With spring events in the northern hemisphere, and autumn events in the southern hemisphere, March is a busy month. Shows, expos, festivals, sales, auctions, and talks are happening on five continents. Dresden, Germany hosts the World Orchid Conference on March 26-29. Also known as the “Orchid Olympics,” this large conference and show takes place every three years.
March 3
Smithsonian Event: Orchids for Beginners, online program by Smithsonian orchid expert Barbara Schmidt, 2 hours
March 5 – 8
Exposición de Sociedad Dominicana de Orquideología, Jardín Botánico Nacional de Santo Domingo, Av. República de Colombia y Av. de los Próceres, Sector Altos de Gala, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana
March 5 – 8
Feria de Orquídeas, Orquidário Anápolis, Ana Shopping, Av. Universitária, 2221, Vila Santa Isabel, Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil
March 5 – April 19
Orchid Delirium, Powell Gardens, 1609 US-50 E., Kingsville, Missouri
March 6
Mathers Foundation Orchid Collection Guided Tour, visit the Mathers Foundation’s spectacular orchid collection; guided tour for in-person visitors in Pulborough, West Sussex, UK
March 6 – 8
Orchid Society of the Ozarks Show & Sale, Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center, 1335 W. Knapp Dr., Fayetteville, Arkansas
March 6 – 8
Mobile Area Orchid Society Show & Sale, Bellingrath Gardens and Home, 12401 Bellingrath Rd., Theodore, Alabama
March 6 – 8
New Hampshire Orchid Society Show & Sale, Courtyard at Marriott, 2200 Southwood Dr., Nashua, New Hampshire
March 6 – 8
Martin County Orchid Society Show & Sale, Martin County Fairgrounds, 2616 SE Dixie Hwy., Stuart, Florida
March 6 – 8
Maryland Orchid Society Spring Show & Sale, Main Building, Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Rd., Timonium, Maryland
March 6 – 8
Central California Orchid Society Show & Sale, part of the Fresno Home and Garden Show, Fresno Fair Grounds, 1121 S. Chance Ave., Fresno, California
March 6 – 8
Exposição de Orquídeas de Batatais, Ginásio de Esportes da Ceuclar, Rua Dom Bosco 390, Castelo, São Paulo, Brazil
March 6 – 8
Festival de Orquídeas e Plantas Ornamentais em Campinas, Estação Cultura de Campinas, Praça Mal. Floriano Peixoto, Centro, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
March 6 – 8
Exposição e Mercado de Orquídeas, Bromélias, Cactos, Bonsai e Plantas Ornamentais, Pavilhão de Eventos Henry Paul, R. Prof. Július Scheidemantel, s/n, Centro, Timbó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
March 7
Gardena Orchid Show & Sale, Nakaoka Community Center, 1670 W. 162nd St., Gardena, California
March 7
Suffolk Orchid Society Spring Show, St. Michaels Church Centre, The Drift, Martlesham, Suffolk, UK
March 7
South West Orchid Society Show, West Monkton Village Hall, Monkton, Taunton, UK
March 7
Sheffield Orchid Society Spring Show & Exotic Plant Fair, St. John’s Church Hall, Abbeydale Road S., Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
March 7 – 8
Mt. Baker Orchid Society Show & Sale, Christianson’s Nursery, 15806 Best Rd., Mt. Vernon, Washington
March 7 – 8
Wisconsin Orchid Society Show & Sale, Milaeger’s Garden Center, 4838 Douglas Ave., Racine, Wisconsin
March 7 – 8
Greater Akron Orchid Society Spring Show & Sale, Petitti Garden Center, 311 West Ave., Tallmadge, Ohio
March 7 – 8
Fiesta de las Flores / Tucson Orchid Society Show & Sale, Mesquite Valley Growers Nursery, 8005 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson, Arizona
March 7 – 8
Queensland Orchid Society Autumn Show, Belmont Shooting Complex, 1485 Old Cleveland Rd., Belmont, Queensland, Australia
March 7 – 8
Feira de Orquídeas & Artesanato, Orquidário NS Aparecida, Av. 15, 874, Centro, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
March 8
Wessex Orchid Society Spring Show, Portchester Parish Hall, 1 Assheton Court, Castle St., Portchester, Fareham, Hampshire, UK
March 8
South East Orchid Society Spring Show, British Railway Staff Association Hall, Beaver Rd., Ashford, Kent, UK
March 11
Honolulu Orchid Society Silent Auction, Lanakila Elementary Cafeteria, 717 N. Kuakini St., Honolulu, O’ahu, Hawaii
March 11 – 15
Exposición Nacional de Orquídeas, Zoológico La Aurora, 5ta calle Interior, Finca La Aurora, Zona 13, Guatemala City, Guatemala
March 11 – 15
Exhibición de Orquídeas, Jardín Botánico y Cultural de Caguas, PR-156, Caguas, Puerto Rico
March 12 – 15
Exposición Nacional de Orquídeas, Jardín Botánico Lankester, 5 km (3,7 millas) al este de Cartago, carretera a Paraíso, Dulce Nombre, Cartago, Costa Rica
March 12 – 15
L’Exposition d’Orchidées, L’Abbaye de Vaucelles, 59258 Les Rues des Vignes, Vaucelles, France
March 13 – 15
Atlanta Orchid Society Show & Sale, Day Hall, Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta, Georgia
March 13 – 15
Manitoba Orchid Society Show & Sale, Breezy Bend Country Club, 7620 Roblin Blvd., Headingley, Manitoba, Canada
March 13 – 15
RHS Orchid Show, Hilltop Learning Centre Garden Room, RHS Garden Wisley, Wisley Ln., Woking, Surrey, UK
March 13 – 15
Exposição de Orquídeas, Associação Orquidófila de São Paulo, Rua Galvão Bueno 596, Bairro Liberdade, São Paulo, Brazil
March 13 – 15
Exposição de Orquídeas e Bicicletas Antigas, Pavilhão de Eventos da Festa Pomerana, Av. 21 de Janeiro, 2700 Centro, Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil
March 13 – 15
Spring Orchid Exhibition, Flower Exhibition Hall, Hyogo Prefectural Flower Center, 1282-1 Toyokura-cho, Kasai City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
March 13 – 16
Japan Orchid Growers Association Exhibition, Hanamidori Cultural Center, Showa Memorial Park, Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
March 14
Cape Fear Orchid Society Big Bloomin’ Orchid Day, St. John Episcopal Church, 1219 Forest Hills Dr., Wilmington, North Carolina
March 14
Waitakere Orchid Club Ribbon Show, Whenuapai Hall, 41 Waimarie Rd., Whenuapai, New Zealand
March 14
Palestra: Um Mundo de Orquídeas, by José MM Santos, Viveiros Europlantas, Estrada Nacional 109, R. da Pardala, Ovar, Portugal
March 14 – 15
Illinois Orchid Society Spring Show & Sale, Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe, Illinois
March 14 – 15
Calcasieu Orchid Society Show & Sale, Bulber Auditorium, McNeese State Univ., 4205 Ryan St., Lake Charles, Louisiana
March 14 – 15
Spokane Orchid Society Show & Sale, Spokane Community College Lair, 1810 N. Green St., Spokane, Washington
March 14 – 15
Jacksonville Orchid Society Show, Mandarin Garden Club, 2892 Loretto Rd., Jacksonville, Florida
March 14 – 15
Greater Cleveland Orchid Society Show & Sale, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio
March 14 – 15
Fairchild Orchid Festival, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables, Florida
March 14 – 15
Sacramento Valley Cymbidium Society Spring Sale, Shepard Garden and Art Center, 3330 Mc Kinley Boulevard, Sacramento, California
March 15
Orchid Species Society of Victoria Sale Day, Parkmore Primary School, 38 Jolimont Rd., Forest Hill, Victoria, Australia
March 19 – 22
Budapest Orchid and Bromeliad Exhibition, Vajdahunyd Vára, Vajdahunyad stny., Budapest, Hungary
March 20 – 21
Kunia Orchid Show & Plant Sale, Leilehua High School, 1515 California Ave., Wahiawa, O’ahu, Hawaii
March 20 – 22
Santa Barbara International Orchid Show, Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, California
March 20 – 22
Gulf Coast Orchid Alliance Show & Sale, North Collier Regional Park, 15000 Livingston Rd., Naples, Florida
March 20 – 22
Windward Orchid Society Show & Plant Sale, SW King Intermediate School, 46-155 Kamehameha Hwy., Kaneohe, O’ahu, Hawaii
March 20 – 22
Exposição / Venda Internacional de Orquídeas do Porto, Pavilhão Multiusos de Gondomar, Av. Multiusos, Gondomar, Portugal
March 20 – 22
Exposição de Orquídeas de Pernambuco, Museu do Estado de Pernambuco, Av. Rui Barbosa, 960, Graças, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
March 21
Solihull and District Orchid Society Spring Show, Bentley Heath Community Centre, Widney Rd., Solihull, West Midlands, UK
March 21
Maroochydore Orchid Show, Uniting Church Hall, Gloucester Rd., Buderim, Queensland, Australia
March 21 – 22
Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society Show & Sale, Dan Beard Council Boy Scouts of America, 10078 Reading Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio
March 21 – 22
Nature Coast Orchid Society Show & Sale, St. Joan of Arc Church, 13485 Spring Hill Dr., Spring Hill, Florida
March 21 – 22
Chicago Suburban Orchid Show & Sale, Cantigny Park, 1S 151 Winfield Rd., Wheaton, Illinois
March 21 – 22
Nutmeg State Orchid Society Show & Sale, West Hartford Conference Center, 50 S. Main St., West Hartford, Connecticut
March 21 – 22
Springfield Orchid Society Show, Springfield Greene County Botanical Center, 2400 S. Scenic Ave., Springfield, Missouri
March 21 – 22
Central Pennsylvania Orchid Society Show, State College Friends School, 1900 University Dr., State College, Pennsylvania
March 21 – 22
Michigan Orchid Society Sale & Show, Local 98 Plumbers Union Hall, 555 Horace Brown Dr., Madison Heights, Michigan
March 21 – 22
Rockhampton Orchid Society Autumn Show, Robert Schwarten Pavillion, Rockhampton Show Grounds, Rockhampton City, Queensland, Australia
March 21 – 22
Jamaica Orchid Society Spring Show, Jamaica Horticultural Society Show Hall, 1 Gibson Dr., Hope Pastures, Kingston, Jamaica
March 21 – 22
Vancouver Orchid Society Show & Sale, VanDusen Botanical Garden, Floral Hall, 5251 Oak St., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
March 21 – 22
Orchidexpo, Collège Ahuntsic, 9055 Rue St-Hubert, Montréal, Québec, Canada
March 21 – 22
Eastern District Orchid Society Show, Belmont Shooting Complex, 1485 Old Cleveland Rd., Belmont, Queensland, Australia
March 22
Nelson Orchid Society Show, Motueka Library, 32 Wallace St., Motueka, New Zealand
March 26 – 29
24th World Orchid Conference, Messe Dresden, Messering 6, Dresden, Germany
March 26 – 29
Mostra Paraibana de Orquídeas, Shopping Tambiá, R. Dep. Odon Bezerra, 184, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
March 27 – 28
Bay of Plenty Orchid Society Show, War Memorial Hall, Main St., Te Puke, New Zealand
March 27 – 29
Southeastern Pennsylvania Orchid Society International Show & Sale, Oaks Expo Center, 100 Station Ave., Oaks, Pennsylvania
March 27 – 29
Cattleya intermedia & Spring Orchid Exhibition, International Horticultural Conservatory, Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
March 27 – April 5
Festival Internacional de la Orquídea, Salón Texín, Calle Juarez s/n, esq. Aldama, Centro, Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico
March 28 – 29
Asheville Orchid Festival, North Carolina Arboretum, 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, North Carolina
March 28 – 29
Orchid Society of Highlands County Show & Sale, Agri-Civic Center, 4509 George Blvd., Sebring, Florida
March 28 – 29
Cherry City Orchid Society Show & Sale, Keizer Lions Club, 4100 Cherry Ave. NE, Keizer, Oregon
March 28 – 29
Sonoma County Orchid Society Show & Sale, Veteran’s Building, 1351 Maple Ave., Santa Rosa, California
March 28 – 29
Greater Omaha Orchid Society Show & Sale, Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft St., Omaha, Nebraska
March 28 – 29
Desert Valley Orchid Society Show, Berridge Nurseries, 4647 E. Camelback Rd., Phoenix, Arizona
March 28 – 29
West Brisbane Orchid Society Show, Mt. Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, 152 Mt. Coot-tha Rd., Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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