Awards & Cash Prizes will be presented to “Best in Show”, “People’s Choice Award”, 1st Place Novice & Experienced, Best Shitakusa and Best Kusamono

Visiting Bonsai Artist, Randy Bennett, will judge this year’s entries.

Exhibition Submission Instructions:

• ·  You must be an active HBS member
• ·  Submit up to two bonsai entries
• ·  Entries for Kusamono and/or Shitakusa are awarded to the person that created the piece
• ·  Novice* entries must have owned their tree(s) for at least 6 months
• ·  Experienced* entries must have owned their tree(s) for at least one year.
• ·  If your entry has won an award in the past, it is ineligible for submission

Entry Category Definitions:
* Novice: 5 years or less of formal bonsai experience, and never won an award 

* Experienced: More than 5 years formal bonsai experience, or placed in a show

PROGRAM

8 am to 9 am – Table & Display Set Up

9 am to 10 am – Exhibits Set Up (Please don’t be late!)

10 am to 12 pm – Bring Your Own Tree Workshop, Judging, Tree Photos, Social, & Public Exhibition

12 pm to 1 pm – Lunch

1 pm – Live Demo (Tree will be raffled at our November meeting.)

3 pm – Awards Presentation

3:30 pm – 4 pm – Exhibit Close & Breakdown

We NEED YOUR HELP! Please sign up to volunteer to help us set up and break down this year’s exhibition.

Entries must be received by October 7, 2026