Boundary Mushroom Festival

A Grassroots Celebration of Fungi, Forests & Community Connection . Various locations across the Boundary. Main events at Christina Lake

October 18–19, 2025

About the Festival

The first Boundary Mushroom Festival launches October 18–19, 2025 in Christina Lake and the Boundary area in BC!

Join us for a weekend of talks, guided walks, live music, markets, art, and workshops — all celebrating the cultural, ecological, and importance of mushrooms in our wellbeing.

This volunteer-led, community-rooted event highlights the Boundary region as a hub for eco, agro, and cultural tourism, bringing together mushroom enthusiasts, foragers, artists, and environmental advocates.

Festival Highlights

• Keynote Speakers & Panels with leading voices in mushroom cultivation, foraging, herbal medicine, and ecology
• Guided Foraging Walks (limited tickets, sold separately)
• Mushroom-Inspired Art Walk at the Christina Lake Nature Park
• Curated Artisan & Art Market (Saturday & Sunday) Community Hall
• Live Music, Interactive Demos & Kids Activities at the Christina Lake Nature Park
• Satellite Exhibitions in Rock Creek and Grand Forks

Festival Program

Saturday, October 18 – Christina Lake Community Hall & Welcome Centre

Christina Lake Community Hall

• 8:30 AM – Registration & Opening Remarks
• 9:00 AM – Talk: “Into the Woods: a beginner’s guide to foraging for fungi”with Robin Mercy (Mr. Mercy’s Mushrooms)
• 10:30 AM – Foraging Field Tour with Robin Mercy (limited capacity – sold separately)
• 11:00 AM – Talk: “Mushrooms for Vitality: Unlocking Nature’s Healing Powers”

with Patrick Kooyman (Blue Lotus Ethnobotanicals)

• 1:00 PM – Mushroom Artisan Market opens + Perusing mushroom ID tables
• 1:00–4:00 PM – Artisan Market & Informal Discussions

Christina Lake Welcome Centre / Nature Park – ART WALK!!!

• 4:00–6:00 PM – Art Walk with Live Music, Mushroom-Inspired Art Installations, Craft Tables, Geocaching Games & Sound-Making Demos

Sunday, October 19 – Christina Lake Community Hall & Welcome Centre

Christina Lake Community Hall

• 9:00 AM–1:00 PM – Artisan Market continues
• 2:00 PM – Talk: How Mushrooms Can Save Our Worlds with Erik Hrabovsky (Free the Fungi Mushroom Co.)
• 3:00 PM – Discussion: Heather Scott (Halcyon Wild Foods) with Kristina Andersen (RDKB) and local panelists
• 4:00 PM – Closing Circle

Christina Lake Welcome Centre

• 10:00 AM – Art Workshop with CLAAS (Christina Lake Arts & Artisans Society)

Satellite Events

• Rock Creek – Mushroom-Inspired Art Exhibition at the Riverside Centre (October 2025)
• Grand Forks – Mushroom Art Exhibition at Coyote Books (October 11–24, 2025)

Ticket Info

• Festival Passes include access to talks, panels, markets, art, and music.
• Foraging Field Tour with Robin Mercy requires a separate ticket (limited availability).
• Children welcome; some activities are family-friendly.