Don’t miss the 2023 Fillmore Flower Show on Saturday and Sunday, April 15 and 16 from 1p.m. to 4p.m., at the Fillmore active Adult Center, 533 Santa Clara Street. This year’s theme is “Garden Treasures.” Check-in your entries Saturday, April 15 at 7:30a.m. Above are winners from a previous flower show. Photo credit Jan Lee.

By Jan Lee

Since 1919, the Flower Show has been a tradition in Fillmore. You will want to participate in this historic event on Saturday, April 15 and Sunday, April 16 at the Active Adult Center on Santa Clara Street in Fillmore. The theme this year is “Garden Treasures”. Bring your entry Saturday morning between 7:30 and 10 a.m. Cost is $5 to exhibit, no matter how many entries you have. All Youth entries are free.

The Flower Show will be open for public viewing from 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is FREE.

What will you see at the Fillmore Flower Show? Youth compositions and art, single stem cut flowers of all sizes, shapes and colors, bouquets, arrangements large and small, potted plants and dish gardens. You will hear some lovely live music. You can taste yummy cookies. You can smell the most fragrant rose. You can’t touch the exhibits, but you can pick up some plants at the plant boutique.

But there are bonuses also. Your entry might win an award. You might meet a new friend. There are people who attend the Flower Show who are expert floriculturists who might share some ideas with you. Enjoy the community where you live. Come to the Fillmore Flower Show.