No April Fools — the whole world loves orchids, and this month’s massive show list proves it. Big cities like London, Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, Chicago, Budapest, and Brisbane always put on remarkable events. Shows in small town and remote corners of the world are reliably full of orchid delights, too.
April 5 – 6
Garden Island Orchid Society Show & Sale, Hanapepe United Church of Christ, 4481 Kona Rd., Hanapepe, Kauai, Hawaii
April 5 – 7
Northeast Louisiana Orchid Society Show, Pecanland Mall, 4700 Milhaven Rd., Monroe, Louisiana
April 5 – 7
Castle Hill Orchid Fair, Castle Hill Show Ground, Carrington Rd., Castle Hill, NSW, Australia
April 5 – 7
Journees de l’Orchidee, Salle des fetes a Villeneuve-sur-Bellot, entre Coulommiers et Chateau-Thierry, Seine-et-Marne, France
April 5 – 7
Witwatersrand Orchid Society Autumn Show, The Floreum, Olifants Rd., Emmarentia Dam, Johannesburg, South Africa
April 5 – 7
Exposicao Nacional de Orquideas de Marilia, Espaco Cultural Ezequiel Bambini, Av. Sampaio Vidal, s/n, Sao Paulo, Brazil
April 5 – 7
Festival de Flores de Santo Andre, Parque Prefeito Celso Daniel, Av. Dom Pedro II, 940, Bairro Jardim, Santo Andre, Sao Paulo, Brazil
April 5 – 7
Exposicao de Orquideas de Novo Hamburgo, Rancho de Colegio Marista Pio XII, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
April 5 – 7
Exposicao de Orquideas de Carandai, Saguao da Prefeitura de Carandai, Carandai, Minas Gerais, Brazil
April 5 – 7
Orchideenausstellung Mittelhessen, Botanischer Garten Marburg, Univ. of Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Str., Marburg, Hesse, Germany
April 6
Solihull and District Orchid Society Spring Show, Arden School, Station Rd., Knowle, West Midlands, UK
April 6
North of England Orchid Society Monthly Meeting & Show, Barton Village Hall, Barton, Lancashire, UK
April 6 – 7
Illinois Orchid Society Show, Chicago Botanic Garden, Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe, Illinois
April 6 – 7
California Central Coast Orchid Show & Sale, South County Regional Center, 800 West Branch St., Arroyo Grande, California
April 6 – 7
Napa Valley Orchid Society Show & Sale, Senior Activity Center, 1500 Jefferson St., Napa, California
April 6 – 7
Central Florida Orchid Society Spring Show & Sale, Maitland Civic Center, 641 S Maitland Ave., Maitland, Florida
April 6 – 7
Central Ohio Orchid Society Show, Franklin Park Conservatory, 1777 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio
April 6 – 7
Cherry City Orchid Society Show, Lancaster Mall, 831 Lancaster Dr. NE, Salem, Oregon
April 6 – 7
Desert Valley Orchid Society Show & Sale, Baker Nursery, 3414 N. 40th St., Phoenix, Arizona
April 6 – 7
Genesee Region Orchid Society Show & Sale, Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave., Rochester, New York
April 6 – 7
Northwest Orchid Society Show & Sale, Sky Nursery, 18528 Aurora Ave. N, Shoreline, Washington
April 6 – 7
Utah Orchid Society Show, Red Butte Gardens, 303 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, Utah
April 6 – 7
Tropical Plant Society of Modesto Show & Sale, Agnes M. Baptist Elementary School, 1825 Cheyenne Way, Modesto, California
April 6 – 7
Orchidofolie, Pavillon Envirotron, 2480 Blvd. Hochelaga, Univ. Laval, Quebec, Canada
April 6 – 7
Eastern District Orchid Society Autumn Show, Bayside Uniting Church Hall, 420 Wondall Rd., Manly West, Queensland, Australia
April 6 – 7
Exposicao de Orquideas de Niteroi, Jardim Botanico de Niteroi, Horto do Fonseca, Alameda Sao Boaventura, 770, Fonseca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
April 7
Lincolnshire Orchid Group Spring Show, Cranwell Village Hall, Old School Ln., Sleaford, Lincolnshire, UK
April 7
North East of England Orchid Society Annual Show, Bowburn Community Centre, Bowburn, County Durham, UK
April 7
West Cornwall Orchid Society Spring Show, Holman Sports Club, Pendarves Rd., Camborne, Cornwall, UK
April 7
Penang Monthly Orchid Show, Pavilion Formal Garden, Penang Botanic Garden, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia
April 7
Perlis Monthly Orchid Show, Perlis Monthly Orchid Show, Taman Rimba Herba, Batu Pahat, Perlis, Malaysia
April 11 – 13
Lismore Orchid Society Show, Lismore Central Shopping Centre, Carrington St., Lismore, NSW, Australia
April 11 – 13
Tweed District Orchid Society Show, Jessie McMillan Hall, Wollumbin St., Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia
April 11 – 13
North Star Orchid Circle Show & Australasian Native Orchid Society Show, Burpengary Plaza, 177-183 Station Rd., Burpengary, Queensland, Australia
April 11 – 14
Exposicion Bucara-Orquideas, Parque de las Mejores Publicas Concha Acustica, Cra. 28 peatonal No. 37-35, Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia
April 12 – 13
Englewood Area Orchid Society Show, Englewood United Methodist Church, 700 Dearborn St., Englewood, Florida
April 12 – 13
RHS London Orchid Show and Botanical Art Show, Lawrence Hall, Vincent Square, Westminster, London, UK
April 12 – 13
Bay Orchard Sprayers Orchid Show, Te Puke Memorial Hall, 128 State Hwy. 2, Te Puke, New Zealand
April 12 – 13
Sunshine Coast Orchid Society Autumn Show, Caloundra Uniting Church Hall, Queen St., Caloundra, Queensland, Australia
April 12 – 14
International Orchid Show & Sale, Drexel Univ. Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 12 – 14
San Joaquin Orchid Society Show, Sherwood Mall, 5308 Pacific Ave., Stockton, California
April 12 – 14
Central Vancouver Island Orchid Society & Sale, Nanaimo North Town Centre, 4750 Rutherford Rd., Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
April 12 – 14
Exposicao de Orquideas de Governador Valadares, Teatro Atiaia, Galeria Monhagara, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
April 12 – 14
Exposicao de Orquideas de Sete Lagoas, Casarao Nho-Quim, Praca Tiradentes, Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
April 13
Orchid Society of Great Britain Essex Group Spring Show, Billericay South Green Memorial Hall, Southend Rd., Billericay, Essex, UK
April 13 – 14
Central Indiana Orchid Society Spring Show, Garfield Park Conservatory, 2505 Conservatory Dr., Indianapolis, Indiana
April 13 – 14
Toronto Artistic Orchid Association Show, Centre for Information and Community Service, 2330 Midland Ave., Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
April 13 – 14
Collectors’ Plant Fair, Hawkesbury Racecourse, Racecourse Rd., Clarendon, NSW, Australia
April 19 – 21
Deep South Orchid Society Show, Savannah Mall, 14045 Abercorn St., Savannah, Georgia
April 19 – 21
Sacajawea Orchid Society Show, Gallatin Valley Mall, 2825 W. Main St., Unit 3-J, Bozeman, Montana
April 19 – 21
Sandhills Orchid Society Spring Show, Cape Fear Botanic Gardens, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville, North Carolina
April 19 – 21
Citta delle Orchidee, Monte Porzio Catone, Italy
April 19 – 21
Exposicao de Orquideas de Maraba, Fundacao Casa da Cultura de Maraba, Fl 31 Qd Especial Lt 01, Nova Maraba, Maraba, Para, Brazil
April 19 – 21
Exposicao de Orquideas de Brasilia, Jardim Botanico de Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, Brazil
April 20
Gold Coast Cymbidium Growers Show & Sale, Woodside Road United Methodist Church, 2000 Woodside Rd., Redwood City, California
April 20
Thames Valley Orchid Society Spring Show, Roots Garden Centre, Priors Court Rd., Hermitage, Newbury, West Berkshire, UK
April 20
North Moreton Species Appreciation, Bald Hills Memorial Hall, 2126 Gympie Rd., Bald Hills, Queensland, Australia
April 20 – 21
Tallahassee Orchid Society Show & Sale, Doyle Conner Agriculture Bldg., 3125 Doyle Conner Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida
April 20 – 21
Ann Arbor Orchid Festival and Mid America Orchid Congress, Methaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 North Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor, Michigan
April 20 – 21
Oregon Orchid Show & Sale, Ambridge Event Center, 1333 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland, Oregon
April 20 – 21
Sacramento Orchid Society Show & Sale, Scottish Rite Temple, 6151 H St., Sacramento, California
April 20 – 21
Southern Tier Orchid Society Show, Oakdale Mall, 601-635 Harry L. Dr., Johnson City, New York
April 20 – 21
Houston Orchid Society Show & Sale, Houston Museum of Natural Science, 5555 Hermann Park Dr., Houston, Texas
April 20 – 21
Tulsa Orchid Society Spring Show & Sale, Tulsa Garden Center, 2435 S. Peoria Ave., Tulsa, Oklahoma
April 20 – 21
Ottawa Orchid Society Show, Nepean Sportsplex, 1701 Woodroffe Ave., Nepean, Ontario, Canada
April 20 – 21
Weekend Orchid Fair, Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Rd., Glasgow, Scotland, UK
April 20 – 21
Brisbane Orchid Society Show, Mt. Gravatt State School, 1263 Logan Rd., Mt. Gravatt, Queensland, Australia
April 20 – 21
West Brisbane Orchid Society Autumn Show & Plant Spectacular, Brisbane Botanic Gardens Auditorium, Mt. Coot-tha, Queensland, Australia
April 20 – 21
Exposition Orchidees & Chocolats, Grande salle de l’hippodrome international de La Capelle, Aisne, France
April 21
Fenland Orchid Society Annual Show, Village Hall, Terrington St. Clement, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, UK
April 23 – 27
Tygerberg Orchid Group Autumn Show, Durbanville Town Hall, Durbanville, Cape Town, South Africa
April 26 – 27
Exposicion Nacional de Orquideas Cartago, Gimnasio del Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica, 800 metros este Estadio Fello Meza, Cartago, Costa Rica
April 26 – 28
Orchids and Bromeliads Spring Exhibition, Museum of Agriculture, Vajdahunyad Castle, Budapest, Hungary
April 26 – 28
Exposicao de Orquideas, Minas Centro, Rua Guajajaras, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
April 27
Central Orchid Society Spring Show, Perton Civic Centre, Church Rd., Perton, Wolverhampton, UK
April 27
Redlands Orchid Society Autumn Show, Donald Simpson Centre, 172 Bloomfield St., Cleveland, Queensland, Australia
April 27 – 28
Heart O’ Texas Orchid Society Show, Zilker Botanical Gardens Center, 2220 Barton Springs Rd., Austin, Texas
April 27 – 28
Vero Beach Orchid Society Show & Sale, Riverside Park, 3001 Riverside Park Dr., Vero Beach, Florida
April 27 – 28
Ipswich Orchid Society Autumn Show, Silkstone State Primary School, Molloy St., Silkstone, Queensland, Australia
April 27 – 28
Dublin Orchid Fair, National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Botanic Rd., Dublin, Ireland
April 27 – 28
Jamaica Horticultural Society Flower Show, JHS Showgrounds, Gibson Dr., Hope Pastures, Kingston 6, Jamaica
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