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

“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

Mushrooms & Roses is an annual gathering centering 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.

photo by Lisa Newman
MUSHROOMS & ROSES 2026

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 (Irish Seed Savers)
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

At the 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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This event is queer, neuro-expansive, and disabled led.
Proper ventilation and/or HEPA air filtration in shared spaces, masks and sanitiser available on site.
There are quiet spaces available, toilets are gender neutral, and we encourage scent free in shared spaces.
Unfortunately, Common Knowledge has limited access for mobility devices.

MORE DETAILS ON MUSHROOMS & ROSES 2026 COMING SOON

CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT WE DID FOR OUR 2025 GATHERING

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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

photo by Lisa Newman