It is the beginning of another year, and I have made a list of bonsai shows that will be held in 2011 (excluding bonsai shows in Japan) so for all bonsai lovers to mark their calendars and plan ahead. While this is a long list with most of the major bonsai shows listed, it is not fully comprehensive. To complete the list, I would need your help. If you find a bonsai show that is not on the list (especially those big major ones) or any information on this list that isn’t correct, I would really appreciate it if you could let me know the details.
Thanks in advance and Happy Bonsai!
| What? | Where? | When? | ||
| Consurso Bonsái Paterna 2011 | Paterna, Spain | 12-13 February 2011 | ||
| Noelanders Trophy XII International Bonsai Show | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | 22-23 January 2011 | ||
| 9th Swindon Bonsai Winter Show | Swindon, UK | 20 February 2011 | ||
| Swindon & District Bonsai will host its 2011 Winter Show in The Stratton Community Centre. | ||||
| “Shohin Off” presented by The British Shohin Association | Norhumberland, UK | 19-20 March 2011 | ||
| Workshops, lectures, critiques, forums, exhibitions, bonsai traders and more | ||||
| National Bonsai Expo | Coventry, UK | 26 March 2011 | ||
| Bonsai Traders Association holds 3 trade shows every year. | ||||
| Mistral Bonsai | Spain | 2-3 April, 2011 | ||
| Two days of bonsai workshops, plus Chinese tea tasting, ikebana, live martial arts demonstration and more | ||||
| Best of British Bonsai 2011 | Birmingham, UK | 9-10 April 2011 | ||
| Workshops,exhibitions, and trade fair | ||||
| Bonsai Slovakia 2011 | Slovakia | 14-17 April 2011 | ||
| Bonsai, suiseki and tea exhibition with international cultural and art show, also bonsai demonstrations, tea Ceremonies, music, workshops and more | ||||
| 28th Annual Mid-Atlantic Bonsai Societies Spring Festival | PA, USA | 15-17 April 2011 | ||
| “Renowned international professional bonsai artists will present lecture/demonstrations, workshops, and critiques of bonsai”; plus exhibition and bonsai vendors | ||||
| 26th Arcobonsai Convention | Arco (Trentino), Italy | 6-8 May 2011 | ||
| “Exhibitions of bonsai and suiseki. Featuring Takashi Iura and the 10th So-Saku Bonsai Award and the 1st Masahiko Kimura Award. Concurrently there’s the 13th Arcofiori.” | ||||
| Lone Star Bonsai Federation 2011 Convention “Gateway of Bonsai” | TX, USA | 13-15 May 2011 | ||
| Hosted by the Corpus Christi Bonsai Society; Featuring Ed Trout, Bill Valavanis, Sean Smith, and Terry Ward. Details from Yvonne Padilla at myforest@sbcglobal.net. | ||||
| “West Meet East – East Meet West” | Poland | 20-22 May 2011 | ||
| Demo: Taiga Urushibata, Kevin Willson, Robert Kempinski, Jarek Lenarczyk | ||||
| 24th National Bonsai Convention – Come Together | Perth, Western Australia | 20-23 May 2011 | ||
| Featuring Min Hsuan Lo (Taiwan), Megumi Bennett and Yasuko Aoki; 3.5 full-days of demos and workshops | ||||
| Atelier do Bonsai | Ribeirão Preto, Brazil | 27-29 May 2011 | ||
| Atelier do Bonsai Mario A G Leal is proud to present its 6th annual BONSAI. Demonstrators Nacho Marin from Venezuela and Bernie Callaghan from Namibia.We have International visitors like Marita Gurruchaga from Argentina, Daniel Daza from Chile, and Louis Nel from South Africa and other Brazilian masters.For more information go to http://www.atelierdobonsai.com.br or contact by E-mail:mario@atelierdobonsai.com.br | ||||
| National Bonsai Society Annual Show | Southport, UK | 29-31 May 2011 | ||
| 6th International Bonsai & Suiseki Exhibition and 2nd Japanese Festival | Vilnius, Lithuania | 9-12 June 2011 | ||
| Hosted at Commerce and Entertainment Centre “OZAS”, Ozo str. 18 LT-08243, Vilnius, Lithuania. Featuring Salvadore Liporace, Vaclav Novak, Keiko Borjeson, and Sae Won Kim. (Thanks Tomas Adomaitis for the information) |
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| 38th BSF Convention | FL, USA | 10-12 June 2011 | ||
| Demonstrations and workshops by Ryan Neil and Florida artists; also, bonsai exhibition, auction, vendor night, and more | ||||
| Bonsai South West 2011 | Exmouth, UK | 12 June 2011 | ||
| Exhibits by bonsai societies, traders, sales, etc. More info: Roger on 01392 623 842 or e-mail: brancheseverywhere@live.co.uk | ||||
| Bonsai in the Bluegrass: BCI/ABS 2011 | KY, USA | 16-19 June 2011 | ||
| A joint bonsai event held by American Bonsai Society (ABS) and Bonsai Clubs International (BCI); Demonstrations by international bonsai artists from Europe, Asia, Mexico, and the United States; Bonsai traders and large exhibition | ||||
| National Bonsai Expo | Middlesex, UK | 26th June 2011 | ||
| Bonsai Traders Association holds 3 trade shows every year. | ||||
| 34th Mid-America Exhibit | IL, USA | 19-21 Aug 2011 | ||
| “One of the largest bonsai shows in the US, attracting over 100 trees, in Chicago Botanic Garden, with its world-class bonsai collection, features the CBG’s bonsai collection, competition, workshops, demos, and over a dozen of the top national vendors from around the country.” | ||||
| Bonsai World 2011 | West Sussex, UK | 3-4 September 2011 | ||
| Leading Bonsai Artists, Marc Nöelanders, John Armitage, Ken Norman and Rammon Hamers, will be holding demonstrations and workshops in the bonsai show. In addition, there will be a variety of Bonsai Trader Stands, together with displays from Sussex Bonsai Group and other bonsai clubs. | ||||
| African Bonsai Convention | Durban, South Africa | 22-26 September 2011 | ||
| International Headliners: Robert Steven, Bill Valavanis | ||||
| National Bonsai Expo | Sheffield, UK | 25 September 2011 | ||
| Bonsai Traders Association holds 3 trade shows every year. | ||||
| European Bonsai Association Annual Convention and Exhibition – “Bonsai in the middle of Europe” | Ratingen, Germany | 30 Sep – 2 Oct 2011 | ||
| Demos: Othmar Auer, Werner M. Busch, Aurelio De Capitani, Serge Clemence, Udo Fischer, François Jeker, Hartmut Münchenbach, Christian Przybylski, Ralf Steiner, Jürgen Zaar; Lectures: Willi Benz and Peter Krebs |
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| Carolina Bonsai Expo | Carolina, USA | 8-9 October 2011 | ||
| Exhibits by bonsai enthusiasts from a six-state region, renowned bonsai marketplace, workshops, demo, Ikebana exhibit, and more | ||||
| Golden State Bonsai Federation 2011 Convention XXXIV: Bonsai Full Circle | CA, USA | 27-30 October 2011 | ||
| Golden State Bonsai Federation (GSBF) promotes the art of bonsai throughout California with vendor area, demos, workshops, and more. | ||||
