Join Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust to go mad for mushrooms and get fascinated by fungi at the second annual Birmingham Fungi Festival!
Expect to find free drop-in activities for all the family including The Great Mushroom Hunt, textile workshops, storytelling, printmaking, a Mushroom Murder Mystery, mushroom-based food, and our Mushroom Market packed with crafty nature-based creators. There’s also a schedule of ticketed events including expert-led fungi forays, workshops and fascinating fungi talks. Whether you’re a nature novice or a mycology expert, there will be much to see and learn about fungi.
Find out more at: bbcwildlife.org.uk/BirminghamFungiFestival
Mushroom Market
Discover our Mushroom Market, a selection of stalls packed with crafty nature-based creators including:
• Kura Ilera – Natural soaps made in small batches using soothing oils & butters, organically homegrown and sometimes foraged botanicals, scented with essential oils.
• ClayBabies – ClayBabies are small, hand-sculpted clay creations exploring vulnerability, emotion, and self-acceptance. Each piece is completely unique, with exaggerated sometimes ‘ugly’ features and expressive details that reflect the messy, imperfect parts of being human that we should learn to love and embrace. Love The Unlovable!!
• Crafty Robin – A mushroom-obsessed artist and printmaker, exploring mediums like screen printing and lino printing, and focusing on mushrooms you can find in the UK to encourage people to become more curious about their surroundings.
• Selene by Sarina – Makes handmade crochet accessories with customisable designs
• Inkcap Prints – Linocut prints inspired by nature, heritage and curious objects, all made and printed by hand in Birmingham.
Plus a Birmingham Wildlife Trust merchandise stall, Friends of Highbury Park, and Chamberlain Highbury Trust stalls.
Refreshments will be on sale throughout the day.
This event is organised by Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust. It is taking place as part of their Championing Nature series of events. Made possible by The Championships Wimbledon and Emirates.