orchid shows

OSSC has participated in every one of the shows organized by the Southland Orchid Show Committee since its inception in 1958. The Southland Committee is comprised of representatives of orchid societies from the greater Los Angeles area, and currently includes the following societies:

upcoming 2012 orchid show

The next Southland Orchid Show at the Huntington Library, Art Collection, and Botanical Gardens will be held on October 19^th-21^st, 2012. Show times will be the same as the Huntington's, 10:30am to 4:30pm (Friday: 12pm - 4:30pm). This year's theme is "Orchid Mystique", and a printable PDF file with the official poster for this event is available here. More information on this year's show will be available here as the date draws nearer.

Admission to the show is as follows:

Adults: $15 , $20 on weekends
Seniors (age 65+): $12, $15 on weekends
Students (age 12-18, or with student ID): $10
Youth (age 5-11): $6
Children under 5: Free

Admission includes access to all of Huntington Gardens, Art Galleries, and Library. In addition to the society orchid displays, there will be orchid displays by a host of international orchid vendors sited among the rain forest and tropical collections in the Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory for Botanical Science. These vendors will also be offering orchids for sale.

past orchid shows

While OSSC has participated in every Southland Orchid Show since its inception, it's only in recent years , through this website, that we have been able to share the results and photos from past shows. This has proved useful: recently, an Internet user was searching for information on a particular orchid that was listed in the ribbon judging results, and we were able to connect him with the owner of that plant for further information!

past orchid shows at the huntington library, art collections, and botanical gardens

In 2005, the Southland Orchid Committee moved their show to the newly opened Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory and adjacent buildings. Here are links to articles showing OSSC's entries in these shows:

And here are links to photo galleries for these shows:

- past orchid shows at the new otani hotel

The East West Orchid Show was an annual event hosted by the East West Development Corporation at the New Otani Hotel and adjacent Weller Court in the Little Tokyo section of downtown Los Angeles. The show was organized by the Southland Orchid Show Committee, and featured displays by seven different orchid societies from Southern California and over 30 vendors from around the world displaying and selling their orchids.

OSSC participated in the East West Orchid Show every year since its inception in 1986. Click on the show you wish to view information on:

Additional information on the East West Orchid Show can be found on the website of the Southland Orchid Show Committee.

Information on other upcoming orchid shows in California can be found in the "Other Events" section of our Calendar page.