What to know about the 77th Annual Orchid Show & Exotic Plant Sale in Sacramento County
ADULTS, 21 FOR KIDS. IF SNAKES AREN’T YOUR THING, MAYBE ORCHIDS ARE. THE 77TH ANNUAL SACRAMENTO ORCHID SHOW AND EXOTIC PLANT SALE KICKS OFF THIS WEEKEND. AND FOR SNEAK PEEK AT WHAT’S IN STORE, WE’RE JOINED NOW BY TAMARA BERG, WHO’S LIVE IN CARMICHAEL. WITH EVERYTHING BLOOMING AROUND YOU. YES, AND LOOK AT THIS. I STARTED OUT WITH THE REALLY BIG ORCHIDS GUYS. YOU KNOW THEM, YOU LOVE THEM. YOU’RE GOOD AT MAINTAINING THEM. OR MAYBE YOU STRUGGLE WITH KEEPING THESE GUYS ALIVE. THAT WOULD BE ME. SO WE’RE AT THE ORCHID SHOW, WHERE THEY HAVE JUST DOZENS AND DOZENS OF ORCHIDS. THEY’RE ALL REALLY FRAGRANT. THEY’RE VIBRANT, THEY’RE PRETTY. THEY’RE SOMETHING THAT REALLY IS FOR EVERYBODY HERE AT THIS SHOW. AND THEY’VE BEEN ACTUALLY DOING THIS FOR THE LAST 77 YEARS. HERE ARE SOME OF THE SMALLER GUYS HERE, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE TABLE. AND THE COOLEST PART ABOUT THIS AS WELL, IF YOU DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ORCHIDS, YOU CAN COME AND LEARN SO MUCH JUST BY BEING HERE. IN FACT, WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF MINUTES, I’VE BEEN TALKING TO MY NEW BUDDY HERE, DAVE, AND HE’S WITH THE ORCHID SHOW AND THE ORCHID SOCIETY HERE OF SACRAMENTO. YOU’VE TAUGHT ME A TON OF STUFF IN JUST THE LAST TEN MINUTES OF TALKING TO YOU. SO TELL ME MORE ABOUT THIS SHOW. OH, THANKS, TAMARA, AND WELCOME. AND I’M HAPPY YOU’RE HERE. YEAH. SO OUR SHOW IS THE ORCHID SOCIETY IS SACRAMENTO. ORCHID SOCIETY HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1947. WOW. SO 79 YEARS AND OUR SHOW HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 77 OF THOSE YEARS. AND THE ONLY TIME WE DIDN’T HAVE IT IS DURING COVID. OKAY. SO AND WHAT YOU’LL SEE IS WE HAVE THESE ARE ALL ORCHIDS THAT ARE GROWN BY OUR MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY. OKAY. AND SO YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE EVERYTHING FROM, YOU KNOW, SLIPPER ORCHIDS TO BIG, BEAUTIFUL CATTLEYAS. AND, YOU KNOW, PHALAENOPSIS AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. PRETTY MUCH EVERY KIND OF ORCHID YOU CAN IMAGINE IS REPRESENTED HERE, WHICH IS SO COOL BECAUSE MUCH LIKE I GEEK OUT ABOUT THE DIFFERENT CLOUD FEATURES IN THE SKIES AND THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT VARIETIES, YOU GUYS HAVE DOZENS OF VARIETIES HERE OF ORCHIDS AS WELL. YES. IN FACT, I THINK THERE’S PROBABLY AT LEAST A FEW HUNDRED DIFFERENT KINDS OF ORCHIDS HERE. OKAY, SHOW ME THIS ONE. BECAUSE THIS CAUGHT MY EYE. I WAS LIKE, THAT LOOKS LIKE SANTA’S BEARD. BUT YOU SAID THAT THIS IS DESIGNED PERFECTLY TO GROW THIS TYPE OF ORCHID, RIGHT? SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE. THIS IS A CATTLEYA ORCHID. AND SO IT’S YOU CAN SEE IT’S THE VERY SHOWY FLOWERS. AND THIS PARTICULAR ONE HAPPENS TO BE GROWING. AND I’LL TAKE IT HERE. AND THIS IS ACTUALLY DAVE’S GUYS. SO HE’S OBVIOUSLY A MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY. AND THIS IS HIS PIECE. SO WHAT WE HAVE IS ONE OF OUR MEMBERS ACTUALLY CREATES THESE CERAMIC PIPES. AND HE WILL ACTUALLY HAVE THAT FOR SALE HERE AT THE SHOW THIS YEAR. YEAH. AND SO AND WHAT IT DOES IS YOU JUST, I JUST USE SOME FISHING LINE TO PUT IT ON THERE. AND THE ORCHID HAS NOW ATTACHED ITSELF TO THIS PIPE AND TO WATER IT. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS FILL IT UP AND THE WATER WILL LEACH OUT AND WATER THE ORCHID FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THAT IS BRILLIANT. GREAT WAY TO GROW AN ORCHID. ABSOLUTELY LOVES IT. I LOVE THAT. FANTASTIC. SO AND THIS IS JUST SPANISH MOSS FOR FOR AN APPEARANCE. SO FOR LOOKS. OKAY, SO AND I GROW THIS ORCHID OUTSIDE YEAR ROUND HERE IN OUR CLIMATE, WHICH HE DID TELL ME THAT HERE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IS REALLY A CONDUCIVE CLIMATE TO GETTING THESE ORCHIDS GOING. NOW, IF YOU’RE SITTING AT HOME, YOU’RE THINKING, OKAY, I WANT TO GO THERE. I NEED TO LEARN A THING OR TWO. I KEEP MY ORCHID IN MY HOUSE ALIVE. I’LL HAVE MORE DETAILS. WE’LL TALK WITH DAVE AND CONTINUE TO SEE, GIVE YOU SOME MORE IDEAS ON HOW TO KEEP YOURS ALIVE AND WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT HERE AT THE SHOW THIS WEEKEND. THAT’S COMING UP. BACK TO YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT, I LOVE IT.
What to know about the 77th Annual Orchid Show & Exotic Plant Sale in Sacramento County
Updated: 12:37 PM PDT Apr 17, 2026
The 77th annual Orchid Show & Exotic Plant Sale kicks off this weekend in Carmichael. A preview event takes place Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. ahead of the show on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thousands of orchids and other plants will be available to purchase at the Carmichael Elks Lodge #2103 at 5631 Cypress Avenue. See a sneak peek of the event in the video above. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
CARMICHAEL, Calif. —
The 77th annual Orchid Show & Exotic Plant Sale kicks off this weekend in Carmichael.
A preview event takes place Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. ahead of the show on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thousands of orchids and other plants will be available to purchase at the Carmichael Elks Lodge #2103 at 5631 Cypress Avenue.
See a sneak peek of the event in the video above.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel