You’d have to be living under Ayers Rock to miss all the orchid shows in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa this month. In the Northern Hemisphere, the schedule picks up after its summer pause. You can find shows and sales from the Americas and Europe mixed in here, in between those from Queensland and KwaZulu-Natal.
September 1 – 3
Hawkesbury District Orchid Society Show, Richmond Market Place, March St., Windsor, NSW, Australia
September 1 – 3
Orchid Society of the Southern Cape Show, Presbyterian Church Hall, Caledon St., George, Western Cape, South Africa
September 1 – 4
Wolkberg Orchid Society Spring Show, Wheelbarrow Road Stall, Magoebaskloof Rd., Magoebaskloof, Limpopo Province, South Africa
September 1 – 4
Five Dock RSL Orchid Society Show, Rhodes Shopping Centre, Rider Blvd., Rhodes, NSW, Australia
September 1 – 4
Sutherland Shire Orchid Society Spring Show, Swanes Nursery, Port Hacking Rd., Sylvania, NSW, Australia
September 3
Southern Riviera Orchid Society Show, CWA Hall, Wason St., Milton, NSW, Australia
September 3 – 4
Orchid Study Group Welsh Orchid Festival, National Botanic Garden of Wales, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire, UK
September 3 – 4
Natal Orchid Society Spring Show, Durban Botanic Gardens Visitor Center, 9A John Zikhale (Sydenham) Rd., Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
September 3 – 4
Sale & Districts Orchid Club, Cathedral Hall, Pearson St. & Macalister, Sale, Queensland, Australia
September 4
Revesby Workers Australian Native Orchid Club Show, Revesby Workers Club, 2b Brett St., Revesby, NSW, Australia
September 4
Federation of Malaya Orchid Society Monthly Show, Pavillion Formal Garden, Botanical Garden, Penang, Malaysia
September 5 – 11
Eastwood & District Orchid Circle Show, Eastwood Centre, 160 Rowe St., Eastwood, NSW, Australia
September 7 – 10
Fairfield District Orchid Society Show, Fairfield Forum, Station St., Fairfield, NSW, Australia
September 9 – 10
Batemans Bay Orchid & Foliage Society Spring Show, Soldiers Club, 2 Beach Rd., Batemans Bay, NSW, Australia
September 9 – 10
South Gippsland Orchid Club, Town Hall, Ballieu St., Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia
September 9 – 10
Hibiscus Coast Orchid Society Show, Orewa Community Hall, Hibiscus Coast Hwy., Orewa, New Zealand
September 9 – 11
Townsville Orchid Society Spring Show, TOS Hall, Joe Kirwan Park, Charles St., Kirwan, Queensland, Australia
September 9 – 11
Coffs Harbour Orchid Society Spring Show, North Coast Regional Botanic Gardens, Hardacre St., Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia
September 9 – 11
Queensland Orchid Society’s Spring Show, Botanic Gardens Auditorium, Mount Coot-tha, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
September 9 – 11
Rustenburg Orchid Society Show, Waterfall Garden Centre, Rustenburg, North West Province, South Africa
September 9 – 11
Zululand Orchid Society Spring Show, Boardwalk Inkwazi Shopping Centre, Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
September 10
International Phalaenopsis Alliance Northeast Regional Meeting, Bedford Town Hall, 3 Meetinghouse Rd., Bedford, New Hampshire
September 10
North of England Orchid Society Monthly Meeting & Show, Barton Village Hall, Barton, Lancashire, UK
September 10 – 11
South Auckland Orchid Society Show, Auckland Botanic Gardens, 102 Hill Rd., Manurewa, New Zealand
September 10 – 11
Capital City Orchid Society Spring Show, Begonia House, Wellington Botanical Gardens, Glenmore St., Wellington, New Zealand
September 10 – 11
Cymbidium Orchid Society of Victoria Show, Hungarian Community Centre, 760 Boronia Rd., Wantirna, Victoria, Australia
September 10 – 11
Bairnsdale & District Orchid Group Show, Lucknow Memorial Hall, Omeo Hwy., Lucknow, NSW, Australia
September 10 – 11
Blue Mountains and Penrith Districts Orchid Society Show, Melrose Hall, Great Western Hwy. & Nepean St., Emu Plains, NSW, Australia
September 11
Richmond Orchid Alliance Plant Auction, 1600 Westwood Ave., Richmond, Virginia
September 11
East Midlands Orchid Society Annual Show, Lowdham Village Hall, Main St., Lowdham, Nottingham, UK
September 11 – 18
Bayside Orchid Society Show, Centro Cranbourne Shopping Centre, High St., Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia
September 15 – 16
Sapphire Coast Orchid Club Spring Show, Scout Hall, Gipps St., Bega, NSW, Australia
September 15 – 17
Manly Warringah Orchid Society Spring Show, Warriewood Shopping Centre, Jacksons Rd., Warriewood, NSW, Australia
September 15 – 18
Campbelltown and District Orchid Society Show, Macarthur Square, 200 Gilchrist Dr., Campbelltown, NSW, Australia
September 16 – 18
Great Divide Orchid Society Show and Sale, Capital Hill Mall, 1600 11th Ave., Helena, Montana
September 16 – 18
Alabama Orchid Society Show & Sale, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, 2612 Lane Park Rd., Birmingham, Alabama
September 16 – 20
Native Orchid Spring Show, St. John’s Lutheran Church Hall, Bridge St., Wilsonton, Queensland, Australia
September 16 – 21
Toowoomba Orchid Society Spring Show, Centenary Heights School, Ramsay & South Sts., Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
September 17
Somerset Wiltshire & Dorset Orchid Society Show, Writhlington School, Radstock, Bath and NE Somerset, UK
September 17 – 18
San Francisco Orchid Society Orchids in the Park, SF County Fair Building, 9th Ave. & Lincoln Way, San Francisco, California
September 17 – 18
Ridge Orchid Society Show, Lake Mirror, 121 S. Lake Ave., Lakeland, Florida
September 17 – 18
South Bay Orchid Society Show, South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, California
September 17 – 18
Wisconsin Orchid Society Show, Mitchell Park Domes, 524 S. Layton Blvd., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
September 17 – 18
Canberra Orchid Society Spring Show, St. John’s Hall, 43 Constitution Ave., Reid, ACT, Australia
September 17 – 18
West Gippsland Orchid Society Show, Anglican Church Hall, Princes Way, Drouin, Victoria, Australia
September 17 – 18
Mid-Murray Orchid Club Show, Memorial Hall, Nolan St., Kerang, Victoria, Australia
September 17 – 18
Werribee Orchid Club Spring Show, Italian Sports Club, 601 Heaths Rd., Werribee, Victoria, Australia
September 17 – 18
Dubbo and Orana Region Orchid Society Show, Glasshouse Meeting Rooms, Victoria Park, Dubbo, NSW, Australia
September 17 – 18
Blacktown Orchid Society Show, Centro Shopping Centre, Prospect Hwy. & Federal Rd., Seven Hills, NSW, Australia
September 17 – 18
Illawarra District Orchid Society Show, Wollongong Senior Citizens’ Centre, 192 Gipps Rd., Gwynneville, NSW, Australia
September 17 – 18
Woodburn Orchid Society Show, Woodburn Memorial Hall, Pacific Hwy., Woodburn, NSW, Australia
September 17 – 18
Eastern District Orchid Society Show, Bayside Uniting Church Hall, 420 Wondall Rd., Manly West, Queensland, Australia
September 17 – 18
Hawke’s Bay Orchid Society Spring Show, Taradale Town Hall, Lee & Meeanee Rds., Napier, New Zealand
September 17 – 18
North Shore Orchid Society Show, Milford Senior Citizens Hall, 141 Kitchener Rd., Milford, New Zealand
September 17 – 18
Dni Orchidei, Botanischer Garten, al. Ujazdowskie 4, Warsaw, Poland
September 18
Amherst Orchid Society Plant Sale, Hadley Garden Center, Rt 9, Hadley, Massachusetts
September 23 – 25
Asociacion Vallecaucana de Orquideologia Show, Orquideorama Enrique Perez Arbelaer, Av. 2 N #48-10, Cali, Colombia
September 23 – 25
Chicagoland Orchid Festival, Oak Hill Gardens, 37W550 Binnie Rd., West Dundee, Illinois
September 23 – 25
New Zealand Orchid Society Show, Mt. Albert War Memorial Hall, 751-773 New North Rd., Mt. Albert, New Zealand
September 23 – 25
Tauranga Orchid Society Show, Tauranga Racecourse, Cameron Rd., Greerton, New Zealand
September 23 – 25
Witwatersrand Orchid Society Spring Show, Floreum, Olifants Rd., Emmarentia Dam, Johannesburg, South Africa
September 23 – 25
Stawell Orchid Society Spring Show, Entertainment Centre, Main St., Stawell, Victoria, Australia
September 24
Delaware Valley Orchid Council Speakers Forum, Wyndham Hotel, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey
September 24
Bournemouth Orchid Society Autumn Show, Barrington Centre, Penny’s Walk Precinct, Ferndown, Dorset, UK
September 24
Hastings River Orchid Society Show, Wauchope Recreation Centre, Cameron St., Wauchope, NSW, Australia
September 24 – 25
Central Ontario Orchid Society Show, Cambridge Hespeler Arena, 640 Ellis Rd., Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
September 24 – 25
Fascination of Orchids International Show and Sale, South Coast Plaza Village, 1631 W. Sunflower, Santa Ana, California
September 24 – 25
Manawatu Orchid Society Spring Show, Community Leisure Centre, 569 Ferguson St., Palmerston North, New Zealand
September 24 – 25
Nelson Orchid Society Show, Hope Hall, Main Rd., Hope, Nelson, New Zealand
September 24 – 25
North Otago Orchid Society Show, Foundation of the Blind Hall, Steward St., Oamaru, New Zealand
September 24 – 25
Waikato Orchid Society Show, Hamilton Gardens, Cobham Dr., Hamilton, New Zealand
September 24 – 25
Wagga Wagga Orchid Society Show, Glenfield Community Centre, 1 Tanda Pl., Glenfield, NSW, Australia
September 24 – 25
Ipswich Orchid Society Spring Show, Silkstone State School, Prospect St., Molloy St., Silkstone, Queensland, Australia
September 24 – 25
Goulburn Vally Orchid Society Show, Shepparton Paceway, Goulburn Valley Hwy., Kialla, Victoria, Australia
September 24 – 25
North East Melbourne Orchid Society Spring Show, Eltham North Reserve, Wattletree Rd., Eltham, Victoria, Australia
September 24 – 25
Geelong Orchid and Indoor Plant Society Show, Christ Church Hall, Moorabool & McKillop Sts., Geelong, Victoria, Australia
September 24 – 25
Southern Suburbs Orchid Society Show, Senior Citizens Hall, Exley Ave. & Nepean Hwy., Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia
September 24 – 25
Australasian Native Orchid Society Spring Show, Mt. Waverley Community Centre, 47 Miller Cres., Mt. Waverley, Victoria, Australia
September 24 – 25
Maroondah Orchid Society Spring Show, St. Timothy’s Catholic Commuity School, 21 Stevens Rd., Vermont, Victoria, Australia
September 24 – 25
Giardino Jacquard Trade Show Exhibition, Ex area Lanerossi, Lanificio Conte, Schio, Vicenza, Italy
September 27 –October 1
Tygerberg Orchid Group Spring Show, Durbanville Town Hall, Durbanville, Cape Town, South Africa
September 29 – 30
North Start Orchid Circle & ANOS Kabi Show, Lutwyche Shopping Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
September 29 – October 1
Maclean District Orchid Society Spring Show, Maclean Bowling Club, Maclean, NSW, Australia
September 29 – October 2
Maui Orchid Society Show, War Memorial Gynasium, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii
September 29 – October 2
Mayaguez Orchid Society Show, Mayaguez Mall 975 Hostos Ave., Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
September 30 – October 2
Pietermaritzburg Orchid Society Spring Show, RAS Showgrounds, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
September 30 – October 2
Wystawa Storczykow, Centrum Targowe Chemobudowa, ul. Klimeckiego 14, Krakow, Poland
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September 3rd, 2011 at 10:39 am
omg, I can’t believe how many shows there are ‘down under’. I hope you didn’t hurt your hands on the keyboard putting this together!
September 6th, 2011 at 9:56 am
the weblog was how do i say it… relevant, finally something that helped me. Many thanks
September 17th, 2011 at 1:17 pm
Much appreciated for the information and share!