Schedule and Map 2025

Welcome to the Gulf Coast Fungi Fest 2025 schedule page! We're thrilled to unveil this year's exciting lineup of events and activities. Explore new pathways and adventures waiting for you. Dive into the details and start planning your journey with us. Set your compass and get ready for an unforgettable experience this year!

Friday

Monet Garden

Workshops and Activities 

Main Stage


8:00 AM- 12:00 PM

Gates open for Vendor Setup

10:00 AM

Gates open for campers

12:00 PM

Gates open for entry

3:00- 3:50 PM

Story Time with Mad Izzy

4:00- 4:50 PM

TBA

6:00- 7:00 PM

Mushroom Trivia with Monica

8:00 AM- 12:00 PM

Gates open for Vendor Setup

10:00 AM

Gates open for campers

12:00 PM

Gates open for entry 

4:00 PM- till

  Trick or Treating Begins in the Vendor Village 

5:00- 5:50 PM

Welcome Ceremony at the Main Stage

7:15 PM- till

Nighttime UV Foray. 1-2 hour duration

Meet in the Monet Garden

8:00 AM- 12:00 PM

Gates open for Vendor Setup

10:00 AM

Gates open for campers

12:00 PM

Gates open for entry

5:00- 5:50 PM

Welcome Ceremony

6:00- 6:45 PM

TBA

7:00- 7:45 PM

TBA

8:00- 8:45 PM

TBA

9:00- 10:00 PM 

TBA

 


 

Saturday

 Monet Garden

Workshops and Activities 

Main Stage 

9:30- 9:50 AM 

South Alabama Land Trust 

10:00- 10:50 AM

Dr. Mata

Shiitake! How Many Lentinula Species Are There?

11:00- 12:30 AM

Sam Blackstone 

Medicinal Mushrooms, Mindfully: Cultivation, Extraction, and Bioactivity

1:00- 1:50 PM

Julian Mattucci 

2:00- 2:50 PM

Allen Carroll

The Fundamentals of Mushroom Cultivation, From Backyard to Farm

3:00- 3:50 PM

Mark Hainds

Growing Mushrooms Outside: Pests, Production, Packaging, and Protection

4:00- 4:50 PM

Taylor Hayes

5:00 PM- 5:50 PM

Scott Ostuni

6:00- 7:30 PM

Michael Wilson

Mushroom & Herbal Medicine Making 101: From Folklore to Lab Tek

7:45- 8:45 PM

Mushroom Trivia with Monica

7:00- 7:45 AM

Breathwork and Meditation in the Monet Garden with Monica

8:00- 9:15 AM

Yoga in the Monet Garden

9:30 AM- 10:45 AM

Plant Walk

Meet at the Main Stage

12:00- 1:15 PM

Mushroom Foray

Meet at the Main Stage

12:15- 1:15 PM

Mark Hainds log inoculation workshop at the main stage

7:00- 7:45 PM

Sound Bath at Community Fire in campground with India

8:00 PM- till

Nighttime UV Foray. 1-2 hour duration

Meet in the Monet Garden

9:00- 9:30 AM

Sound Bath with Lauren Gypsy

10:00- 10:50 AM

Tanner Hammond

Fundamentals of Preserving Mushrooms for Culinary Use

11:00 AM

Best Costume and Hat Contest at the Main Stage

12:15- 1:15 PM

Mark Hainds log inoculation

2:00- 2:50 PM

Shaun Thompson

Lions Mane Crab Cakes

4:00- 4:50 PM

Natasha Freeman

Natures Tonic: The Restorative Power of Our Natural World

5:00- 5:50 PM

Melissa Nichols

Rooted Remedies: Herbalism in Your Own Backyard

6:00- 7:00 PM

TBA

7:00- 7:50 PM

TBA

8:00- 10:00 PM

TBA





Sunday

 Monet Garden

Workshops and Activities 

Main Stage



10:00- 10:50 AM

TBA

11:00- 11:50 AM

Roxy

12:00- 12:50 PM

TBA 

1:00- 1:50 PM

TBA


7:00- 7:45 AM

Breathwork and Meditation in the Monet Garden with Monica

8:00- 9:15 AM

Yoga in the Monet Garden

10:00- 10:45 AM

Sound Bath at the Main Stage with India

2:00 PM 

Closing Remarks at the Main Stage


10:00 AM - 11:30 PM

Mushroom Cultivation Panel and Q&A

12:00- 1:30

Psilocybin Panel and Q&A

2:00 PM 

Closing Remarks



 

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