Country’s biggest orchid festivals coming to South Florida in January
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PostedJanuary 6, 2020
Two of the country’s largest flower festivals are set to bloom in South Florida on Jan. 10-12 in Fort Lauderdale and Jan. 17-19 in Miami. (Doreen Christensen, SouthFlorida.com) The botanical bonanza gets started with the 20/20 Orchid Vision Show and Sale Jan. 10-12, held for the first time at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale. The Fort Lauderdale Orchid Show and Sale is moving to the Broward County Convention Center. The annual show, to be held Jan. 10-12, features elaborate juried orchid displays. (Courtesy/Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society) The show is sponsored by the nonprofit Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society and will features 35 vendors filling the third floor of the Grand Ballroom with thousands of exotic specimens from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Hardcore fans can get first crack at plants at the VIP preview, which also will include bubbly and a buffet with live entertainment. “Moving to the new venue will give us an opportunity to attract new orchid lovers and welcome old friends from the past,” says Michael Schaberl, the show’s chairman. “There will be local, state and international growers with 10,000 blooming orchids on display and for sale. The show is sanctioned by the American Orchid Society, and our juried, full-sized floor displays are incredibly beautiful. Come see them and bring your camera.” The show will be 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Jan. 17-19 at the Miami-Dade County Fair Expo Center, 10901 Coral Way, Miami. Tickets are $10 in advance online, $12 at the door. A Jan. 16 VIP pass is $125 and includes entry to a preshow and sale with drinks and light bites. Info: OrchidFestival.com . The juried festival features 92 exhibitors with more than 55 orchid and rare plant vendors, growing supplies, orchid exhibits, jewelry, lectures and raffles. There also will be free classes taught by world experts. There also will be a bar serving beer, wine and cocktails. The festival was founded in 2002 by noted breeder Martin Motes. “He’s the foremost authority and breeder of vanda orchids in the world and is a second-generation Miami-Dade grower,” said Bartholomew Motes, the grower’s […]
