Calendar
Orchid Shows & Events 2026 — Quick Reference Calendar
A clean, structured version — easy to scan, easy to plan around.
There’s something comforting about having a calendar full of orchid shows waiting ahead — almost like a promise that, no matter how ordinary the days get, there will always be moments when you step into a space filled with color, fragrance, strange forms, and the quiet joy of people who truly understand why a flower can change your whole day. Orchid shows aren’t just exhibitions; they’re migration points. Growers unpack stories as casually as they unpack blooming cattleyas. Collectors compare notes the way some people compare wine. Beginners hover near vendors pretending not to be nervous, then leave clutching their first Miltoniopsis or Phalaenopsis species like a secret.
This calendar isn’t just for planning travel or marking weekends — it’s for anticipation. It’s for circling dates and imagining what might be in bloom by then. It’s for deciding whether this is the year you finally attend the World Orchid Conference, or perhaps just discover your nearest orchid society and walk in with an open mind and maybe a camera. Some shows are grand spectacles with thousands of plants and international vendors; others are intimate community gatherings where you might learn more in ten minutes than in months of YouTube and books.
JANUARY 2026
• Jan 9–11 — Fort Lauderdale Orchid Society Show — Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Jan 24–25 — Winter Carnival Orchid Show — St. Paul, Minnesota
FEBRUARY 2026
• Feb 7 – Apr 26 — NYBG Orchid Show — New York Botanical Garden, New York
• Feb 8 – Mar 23 — Chicago Orchid Show — Chicago Botanic Garden, Illinois
• Feb 5 & Feb 19 — Orchid Nights — Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri
• Feb 14 – Mar 1 — Orchid & Winter Garden Show — Menton, France
• Feb 20–22 — Naples Orchid Show — Naples Botanical Garden, Florida
MARCH 2026
• Mar 13–15 — RHS Orchid Show — Wisley, Surrey, United Kingdom
• Mar 13–15 — Atlanta Orchid Show — Atlanta Botanical Garden, Georgia
• Mar 26–29 — World Orchid Conference (WOC 24) — Dresden, Germany ★ major global event
• Mar 27–29 — SEPOS International Orchid Show — Oaks, Pennsylvania
APRIL 2026
• Through Apr 26 — NYBG Orchid Show continues
(Additional regional orchid society events expected — most finalize spring dates closer to season.)
JUNE 2026
• Mid-June (TBA) — International Orchid Show at BBC Gardeners’ World Live — Birmingham, United Kingdom
JULY–SEPTEMBER 2026
(No major fixed global exhibitions; mostly society meetings, nursery open days, and regional summer events announced later.)
OCTOBER–NOVEMBER 2026
• Various regional fall shows (dates to be added as confirmed — many societies announce mid-year).
DECEMBER 2026
• Typically a quiet month — holiday orchid displays rather than formal shows.