ORCHID EVENTS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
(And Beyond)

Meetings are held at the Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95404. For more info or to ask for a Zoom Link to their meetings, email scos501@sonic.net.

• Members' Orchid Plants Show & Tell
• Usually Guest Lecturer and Slideshow Presentation
• Face masks are recommended

www.SonomaOrchids.com and www.facebook.com/Sonoma-County-Orchid-Society-603771413040294

Meeting Registration: Includes Lectures, Friday night dinner, Saturday lunch, and Saturday night dinner.
Member: $275 before December 15, 2024. After December 15, $325 Guest Saturday night dinner only: $60 Non-Member: $325 before December 15, 2024.Hotel Reservation: Grand Naniloa Hotel, Hilo, Hawaii (808) 969-3333 Use Group Code: OD2 or reference World Slipper Orchid Conference.
To see a list of the scheduled speakers, click on

https://www.orchiddigest.org/events. Or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/paphiopedilum.guild/

IN-PERSON Judging of your orchid plants. To enter your orchid plants, BRING them to The Fioli Historic House and Gardens, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA 94062. Judging now begins at 10:30 AM.

Face masks are recommended.

For more info contact Chaunie Langland at chaunieaos@gmail.com . Website is www.paccentraljc.org and Facebook www.facebook.com/PacificCentralJudging .

The In-Person Auction is BACK ! It will be held at the San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo, CA 94403 (this will be held in place of their normal 3rd Friday meeting).

• Expect the Most Unique, Rare, Distinctive and Beautiful Cymbidiums and other Orchid Species in Northern California
• Face masks are recommended

www.GoldCoastCymbidiumSociety.org/, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/488674388537627.

IN-PERSON Judging of your orchid plants. They meet at Dueling Dogs Brewing, 3030 Barrett Park Lane, Lincoln, CA. Questions, email them to Lynne Murrell at lynne.murrell@outlook.com .

Face masks are recommended.

Website at www.csnjc.org or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/California-Sierra-Nevada-Judging-Center-104769679585467/

Members are sent the Zoom link in the monthly newsletter. If you are not a member, but would like to attend one of their meetings, they ask that you please email at least 24 Hours Before the Event to GoldenGateCymbidiumSociety@yahoo.com.

• Lecturer Presentation and Slideshow
• Members' Orchid Plants Show & Tell Online

www.GoldenGateCymbidiumSociety.org .

They meet at the Shepard Garden and Art Center, 3330 Mc Kinley Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95816. If they have Zoom meetings, send a message through their Facebook Messenger to ask for a link. Or email SacCymSoc@yahoo.com.

• Members' Orchid Plants Show & Tell
• Guest Lecture and Slideshow / Presentation
• Face masks are recommended

Click www.facebook.com/sacramentocymbidiums/. Search their Events page to see the subject of their monthly meetings.

It will be held at the San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo, CA 94403.

• Guest Lecture and Slideshow / Presentation
• Members' Orchid Plants Show & Tell
• Opportunity table plants will be provided by D&D Flowers
• Face masks are recommended

​www.penorchidsoc.org/, or their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/peninsulaorchidsociety

Meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of the month, 6:30 – 9:30 pm, at Congregation Kol Shofar, 1215 Blackfield Drive, Tiburon, CA (on occasion, when the Kol Shofar is not available, they may be at The Sunrise Center in Corte Madera).

When they are doing Online Zoom Meetings, you may wish to request a link to their online meetings by emailing to marin.orchids@gmail.com.

• Members' Orchid Plants Show & Tell
• Guest Lecture and Slideshow & Presentation
• Face masks are recommended

www.marinorchidsociety.com, and their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/MarinOrchidSociety .

They meet at the Community Church of the Monterey Peninsula, 4590 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel

• Members' Orchid Plants Show & Tell
• Guest Lecture and Slideshow / Presentation
• Face masks are recommended

www.carmelorchidsociety.org/, and on Facebook at

www.facebook.com/groups/carmelorchidsociety/

IN-PERSON Judging of your orchid plants. To enter your plant(s), BRING it at 6:30 PM to The San Francisco County Fair Building (Hall of Flowers), 1199 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA (in Golden Gate Park, just off Lincoln Way).
Face masks are recommended.

For more info contact Chaunie Langland at chaunieaos@gmail.com or www.paccentraljc.org or on www.facebook.com/PacificCentralJudging

They meet at the San Francisco County Fair Building (Hall of Flowers), 1199 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA (in Golden Gate Park, just off Lincoln Way).

• Guest Lecture and Slideshow / Presentation
• Members' Orchid Plants Show & Tell
• Face masks are recommended

www.orchidsanfrancisco.org/ and www.facebook.com/SFOrchidSociety/.

They meet at the American Legion Building, at 1504 Minnesota Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125. Consider wearing a face mask in all public settings, for yours and others' safety reasons.Questions? Email Sandi Fox at foxsandi@yahoo.com.

• Guest Lecture and Slideshow / Presentation
  
• Members' Orchid Plants Show & Tell
  
• Face masks are recommended
  

Look for them on the web at www.scvos.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Santa-Clara-Valley-Orchid-Society-179637966053 .

IN-PERSON Judging of your orchid plants. They meet alongside The Sacramento Orchid Society at the Odd Fellows Hall 1831 Howe Avenue, Sacramento, CA. Questions, email them to Lynne Murrell at lynne.murrell@outlook.com .

Face masks are recommended. Website at www.csnjc.org or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/California-Sierra-Nevada-Judging-Center-104769679585467/

They meet at the Odd Fellow's Hall, 1831 Howe Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95825. ​

• Members' Orchid Plants Show & Tell
• Guest Lecturer and Slideshow / Presentation, most times
• Member Sale of Plants and Supplies
• Face masks are recommended

www.sacramentoorchids.org , or on Facebook www.facebook.com/sacramentoorchids.

Held at the Concord Campus of Cal State East Bay, 4700 Ygnacio Valley Road, Concord.

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Admission is $7 - or print out and present the card on the left, and enter for $5. Children under 12 enter for free. More questions, email Diane Bond at bonddiane9@gmail.com.

• Displays of Beautiful Orchids
• Orchids and Native Plants for Sale
• Educational Talks on Orchid Care
• Face masks are recommended.

www.dvos.org or on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/groups/1688682468073346

They meet at the Napa Activity Center, 1500 Jefferson St, Napa, CA 94559. For more info, email to info@nv-os.org

• Orchids! For Auction!
• Face Masks are recommended

More info, www.thenapavalleyorchidsociety.org/ or call 707-738-4128.

Meetings are held the second Thursday of each

month at 7:15 p.m. at the Concord Water District, 1331 Concord Ave, Concord 94521. Doors open at 6:30pm for Show & Tell setup and conversations. If you would like a link to their ZOOM Meeting, email Diane Bond at bonddiane9@gmail.com.

• Guest Lecture and Slideshow / Presentation
• Show & Tell of Members' Orchids brought in
• Face masks are recommended.

www.dvos.org or on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/groups/1688682468073346

Meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of the month. Doors open at 6:30pm, Meeting starts at 7pm Sharp! They meet at The Live Oak Grange Hall, 1900 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062. For more info, contact Cheri at cjw_online@baymoon.com.

• Guest Lecture and Slideshow / Presentation
• Show & Tell of Members' Orchids brought in
• Face masks are recommended

www.santacruzorchidsociety.org and www.facebook.com/scorchidsociety

They meet monthly on the 3rd Sunday of the month at the Lakeside Park Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Ave, Oakland, CA, after lunchtime.

If you tell the parking attendant that you are there for a meeting with the Orchid Society at the Garden Center, you should be able to get in without paying the normal parking fee.

• Members' Orchid Plants Show & Tell
• Orchid Related Lecture and Guest Speaker
• Face masks are recommended

To get on their list, email president@orchidsca.org. Check their FB page at www.facebook.com/OrchidSocietyofCalifornia/ or their website, www.orchidsca.org/

It will be held at the San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo, CA 94403.

• Guest Lecture and Slideshow / Presentation
• Members' Orchid Plants Show & Tell
• Face masks are recommended
• Members who bring snacks are entered into a special drawing

www.GoldCoastCymbidiumSociety.org/, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/488674388537627.

" THE LARGEST ORCHID SHOW AND SALE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA!! "

​Face Masks are recommended
www.facebook.com/PacificOrchidExpo

www.orchidsanfrancisco.org/ and www.facebook.com/SFOrchidSociety/

They meet at the American Legion Building, at 1504 Minnesota Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125. Questions? Email Sandi Fox at foxsandi@yahoo.com .

• Guest Lecture and Slideshow / Presentation
• Members' Orchid Plants Show & Tell
• Face masks are recommended​​

Look for them on the web at www.scvos.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Santa-Clara-Valley-Orchid-Society-179637966053 .

They meet at the American Legion Building, at 1504 Minnesota Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125. Questions? Email Sandi Fox at foxsandi@yahoo.com .

• Guest Lecture and Slideshow / Presentation
• Members' Orchid Plants Show & Tell
• Face masks are recommended​​

Look for them on the web at www.scvos.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Santa-Clara-Valley-Orchid-Society-179637966053 .

They meet at the American Legion Building, at 1504 Minnesota Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125. Questions? Email Sandi Fox at foxsandi@yahoo.com .

• Guest Lecture and Slideshow / Presentation
• Members' Orchid Plants Show & Tell
• Face masks are recommended​​

Look for them on the web at www.scvos.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Santa-Clara-Valley-Orchid-Society-179637966053 .

They meet at the American Legion Building, at 1504 Minnesota Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125. Questions? Email Sandi Fox at foxsandi@yahoo.com .

• Guest Lecture and Slideshow / Presentation
• Members' Orchid Plants Show & Tell
• Face masks are recommended​​

Look for them on the web at www.scvos.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Santa-Clara-Valley-Orchid-Society-179637966053 .

Limited hours, call or look at their website to find out.

Website: https://www.sborchid.com Office: (805) 967-1284 FAX: (805) 683-3405 Toll Free: 1-800-553-3387 Email: sboe@sborchid.com.

It will be held at the San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo, CA 94403.

• Guest Lecture and Slideshow / Presentation
  
• Members' Orchid Plants Show & Tell
• Face masks are recommended
• Members who bring snacks are entered into a special drawing

www.GoldCoastCymbidiumSociety.org/, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/488674388537627.

They normally meet at the Shepard Garden and Art Center, 3330 Mc Kinley Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95816. If they have Zoom meetings, send a message through their Facebook Messenger to ask for a link. Or email SacCymSoc@yahoo.com.

• Members' Orchid Plants Show & Tell
• Guest Lecture and Slideshow / Presentation

Face masks are recommended in all public settings, for yours and others safety reasons.

Click www.facebook.com/sacramentocymbidiums/. Search their Events page to see the subject of their monthly meetings.

Meetings are held at the Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95404. For more information, email scos501@sonic.net.

• Face masks are recommended

www.SonomaOrchids.com and www.facebook.com/Sonoma-County-Orchid-Society-603771413040294

It will be held at the San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo, CA 94403.

• Members are encouraged to bring Holiday Snacks
• Face masks are recommended

www.GoldCoastCymbidiumSociety.org/, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/488674388537627.

They meet at the Odd Fellow's Hall, 1831 Howe Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95825. ​

• Members' Orchid Plants Show & Tell
• Guest Lecturer and Slideshow / Presentation, most times
• Member Sale of Plants and Supplies
  
• Face masks are recommended

www.sacramentoorchids.org , or on Facebook www.facebook.com/sacramentoorchids.

The Show will be held at the Capitola Shopping Mall.

For more info, contact Cheri at cjw_online@baymoon.com.

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• Face masks are recommended

www.santacruzorchidsociety.org and www.facebook.com/scorchidsociety

For more info, contact Cheri at cjw_online@baymoon.com.

• Members, Or Looking to Join as a New Member, Brings Food to share with at least 5 other people​
• Bring a small, unique, silly or practical orchid gift to participate in the Secret Santa Gift Exchange Silent
• Orchid Bingo or Spin for Orchids Holiday Games
• Face masks are recommended

www.santacruzorchidsociety.org and www.facebook.com/scorchidsociety