Fungi Field Day

Sat 4 October 2025

Botanic Garden

This UK Fungus Day, join us for Fungi Field Day at the Botanic Garden to celebrate fungi and their relationships with plants. Come along to learn, engage and play, and discover what we can do to help conserve the fungal diversity around us.

Highlights include:

A range of talks from expert speakers about fungi, lichens and slime moulds.

Science outreach stall with microscopes to view fungi that live deep inside plant roots.

Mycorrhizal fungi-inspired ‘artscaping’ provided by the arts and wellbeing charity Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination.

Guided fungal forays around the Garden.

Fungi crafts and games stall plus face painting!

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