Wild Mushroom Fair 2026, LA (2/15)

(lamushrooms.org)

Where, oh where, do the wild things grow? We're determined to find out!

On Sunday, February 15, 2026 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, we're trekking over to Arcadia in the San Gabriel Valley, next to Pasadena, to the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden.

• LA Arboretum & Botanic Garden
• 301 North Baldwin Avenue
• Arcadia, Los Angeles, California

How could an entheogen bring out the divine?

It's time for the 42nd Los Angeles Mycological Society (LAMS) Wild Mushroom Fair. This event is FREE (with the price of admission to the Arboretum). RSVP:

• Wild Mushroom Fair, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, 9:00 AM | Meetup
• (Disclosure Project) Dharma Buddhist Meditation
• (PasaDharma) Dharma Buddhist Meditation
• (Nature Center) Dharma Buddhist Meditation

Wild Mushroom Fair Schedule

• 9:00 am - Wild Mushroom Fair opens
• 10:00-11:00 am - Mushroom Walk with Olga Tzogas
• 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (noon) - Culinary mushrooms of California cooking demo with Brando Farr
• 1:00-2:30 pm - Fascinating mushroom spores keynote address by Else Vellinga
• 2:30-3:00 pm - Art and photo contest winners announced
• 3:00-4:00 pm - Feces, corpses, and the business of fungal decay talk by Sam Shoemaker
• 4:00 pm - Fair closes

TICKETS: Admission to the Wild Mushroom Fair is FREE with admission to The Arboretum. Tickets are available online. Act now because time slots may sell out as they have before. Check ticket availability here: Hours and Admission (The Arboretum).

Admission to The Arboretum: $18 for adults, $14 for seniors (62 and over), $14 for students with school ID, $8 for children (ages 3-12), and children 2 and under $0 (free). Arboretum members: free. Parking is free. More info about LAMS events is available at lamushrooms.org/events.

DIRECTIONS: The Los Angeles Arboretum in Arcadia: lamushrooms.org/locations

• LAMS (lamushrooms.org), Rich C. (Meetup); Ananda, Dhr. Seven, Jen B. (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly