A Festival of Irish Botanical Lifeways
for Liberatory Herbworkers, Community Carers, & Radical Plant Folk
Deireadh Fómhair 02 - 04 (Oct) 2026
The Common Knowledge Centre, An Chláir V95DK38
TICKETS GO ON SALE
28 AUGUST
Mushrooms & Roses is an annual gathering that celebrates emergent traditional healing practices as a foundation for mutual aid in Ireland and beyond.
We come together and share the skills of botanical medicine, radical mycology, soil and seed work — with the intention to build resilient lifeways through queer ecological vitalism and community care.
We make medicine, exchange ideas, hold space together, and cultivate decolonial futures — forging relationships with our nature community and each other.
MUSHROOMS & ROSES 2026
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Talks with:
Rupa Marya (Deep Medicine Circle)
Jimmy Billings (Gaelic Re-Existence)
Making & Learning:
Tara Máirín (Catalyst Community Herbals)
Mikael & Eilís Galvez (Gaelic Fungi Farm)
Cork Queer Nature Collective
Dan Connor
Lorna Mauney-Brodek (Herbalista)
Nature Walk:
Ciara Parsons (Field Good Fridays)
Mycelial Meditation:
Dr Julia Skinner (Roots + Branches)
Herb Station & Bitters Bar:
Dublin Herb Bike Collective
Saturday Evening Market:
Offerings from our Presenters
Gaelic Fungi Farm
Banner Books
Queer Herbal Zines
Women of Hebron
Palestinian Kitchen
and more
Funds raised go to support our Trans+ Herbal Healthcare project
and the Black Flag Herbal Clinic
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Tickets will include: The Opening Reception, two Workshops, the Herb Station and Bitters Bar, two Breakfasts & Saturday Lunch, the Market and Evening Soiree, invitations to Walks, Guided Meditation, and the Sunday Public Forum.
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This event is queer, neuro-expansive, and disabled led.
Proper ventilation and/or HEPA air filtration in shared spaces, masks, sanitiser, nervines and other herbal care remedies are available on site.
There are quiet spaces available in multiple locations, all toilets are gender neutral, and we encourage scent free in shared spaces.
Unfortunately, Common Knowledge has limited access for mobility devices, some areas are sloped and muddy, the pathway to the Octagon and Studio are rough but accessible. There are rooms and toilets onsite that are wheelchair accessible. There are no stairs onsite.
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“Herbalists should go with the flow, embrace being on the wrong side of capitalism and the law, and put our energies towards establishing decentralized, autonomous, grassroots health networks that empower community self-reliance, provide care to those most in need, and reduce the need for people to access conventional medicine.”
Dave Meesters
Special thanks to Comhairle Contae an Chláir for their support
TICKETS FOR MUSHROOMS & ROSES 2026 COMING SOON
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Savage Craic Apothecary and this not-for-profit community care festival is organised as a social enterprise and is made with community support.
Donations Welcome
