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The 2024 Tamiami International Orchid Festival (January 12-14, 2024) will be held at 10901 S.W. 24th Street Miami, FL 33165.

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Yes, and the map and vendor list can be downloaded from the Vendors page. The map can be displayed on a mobile device or tablet, or printed. Please download and print or save the map!

Admission is $20 for adults for a single day ticket, save on advance tickets. Buy your tickets now as advance ticket sales may end at any time and prices may increase as the show grows closer. Cash only at the door. Children under 12 are free.

You will receive your ticket by email. Look for an email from Universe/Tamiami International Orchid Festival. If you do not receive an email soon after purchase, check your junk/spam folder. You must print or display your ticket on your phone at the gate. Yahoo and AOL accounts appear to be particularly susceptible to false positive spam messages. Please check your spam folders. Please search for "universe" in your email. If you use Gmail look in your promotions tab and search for "universe".

Bringing cash is highly recommended as many growers are foreign and do not accept credit cards. If you did not buy your tickets in advance you will need cash at the door as well. ATMs are available, but they charge fees and are limited to $100 per transaction.

Volunteers will have e-tickets mailed to them in advance and redeem them at the left door.

You can email info@tamiamiorchidfestival.com up to seven days before the event for a refund. Thereafter, we cannot issue refunds but will, upon request, give tickets to a future Tamiami International Orchid Festival.

Easy! No standing in line. And you can pay by credit card. Ticket purchases are cash only at the door.

The classes are free with paid admission.

The 2024 Tamiami International Orchid Festival will be indoors and air-conditioned.

The Tamiami International Orchid Festival is Miami’s largest, most diverse orchid show, paralleled only by the Redland International Orchid Festival in May. Over the past nineteen years, the Tamiami International Orchid Festival has not only become a great Miami orchid show, but a nationally and internationally recognized orchid event. The Tamiami International Orchid Festival is the largest orchid event in the United States. The Tamiami International Orchid Festival combines the exquisite displays of a traditional orchid show with the diversity of shopping options of the Redland International Orchid Festival.

Anyone interested in seeing rare orchids, buying beautiful yet affordable orchids, or learning more about orchids in one of the Festival’s many free classes. If you have been to the Redland International Orchid Festival, the Miami International Orchid Show, the Orchid Festival at Fairchild, or the Fort Lauderdale Orchid Show, and enjoyed them, you will certainly be delighted by the Tamiami International Orchid Festival. If you have never been to an orchid festival, what are you waiting for?!

Check out the beautiful displays, shop the widest selection of affordable and rare orchids available anywhere, and enjoy an adult beverage as you stroll the hall. Watch classes in advance of the festival on Zoom, and participate in complimentary raffles for over a hundred beautiful orchid plants and other prizes. E-ticket buyers are automatically entered in the main raffle and bonus raffles. Attendees who buy tickets at the door will have the opportunity to fill out a raffle ticket and participate in the big raffles at the end of the show. No purchase is necessary. For a free entry, please send a request with your contact information on a 3x5 inch card to Greater Miami Orchid Shows, LLC 25000 S.W. 162 Ave, Homestead, FL 33031

The Best Western at 8560 SW 124th Avenue Kendall, FL 33183-4600 is offering an excellent rate. You can book online by clicking here or call 305-271-4848 and ask for the “Orchid Show” rate.

If booking online, you must update your arrival and departure dates to see the special rates.

The Best Western also is running a shuttle to the Festival in the morning and evening. Inquire with the front desk for the times.

If you are a hotel operator interested in partnering with the orchid festival, please contact us through the contact form or write to us at info@tamiamiorchidfestival.com

Unfortunately, Miami still does not have good public transportation and is a vast, sprawling city. We recommend Lyft. Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden is a great destination for plant lovers. Of course, Miami Beach is the destination for many out of towners, but natives often get their nightlife and eats in Coral Gables, Wynwood, and South Miami. Miami has become a world class city and visitors have many options.

There are various shipping options located nearby.

USDA will be on site issuing CITES on Saturday afternoon ONLY. CITES documents can be obtained from Motes Orchids. The fee will include an offset for the overtime for USDA personnel to be present at the Festival.

The Committee accepts applications to the the Orchid Festival year round through the Contact page.

The Orchid Festival partners with local and national businesses that recognize the value in having their brand associated with beautiful, exotic plants. Send your proposal to the Orchid Festival through the Contact page or email info@tamiamiorchidfestival.com

No. We love animals too, but the venue only allows service animals.

Same Day Re-entry is permitted with a hand stamp. You must exit through the main entrance to get a hand stamp.

The Miami-Dade County Fair & Expo Center offers on-site parking at $5 for the entire day. To park onsite, enter via Gate #2 (109th Ave & Coral Way). Parking attendants will direct you from there. Cash and credit cards are accepted. You can also Uber to the festival and if you're staying at the Best Western, the hotel runs a complimentary shuttle each day.

Absolutely! There is handicapped parking and the hall is completely wheelchair friendly and ADA compliant. Come and enjoy.

If you completed a ticket purchase, tickets were emailed to you from Universe with a subject line referencing the Tamiami International Orchid Festival. Please check your junk mail and spam. If you cannot find the tickets, email info@tamiamiorchidfestival.com and we will help. You can also give your email address at the door. (This is a more time consuming process so please bring your tickets if you have them. Thanks.)

The Tamiami International Orchid Festival will be at its regular venue at the Miami Dade County Fairgrounds - Fair Expo Center Fuchs Pavilion

10901 SW 24th St, Miami, FL 33165