Southwest Funga Fest is a, community-oriented festival focused on mycology, citizen science, fungal preservation, ethical foraging, earth stewardship, microscopy, and natural farming.

Schedule of Events:

Friday, August 1, 2025

Music Lineup:
MCee: David Augustyniak
08:00 - 08:30 pm: Comedy and Story Telling by Steven Black (@neopostmodernman)
09:35 - 10:35 pm: Compersion (@compersionmusic)
10:45 - 11:45 pm: The Copper Queens (@thecopperqueensmusic)

Kids Camp:
08:00 am - 09:00 am: Check-in, rules, introductions, sharing circle, warm-up exercises, and stretches.
09:00 am - 10:00 am: Games, including name games and human knot.
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Mud party with mud kitchen play.
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm: Lunch.
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm: Art Activity, including cloud watching and crafts like coloring, leaf rubbing, knot tying, and jewelry making.
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm: Story Time.
03:00 pm - 04:00 pm: Yeast Lesson and Activity.
04:00 pm - 05:00 pm: Guided Dance with Kristan.
05:00 pm - 06:00 pm: Free Play at the Playground.

"Class 3 'MainStage'"
8:00 am - 9:00 am: BEST PRACTICES (Possible Yoga Or Qi Gong)
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Andrew Classen: Introduction to Mushroom Hunting in North america Talk
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Kate Hawke: Psilocybin Mushrooms In the Four Corners: What Happens Next?
5:15 pm - 7:00 pm: KEYNOTE: Tyler Hacking - Mysterious Morchella - Rocky Mountain Morel Mushroom Habitat Ecology
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Panel: Parenting and Entheogens, Moderated by: Kristan Trunzo

Evening Music at MainStage:
Comedy A: 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Music: B: 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Music: C: 9:35 pm - 10:35 pm
Music: D: 10:45 pm - 11:45 pm

"Class 2 'Earth Area'"
08:00 am - 09:00 am: BEST Practices Possible Yoga Or Qi Gong
10:30 am - 11:45 am: Twila Cassadore: Cultivate - Find fresh flowers, seedlings, cuttings, and create eco friendly upcycled art
04:00 pm - 05:00 pm: WILL Burkhart: The Mushroom and the Toad: Our Allies for Catalyzed Psychedelic Living

Evening Music at MainStage:
Comedy A 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Music: B 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Music: C 9:35 pm - 10:35 pm
Music: D 10:45 pm - 11:45 am

Class 1 "Our Grey Area"
08:00 am - 09:00 am: "OUR GREY AREA" - Community Lab and Identification Tables
10:30 am - 01:00 pm: DNA/MICROSCOPY WORKSHOP: Several Experts will be leading this workshop.
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm: ASH RITTER: Gnomes, Tomes, and Genomes: Bridging amanita muscaria Enchantment & Science
04:00 pm - 05:00 pm: EMMIE FUNGUS GIRL: The Fungal Farming Frontier: Leaf Cutter Ants and ambrosia Beetles
08:00 pm - 12:00 am: SCIENCE:"Our Grey Area" Citizen Scienceing

Saturday, August 2, 2025

Music Lineup:
MCee: David Augustyniak
08:00 - 08:30 pm: Stuart Preston with Comedy and Story Telling (@thegrieftrip)
08:30 - 09:30 pm: ZeeCeekeely (@zeeceekeelyofficial)
09:35 - 10:35 pm: Chicken Little the Band Confirmed (@chickenlittle_theband)
10:45 - 11:45 pm: HereFourYou (@herefouryou)

Kids Camp:
08:00 am - 09:00 am: Check in sharing circle-warm up exercises and stretches? (get the wiggles out)
09:00 am - 10:00 am: Mycology Intro with Kristan and worksheets. Mushroom activity with paint or art
10:00 am - 11:00 am: Grey Area citizen science lab (open 10:30-11:45) - Science lesson
11:00 am - 12:00 am: Tucson Kids Yoga Activity
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm: Lunch (with Rainbow Kitchen)
01:00 pm - 03:00 pm Mushroom Dyeing Stuff- learning to dye Kristan and Casi
03:00 pm - 04:00 pm: Storytime with David, reading mycology books etc.
04:00 pm - 05:00 pm: Movement and skill toys with David.
05:00 pm - 06:00 pm: Free Play

Class 2 "Earth Area"
8:00 am - 9:00 am: Meet Up For Foray Meet Here for Safety and Guidelines
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Ash Ritter: Sonoran Desert Ethnobotany Walk
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Open Space This space is for whatevr happens

Enjoy the Music at Mainstage
Comedy A 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Music: B 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Music: C 9:35 pm - 10:35 pm
Music: D 10:45 pm - 11:45 am

Daily Schedule Class 1 "Our Grey Area"
08:00 am - 09:00 am: "Our Grey Area"- Community Lab and Identification Table
10:30 am - 11:45 am: Casiana Omick - Dyeing With Fungi
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm: David Poplin: Extraction Methods In Medicinal Compounds
04:00 pm - 05:00 pm: Kevin Kozup: Where Plants Speak and Data Listens: Cultivating at the Crossroads
07:00 pm - 12:00 am: Science ****: "Our Grey Area" Citizen Scienceing

Enjoy the Music at Mainstage
Comedy A 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Music: B 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Music: D 10:45 pm - 11:45 am

Sunday, August 3, 2025

Kids Camp:
08:00 pm - 09:00 pm: Check-in, sharing circle, warm-up exercises, stretches, and talent show practice/warmup.
09:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Site Walk for plant identification at the Mushroom ID Table, also serving as preparation for the talent show.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Talent Show held at the Main Stage, with David as the MC.
01:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Free Play or time to spend with parents before the Closing Ceremony at 5 pm.

Class 3 "Mainstage"
08:00 am - 09:00 am: Best Practices Possible Practice Or Integration
10:30 am - 11:45 am: Kristan Trunzo-Kids Foundation In Mycology
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm: Kids Talent Show With Kids Camp - Don't Miss This!
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm: Closing Keynote: Tbd Still Awaiting Confirmation
04:00 pm - 05:00 pm: David Augustyniak - Closing The Portal Thank You, Until Next Time!!!

"Class 2 'Earth Area'"
8:00 am - 9:00 am: "Meet Up For Last Foray" To Gather For Safety And Guidelines.
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: "Open Space," Designated For Spontaneous Activities Or Events.

Class 1 "Our Grey Area"
08:00 am - 09:00 am: "Our Grey Area" - Community Lab And Identification Table
10:30 am - 11:45 am: Local Chef Workshop: Cooking With Fungi Demonstration
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm: Identification Table Walk Around - Andrew Claasen Tyler Hacking
04:00 pm - 05:00 pm: Lab Clean Up: Leave No Trace In This Space!!!

Date:
August 1 - 3, 2025

Location:
Second Sky,
4141 E Irvington Rd Building A, 
Tucson, AZ 85714

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