From San Diego to Washington DC, Montreal to Honolulu, Lima to Wellington, and all over Australia, October provides plenty of shows on 6 continents to satisfy orchid lovers. Each show offers incredible blooms, local experts, and vendors to help you find that perfect plant for your collection.
October 1
Jamaica Orchid Society Judging, Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions Building, Hope Blvd., Hope Pastures, Kingston, Jamaica
October 1
Deep Cut Orchid Society Auction, Colts Neck Firehouse Company #1, 86 Route 537, Colts Neck, New Jersey
October 1
North of England Orchid Show, Barton Community Hall, Barton, Preston, Lancashire, UK
October 1
Redlands Orchid Society Spring Show, Donald Simpson Centre, 172 Bloomfield St., Cleveland, Queensland, Australia
October 1
Howick Orchid Society Show, Fencible Lounge, Uxbridge Rd., Howick, New Zealand
October 1
Perlis Monthly Orchid Show, Taman Rimba Herba, Batu Pahat, Perlis, Malaysia
October 1 – 2
Florida West Coast Orchid Society Show & Sale, Minnreg Hall, 6340 126th Ave. N., Largo, Florida
October 1 – 2
Central New York Orchid Society Show, Beaver Lake Nature Center, E. Mud Lake Rd., Baldwinsville, New York
October 1 – 2
San Diego International Orchid Fair, San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Dr., Encinitas, California
October 1 – 2
South Florida Orchid Society Show & Speakers Day, Bank United Center, Univ. of Miami, 1245 Dauer Dr., Coral Gables, Florida
October 1 – 2
Sunset Empire Orchid Society Show, Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Ave. A, Seaside, Oregon
October 1 – 2
Hervey Bay Orchid Society Spring Show, Hervey Bay High School, Beach Rd., Pialba, Queensland, Australia
October 1 – 2
Shoalhaven Orchid Society South and West Regional Conference and Show, Nowra High School, Moss St., Nowra, NSW, Australia
October 1 – 2
Melbourne Eastern Orchid Society Spring Show, Uniting Church, Burwood Hwy. & Blackburn Rd., East Burwood, Victoria, Australia
October 1 – 2
Warrnambool District Orchid Society Show, Warrnambool College Hall, Grafton Rd., Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
October 1 – 2
Ringwood Orchid Society Show, Maroondah College Hall, Brentnall Rd., Croydon, Victoria, Australia
October 1 – 2
Horsham & District Orchid Society Show, Horsham College Hall, Dimboola Rd., Horsham, Victoria, Australia
October 1 – 2
Levin & Districts Orchid Society Show, Levin Memorial Hall, Levin, New Zealand
October 5 – 16
Central California Orchid Society Show, Fresno Fair, Floriculture Building, 1121 Chance Ave., Fresno, California
October 6
Houston Orchid Society Judging, Houston Garden Center, 1500 Hermann Dr., Houston, Texas
October 6 – 9
Asociacion Quindiana de Orquideologia Show, Coorporacion Autonoma Regional del Quindio, Armenia, Quindio, Colombia
October 7 – 8
Whangarei Orchid Society Show, Forum North, Rust Ave., Whangarei, New Zealand
October 7 – 9
Honolulu Orchid Society Show, Washington Middle School, 1633 S. King St., Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
October 7 – 9
Denver Orchid Society Show & Sale, Denver Botanic Garden, 1007 York St., Denver, Colorado
October 7 – 9
Southern Orchid Spectacular, Caringbah High School, Willarong & Taren Point Rds., Caringbah, NSW, Australia
October 7 – 9
Bendigo Orchid Club Show, YMCA Leisure Centre, Browning St., Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia
October 7 – 9
Burnie Orchid Society Spring Show, Burnie Arts and Function Centre, Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
October 8
Woolgoolga Orchid Society Show, Woolgoolga Public School, Scarborough St., Woolgoolga, NSW, Australia
October 8
Wessex Orchid Society Autumn Show, Portchester Community School, White Hart Ln., Portchester, Fareham, UK
October 8 – 9
Orchid Forum of Sacramento Show, Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento, California
October 8 – 9
Ft. Pierce Orchid Society Show, St. Lucie County Shrine Club, 4600 Oleander Ave., Ft. Pierce, Florida
October 8 – 9
Trinidad & Tobago Orchid Society Annual Show, National Academy of Performing Arts, Frederick St., Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
October 8 – 9
Colac Orchid Club Show, Showgrounds, Bruce St., Colac, Victoria, Australia
October 8 – 9
St. Arnaud Orchid Society Show, RSL Hall, Raglan St., St. Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
October 8 – 9
Berwick Orchid Club Spring Show, Senior Citizens Hall, 112 High St., Berwick, Victoria, Australia
October 8 – 9
North Moreton Queensland Orchid Council Show, Botanic Gardens, Mt. Coot-tha Rd., Mt. Coot-tha, Queensland, Australia
October 8 – 9
Bribie Island Orchid Society Show, Bribie Island State High School, 1st Ave, Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia
October 8 – 9
Taranaki Orchid Society Show, Highlands School Hall, Coronation Ave., New Plymouth, New Zealand
October 8 – 9
Wairarapa Orchid Circle Show, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St., Masterton, New Zealand
October 8 – 10
National Capital Orchid Society Show & Sale, US National Arboretum, 3501 New York Ave. NE, Washington DC
October 9
West Cornwall Orchid Society Autumn Show, Community Centre, Camborne, Cornwall, UK
October 9 – 15
Mornington Peninsula Orchid Society Spring Show, Karingal Hub Shopping Centre, Frankston-Cranbourne Rd., Frankston, Victoria, Australia
October 13 – 16
Club Peruano de Orquideas International Show, Parque Reducto Miraflores, Lima, Peru
October 14 – 15
Bay of Islands Orchid Society Annual Show, Turner Centre, 43 Cobham Rd., Kerikeri, New Zealand
October 14 – 16
Southland Orchid Show, Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino, California
October 14 – 16
East Everglades Orchid Society Show & Sale, RF Orchids, 28100 SW 182 Ave., Homestead, Florida
October 14 – 16
Native Orchid Society of Toowoomba Sarcochilus Show, Ridge Shopping Centre, Hume & Stenner Sts., Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
October 15
North Moreton Species Appreciation, Bald Hills Memorial Hall, 2126 Gympie Rd., Bald Hills, Queensland, Australia
October 15 – 16
Desert Valley Orchid Society Show, Baker Nursery, 3414 N. 40 St., Phoenix, Arizona
October 15 – 16
Diablo View Orchid Society Fair, Hilton Hotel, 1970 Diamond Blvd., Concord, California
October 15 – 16
Calgary Orchid Show, Triwood Community Association, 2244 Chicoutimi Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
October 15 – 16
Gainesville Orchid Society Show, Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, 4700 Southwest 58th Dr., Gainesville, Florida
October 15 – 16
Illinois Orchid Society Show, Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe, Illinois
October 15 – 16
Orchid Society of Western Pennsylvania Festival, Phipps Garden Center, 1059 Shady Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
October 15 – 16
Niagara Frontier Orchid Society Show, Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo, New York
October 15 – 16
Orchid Society of Arizona Show & Sale, Arizona State Veteran Home, Liberty Hall, 4141 N. Herrara Way, Phoenix, Arizona
October 15 – 16
Devon Orchid Society International Orchid Show, Langstone Cliff Hotel, Mount Pleasant Rd., Dawlish Warren, Devon, UK
October 15 – 16
Blue Mountains and Penrith Districts Orchid Society Show, Girl Guides Hall, Great Western Hwy. & Nepean St., Emu Plains, NSW, Australia
October 15 – 16
Yarra Valley Orchid Society Spring Show, Public Hall, Warburton Hwy., Seville, Victoria, Australia
October 15 – 16
Cobden Orchid Society Show, Civic Hall, Victoria St., Cobden, Victoria, Australia
October 15 – 16
Ararat Orchid Society Show, Alexandra Hall, Collings St., Ararat, Victoria, Australia
October 15 – 16
Boonah Orchid Show and Sarcochilus Spectacular Day, Boonah High School, Boonah, Queensland, Australia
October 15 – 16
Wellington Orchid Society Show, Hutt Valley Horticultural Hall, Laings Rd., Lower Hutt, New Zealand
October 16
Amherst Orchid Society Judging Forum, Munson Memorial Library, 1046 Southeast St., Amherst, Massachusetts
October 16
Orchid Society of East Anglia Autumn Show, Eaton Parish Hall, Colman Rd., Norwich, Norfolk, UK
October 20
Bucks County Orchid Society Auction, Churchville Nature Center, 501 Churchville Ln., Southampton, Pennsylvania
October 20 – 23
Western Suburbs Orchid Society Show, Strathfield Plaza, 11 The Boulevarde, Strathfield, NSW, Australia
October 21 – 22
Charlottesville Orchid Society Fall Show & Sale, Snow’s Garden Center, 1875 Avon St., Charlottesville, Virginia
October 21 – 23
Orchtoberfest, Power Plant/EFG Orchids, 4265 Marsh Rd., Deland, Florida
October 21 – 23
Connecticut Orchid Society Show & Sale, VanWilgen’s Garden Center, 51 Valley Rd., N. Brandford, Connecticut
October 21 – 23
Susquehanna Orchid Society Annual Show, Stauffers of Kissel Hill, 301 Rohrerstown Rd., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
October 22
Revesby Workers Australian Native Orchid Club Show, Revesby Workers Club, 2b Brett St., Revesby, NSW, Australia
October 22
Orchid S.P.E.C.I.E.S. Spring Show and Auction, 10-14 Taylor Street, West Pennant Hills, NSW, Australia
October 22 – 23
Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society Show & Sale, Krohn Conservatory, 1501 Eden Park Dr., Cincinnati, Ohio
October 22 – 23
Eastern Canada Orchid Society Orchidfete, Hotel Espresso, 1005 Rue Guy, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
October 22 – 23
Ballarat Orchid Society Show, Ballarat Horticulktural Centre, Gillies & Greggory Sts., Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
October 22 – 23
South Canterbury Orchid Begonia and Fern Society Show and Judging Seminar, Caroline Bay Hall, Timaru, New Zealand
October 23 – 30
Birmingham & Midland Orchid Society Autumn Show, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Westbourne Rd., Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
October 25 – 29
Redcliffe District Orchid Society Show, Redcliffe Municipal Library, Oxley Ave., Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia
October 26 – 30
Alamo Orchid Society Show, Omni San Antonio Hotel, 9821 Colonnade Blvd., San Antonio, Texas
October 27 – 29
Northern Rivers Orchid Species Society Show, Lismore Shopping Square, Brewster & Uralba Sts., Lismore, NSW, Australia
October 28 – 29
Merritt Huntington Memorial Symposium, Cavalier Oceanfront Hotel, 4201 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, Virginia
October 28 – 29
Alstonville Orchid Society Show, Uniting Church Hall, Main St., Alstonville, NSW, Australia
October 28 – 30
Delray Beach Orchid Society Show, Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach, Florida
October 28 – 30
Alfred County Orchid Society Show, Stephward Estate, Uvongo, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
October 29
Hardy Orchid Day, Roellke Orchids, Floessweg 11, 33758 Schloss Holte, Stukenbrock, Germany
October 29 – 30
Kentucky Orchid Society Fall Show, Fern Valley Hotel and Conference Center, 2715 Fern Valley Rd., Louisville, Kentucky
October 29 – 30
Brevard County Orchid Society Fall Fair, Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd., Melbourne, Florida
October 29 – 30
Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Garden Show, Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Rd. W., Burlington, Ontario, Canada
October 29 – 30
Mornington Peninsula Orchid Society Summer Show, St Paul’s Church Hall, High St., Frankston, Victoria, Australia
October 29 – 30
Stawell Orchid Society Summer Show, Halls Gap Hall, Main St., Halls Gap, Victoria, Australia
October 29 – 30
Toowoomba Orchid Society, St. Pauls Church, James & Phillip Sts., Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
October 30
South East Orchid Society Autumn Open Show, Ashford Rail Staff Hall, Beaver Rd., Ashford, Kent, UK
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October 2nd, 2011 at 7:04 am
Wow! You really did your homework and now I have to do mine and arrange my schedule in a way that will enable me to visit at least one of those shows.
Of course, living in Southern California, the Southland Orchid Show at the Huntington Library would be perfect.
October 7th, 2011 at 4:13 pm
omg, that is really a remarkable list. I had no idea there were so many orchid addicts in thw world.