connections and help us all to co-create a vision for safe, ethical, community-driven practices and collaborations to continue Colorado's leadership in the mushroom space.
Friday August 14, 2026 4:00pm - 6:00pm MDT
Alibi
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass)

4:30pm MDT

The MycoLuscious MycoLicious MycoLogical Poetry Show: REHEARSAL, INVITATION ONLY
Friday August 14, 2026 4:30pm - 6:30pm MDT
Sheridan Opera House @ 110 N Oak St, Telluride, CO 81435
The party can’t stop at the Telluride Mushroom Festival! Join Art Goodtimes and others for a Talking Gourds Poetry and Performance Closing party upstairs, full bar downstairs with simulcast on the large tvs.

Public can attend for $10
Speakers
avatar for Art Goodtimes

Art Goodtimes

Telluride Mushroom Festival Co-Founder. Festival Cultural Coordinator, Steward and Poet-in-Residence, Telluride Institute
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 of San Francisco. He attended St. Joseph's Seminary for six years but graduated from San Francisco State University in 1970, doing post-graduate work at UC Berkeley Extension where he obtained a lifetime California... Read More →
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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 →
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Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

MMM Poetry Show Host
Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer lives with her husband and two children in Placerville, Colorado, on the banks of the wild and undammed San Miguel River. She served as San Miguel County’s first poet laureate (2007-2011) and as Western Slope Poet Laureate (2015-2017).
Devoted to helping others explore their creative potential, Rosemerry is the co-host of Emerging Form, a podcast on creative process (with Christie Aschwanden), co-director of Telluride’s Talking Gourds Poetry Club (with Art Goodtimes) and co-founder of Secret Agents of Change (with... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 4:30pm - 6:30pm MDT
Sheridan Opera House
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), art

5:00pm MDT

(Special Event) Rewild Dinner: The Wild Foods that Shaped Katrina Blair's Journey
Friday August 14, 2026 5:00pm - 8:00pm MDT
Ah Haa School - SkyDeck Rooftop @ 155 W Pacific Ave, Telluride, CO 81435
A month before she passed away, Katrina Blair met with Team Mushroom to share her wishes for how her legacy would live on at the Telluride Mushroom Festival. More than anything, she wanted the spirit, joy, and abundance of wild plants to keep being celebrated.

The way we honor Katrina’s wish is by continuing this Wild Foods Dinner and celebrating with stories of the wild plants that shaped Katrina Blair’s Journey.  Katrina passed the torch to Mila Garelle, who will hike to Durango just as Katrina did for the past 16 years, gathering wild plants along the way to serve at this special meal. Mila will be joined by culinary artist Gerard LaBonte for an evening that also honors the mission of Katrina’s nonprofit, Turtle Lake Refuge: celebrating the connection between personal health and wild lands.
Mila shares.

“The gift and responsibility held in this illuminating torch are a magical honor to hold. With Katrina’s trust and kinship I am strengthened in journey and softened in mind with each step and harvest.”
Join us as we carry this tradition forward and celebrate all that Katrina shared with our community: gratitude for the Earth, generosity of knowledge, and the understanding that abundance is growing all around us.

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Speakers
avatar for Mila Garelle-Essam

Mila Garelle-Essam

Foray Leader
My name is Mila and I am from Manitou Springs, a  special little town nestled at the base of Pikes Peak. I aim to cultivate love and respect for the land through place based learning and a fungal lens. I am passionate about integrating art, science, and storytelling into forays and... Read More →
avatar for Gerard LaBonte

Gerard LaBonte

Chef/Owner, LaBonte Nutrition
Gerard LaBonté is an ever-evolving non-ordinary wellness coach. Gerard started his career coaching physical movement, Crossfit, rugby, wrestling coach, and personal training. His next evolution as a coach incorporated real food nutrition and hormone understanding. By combining his... Read More →
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In Memory Of Katrina Blair

(1970-2026), Turtle Lake Refuge
In Memory of our beloved Katrina Blair.
"Rest In Weeds"

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 →
Friday August 14, 2026 5:00pm - 8:00pm MDT
Ah Haa School - SkyDeck Rooftop
  Special Event - Extra Ticket Required, culinary

5:30pm MDT

Mini Mush Film Fest!
Friday August 14, 2026 5:30pm - 7:00pm MDT
Palm Theatre @ 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435
NCY Milky Band, Magic Mushroom 3:35min
A fun Intro...

Hamilton Pevec, Fest In Show (Remastered) 25 min
Competitive mushroom costume making reaches uncharted territory when a new rival enters the scene. Vicious competition meets hand crafted art in this twisted documentary film. Featuring the "unbeatable" costume team: Jessica Langley, Ben Kinsely and Riitta Ikonen. Shot on location at TMF 2023.

Joel Penner, Wrought 18 min
The award winning short film Wrought (2022) will be intro'd by the film's co-director, photographer and editor Joel Penner. Wrought begins with the most basic of problems: despite all our best efforts, food goes bad. Instead of turning away in disgust, this film invites us to zoom in and take a closer look. Wrought tells a larger story about the limiting binary categories we humans create for ourselves. It explores (and challenges) terms like spoil, ferment, compost and rot as it coaxes us to decompose our binary categories: good and bad, self and other, human and nonhuman, nature and culture. As the film title implies, we are all forged out of the relationships that transgress such binaries; we are all, indeed, wrought.

Maya Han, "Hidden Figures of Mycology" A Preview From the New York Myco Film Fest 25 min
Maya Han will showcase some TBA favorites and speak about her Films in the New York Myco Film Fest. 
Maya Han is a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist, writer, and filmmaker whose works give visibility to hidden histories, with recent projects focused on the natural sciences, environmental justice, and ecofeminism. 

Giuliana Furci, The Mushroom Keepers 16 min 
Fungi Foundation’s first documentary on ethnomycology in India serves as both a reflection on cultural erosion and a call to action for fungal and biodiversity conservation. By exploring the essential connections between fungi and the Khasi and Garo communities of Meghalaya, this film challenges viewers to reconsider their relationship with the natural world and invites us all to become stewards of the ancestral knowledge accumulated over generations.
Gi
Speakers
avatar for Giuliana Furci

Giuliana Furci

Fungi Foundation de Chile
Giuliana Furci is a Chilean-British-Italian field mycologist, speaker, author, and founder of the world's first non-profit organization dedicated to fungi, Fundación Fungi or Fungi Foundation. She is a Harvard University Associate, National Geographic Explorer, author of a series... Read More →
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Joel Penner

Filmmaker
Joel Penner is a National Geographic-featured documentary filmmaker based in Winnipeg, Canada. His work delves into the beauty of mortality and decay seen through the unique perspective provided by timelapse photography. His most recent short film Wrought has screened at over 65 film... Read More →
avatar for Maya Han

Maya Han

Artist + Filmmaker + Cultural Programmer
Maya Han is a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist, writer, and filmmaker whose works give visibility to hidden histories, with recent projects focused on the natural sciences, environmental justice, and ecofeminism. She is an awardee of the 2026 New York State Council on the Arts... Read More →
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Hamilton Pevec

Director of FEST in Show, Hamilton’s Mushrooms
Hamilton Pevec is an ethnomycologist, entrepreneur, and filmmaker who has dedicated his career to advancing medicinal mushroom efficacy and mycological science.  He is president of the Western Colorado Mycological Association and founder of Hamilton’s Mushrooms, a premium mushroom... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 5:30pm - 7:00pm MDT
Palm Theatre
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), Movie

7:00pm MDT

Keynote Presentation: Giuliana Furci: Conks, Puffballs, and People
Friday August 14, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm MDT
Palm Theatre @ 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435
One of our all-time favorite presenters at TMF, Giuliana Furci travels from Chile (as well as the four corners of the planet) to deliver a special Keynote presentation. This presentation will be an overview of the relationships between people and fungi, focusing on conks and puffballs, with uses collected from all over the world and permission to share their stories.
Speakers
avatar for Giuliana Furci

Giuliana Furci

Fungi Foundation de Chile
Giuliana Furci is a Chilean-British-Italian field mycologist, speaker, author, and founder of the world's first non-profit organization dedicated to fungi, Fundación Fungi or Fungi Foundation. She is a Harvard University Associate, National Geographic Explorer, author of a series... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm MDT
Palm Theatre
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), General Mycology

8:00pm MDT

(Special Event) Nighttime Foray w/ Alan Rockefeller
Friday August 14, 2026 8:00pm - 10:00pm MDT
Gondola in Telluride @ W San Juan Ave, Telluride, CO 81435
Late Evening | Friday | 8pm-11pm | Telluride Gondola Station | Capacity 30

Join renowned mycologist Alan Rockefeller for this exciting event. As you may know - Fungi glow in the dark!! Well… many fungi glow but only under special conditions!! Participants will join Alan to learn about UV reactance in mushrooms, how to use these tools in identification, and enjoy an evening on the mountain.
Speakers
avatar for Alan Rockefeller

Alan Rockefeller

Speaker & Foray Leader
Alan Rockefeller is an expert mycologist in high demand at mushroom events where he teaches workshops on DNA barcoding, field photography, and fungal microscopy. Committed to his cause, Alan has been studying fungal diversity for more than two decades, and since 2001 he has photographed... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 8:00pm - 10:00pm MDT
Gondola in Telluride
  Special Event - Extra Ticket Required

8:15pm MDT

Keynote Presentation: Gabrielle Cerberville: Conversations with Fungi: Gathering as Embodied Listening
Friday August 14, 2026 8:15pm - 9:30pm MDT
Palm Theatre @ 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435
Conversations With Fungi is a provocative and deeply grounded talk that asks what “conversation” could mean beyond the strictures of human language. Blending mycology, philosophy, and embodied foraging practice, Gabrielle Cerberville explores fungi as relationship partners -- beings that challenge our ideas of individuality, intelligence, and separateness through networks of sensing, exchange, and entanglement. Drawing from her book Gathered: On Foraging, Feasting, and the Seasonal Life and her ongoing PhD research at the University of Virginia, she reframes listening as a lived practice of attention and responsibility, inviting audiences to move from extraction toward reciprocity, and to ask what it might mean to live as if we’re already in conversation with more-than-human worlds.
Speakers
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Gabrielle Cerberville

The Chaotic Forager
Gabrielle Cerberville, otherwise known as Chaotic Forager and sometimes as the Internet’s Mushroom Auntie, is a celebrated foraging educator, community mycologist, and climate advocate based in the Charlottesville area. Known for her informative, funny, high-energy social media... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 8:15pm - 9:30pm MDT
Palm Theatre
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), General Mycology

8:30pm MDT

The MycoLuscious MycoLicious MycoLogical Poetry Show with Art Goodtimes and Friends
Friday August 14, 2026 8:30pm - 11:00pm MDT
Sheridan Opera House @ 110 N Oak St, Telluride, CO 81435
The party can’t stop at the Telluride Mushroom Festival! Join Art Goodtimes and others for a Talking Gourds Poetry and Performance Closing party upstairs, full bar downstairs with simulcast on the large tvs.

Public can attend for $10
Speakers
avatar for Giuliana Furci

Giuliana Furci

Fungi Foundation de Chile
Giuliana Furci is a Chilean-British-Italian field mycologist, speaker, author, and founder of the world's first non-profit organization dedicated to fungi, Fundación Fungi or Fungi Foundation. She is a Harvard University Associate, National Geographic Explorer, author of a series... Read More →
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Art Goodtimes

Telluride Mushroom Festival Co-Founder. Festival Cultural Coordinator, Steward and Poet-in-Residence, Telluride Institute
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 of San Francisco. He attended St. Joseph's Seminary for six years but graduated from San Francisco State University in 1970, doing post-graduate work at UC Berkeley Extension where he obtained a lifetime California... Read More →
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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 →
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Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

MMM Poetry Show Host
Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer lives with her husband and two children in Placerville, Colorado, on the banks of the wild and undammed San Miguel River. She served as San Miguel County’s first poet laureate (2007-2011) and as Western Slope Poet Laureate (2015-2017).
Devoted to helping others explore their creative potential, Rosemerry is the co-host of Emerging Form, a podcast on creative process (with Christie Aschwanden), co-director of Telluride’s Talking Gourds Poetry Club (with Art Goodtimes) and co-founder of Secret Agents of Change (with... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 8:30pm - 11:00pm MDT
Sheridan Opera House
  Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), art

10:00pm MDT

Live Music! Night Cap at the Alibi w/ Codestar + Jasper of Fungi Academy
Friday August 14, 2026 10:00pm - Saturday August 15, 2026 1:00am MDT
Alibi @ 121 S Fir St, Telluride, CO 81435, USA
Want to taste the Festival Telluride Brewing Company MycoBeer and NEW THIS YEAR Fenceline Myco-CIDER? Join Telluride Mushroom Festival with live music and MUSHROOM BEVERAGES! $1 for every beer or cider purchased is donated to the Telluride Mushroom Festival, thanks to TMF sponsor and partner the Alibi. Thank you to Halo Extracts for infusing the beverages. 

10PM - 11:30PM | DJ Set with Jasper Degenaars of Fungi Academy

11:30PM - 1AM | Psychedelic Bass & House Throw Down with Codestar

CodeStar will take you real far on a journey through the ethereal realms of psychedelic bass & house music, activating your body and soul into unison, unleashing enlivened celebration into full bloom!

TMF pass holders will receive $5 off tickets at the door or buy a ticket ahead of time here.
Speakers
avatar for Tradd Cotter

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) and has won numerous awards for his work including the prestigious Clemson University Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2013), the EPA GRO-U Fellowship Award (2011), including the Gary Lincoff... Read More →
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Jasper Degenaars

Fungi Academy
Jasper Degenaars is an ambassador to the Kindom of the Fungi and has dedicated his life to the sharing and growing of Fungal Wisdom. It all started over 13 years ago when he embarked on a journey to decipher the growing of Psilocybe mushrooms. Since 2019 he has committed his full... Read More →
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CodeStar

DJ
Wielding a style that blends organic instrumentation and vocals with deep bassy beats, expansive effects, loops, samples, and turntablism, CodeStar’s sets and productions are inspired by an invigorating love for music and dance. He brings a live and unique flavor to every occasion... Read More →
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Austin Quattlebuam

TMF Onsite Production Manager, Folk and Forage
Born and raised in Savannah, Georgia, Quattlebaum grew up with the slow rhythm of the South seeping into his bones. He found his musical roots early, drawn to the banjo's haunting twang, the Southern Appalachia song traditions, and the funky sounds of New Orleans.

Quattlebaum's cr... Read More →
Friday August 14, 2026 10:00pm - Saturday August 15, 2026 1:00am MDT
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  Other, Poetry
 
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