{"title": "Mushroom University", "start": "2026-11-16T17:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-16T19:30:00Z", "place": "South London Botanical Institute", "address": "Norwood Road 323, SE24 9AQ London", "price": "Donation", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["nature/fungi"], "description": "Mushroom University is a co-learning session at the South London Botanical Institute, a venue on Norwood Road in South London. It is run by Fabrice Boltho and friends, who help participants develop skills in identifying fungi.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mushroom-university-38702/", "official_url": "https://www.slbi.org.uk/event/mushroom-university-10/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/428d650bae97abec9bc1896d479308f0b30626b6d0f061d6134c13eb09597273-1200.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-16T17:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-16T19:30:00Z", "place": "South London Botanical Institute", "address": "Norwood Road 323, SE24 9AQ London", "tickets": ""}, {"start": "2026-11-30T17:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-30T19:30:00Z", "place": "South London Botanical Institute", "address": "Norwood Road 323, SE24 9AQ London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "SLBI Fungi Foray on Mitcham Common", "start": "2026-11-15T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-15T13:00:00Z", "place": "South London Botanical Institute", "address": "Norwood Road 323, SE24 9AQ London", "price": "£8.00", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "8.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["nature/fungi"], "description": "SLBI Fungi Foray on Mitcham Common is an autumnal walk on Mitcham Common searching for and identifying fungi. It is run by the South London Botanical Institute together with Fabrice Boltho and friends, who lead the exploration of the common's fungi. Any knowledge level is welcome, and a hand lens should be brought if possible, though no dogs are allowed. The walk takes place outdoors on uneven ground, so appropriate footwear and layers are recommended, and the group meets Fabrice outside The Mill House Ecology Centre at 10.50am to set off.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/slbi-fungi-foray-on-mitcham-common-115931/", "official_url": "https://www.slbi.org.uk/event/slbi-fungi-foray-on-mitcham-common/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/236f86df21c17a8c2bfc35fb567405bff2544581bd658e9a99e4eadc528a95b0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Mushrooms are us: Badge Cafe", "start": "2026-11-13T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Soho Poly", "address": "16 Riding House Street, W1W 7DT London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["nature/fungi", "society/folklore"], "description": "Mushrooms are us: Badge Cafe is a hands-on workshop where participants of all ages create their own mushroom-themed badges, with all visual resources and tools provided. It explores why mushrooms have a special place in fairy tales and magical practices around the world, inviting learning through making and inspired by the cultural history of mushrooms and fungi. The tailored edition of the badge café is part of Being Human Festival, the UK's national festival of the humanities, led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy. It takes place at GoTo at The Soho Poly.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mushrooms-are-us-badge-cafe-70649/", "official_url": "https://sohopoly.co.uk/events/mushrooms-are-us-badge-cafe/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Adult Garden Workshops", "start": "2026-11-08T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Horniman Museum and Gardens", "address": "100 London Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3PQ London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "tours", "tags": ["nature/fungi"], "description": "Adult Garden Workshops is a series of hands-on workshops for adults at the Horniman Museum and Gardens, exploring nature through creativity in its Gardens. On 8 November the session is the Guided Fungi Walk with Rights for Weeds. It is a guided walk through the Horniman Gardens with Rights for Weeds, searching for wild fungi, identifying them and discussing their ecology. The walk moves at a relaxed pace with plenty of space.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/adult-garden-workshops-50302/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/10379a07017624b9d93f8fed5bdbe479420040a65401a3e7b389a6c7453f8ed3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Guided Fungi Walk with Rights for Weeds", "start": "2026-11-08T13:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T16:00:00Z", "place": "Horniman Museum and Gardens", "address": "100 London Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3PQ London", "price": "Adult £40", "price_from": "40.00", "price_to": "40.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["food-drink/foraging", "nature/fungi"], "description": "Guided Fungi Walk with Rights for Weeds is a guided walk through the Horniman Gardens searching for wild fungi, identifying them and discussing their ecology. It is held at the Horniman Museum and Gardens and is perfect for adults. At a relaxed pace with room for chatting and note-taking, it covers why fungi matter, fungal storytelling and folklore, medicinal mushrooms, where to look for fungi, how to forage edible wild mushrooms sustainably, and the relationship between foraging and land politics. The walk ends at the Horniman Pavilion, where the group makes something edible to eat and enjoy together.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/guided-fungi-walk-with-rights-for-weeds-50299/", "official_url": "https://www.horniman.ac.uk/event/guided-fungi-walk-with-rights-for-weeds/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/10379a07017624b9d93f8fed5bdbe479420040a65401a3e7b389a6c7453f8ed3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Entangled Writing (and Thinking) Workshop", "start": "2026-11-14T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T12:00:00Z", "place": "The Soho Poly", "address": "16 Riding House Street, W1W 7DT London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing", "nature/fungi"], "description": "An interactive workshop exploring entangled writing as a way of unlocking new thinking about the life/death and human/more-than-human crossroads. Facilitators introduce key concepts about fungal life and encourage rethinking mortality, decay, and death in creative, life-assertive, and regenerative terms, with participants creating their own zines and penning handwritten notes on biodegradable paper. The event is part of Being Human Festival, the UK's national festival of the humanities, led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy. Those attending a separately booked fungus tour in Regent's Park may bury their notes in a designated area of the park.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/entangled-writing-and-thinking-workshop-70651/", "official_url": "https://sohopoly.co.uk/events/entangled-writing-and-thinking-workshop/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0ca1a2001b58cb207d760bcab6a79fc0f85a14cd89057d755eb4551fefd04c9b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Mushroom Music (and Dance) Gig", "start": "2026-11-13T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-13T20:00:00Z", "place": "The Soho Poly", "address": "16 Riding House Street, W1W 7DT London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/electronic/experimental-electronic", "nature/fungi"], "description": "Mushroom Music (and Dance) Gig is a live demonstration of music generated by plants and mushrooms. It is led by Brian d'Souza, known as DJ Auntie Flo, who has spent five years experimenting with making music from plants and fungi. Using plant biodata to trigger notes on a specially built modular synthesizer in a process called 'bionsonification', he crosses boundaries between the more-than-human fungal world and electronic music. The event is part of Being Human Festival, the UK's national festival of the humanities, led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mushroom-music-and-dance-gig-70650/", "official_url": "https://sohopoly.co.uk/events/mushroom-music-and-dance-gig/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e76a85a37a39dc0e894dbd72b53b2e10eef2668ffbee9cbbec3d7f428415832a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Fungi Walk: Citizen Science", "start": "2026-11-17T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Regent's Park", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["nature/fungi"], "description": "Fungi Walks: Citizen Science is a free 1.5-hour beginners guided walk through The Regent's Park to identify and record fungi and learn about their importance in a healthy, sustainable ecosystem. It is led by Gemma from the Help Nature Thrive team and covers fungi identification, citizen science recording, woodland ecology and climate resilience. The introductory session is aimed at adults with an interest in learning more about the natural world. The walk starts at the Waterside Café and ends near Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/fungi-walk-citizen-science-39689/", "official_url": "https://www.royalparks.org.uk/whats-on/fungi-walks-citizen-science", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1f05f85a1671ed13029130e7e42d230be8338c10cca29cb070bc440e579317ba-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Public Foraging Workshop", "start": "2026-11-14T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Hackney Wick Station", "address": "Hackney Wick, London E9 5EN", "price": "", "price_from": "16.96", "price_to": "16.96", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["food-drink/foraging", "nature/plants"], "description": "A guided foraging workshop exploring the edible plants of London's Lea Valley on a walk through the city's green spaces. It is facilitated by STORE Projects and led by foraging and sustainable food expert Andy Gathercole together with chef and designer Moonhyung Lee. The walk opens up conversations around food accessibility, food security and resilience while discovering what grows along the river corridor. STORE Projects runs socially engaged educational programmes within architecture, art and design, with proceeds supporting their free After School Club and Summer School.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/public-foraging-workshop-86275/", "official_url": "https://storeprojects.org", "image": "https://noky.io/images/885e4d59f392896f992d033bb02595e20f01b084f9268a1a24e509655083adca-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Imperial Fungal Science Network | Seminar Series | ECR Talks", "start": "2026-11-19T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-19T13:00:00Z", "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/biology"], "description": "A seminar in the Imperial Fungal Science Network's Seminar Series 2026, highlighting the work of Early Career Researchers in a hybrid format on campus and online. It is run by the Imperial Fungal Science Network, a hub for the mycology community led by Prof. Darius Armstrong-James, with talks from Dr Cinzia Klemm on single-cell tools for microbial bioengineering, Sam Hemmings on fungal bioaerosols in UK households, and Alice Day on the soil mycobiome for sustainable crop production.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/imperial-fungal-science-network-seminar-series-ecr-talks-50306/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/212786/imperial-fungal-science-network-seminar-series-ecr-talks-4/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8d4275484ca14a5a64628e81022f8d42473a78c51acaa4b8a3b6a9307441197e-1200.webp"}]}