Graphic Google-based calendar: https://svims.club/calendar
SVIMS has regular forays, workshops and monthly meetings for its membership.
For mushroom events outside of SVIMS, see the annual list maintained at the UBC Botanical Garden.
Monthly Meetings
Monthly meetings are on the FIRST THURSDAY of each
month, September through May (except January). Guests welcome! Bring your mushrooms to be identified.
— Meetings are in person with Zoom access usually available.
— Monthly Meeting Place: Pacific Forestry Centre, 506 Burnside Road West, Victoria BC V8Z 4N9. Doors open at 6:30 for 7:15 start.
Mushroom Chinese Dinner
Typically in March of each year.
Volunteer Appreciation Day
Potluck, typically in June
Mushroom ID Workshop
Usually in the fall.
Cowichan Lake Foray
October 23-25, 2026
See 2025 poster here.
Register at this site when registration begins. ACTIVE SVIMS MEMBERS ONLY
Annual Mushroom Show
In 2025 (see poster below) the event was cancelled due to to BCGEU strike.
Scheduled for Nov 1, 2026
Royal BC Museum, 675 Belleville St. Victoria BC.
Survivors' Banquet
A potluck with many mushroom dishes. Usually in January.