tamiami orchid festival Bela Vista not coming

[Ben_in_North_FLA]

been trying to figure out which vendors were coming to the Tamiami orchid festival.
Originally scheduled for late January 2021 but eventually moved to an outside venue for October 2021. looking at their website seems that the vendors list may be from 2020 original plan. I contacted Bela Vista from Brazil and here is their response

"""""Thank you for request, Unfortunately we dont have a plane to attend
the show in USA this Year.
Maybe next Year. Sorry for.
Best Regards.
A. Schmidt+++++++

Big loss as Bela Vista is a great species source. Looks like it will a very weak year for orchid shows limited to few local and USA based vendors. Given the continuing and resurging pandemic globally I will just continue to put some play money in the cookie jar for next year.

[estación seca]

Thanks for the info. I'm thinking of going.

[Ben_in_North_FLA]

I sent an email to tamiami festival website and Bart Motes replied with answers.... looks like I'm going...

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HI Ben--

Parking at the October show is free but if you use the church parking they ask for a couple bucks.

Parking at the January show the fairgrounds charges $5.

The vendor list will be updated on the site, but here is the confirmed orchid grower list, I'm not bothering with allied vendors at the moment but many of them are confirmed too:

Accent Orchids

Awz Orchids

Best of Thai

BL Orchids

Ching Hua Orchids

Dan and Margie Orchids

Equagenera

Floralia

Hamlyn Orchids

Jim-N-I Orchids

Krull Smith

Lee & Co Orchids

Living Colors Orchids

Macs Orchids

Motes Orchids

Mundiflora

Odom’s Orchids

Colomborquideas/Orquifollajes

Orchid Eros

Orchid Inn

orquideas del valle

Pelican Coast Farms

Plantio de Orquidea

RF Orchids

Ritter-Tropic 1 Orchids

Smiley Orchids

So Orchids

Soroa Orchids

Sunset Valley Orchids

Ten Shin Gardens

Waldor Orchids

Wilson Orchids



let me know if any other questions and hope to see you there.

Bart

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[Subrosa]

Planning on going.