Monthly Meeting: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
HOLIDAY POTLUCK PARTY
Please scan the green and red QR code
or
click here to RSVP using the Google Form
or
email [email protected])
IN-PERSON ONLY
Starts at 6 PM (Doors open 5:30p)
No Speaker, No Zoom
Note when you RSVP, you will be asked to confirm if you plan to attend, if you are bringing a guest, and what you plan to bring for the potluck - please bring a label with the key ingredients if your dish is homemade. Does it contain common severe food allergens (nuts or shellfish)? Is it vegan, vegetarian, dairy or gluten-free?
Doors open at 5:30pm in the SF County Fair Bldg Auditorium, and the potluck will begin around 6:15pm (once everything is set up). We will provide hot turkey and plates, cups, napkins, utensils, salt & pepper, butter, coffee and tea, some foil and plastic wrap, and will have access to the kitchen with a microwave and stove top if your item really needs to be heated. Please bring serving utensils if needed for your dish, as we may not have enough for all.
Show & tell will start around 7:30pm and will be followed by the "opportunity table."
We will provide every SFOS member attending one ticket to win a free plant from the opportunity table -
(note that no additional tickets will be sold or given out for wearing your name tag, bringing food or bringing a show and tell plant this time) - feel free to bring plants or plant related items to add to the gift table.
Clean up around 9pm.
See you there!
HOLIDAY POTLUCK PARTY
Please scan the green and red QR code
or
click here to RSVP using the Google Form
or
email [email protected])
IN-PERSON ONLY
Starts at 6 PM (Doors open 5:30p)
No Speaker, No Zoom
Note when you RSVP, you will be asked to confirm if you plan to attend, if you are bringing a guest, and what you plan to bring for the potluck - please bring a label with the key ingredients if your dish is homemade. Does it contain common severe food allergens (nuts or shellfish)? Is it vegan, vegetarian, dairy or gluten-free?
Doors open at 5:30pm in the SF County Fair Bldg Auditorium, and the potluck will begin around 6:15pm (once everything is set up). We will provide hot turkey and plates, cups, napkins, utensils, salt & pepper, butter, coffee and tea, some foil and plastic wrap, and will have access to the kitchen with a microwave and stove top if your item really needs to be heated. Please bring serving utensils if needed for your dish, as we may not have enough for all.
Show & tell will start around 7:30pm and will be followed by the "opportunity table."
We will provide every SFOS member attending one ticket to win a free plant from the opportunity table -
(note that no additional tickets will be sold or given out for wearing your name tag, bringing food or bringing a show and tell plant this time) - feel free to bring plants or plant related items to add to the gift table.
Clean up around 9pm.
See you there!
About Us
Welcome! We are lucky to reside in one of the best parts of the country for the cultivation of orchids in the home, greenhouse, and garden. It is our hope that our site, meetings, and our members will spark your enthusiasm to give this most satisfying hobby a try!
SFOS is a California 501(c)3 non-profit organization composed of individuals and orchid related businesses interested in the culture and appreciation of orchids. Our mission is to foster the culture and conservation of orchids and to promote orchid education to our members and to the public. We are affiliated with the American Orchid Society (AOS).
Since the turn of the millennium, the SFOS has donated over $75,000 in support of local horticultural education and botanical gardens, botanical research, and international conservation efforts.
SFOS is a California 501(c)3 non-profit organization composed of individuals and orchid related businesses interested in the culture and appreciation of orchids. Our mission is to foster the culture and conservation of orchids and to promote orchid education to our members and to the public. We are affiliated with the American Orchid Society (AOS).
Since the turn of the millennium, the SFOS has donated over $75,000 in support of local horticultural education and botanical gardens, botanical research, and international conservation efforts.
Upcoming Orchid Show & Sale Events
SAVE THE DATE:
Pacific Orchid Exposition 2026 Orchid Obsura Dates: Feb 26 - Mar 1 County Fair Building, 1199 9th Ave San Francisco, CA You know you want to go to Dresden for the World Orchid Conference next March, right?
https://www.woc-2026.com/ AND You can go on an orchid safari trip in Europe before and/or after the WOC… The OCA has a preconference orchid trip to Rhodes March 17-24, and the WOC has 3 orchid trip options afterwards to Andulusia, Crete, or Sicily March 30 - April 6 NEW DISCOUNT - Orchid Digest Members get $100 OFF the price of OCA trips at the time of registration 
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Orchid Resources
Learn about orchid species, culture, sources to purchase them from and more
**** Joined Orchid Digest? **** AOS Webinars: Webinars - American Orchid Society (aos.org). **** Curious about orchid judging? Check out the AOS Pacific Central Judging Center on the 3rd Saturday each month from 10am - 1pm at the Filoli Historic House in Woodside, CA in the education building Plant entry 10:00 AM Judging 10:30 AM (note there is no charge to enter Filoli for orchid judging, however you need to purchase tickets if you wish to visit the house and gardens) More info at: http://www.paccentraljc.org **** NEED ORCHIATA BARK or other supplies? Besides our other orchid vendors listed above, Shelldance in Pacifica has orchid bark and other supplies. Plant'd at Embarcadero 4 in SF will be taking pre-orders again soon. More details on bark sizes on the bottom of our resources page **** |
Join the San Francisco Orchid Society Virtually
Whether you're local or outside of the Bay Area, you can now join every meeting virtually
Monthly Meetings Take Place On Zoom and In-Person
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What Our Members Are Saying
Chris Mende
We are group of quite diverse people whose deep love of orchids, orchid lore, culture, conservation, photography and discovery trips, bind us together. We each have many plant interests and study and learn continuously. For most of us the greenhouse or garden is delight and solace, and we revel in figuring things out, solving the puzzles of each plant. Among the group are not only many experienced orchid hobbyists, but also some highly skilled professional growers, authors, photographers, and even American Orchid Society judges who are generous with sharing their knowledge. Our show and tell display tables at the monthly meetings are often quite breathtaking! And of course we put on an amazing annual large winter show as well as a smaller summer one. Attendance is fun, but active participation and volunteering are the best way to really enjoy the full experience of being a member of SFOS.
