Fairbanks Fungi Festival

Name: Fairbanks Fungi Festival
Start: 2026-09-04
End: 2026-09-06
Location: Fairbanks

The Fairbanks Fungi Festival is an annual weekend event in Fairbanks, Alaska, dedicated to fungi education and exploration. It features mushroom displays, expert identification services, educational walks and talks, food trucks, and family-friendly activities including a costume parade and crafts.

Date: Sep 4-6, 2026
Location: Fairbanks

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Event summary

Highlights

Mushroom displays and expert identification
Educational mushroom forays and forest walks
Costume parade
Cooking demonstrations featuring mushrooms

The Fairbanks Fungi Festival is an annual weekend celebration focusing on mushrooms, creativity, and community in Fairbanks, Alaska. Held at Ester Community Park, it serves as a central event for a weekend of fungi education and exploration.

The festival includes displays of fresh mushrooms collected from Interior Alaska, with experts on hand to help attendees identify specimens. Educational activities range from mushroom forays and forest walks to talks at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), featuring mycologists and authors like Noah Siegel. The event also incorporates mushroom-oriented vendors, food trucks offering mushroom specials, and a cooking demonstration by UAF instructor Igor Pasternak. Family-friendly entertainment includes a costume parade and children's crafts such as paper mushroom hat making and painting, appealing to both seasoned mycologists and curious families.

Practical details

Location described by the source: Ester Community Park; www.newsminer.com
Area for browsing nearby events: Fairbanks

Before attending

Check the sources below for current opening times, admission prices and registration requirements. A date range does not mean the event runs continuously or that admission is free.