Past Events

Cincinnati African Violet Society and African Violet Society of Dayton (Ohio) Annual Judged Show and Plant Sale Saturday April 27th: 10 am to 9 pm Sunday April 28th: 10 am to 6 pm Parking and show are free For more information contact Penny Wichman (859-240-9057) or e-mail.  

The Tampa Bay Gesneriad Society will be having a sale at the Green Thumb Festival. The sale opens 9:00 am to 4:00pm on both days.  This is a very large sale with 230 vendors selling a variety of plants and plant-related items. Visit www.stpeteparksrec.org/Greenthumb/ for more information.  

Long Island Gesneriad Society Flower Show & Plant Sale.  Held in conjunction with the Saintpaulia Society of Long Island Saturday May 4th 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Sunday May 5th 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Admission to the show is free but there is a per car parking fee to the arboretum. For additional show information contact Ben Paternoster via e-mail, or phone 631-549-6788 or visit the chapter website.  

African Violet & Gesneriad Society of Western New York – Show and Sale “Travel the World” Saturday, May 4: Noon – 5 pm Sunday, May 5: 11 am – 4 pm Admission Free. For additional information contact;  Judy O’Neil (716-662-9434) or e-mail.    

Metropolitan St. Louis African Violet Council presents its 64th show and sale “Violets on Wallstreet” Missouri Botanical Garden – Orthwein Hall Saturday, June 22nd 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Sunday, June 23rd 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Horticulture-Design Exhibits/Educational Culture Info/Supplies African Violets, Episcias, and other Gesneriads available. *Included with Garden admission.  

The Gesneriad Society will host its 63rd annual convention, “Cincinnati Celebrates Gesneriads” July 2nd – 6th in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information and easy online convention and hotel registration, visit the convention section on the society website.

African Violet Society of San Francisco show “Violets & Butterflies” Plant sales – 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Show – 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Free admission For more information e-mail Harold Thomas or visit our Facebook page;

The San Francisco Gesneriad Society will have a judged one-day show and sale on Saturday, August 24th. “Gesneriads in the Park” The show and sale hours are 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. See our website or Facebook page for more information.

Friday, September 6th – 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Saturday, September 7th – 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Rare Gesneriads for sale. Free and Open to the public

Delta Gesneriad and African Violet Society – show & plant sale – Gesneriads and African Violets ‘Treasurers of the Plant World” Saturday, September 14th – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Sunday September 15th – 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Free Admission