2025–2026 Calendar of Events
2025
August 17–25, Maryland State Fair
- August 17 3PM to 8PM Orchid entry
- August 18 9AM to 7PM Orchid entry
- August 21 – 24 Open to public
- August 24 7-8 PM Orchid Retrieval
- August 25 Orchid Retrieval Confirm time at entry
September 1 - Membership Renewals MARYLAND ORCHID SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP FORM
September 18–21 NCOS Show @ Homestead Gardens
- September 18, 2025 – Set-up (Plants and Designers Needed)
- September 21 – Tear-down
- (Show Table Points Awarded to Orchid Loaners)
September 25, MOS Monthly Meeting 4th Thursday
- [Changed due to conflict with NCOS Show]
September 30, 2025 Membership Renewals Due MARYLAND ORCHID SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP FORM
October 16 MOS Monthly Meeting
October 23 MOS Board of Trustees Meeting Zoom
November 8 MOS Annual Auction
November 20 MOS Monthly Meeting
December 18 MOS Monthly Meeting Holiday Party
2026
January 22–25 Rawlings Conservatory Exhibit
- January 22 – Plants received
- January 23–25 Volunteers needed to chat with visitors
- January 25– Plants retrieval
- (Show Table Points Awarded to Orchid Loaners)
January 29 MOS Board of Trustees Meeting Zoom
January 15 MOS Monthly Meeting
February 19 MOS Monthly Meeting
March 3-8 MOS Show @ Timonium Fairgrounds
- March 3 (Tuesday) - Staging set-up (volunteers needed)
- March 4 (Wednesday) – Set-up exhibits
- March 5 (Thursday) – AOS Judging; Preview Sale 3-6 PM
- (clerking volunteers needed)
- March 6 – 8 (Friday–Sunday) – Show open to public
- (hospitality volunteers needed)
- March 8 (Sunday) –Tear Down 6 PM (volunteers needed)
March 19 MOS Monthly Meeting
March 26–29 SEPOS Away Show
- March 26 – Set-up (Plants and Designers Needed)
- March 29– Tear-down
- (Show Table Points Awarded to Orchid Loaners)
April 16 MOS Monthly Meeting
May 21 MOS Monthly Meeting
June 18 MOS Monthly Meeting – Membership election of new Officers
July 23 Board Meeting In Person
July or August 2026 TBD – MOS Picnic
August – September 2026 TBD – Exhibit at Maryland State Fair (Show Table Points Awarded to Participants)