Fairbanks Fungi Festival 2024 | Anchorage News

Mushrooms may be small, but their fanbase in Fairbanks is huge—despite rain, the fifth annual Fairbanks Fungi Festival drew crowds eager to geek out over fungi, food, and science. Now backed by the Fairbanks Mycological Society, the event celebrates Alaska’s wild mushroom diversity while tackling a big local need: helping folks safely identify and cook edible varieties. With over 100 species already documented and hands-on cooking demos proving mushrooms can be delicious (and easy to prepare), the community is growing—and meeting monthly to keep learning, sharing, and savoring the weird, wonderful world of fungi.

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