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46th Telluride Mushroom Festival

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!

Anne Lee Foster

FUNDIS, Town of Paonia

Board of Directors

Paonia, CO

https://corising.org

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About me

Anne Lee is the CEO and Founder of Foster Communications, a comprehensive marketing and communications firm on the Western Slope of Colorado. She also serves on Fungal Diversity Survey’s Board of Directors and was recently elected Mayor Pro Tem of Town of Paonia Board of Trustees. Anne Lee helped lead the effort to get a state mushroom recognized in Colorado as well as overhaul Colorado oil and gas regulations. Sat hi and let’s scheme some policy! 🍄‍🟫

1:00pm MDT

Lunch at Alloy Kitchen (TMF pass-holder discount) Mountain Lodge

5:30pm MDT

Opening Yoga: Rewild Flow with Shay Town ParkShaylee

6:00pm MDT

Live Music! Myco Beer Launch Party at the Alibi with Banshee Tree and Quattlebaum AlibiBanshee Tree • Britt Bunyard • Tradd Cotter • Austin Quattlebuam

8:00pm MDT

Leo New Moon Ceremony Ah Haa School - SkyDeck RooftopShaylee

11:00am MDT

Beyond the Biomarker: Harnessing the Complexity of Functional Mushrooms Ah Haa School - Transformation StudioChase Beathard

11:30am MDT

Gasteromycetes of Colorado: Puffballs, Earthstars, Stinkhorns, Earthballs & False Truffles Across Elevation and Habitat Sheridan Opera HouseStephanie Jarvis

12:00pm MDT

Why You Should Stop Growing Psilocybe Cubensis Ah Haa School - SkyDeck RooftopJasper Degenaars

1:30pm MDT

What's in a Name: Decoding the Language of Fungi with Gabrielle Cerberville Ah Haa School - SkyDeck RooftopGabrielle Cerberville

2:00pm MDT

“He saw a snake which told him ‘Turn your eyes and see your wife’.” Psychoactive mushrooms and plants in colonial period Mexican divination and healing with Bret Blosser Ah Haa School - Transformation StudioBret Blosser Ph.D. Mushrooms, Moths, and Midnight Ecology Sheridan Opera HouseMandie Quark

3:15pm MDT

Aquatic and Terrestrial Xylaria Sheridan Opera HouseNickolas Rajtar

3:30pm MDT

THE Real Mushroom Dragon: Inside China’s Secretive Fungus Empire Ah Haa School - Transformation StudioHamilton Pevec

8:15pm MDT

Keynote Presentation: Mark Plotkin: The History of Hallucinogens at Harvard Telluride Conference CenterMark Plotkin Ph.D.

9:00am MDT

Mushroom Toxins and Poisonings: Everything You Need to Know Sheridan Opera HouseJohn Michelotti

10:30am MDT

Bioregional Specific Mycorrhizae: Capturing and Magnifying Inoculants for Seeding and Planting Ah Haa School - SkyDeck RooftopTradd Cotter

12:30pm MDT

The Truffle Orchard Ecosystem: From Soil to the Scent of Success Ah Haa School - SkyDeck RooftopStephanie Jarvis

2:00pm MDT

Entheogenic Mycolotry and Ethnomycology of Mesoamerica Sheridan Opera HouseGreg Sanchez

4:00pm MDT

Mycelial Wisdom: A Conversation with Two Pioneers Fireside Chat with Robert Rogers and Steve Farrar The Hotel TellurideRobert Dale Rogers • Steve Farrar

7:00pm MDT

Keynote Presentation: Giuliana Furci: Conks, Puffballs, and People Telluride Conference CenterGiuliana Furci

8:30pm MDT

The MycoLuscious MycoLicious MycoLogical Poetry Show with Art Goodtimes and Friends Sheridan Opera HouseGiuliana Furci • Art Goodtimes • John Michelotti

9:00am MDT

Medicinal Lichens: Indigenous Knowledge and Modern Pharmacology Sheridan Opera HouseRobert Dale Rogers

10:15am MDT

Rainforest Conservation and the Search for New Shamanic Medicines Sheridan Opera HouseMark Plotkin Ph.D.

11:30am MDT

Chris Hobbs on Medicals or Psychedelics Sheridan Opera HouseChris Hobbs

1:00pm MDT

Panel Discussion: Latest Research from the World of Functional and Medicinal Fungi Sheridan Opera HouseJohn Michelotti • Julie Daoust • Steve Farrar • Robert Dale Rogers • Mark Plotkin Ph.D. • Chris Hobbs

10:30am MDT

Ecstatic Dance in Honor of Katrina Blair Telluride Core Area (big white double peak tent by baseball fields)CodeStar

12:15pm MDT

Lithuania: Where Fungi Have Their Own TV Show and Some Woods Are Left to Turn Into Ancient Forest Telluride Conference CenterAurelija Plūkė