Of the dozens of shows around the globe this month, I’m fortunate enough to live in the backyard of one of the largest, the Pacific Orchid Expo opening February 24th. Only Tokyo’s show opening February 18th is bigger. No matter the orchid count, all these shows offer magical blooms for your enjoyment. Many are perfectly timed to shop for Valentine’s Day gifts.
February 2 – 5
Asociacion de Orquidistas Del Sur Show, Central Atrium Plaza del Caribe, 3315 Ponce Bypass, Ponce, Puerto Rico
February 2 – 5
Asociacion Guatemalateca de Orquideologia Show, Cerveceria Centroamericana, Salon Jose Arzu Castillo, 3a Ave. 7-16 Zona 2, Guatemala City, Guatemala
February 3 – 5
Orchid Society of Greater St. Louis Show, Missouri Botanical Garden, 4334 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri
February 3 – 5
Salon d’Orchidees, Salle Vergeze Espace, Rue Victor Hugo, Vergeze, France
February 4
Jamaica Orchid Society Outreach Judging Event, Jamaica Confederation of Trades Unions Building, Hope Blvd., Kingston 6, Jamaica
February 4 – 5
Venice Area Orchid Society Show, Venice Community Center, 326 S. Nokomis Ave., Venice, Florida
February 4 – 5
Sonoma County Orchid Society Show, Santa Rosa Veterans Building, 1351 Maple Ave., Santa Rosa, California
February 4 – 5
Orchid Grower’s Guild Orchid Quest, Exhibition Hall, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, Wisconsin
February 4 – 12
Okinawa International Orchid Show, Tropical Dream Center, 424 Ishikawa, Ocean Expo Park, Motobu Town, Okinawa, Japan
February 9 – 12
Deep Cut Orchid Society Show, Dearborn Market, 2170 Rte. 35S, Homdel Twp., New Jersey
February 10 – 12
Greater Orlando Orchid Society Show, Orlando Garden Club, 710 E. Rollins St., Orlando, Florida
February 10 – 12
Newport Harbor Orchid Society Show, 1025 Westminster Mall, Westminster, California
February 10 – 12
New Hampshire Orchid Society Show, Radisson Hotel, 11 Tara Blvd., Nashua, New Hampshire
February 10 – 12
Orchid Society of Greater Kansas City Show, American Royal Center, 1800 Genessee St., Kansas City, Missouri
February 10 – 12
Exposition d’Orchidees, Espace Les Colonnes, 51 bd Maréchal Joffre, Bourg-la-Reine, France
February 11
North of England Orchid Society Monthly Meeting & Show, St. Peter’s Church, Cecil Rd., Hale, Cheshire, UK
February 11
Valentine Orchid Festival, Brookfields Garden Centre, Mapperley Plains, Nottingham, UK
February 11 – 12
Boca Raton Orchid Society Show, Safe Schools Institute, 1790 NW Spanish River Blvd., Boca Raton, Florida
February 11 – 12
Tacoma Orchid Society Show, Windmill Gardens, 16009 60th Street E., Sumner, Washington
February 11 – 12
Aspley Orchid Society Summer Show, Mt. Coot-tha Gardens Auditorium, Mt. Coot-tha Rd., Toowong, Queensland, Australia
February 11 – 12
Cayman Islands Orchid Society Show, Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, Northside, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
February 11 – 12 CANCELLED
Southern Ontario Orchid Society Show, Toronto, Canada
February 12
Federation of Malaya Orchid Society Show, Pavilion Formal Garden, Penang Botanical Garden, Penang, Malaysia
February 16 – 19
Asociacion Acostena de Orquideologia Show, Gimnasio de la Villa Olimpica Jose Figueres Ferrer, Sos Cereas, Desamparados, San Jose, Costa Rica
February 17 – 19
Mobile Area Orchid Society Annual Show and Sale, Mobile Botanical Gardens, 5151 Museum Dr., Mobile, Alabama
February 18
National Capital Orchid Society Paphiopedilum Forum, Behnke’s Nursery, 11300 Baltimore Ave. Beltsville, Maryland
February 18
North Bucks Orchid Society Annual Show, Fliwick Village Hall, Flitwick, Central Bedfordshire, UK
February 18
Orchid Festival, Langford Nurseries & Garden Centre, Langford, Central Bedfordshire, UK
February 18 – 19
Batavia Orchid Society Show, DuPage County Showgrounds, 2015 Manchester Rd., Wheaton, Illinois
February 18 – 19
Miami Valley Orchid Society Show, Cox Arboretum, 6733 Springboro Pike, Dayton, Ohio
February 18 – 26
Japan Grand Prix International Orchid Festival, Tokyo Dome 1-3-61, Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
February 19
Barnby Moor Orchid Show, Ye Olde Bell Hotel, Barnby Moor, Nottinghamshire, UK
February 24 – 26
San Francisco Orchid Society’s Pacific Orchid Exposition, Fort Mason Festival Pavilion, San Francisco, California
February 24 – 26
Amherst Orchid Society Show, Smith Vo-Ag High School, 80 Locust St., Route 9, Northamton, Massachusetts
February 24 – 26
North Carolina Piedmont Orchid Society Show, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, 6500 S. New Hope Rd., Belmont, North Carolina
February 24 – 26
Virginia Orchid Society Show, Strange’s Garden Centre, 1211 West Broad St., Richmond, Virginia
February 24 – 26
Orchid Society of Alberta Fair, Grant MacEwan College South Campus, 7319-29 Ave., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
February 24 – 26
St. Croix Orchid Society Show, Univ. of Virgin Islands, Kingshill, US Virgin Islands
February 25
South West Orchid Society Annual Show, West Monkton Village Hall, Monkton Heathfield, Somerset, UK
February 25
Bournemouth Orchid Society Show, Allendale Centre, Hanham Rd., Wimborne, Dorset, UK
February 25 – 26
Greater Lansing Orchid Society Show, Crop & Soil Sciences Conservatory, Michigan State Univ., Bogue St. & Wilson Rd., E. Lansing, Michigan
February 25 – 26
Mt. Baker Orchid Society Show, Skagit Valley Gardens, 18923 Peter Johnson Rd., Mt. Vernon, Washington
February 25 – 26
Niagara Frontier Orchid Society Winter Show, Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Garden, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo, New York
February 25 – 26
Montego Bay Orchid Club Show, Montego River Garden, Porto Bello, Montego Bay, Jamaica
February 26
Harrogate Orchid Society Annual Show, Brittania Inn, Bramhope, West Yorkshire, UK
February 26
Orchid Society of East Anglia Spring Show, Eaton Parish Hall, Colman Rd., Norwich, Norfolk, UK
February 26
British Orchid Growers Association Masterclass for Beginners, Burnham Nurseries, Forches Cross, Newton Abbot, Devon, UK
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February 4th, 2012 at 6:46 am
We are planning some journeys to major orchidshows around the world for making lots of photos for our new website. (www.globalorchids.info)
In 2013 we would like to visite one of the top orchidshows in Japan.
We are interested in making photos of botanical and hybrids that are correctly labeled.
We are not sure with show is better.
The Japan Grand Prix International Orchid Festival, the Asia Pacific Orchid Conference in Okinawa, or a show in some other City in Japan.
Can you advise us with show to visite?
February 5th, 2012 at 12:37 pm
Hi Albert. I’d love to take a trip like yours! I’ve never been to either of those shows, but I’m sure they’re both very worthwhile. I believe the Tokyo show is larger than the Okinawa show. Bon voyage!
February 27th, 2012 at 6:21 am
Great event rundown here. Would be nice to make it to one of these orchid shows.