Join us for a weekend of mushroom-centric festivities at Weeks Bay Plantation in Fairhope, Alabama and explore the unique, vibrant world of fungi. Our festival celebrates sustainability, local artists and businesses, and eco-friendly practices while bringing together experts, enthusiasts, musicians, foodies, and more-all in one location.

Schedule of Events

Speaker Series in the Monet Garden

9:00 - 9:50 am

Bridgett Childers

FUNGI: The 8th Wonder of the World

10:00 - 10:50 am

Dr. Juan Luis Mata

Mushrooms from Coastal Alabama: Taxonomy and Ecology

11:00 - 11:50 am

Allen Carroll

The Fundamentals of Mushroom Cultivation, From Backyard to Farm

1:00 - 1:50 pm

Southern Chili Lab

Introduction to Lacto-fermentation

2:00 - 2:50 pm

Kitti Cooper

Organic Gardening on the Gulf Coast

3:00 - 3:50 pm

Sam Blackstone

Medicinal Mushrooms 101: Researched Benefits and Separating Quality from Snake Oil

4:00 - 4:50 pm

Mark Hainds

Outdoor Mushroom Production

5:00 pm - 5:50 pm

Natasha Freeman

Folk tinctures and medicinal herbs of the Gulf Coast

6:00 - 6:50 pm

Melissa Nichols

Let's talk herbal preparation and preservation methods

8:00 - 8:50 pm

Mushroom Cultivation Q&A Panel

Workshops and Activities

8:00 - 9:15 am

Yoga with Ashley Jones at the Main Stage

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Kid's Mushroom Craft Corner in the Vendor Village at Cooper Farm

12:00 - 3:00 pm

Daytime Foray

Meet in the Monet Garden

7:00 - 8:00 pm

Cooking Demo with Shaun Thompson in the Monet Garden

8:00 - 10:00 pm

Nighttime UV Foray

Meet in the Monet Garden

Music Lineup at the Main Stage

2:00 - 2:45 pm

Hot Lemon

3:00 - 3:45 pm

No Complications

4:00 - 4:45 pm

Cittàgazze

5:00 - 5:45 pm

Surfwax

6:00 - 6:45 pm

Goodwin Rainer

7:00 - 11:00 pm

Grits and Greens

11:00 pm - till

Walter Ego

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