Orchids are ringing in the new year on six continents. To offset the winter cold, botanical gardens in Denver, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, and St. Louis offer extended exhibits in warm glasshouses. Large events or small, they’re all worth a visit.
January 3 – 18
Orchids, Orchids, Orchids Exhibition, Itabashi Ward Tropical Environment Plant Museum, 8-29-2 Takashimadaira, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
January 8 – 12
All Japan Orchid Society World Show, World Import Mart Building, 4th Floor, Sunshine City, Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan
January 9 – 11
Ft. Lauderdale Orchid Society Show & Sale, Charles F. Dodge City Center, 601 City Center Blvd., Pembroke Pines, Florida
January 9 – 11
Festival de Orquídeas, Villa Jequitimar, Loja 45, Av. Marjory da Silva Prado, 1100, Praia do Pernambuco, Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil
January 9 – 12
New Year Cattleya Exhibition, Toyama Prefectural Botanical Garden, Sunlight Hall, 42 Kamikuwata, Fuchu-machi, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan
January 10
Illustrated talk: Me and My Orchids, by Lynda Coles, Aberglasney Gardens, Llangathen, Carmarthen, UK
January 10 – 11
Sarasota Orchid Society Show & Sale, Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, 801 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida
January 10 – 11
Camden Haven Orchid Society Show, Laurieton United Services Club, Seymour St., Laurieton, NSW, Australia
January 10 – February 16
Orchid Showcase, Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver, Colorado
January 10 – March 15
Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 1 Schenley Dr., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 16 – 18
Tamiami International Orchid Festival, Miami Dade County Fair Expo Center, Fuchs Pavilion, 10901 SW 24th St., Miami, Florida
January 16 – 18
North Jersey Orchid Society Show & Sale, Douglass Student Center, Rutgers Univ., 100 George St., New Brunswick, New Jersey
January 16 – 18
Salon des Orchidées de Rueil-Malmaison, Maison de l’Europe, 312 Av. Napoléon Bonaparte, Rueil-Malmaison, France
January 17
Slipper Orchid Symposium, in-person or virtual, Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino, California
January 22
Orchid 101, in-person class, Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 1777 E. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio
January 22 – March 9
Orchid Exhibit, Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo, New York
January 22, continuing on various dates until March 7
Orchids After Dark, Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, 2655 South Park Ave., Buffalo, New York
January 23 – 25
Apopka International Winter Orchid Festival, Krull-Smith, 2800 W. Ponkan Rd., Apopka, Florida
January 23 – 25
Wild Orchids of Southern Africa Conference, Dunkeld Estate, Dullstroom, Mpumalanga, South Africa
January 24 – 25
San Diego County Orchid Society Winter Show & Sale, Casa Del Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, California
January 24 – 25
Grand Valley Orchid Society Show & Sale, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 1000 E. Beltline NE, Grand Rapids, Michigan
January 24 – 25
Orchid Society of Minnesota Show, Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, 1225 Estabrook Dr., St. Paul, Minnesota
January 24 – 25
Cape and Islands Orchid Society Show, Emerald Resort & Conference Center, 35 Scudder Ave., Hyannis, Massachusetts
January 24 – 25
Yamaharu Gardening New Year Orchid Exhibition, Yamaharu Engei, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
January 24 – February 1
Okinawa International Orchid Show, Tropical Dream Center, Ocean Expo Park, 424 Ishikawa, Motobu, Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan
January 24 – February 7
OAK Orchideen Ausstellung Kuster, Gartencenter Kuster AG, Bahnhofplatz 1, Stans, Switzerland
January 27
January Virtual Lecture – Native Orchid Conservation Efforts at Longwood Gardens, by Peter Zale PhD, over Zoom
January 30 – February 1
Gulf Coast Orchid Society Show & Sale, Gautier Convention Center, 2012 Library Ln., Gautier, Mississippi
January 30 – February 1
Expo Orquídea de San José de Gracia, Plaza de San José de Gracia, Municipio de Marcos Castellanos, Michoacán, México
January 30 – February 1
Salon International d’Orchidées, La Salle Vergèze, 169 Rue du Charron, Vergèze, France
January 31
Gold Coast Cymbidium Society Auction, San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo, California
January 31
National Capital Orchid Society Paphiopedilum Forum, North Chevy Chase Christian Church, 8814 Kensington Pkwy., Chevy Chase, Maryland
January 31 – February 1
Taranaki Orchid Society Show, Highlands School Hall, Coronation Ave., New Plymouth, New Zealand
January 31 – February 1
Gordale Houseplant & Orchid Festival, Gordale Garden Centre, Chester High Rd., Burton, South Wirral, Cheshire, UK
January 31 – February 1
Salon de l’Orchidée, Salle des Fêtes de Montamisé, Rue du Cèdre, Montamisé, France
January 31 – March 1
Missouri Botanical Garden Orchid Show, Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center, Emerson Conservatory, Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri
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