Shows 2008
Please note that some of these dates are yet to be confirmed.
Special Events
- The Botanic Gardens, Sydney, are holding a special event celebrating the diversity of orchids and their behaviour. "Sex and Death" is on display in the Tropical Centre at the Gardens, planned to run for 2 years. A large number of orchids in flower are on display throughout the year and it is well worth viewing.
Society Shows
April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
February
| Hills District Orchids Summer Open Day | 24 Feb | 24 Feb | 8am-4pm |
183 Windsor Rd Northmead |
March
| Orchid Weekend Canberra Orchid Society | 8 March | 9 March | 9am-5pm | Sundown Motel Resort, Jerrabomberra Avenue, Narrabundah, Canberra |
| Sydney International Orchid Fair | 28 March | 30 March | 9am-5pm |
Harvey Lowe Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground Carrington Ave, Castle Hill NSW |
| Auction: Manly Warringah Orchid Society | 30 March | 30 March | 9.30am-2.30pm | Cromer Community Centre Hall, Fisher Road North, Cromer Phone: 0409 154 041 |
| Lismore Orchid Society | 12 April | 14 April | 9am-5pm |
Lismore Central Shopping Centre, Carrington St Lismore 6621 6386 |
| Orchids Out West | 2 May | 4 May | 9am-5pm Sunday: 9am-3pm |
Hawkesbury Race Club, Corporate Building, Racecourse Road, Clarendon |
| Western Suburbs Orchid Society | 8 May | 10 May | Shopping Centre hours | Strathfield Plaza, Strathfield |
| Ballina & District Orchid Society Inc. - Autumn Show | 8 May | 11 May | Shopping Centre hours (Concluding 12 noon Sunday) | Ballina Fair Shopping Centre |
| Mothers Day Weekend Spectacular Orchid Show - Port Macquarie Orchid and Bromeliad Society Inc | 9 May | 11 May | 9am-5pm | Panthers Port Macquarie, Bay St, Port Macquarie |
| Macleay Valley Orchid Society Inc. | 17 May | 19 May | 9am-5pm | South West Rocks Country Club |
| Tweed District Orchid Society Inc | 22 May | 24 May | 8.30am-9pm Sunday 8.30am-4pm |
Tweed City Shopping Centre, Minjunbal Drive, Tweed Heads South |
| Casino and District Orchid Society Inc. | 23 May | 25 May | 9am-5pm |
Presbyterian Hall, Hickey St, Casino |
| The Orchid Society of NSW Inc | 12 June | 15 June | Shopping Centre hours | St Ives Shopping Centre. Show Schedule |
| Manly Warringah Orchid Society | 12 June | 14 June | Shopping Centre hours | Warriewood Shopping Centre, Warriewood |
| Blacktown City Orchid Society | 14 June | 15 June | Shopping Centre hours | Centro Shopping Centre, Cnr Prospect Highway & Federal Rd, Seven Hills |
| Sutherland Shire Orchid Society | 19 June | 22 June | 9am-5pm Sunday 9am-3.30pm |
Swanes Nursery, 80 Port Hacking Rd Sylvania |
| Mingara | 21 June | 22 June | 9am-5pm | Mingara Recreation Club, Mingara Drive, Tumbi Umbi |
| Royale Orchids Fair | 21 June | 22 June | 8am-4pm | 1360 Brieses Rd, Peats Ridge |
| South Coast Orchid Society | 25 June | 28 June | Shopping Centre hours, Saturday 9am-12 noon | Corrimal Park Mall Shopping Centre, Princes Hwy, Corrimal |
| Shoalhaven Orchid Society | 28 June | 28 June | 11 am | Masonic Hall, Berry Showground, Cnr Victoria & Albany Sts, Berry |
| Cumberland Orchid Circle | 2 July | 5 July | Shopping Centre hours | Westfield Shopping Mall, North Rocks Rd, North Rocks |
| Hawkesbury Orchid Society | 3 July | 5 July | Shopping Centre hours | WestPoint Blacktown, 17 Patrick St Blacktown |
| Five Dock RSL Orchid | 3 July | 6 July | Shopping Centre hours | Rhodes Shopping Centre |
| Tinonee Orchid Nursery | 6 July | 6 July | 10am-4pm | 768 Tinonee Rd, Tinonee |
| Illawarra District Orchid Society | 9 July | 12 July | 10am-4pm | Illawarra Yacht Club, 1 Northcliff Drive, Warrawong |
| Campbelltown Orchid Society | 10 July | 13 July | Shopping Centre hours | McArthur Square, Kellicar Lane, Campbelltown |
| Eastwood Orchid Society | 10 July | 12 July | Shopping Centre hours | Eastwood Shopping Centre, Rowe St Eastwood |
| Southern Riviera Orchid Society | 12 July | 12 July | 9am-1pm | Anglican Church Hall, Princes Hwy, Milton |
| Fairfield District Orchid Society | 13 July | 19 July | Shopping Centre hours | Stocklands Mall, Poldina St, Wetherill Park |
| Bankstown Orchid Society | 14 July | 19 July | Shopping Centre hours | Bankstown Centro (ex Bankstown Square), South Terrace, Bankstown |
| Eurobodalla Orchid Club | 18 July | 19 July | 9am-5pm Sunday: 9am-3pm |
CWA Hall, Queen St, Moruya |
| Tweed District Orchid Society Inc | 24 July | 27 July | 8.30am-9pm Sunday: 8.30am-4pm |
Tweed City Shopping Centre, Minjunbal Drive, Tweed Heads South |
| Gosford and District Orchid Society Spectacular | 1 Aug | 3 Aug | 9am-4pm | Gosford Racecourse Pacific Highway Gosford 2250 |
| Manly Warringah Orchid Society | 1 Aug | 3 Aug | Fri: 10am-6pm Sat: 10am-7pm Sun: 10am-4pm |
Dee Why RSL, Pittwater Rd, Dee Why |
| Cymbidium Club of Australia | 2 Aug | 3 Aug | 9am-5pm | Swanes Nursery, Marsden Rd, Carlingford |
| Cymbidium Club of Australia - 2007 National Cymbidium Show | 8 Aug | 10 Aug | 9am-5pm | Dural Recreation Centre, Kenthurst Road, Dural |
| Batemans Bay Orchid and Foliage Society Inc | 8 Aug | 9 Aug | Fri: 10am-5pm Sat: 9am-4pm |
Community Centre, Museum Place, Batemans Bay |
| Hastings River Orchid Society | 9 Aug | 10 Aug | 9am-5pm | Wauchope RSL Club, Young St Wauchope |
| St Ives Orchid Fair | 15 Aug | 17 Aug | 9am-4pm |
St Ives Showground. Phone: 9452 3202 |
| Sapphire Coast Orchid Club | 15 Aug | 17 Aug | 9am-5pm Sunday: 9am-1pm |
Twyford Hall, Merimbula |
| Bellinger Valley Orchid Society Inc. | 16 Aug | 16 Aug | 10am-4.30pm | Uniting Church Hall, Bellingen. Phone: Bernie Hoffman 6655 6179 |
| Bankstown Orchid Society | 18 Aug | 23 Aug | Shopping Centre hours | Bass Hill Shopping Plaza, Hume Highway, Bass Hill |
| Macleay Valley Orchid Society Inc. | 21 Aug | 24 Aug | 9am-5pm | Kempsy Macleay RSL Club |
| Western Suburbs Orchid Society | 21 Aug | 24 Aug | Shopping Centre hours | Ashfield Mall. Phone Arthur Midgley |
| Eurobodalla Orchid Club | 22 Aug | 24 Aug | 9am-5pm Sunday: 9am-12.30pm |
Sports & Leisure Centre, Blue Water Drive, Moruya |
| Hickman's Golden 50th Anniversary Orchid Show | 22 Aug | 24 Aug | 9am-4.30pm |
Saxby's Basketball Stadium, Taree |
| Fairfield District Orchid Society | 24 Aug | 30 Aug | Shopping Centre hours | Stocklands Mall, Poldina St, Wetherill Park |
| Cumberland Orchid Circle | 27 Aug | 30 Aug | Shopping Centre hours | Winston Hills Mall, Caroline Chisholm Drive, Winston Hills |
| Hawkesbury Orchid Society | 30 Aug | 30 Aug | Shopping Centre hours | Richmond Market Place, March St Richmond |
| Ted Walmsley Speciosum Spectacular | 30 Aug | 31 Aug | 10am-4pm |
Phone: 6562 7150. Bushwalks on Sat/Sun and Monday |
| Eastwood Orchid Society | 1 Sept | 5 Sept | Shopping Centre hours | Macquarie Shopping Centre, Talavera Rd, North Ryde |
| Sutherland Shire Orchid Society | 4 Sept | 7 Sept | 9am-5pm Sunday 9am-3.30pm |
Swanes Nursery, 80 Port Hacking Rd Sylvania |
| Campbelltown Orchid Society | 4 Sept | 7 Sept | Shopping Centre hours | McArthur Square, Kellicar Lane, Campbelltown |
| Ballina & District Orchid Society Inc. - Spring Show | 4 Sept | 7 Sept | Shopping Centre hours, Sunday: 9am-12 noon | Ballina Fair Shopping Centre |
| Five Dock RSL Orchid Society | 11 Sept | 14 Sept | Shopping Centre hours | Rhodes Shopping Centre |
| Lismore Orchid Society | 11 Sept | 13 Sept | 9am-5pm |
Lismore Central Shopping Centre, Carrington St Lismore 6621 6386 |
| North Shore Orchid Society | 11 Sept | 14 Sept | 9am-5pm Sunday: 10am-4pm |
Chatswood Civic Centre, Victoria Ave, Chatswood |
| Batemans Bay Orchid and Foliage Society Inc | 12 Sept | 13 Sept | Fri: 10am-5pm Sat: 9am-4pm |
Community Centre, Museum Place, Batemans Bay |
| South Coast Orchid Society | 17 Sept | 20 Sept | Shopping Centre hours, Saturday: 9am-12 noon | Corrimal Park Mall Shopping Centre, Princes Hwy, Corrimal |
| Manly Warringah Orchid Society | 18 Sept | 20 Sept | Shopping Centre hours | Warriewood Shopping Centre, Warriewood |
| Casino and District Orchid Society Inc. | 19 Sept | 21 Sept | 9am-5pm Sunday: 8.30am-1pm |
Presbyterian Hall, Hickey St, Casino |
| Shoalhaven Orchid Society | 19 Sept | 19 Sept | 11 am | Presbyterian Church Hall, Kinghorne Street, Nowra |
| Illawarra District Orchid Society | 20 Sept | 21 Sept | 9am-3pm | Legacy House, 96 Market Street, Wollongong |
| Blacktown Orchid Society | 20 Sept | 21 Sept | Shopping Centre hours | Centro Shopping Centre, Cnr Prospect Highway & Federal Rd, Seven Hills |
| Wagga Wagga Orchid Society | 20 Sept | 21 Sept | 11am-5pm |
Glenfield Neighbourhood Centre 8 Tanda Place, Wagga Wagga |
| South West Regional Orchid Conference 'Orchid Heaven 007' | 27 Sept | 28 Sept | 9am-5pm Sunday: 9am-4pm |
Bega Town Hall, Zingel Place, Bega. Christine Boyce: 6494 9215 |
| Canberra Orchid Society Spring Show | 4 Oct | 5 Oct | Saturday: 11am- 5pm Sunday: 12-4.30pm |
St John's Hall, Constitution Avenue, Reid ACT |
| Southern Riviera Orchid Society | 4 Oct | 4 Oct | 9am-2pm | Anglican Church Hall, Princes Hwy, Milton |
| Port Macquarie Orchid and Bromeliad Society Inc. | 4 Oct | 5 Oct | 9am-4pm | Port Macquarie High School, Owen St Port Macquarie |
| Hills District Orchids Spring Open Day | 5 Oct | 5 Oct | 8am-4pm | 183 Windsor Rd Northmead |
| Macleay Valley Orchid Society Inc | 9 Oct | 12 Oct | 9am-5pm | Kempsey Macleay RSL Club |
| Southern Orchid Spectacular | 10 Oct | 12 Oct | 9am-5pm |
Sharkies, Captain Cook Drive, Woolooware. |
| Western Suburbs Orchid Society | 16 Oct | 19 Oct | Shopping Centre hours | Rockdale Plaza. Contact Arthur Midgley |
| Hastings River Orchid Society | 9 Nov | 9 Nov | 9am-5pm | Bago Vineyards, Wauchope. Contact Greg Elliott 6585 1396 |
| Hills District Orchids Summer Open Day | 30 Nov | 30 Nov | 8am-4pm | 183 Windsor Rd Northmead |
Archives
Show Results 2007
- Southern Orchid Spectacular, 2007
- St Ives Winter Show, 2007
Show Results 2006
- Results of 2006 Southern Orchid Spectacular
29 October 2007
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