Name: Mushrooms of Colorado and "The Telluride Most Wanted"
Start: 2026-08-13T10:15:00-0600
End: 2026-08-13T11:15:00-0600

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.

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Mushrooms of Colorado and "The Telluride Most Wanted"

Thursday August 13, 2026 10:15am - 11:15am MDT

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

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

Speakers

Andrew Wilson

Denver Botanic Gardens

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 →

Thursday August 13, 2026 10:15am - 11:15am MDT
Sheridan Opera House

Passholder Event (included in Festival Pass), General Mycology

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