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43rd Annual Orchid fair - 2023

March 31 to April 02, 2023


Moonflower  Room, Enjoy Center at 101 Riel Drive,

   St. Albert, Alberta




43rd Annual Orchid fair - 2023


When:

  
   Friday      March 31 - 12:00 noon to 8:00pm

  Saturday April 01    - 10:00am to 5:00pm

  Sunday    April 02    - 10:00am to 4:00pm

Where:

   Moonflower  Room, Enjoy Center at 101 Riel Drive,

   St. Albert, Alberta


Entry Fee:

  $10.00 per person

Each year the Orchid Society of Alberta celebrates the hobby of orchid growing with its annual show and sale, Orchid Fair.  After 40 years, the show has grown to become the largest of its kind in Western Canada, with over 15,000 square feet of displays and sales area.  With 15 Canadian and international vendors confirmed so far this year, you are sure to find everything from the rare to the truly unusual.

Orchid Fair 2023

Plant Care Sessions

Orchid Fair 2023 will feature regularly scheduled Orchid Care Sessions, presented by experts from the OSA.

Learn the best way to care for those new plants for continued success! Sessions last approximately 90 minutes with an opportunity to ask any questions.

Please see below for the full schedule 

Friday 

31-March-2023

Location: Show Sales area

Time

Speaker

Topic

12:00 PM

 Dean Chesterman

 Re-Potting; Q&A 

2:00 PM

 Fred Pon

 Re-Potting; Q&A 

6:00 PM

 Jim Wallbank

 Re-Potting; Q&A 




Saturday

01-Apr-2023

Location: Show Sales area

Time

Speaker

Topic

10:00 AM

 Dean Chesterman

 Re-Potting; Q&A 

12:00 PM

 Gordon Heaps
 Re-Potting; Q&A 

2:00 PM

 Fred Pon  Re-Potting; Q&A 

Sunday

02-Apr-2023

Location: Show Sales area

Time

Speaker

Topic

10:00 AM

 Dean Chesterman

 Re-Potting; Q&A 

12:00 PM

 Sandy Bedford 

 Re-Potting; Q&A 



Plant Sale

 A huge variety of orchids are available for purchase

This offers an excellent opportunity, from the novice to the expert, to select from the best plants available. Local, National and International vendors will be on site



Vendor List


Ten Shin                       Pre Order Deadline   March 10

email info@tenshinorchids.com   website www.tenshinorchids.com

Ecuagenera                   Pre Order Deadline   March 13

email  ecuagenera.sales@gmail.com    website www.ecuagenra.com 

PayPal:  ecuagenera@gmail.com plus 4% fee

Ecouarium 

Ching Hua 

email      website www.chinghuaorchids.com.tw/

Calade Orchids   Pre Order Deadline   March 15

email  calade.orchids@gmail.com     website http://caladeorchidsandtropicals.com

Garden Slipper Orchids 

email sthillis@telus.net  website www.gardenslippers.com 

Terry Letendre 

email tpletendre@gmail.com   Contact for List

Don Hawker 

OSPF 

Joseph Wu Orchids    Pre Order Deadline   March 10

email joyorchids.tw@gmail.com      website https://www.facebook.com/jworchids 

 5% off orders over $150 CDN, 10% off orders over $250 CDN

Pre-order Price List: https://tinyurl.com/2p8zxamz

Incredigrow 

Hydrolite


Please Note: OSA is not coordinating the pre-orders.  Pre-orders are done between the individual and the vendor.

Please purchase your pre-orders on the Vendor's site directly and mark it as "For  pick up at Orchid Fair in Edmonton"



Volunteers - Show Setup Details

Day

Moonflower Room Access Hours

Salisbury Greenhouse Retail Hours

Wednesday, March 29 (Preliminary set-up)

9 am – 3 pm

9 am – 6 pm

Thursday, March 30 (Set-up)

8 am – 8 pm

9 am – 6 pm

Friday, March 31

8 am – 8 pm

9 am – 6 pm

Saturday, April 1

9 am – 5 pm

9 am – 6 pm

Sunday, April 2

9 am – 7 pm

10 am – 5 pm


Annual ORCHID FAIR
Plant Entries

Entry is open to ALL - members and non-members


You can also right click on the blue "Click Here" below and choose

[Save link as] to directly download the documents to your computer.


Click Here Plant Registration Instructions

Click Here to download Entry Form (Excel format)

Click Here to download Entry Form (Word format)

Click Here Show Schedule

Plant Registration Instructions

  1. Before filling in the registration form, please read the  Plant Registration Instructions.
  2. It is your responsibility to enter each plant in the correct class(es).
  3. Each plant should be entered into one (1) Alliance Class only.
  4. Where a plant could conceivably fit into more than one class, the exhibitor shall enter it into the first applicable class listed.
  5. The plant classes are described in the Schedule of Classes.
  6. Also make sure to enter your plant(s) in any of the Special Trophy Classes for which you think they may be eligible.


Annual ORCHID FAIR
Art Exhibition And Competition

Entry is open to ALL - members and non-members

 Click Here to download the Art Exhibition and Competition Regulations

 

Annual ORCHID FAIR
Photography Competition

Entry is open to ALL - members and non-members

  Click Here to download Entry Forms (doc)

  Click Here to download Entry Forms (pdf)

  Click Here for more information 

  Click Here for Judging Criteria

  Click Here Meet our Judges

Photographers

                          Photographers Are Welcome!

                           (normal daily entry fee applies)

Tripods can be used Sunday only from 10 am - 1 pm.

Enjoy Centre Map









Metal Sculpture - Dale Cote


Orchid Society of Alberta
P.O. Box 31117, RPO Namao Centre
Edmonton, AB T5Z 3P3

email: orchids.alberta@gmail.com




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