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Two fly agaric toadstools on the brown leaflittered woodland floor. The fungi have white stems and red tops with white spots and are the classic fairytale mushroom

Fly agaric (c) Jon Hawkins

Plan your Fungi Festival foray!

Fungi Fest this year is Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th of October. Grab your Fungi Festival ticket today! 

Included in your day ticket is: 

-entry to Potteric Carr nature reserve

-information station where you can chat with fungi experts

- mushroom market with lots of stalls to browse

- poetry to takeaway (NB only on Saturday 10th)

Tickets only £6 per an adult. For YWT members there is no entry cost and children also go free.

(As per usual there is no entry charge to the cafe or shop and car parking is free. Tickets will also be available to purchase at the centre on the day. 

Get your fungi fest ticket  

Fungi specimens laid out on a table

Image credit: Kat Woolley

A lady sits by some painted toadstool props in a gazebo

Image credit: Sarah Gant

Customers gather outside a converted takeaway bus as poets writ on paper.

Image credit: The Poetry Takeaway

Fungi Festival Events

We've these fabulous events available at an additional cost. Take a browse and see what takes your fancy.  We recommend booking in advance to avoid missing out. 

Saturday 10th of October

three people dressed as mushrooms stand in a forest

Image credit: YWT

Fungi-tastic Costume Parade

Join our merry march of mushrooms at midday on both festival days.

Discover more

Sunday 11th of October

Help Yorkshire's fungi flourish

Species across Yorkshire have been pushed to the brink of extinction, but you can help.
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And there's spore!

More fabulous fungi events happening across Yorkshire.