EventsThere are no AVSC Shows or events planned for 2025 as of yet, but there are lots of local events going on!
Below are listed the events for our local affiliate clubs. If you’re looking for a local sale or show to attend, you can browse by region.
Alberta
| Stampede City African Violet Society (SCAVS) 2025 Spring Show and Sale | |
DATE: | Saturday, May 10th, 10:00am – 4:00pm |
| LOCATION: | Green Gate Garden Centre 14111 MacLeod Trail |
| QUESTIONS? | Winston Goretsky, violets@telus.net |
Ontario
| Toronto African Violet and Gesneriad Society (TAVGS) “Gardens of the World” – 2025 Spring Show and Sale | |
DATE: | Sunday, March 30, 2025, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| LOCATION: | Toronto Botanical Garden (Floral Hall) 777 Lawrence Ave East |
| DETAILS: | Two separately judged shows will be happening, one for African Violets, and one for the wider world of Gesneriads. The sales will include both African Violets and Gesneriads. |
| QUESTIONS? | Doris Brownlie, jtbrownlie@idirect.com Sue Smith, smith.sue2011@gmail.com |
| Lakeshore African Violet Society of Toronto (LAVST) 2025 Annual Show & Sale | |
DATE: | Saturday, April 26, 2025 9:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| LOCATION: | St. Philip’s Lutheran Church 61 West Deane Park Drive |
| DETAILS: | Open to the public. Free parking. Cash Sales Only Sales tables and some supplies will be available. |
| QUESTIONS? | http://lakeshoreavs.com |
| Ottawa African Violet Society (OAVS) 2025 Open House and Plant Sale | |
DATE: | Sunday, May 4, 2025, 2:00 – 4:00 pm |
| LOCATION: | Rideau Park United Church 2203 Alta Vista Drive, |
| DETAILS: | Two separately judged shows will be happening, one for African Violets, and one for the wider world of Gesneriads. The sales will include both African Violets and Gesneriads. |
| QUESTIONS? | Cathie Clarke, cathie.clarke.oavs@gmail.com |
| Toronto African Violet and Gesneriad Society (TAVGS) 2025 Spring Sale | |
| Sunday, May 10, 2025 10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| LOCATION: | Toronto Botanical Garden (Upstairs Studio) 777 Lawrence Ave East |
| QUESTIONS? | Doris Brownlie, jtbrownlie@idirect.com Sue Smith, smith.sue2011@gmail.com |
| Toronto African Violet and Gesneriad Society (TAVGS) 2025 Fall Sale | |
DATE: | Sunday, September 28, 2025, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm |
| LOCATION: | Toronto Botanical Garden (Garden Hall) 777 Lawrence Ave East |
| QUESTIONS? | Doris Brownlie, jtbrownlie@idirect.com Sue Smith, smith.sue2011@gmail.com |
Nova Scotia
| Annapolis Valley African Violet Society (AVAVS) 2025 Display and Sale | |
DATE: | Saturday – May 31, 2025, 2:00 – 4:00 PM |
| LOCATION: | The Nicholsville Hall 413 Victoria Road, |
| DETAILS: | Free Admission! |
| QUESTIONS? | Cindy Shoults, cjsho14@outlook.com |
United States
Bay State African Violet Society (BSAVS) | |
DATE: | Saturday, April 26, 2025, 10:00 am- 4:00 pm |
| LOCATION: | New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill 11 French Drive, |
| DETAILS: | There will be hundreds of commercial and club plants for sale. Heidi Dillenbeck (Enchanted Gardens) will be there selling supplies. |
| QUESTIONS? | Nancy Manozzi, n-jtbrownlie@idirect.com |
| African Violet and Gesneriad Society of Western New York (AVGSWNY) 2025 Annual Show and Sale | |
| DATES: | Saturday, May 3, 2025, Noon – 6:00 pm Sunday, May 4, 2025, Noon – 3:30 pm |
| LOCATION: | Amherst Public Library, Audubon Branch 350 John James Audubon Parkway |
| DETAILS: | Two separately judged shows will be happening, one for African Violets, and one for the wider world of Gesneriads. The sales will include both African Violets and Gesneriads. |
| QUESTIONS? | Deb Donaldson, playmisty4me63@msn.com |