Annual Southwest Funga Fest

Saturday, Aug 2, 2025 at 8:00am

Second Sky
4141 E Irvington Rd Building A

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:

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


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