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UPCOMING+




Open Fung in the Community:
Mycopreneur Live Round Table Discussion 
DATE: Friday, September 26, 2025, 11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET
LOCATION: Zoom

Mycopreneur is hosting Open Fung & Fungaria for a live round table discussion on fungi conservation, ethics, genetics, and sustainable use in a global context. 

Please get in touch via email or DM for a Zoom link!



Open Fung in the Community:
Maker Faire Bay Area

“Lots o’ Rots! Making materials from fungi for fashion, packaging and building on Earth and beyond”
with Rachel Linzer and Rolando Perez
DATE: Saturday, September 27, 2025, 1:00 - 1:30 PM
LOCATION:  Mare Island Naval Shipyard: 560 Nimitz Ave, Vallejo, CA 94592.
LIVE STAGE

There is a wave of interest in using fungi to grow materials for building, textiles, packaging, and remediation to address some of our most pressing global challenges. Fungal materials are easy to create at home, unlike many other contemporary biotechnologies. Rolando Perez and Rachel Linzer from Open Fung – a scientist- and artist-led nonprofit building accessible tools for applied mycology – will talk about the possibilities of fungal materials on Earth and beyond, and how you might begin making mycomaterials of your own.




Past+


Open Fung in the Community:
BioFab UK
DATE: September 16, 2025
LOCATION: London

The Biofab Fair is a visionary celebration and call-to-action for the global design community, hosted by Biofabricate during the London Design Festival, to explore a future built with biology.



AquaFung Workshop, Los Angeles


DATE: April 12, 2025, 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM
LOCATION: OXY ARTS, Los Angeles, CA


AquaFung Workshop, Oakland
DATE: February 1, 2025,  1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
LOCATION: Port Labs, Oakland, CA