From Nairobi to Atlanta to Barcelona to Honolulu to Seattle to Brisbane to Guatemala City, orchids are beloved around the globe. Check out these events, and also check with your orchid society for local shows, auctions, and seminars.
October 1
North of England Orchid Society Plant Auction, Barton Village Hall, Preston, Lancashire, UK
October 1
Woolgoolga District Orchid Society Spring Show, Woolgoolga Public School, Yeates Hall, 1-11 Scarborough St., Woolgoolga, NSW, Australia
October 1 – 2
Central New York Orchid Society Fall Show & Sale, Beaver Lake Nature Center, 8477 E. Mud Lake Rd., Baldwinsville, New York
October 1 – 2
Northwest Orchid Society Fall Show & Sale, Volunteer Park Conservatory, 1400 E. Galer St., Seattle, Washington
October 1 – 2
Morongo Basin Orchid Festival, Gubler Orchids, 2200 Belfield Blvd., Landers, California
October 1 – 2
Cape Orchid Society Spring Show, Richard Crowie Hall, Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, Rhodes Dr., Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa
October 1 – 2
Ringwood Orchid Society Spring Show, Keystone Hall, 20 Civic Square, Croydon, Victoria, Australia
October 1 – 2
Horsham & District Orchid Club Spring Show, Horsham College Hall, Dimboola Rd., Horsham , Victoria, Australia
October 1 – 2
Wanganui Orchid Society Show, Wanganui High School, Purnell St., Wanganui, New Zealand
October 1 – 2
Canterbury Orchid Society Show, Mineral & Lapidary Club, 110 Waltham Rd., Christchurch, New Zealand
October 1 – 4
Great Lakes Orchid Society Show, Forster Public School, Head St., Forster, NSW, Australia
October 2
Cambridge Orchid Society Auction, Harston Village Hall, High St., Harston, Cambridgeshire, UK
October 5 – 16
Central California Orchid Society Show at the Big Fresno Fair, Fresno Fairgrounds, 1121 S. Chance Ave., Fresno, California
October 6 – 9
Campbelltown Orchid Society Show, Macarthur Square Shopping Centre, 200 Gilchrist Dr., Campbelltown, NSW, Australia
October 7 – 8
Honolulu Orchid Society Show & Sale, Washington Middle School, 1633 S. King St., Honolulu, Hawaii
October 7 – 8
Bribie Island Orchid Society Spring Show, The Orchid House, 156A First Ave., Bongaree, Queensland, Australia
October 7 – 9
Redland International Orchid Festival, Redland Fruit & Spice Park, 24801 SW 187th Ave., Homestead, Florida
October 7 – 9
Southern Orchid Spectacular, Sutherland Basketball Stadium, Waratah Park, Rawson Ave., Sutherland, NSW, Australia
October 7 – 9
Bendigo Orchid Club Spring Show, Eaglehawk Soccer Club, 5 Murdock St., Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
October 7 – 9
Expo/Vente d’Orchidées, Salle du Broustic, 11 Esp. du Broustic, Andernos, France
October 8
Howick Orchid Society Show, Fencible Lounge, Howick Library, Uxbridge Rd., Howick, New Zealand
October 8
Wairoa Orchid Society Show, Presbyterian Church Hall, 104 Queen St., Wairoa, New Zealand
October 8
Milton Ulladulla Orchid Society Show, Ulladulla Civic Centre, Princes Hwy., Ulladulla, NSW, Australia
October 8 – 9
Illinois Orchid Society Fall Show & Sale, Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe, Illinois
October 8 – 9
Wellington Orchid Society Show, Walter Nash Centre, Taine St., Taita, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
October 8 – 9
Australasian Native Orchid Society Central Coast Sarcochilus Show, Narara Valley Nursery, 2 Manns Rd., Narara, NSW, Australia
October 8 – 9
Albury Wodonga and District Inland Champion Orchid Show, Mirambeena Centre, 19 Martha Mews, Lavington, NSW, Australia
October 8 – 9
St. Arnaud Orchid Society Spring Show, St. Arnaud Town Hall, 40 Napier St., St. Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
October 9
Townsville Orchid Society Field Day, Townsville Orchid Society Hall, Charles St., Kirwan, Queensland, Australia
October 11
Royal Horticultural Society Orchid Committee Show, Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, UK
October 13 – 16
Expo Guatemala, Salon de Exposiciones, Zoológico La Aurora, 5 Calle Interior Finca la Aurora z. 13, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
October 14 – 16
Huntington International Orchid Show & Sale, Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino, California
October 14 – 16
Atlanta Orchid Society Show & Sale, Day Hall, Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta, Georgia
October 14 – 16
Exposition Vente Internationale d’Orchidées, Salle de l’Eden, Place de la Boaterie, Feurs, France
October 15
Revesby Workers Australian Native Orchid Club Show, Revesby Workers Club, Brett St., Revesby, NSW, Australia
October 15 – 16
Denver Orchid Society Show & Sale, Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver, Colorado
October 15 – 16
Yarra Valley Orchid Society Spring Show, Seville Public Hall, 590 Warburton Hwy., Seville, Victoria, Australia
October 15 – 16
Cobden and District Orchid Club Show, Civic Hall, Victoria St., Cobden, Victoria, Australia
October 15 – 16
Wairarapa Orchid Circle Show, Senior Citizens Hall, Cole St., Masterton, New Zealand
October 20 – 23
Kenya Orchid Society Show & Sale, Loita Hall, Sarit Expo Centre, Karuma Rd., Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya
October 20 – 23
Western Suburbs Orchid Society Show, Ashfield Mall, Liverpool Rd., Ashfield, NSW, Australia
October 21 – 23
Massachusetts Orchid Society Show & Sale, Sons of Italy, 117 Swanton St., Winchester, Massachusetts
October 21 – 23
Ballarat Orchid Society Show, Federation University Hall, Gillies & Gregory Sts., Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
October 21 – 23
Exposition Internationale d’Orchidée, Salle Multiculturelle – La Chênaie, Allée des Sports, Breuillet, France
October 22
Orchid SPECIES Show & Auction, West Pennant Hills Community Church, 43 Eton Rd., West Pennant Hills, NSW, Australia
October 22
Shoalhaven Orchid Society Show, Bomaderry Community Centre, 19 Birriley St., Bomaderry, NSW, Australia
October 22 – 23
Gainesville Orchid Society Show & Sale, Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, 4700 SW 58th Dr., Gainesville, Florida
October 22 – 23
Eastern Iowa Orchid Society Show & Sale, Elks Lodge Hall, 801 33rd Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
October 22 – 23
Central Ohio Orchid Society Show & Sale, Polaris Fashion Place, 1500 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio
October 22 – 23
Orchid Species Show, Mt. Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, 152 Mt. Coot-tha Rd., Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
October 22 – 23
Bayside Orchid Society Summer Show, Cranbourne Public Hall, 166-178 South Gippsland Hwy., Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia
October 22 – 23
Batemans Bay Orchid and Foliage Society Show, Batemans Bay Soldiers Club, Beach Rd., Batemans Bay, NSW, Australia
October 23
East Midlands Orchid Society Show, Bottesford Village Hall, Belvoir Rd., Bottesford, Nottingham, UK
October 26 – 30
American Orchid Society Fall Members Meeting, Embassy Suites Riverfront Promenade Hotel, 100 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, California
October 28 – 30
Exposition Vente Internationale Orchidées, Grande Halle, rue du Somport, L’Union, France
October 29
Kansas Orchid Society Fall Show & Sale, Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, 701 Amidon St., Wichita, Kansas
October 29 – 30
Orchid Society of Greater Kansas City Show & Sale, Merriam Community Center, 6040 Slater St., Merriam, Kansas
October 29 – 30
Stawell Orchid Society Summer Show, Centenary Hall, Main St., Halls Gap, Victoria, Australia
October 29 – 30
Yarra Valley Orchid Society & Ringwood Orchid Society Sarcochilus Show, Keystone Hall, 20 Civic Square, Croydon, Victoria, Australia
October 29 – 30
Exposició d’Orquídies Exòtiques, Espai Josep Bota, Recinte Fabra i Coats, Sant Andreu, Barcelona, Spain
October 29 – November 1
Magie des Orchidées, Château de Vascoeuil, 8 Rue Jules Michelet, Vascoeuil, France
October 30
Wessex Orchid Society Autumn Show, Portchester Parish Hall, Castle St., Portchester, Fareham, UK
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