Our 43rd Annual Fall Mushroom Show

Saturday, October 12th, 10am - 5pm

Please keep an eye on our Facebook event for updates

Admission is $5 and gets you access to talks, food demonstrations, crafts, displays, and the expertise of our mycologists. Kids under 12 are free and the venue is wheelchair accessible. The poster, which was made thanks to numerous submissions of mushroom images taken by club members, is attached below. Please share with your circles!

Call for specimens!
Every year, the show displays are filled to the brim with an array of fungal diversity from the surrounding areas. Our members typically gather these samples in the days before on excursions and bring them to our venue for experts to identify and showcase. Once again, we need you to help us show the public the fungal abundance the Lower Mainland has to offer.

Fungi can be dropped off at Floral hall on the 11th from 5pm-9pm OR before the show on the 12th no later than 9:45am.

Next Meeting: Tarun Nayar / Modern Biology

Tuesday Oct. 8

Modern Biology has brought 'plant music' to the masses. Originally educated as a biologist, veteran musician Tarun Nayar brings his passion for nature and sound together in an ambient project that is organismic, immediate, uplifting, and deeply contextual. He uses modular synthesis, home built synthesizers and other analog equipment to improvise with the natural vibrations of a certain place and time - via plant bioelectricity, latent electromagnetic radiation, and even the earth’s resonant hum. Trained from childhood in Indian classical music, he uses the system of Indian raga to mold his musical choices for time of day and season. His performances are an effort to bring the listener into the present moment through vibration, space, and connection.

His work has been viewed over 200 million times and amassed him over 1 million followers on social media, has been featured by The Guardian, BBC, Genius, Vice, The Verge, LA Times and Times of India among others, and one of his ambient works opens the new album, Moonchild Era, by Punjabi star Diljit Dosanjh. His recent albums have received editorial support on Spotify’s Music for Plants, Deep Listening, and Lava Lamp playlists. Recent performances include the Museum of Contemporary Art (LA), Art Basel (Miami), The Nobel Prize Museum (Stockholm) and the New York Botanical Garden.

Tarun is passionate about protecting wild places and has committed the lion's share of the proceeds of this project to supporting the natural world.

Don't miss this one of a kind presentation, where Tarun will reveal the sounds of various fungi and explain his process! We might even get to listen in on a mushroom that you bring...

Doors at 7, Presentation at 7:30 followed by Q&A

As always, we would love to see your specimens at our monthly mushroom table for identification and admiration. Be sure to check out what fungal finds are at the October display. Masks are still encouraged in indoor spaces and for all in-person events!

This event will be in-person only due to its interactive nature, we hope to see you there!
(next month we will be back to hybrid)

We are pleased to officially announce the VMS Discord Server – an additional community space for you to hang out with and learn from your fellow mushroom enthusiasts.

Logged in VMS members can view vanmyco.org/discord and join the server

New Blog Posts: Detailed histories and more!

Stuck inside? We've got lots of new articles for you to read. Enjoy!

A History of Mushroom Cultivation in BC - by Paul Kroeger

Four Decades of Vancouver Mycological Society: How mushrooming in BC has changed - by Paul Kroeger

Health and safety issues concerning commercial marketing of Edible Wild Mushrooms in British Columbia - by Paul Kroeger

BC’s Truffle Industry: The Next Frontier is Underground - by Rosi Hunter

Get on our Instagram feed

Spotted a cool mushroom? Share it with the club (and the world) by using the hashtag #vanmyco. Your pictures will automatically appear in the feed below.

Please note: this is not an identification service, but a way for club members to easily share their unique vision of fungi.