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Bonsai-A-Thon at the Huntington

Saturday-Sunday, February 22th and 23rd, 2025
10:00 am to 5:00 pm, The Huntington Library, Museum and Botanical Gardens
ALL SEATS ON THE BUS HAVE BEEN SOLD OUT
Driving Yourself Instructions
All visitors to the Bonsai-A-Thon must have an advance reservation and enter through the admissions ticketing booths.  Our Club will have access to a limited number of free reservations and one-day admission tickets. If you plan to attend but do not plan to travel on the bus, the club must still reserve your ticket. Please select one of email choices below and list all club member names as well as a main contact phone number (mobile preferred).​​
​​Bonsai-a-Thon- Saturday - tickets only
or 
Bonsai-a-Thon - Sunday - tickets only
Club member reservation e-mails must be received by 11:59 p.m. PST, Monday, February 3, 2025.
You will receive your tickets and further details by e-mail during the week before the show.  If you have further questions about the Bonsai-A-Thon, please email VP Special Projects - questions.  

If you are not a member, you can make an independent reservation in advance and pay the entrance fee at
 The Huntington website.    The Huntington is located at 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108. 

SDBC Bus trip - Saturday, February 22   SOLD OUT

San Diego Bonsai Club has planned our trip to the Bonsai-A-Thon, the fundraiser for the Golden State Bonsai Federation Collection at the Huntington (GSBF), on Saturday, February 22.  The Bonsai-A-Thon is the largest bonsai event in southern California, held at The Huntington Library, Museum and Botanical Gardens’ Brody Botanical Center in San Marino.  Registration for the bus trip will also include a complementary admission ticket to the Huntington.
 
In addition to The Huntington Bonsai exhibit, many activities are planned, including: 
  • Benefit drawing
  • Live & silent auctions
  • Vendors selling top-quality tools, pots and trees
  • Bonsai Masters styling demonstrations with auctions of styled trees
  • Backstage tour of the Bonsai Nursery

Food will not be available inside the Bonsai-A-Thon event, but The Huntington will have several food-service venues open that day.
 
The bus schedule is as follows (times approximate):
  • Depart Balboa Park 7:00 a.m.
  • Depart Carlsbad 7:30 a.m.
  • Depart Bonsai-A-Thon 5:00 p.m.
  • Return Carlsbad 7:30 p.m.
  • Return Balboa Park 8:00 p.m.​

San Diego Balboa Park Pickup: 

Veterans Museum & Memorial Center/Inspiration Point,  From Park Blvd, turn east onto President's Way then take the first left.  The bus will depart at 12:00 noon from the upper level of the Inspiration Point North lot next to the Veterans Museum and Memorial Center, see map.  Please park your car in the upper lot, without solar panels.  Warning: The gates to the lower lot are locked at night and you will not be able to access your vehicle if you park there.
Bus leaving at 7:00AM
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Carlsbad Pickup: 

 Carlsbad Village Drive and Pio Pico Drive  Pick up is at the corner of Carlsbad Village Drive and Pio Pico. next to the Shell station. From I-5, go east on Carlsbad Village Drive one block, turn south on Pio Pico. Park along the street.
Bus leaving at ​7:30AM
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  • Activities
    • Next Meeting
    • 2026 Calendar
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  • Education
    • About SDBC Education
    • Beginner's Classes Overview
    • Beginner's Class Schedule
    • Workshops & Skills Classes
    • Study Groups >
      • Shohin Study Group
      • All About Bonsai Study Group
      • Ficus Study Group
    • Private Lessons
    • The Larry Ragle Scholarship
  • Resources
    • Newsletter
    • Seasonal Task Schedule >
      • Newsletter
    • Club Forms
    • Club Library
    • Vendors
    • Photos >
      • Tanuki Creation By John Jackson
      • 2023 California Shohin Conference
      • 2020 Winter Silhouettes
      • 2018 Fall Show
      • 2018 SD County Fair
      • Spring 2018 Show
      • 2018 Cal Shohin Seminar
      • 2017 GSBF Convention #40
      • 2017 Fall Show
      • 2017 Spring Show
      • 2016 Fall Show
      • 2016 Nisei Week Trip
      • 2016 Spring Show
      • 2016 Bonsai-A-Thon
      • 2016 Winter Silhouettes
      • 2015 Fall Show Photos
      • 2015 Nisei Week Trip
      • Bonsai Stolen from San Gabriel Nursery
      • 2015 Spring Show
      • 2015 Bonsai-A-Thon
      • 2014 Fall Show
      • 2014 Nisei Week Trip
      • 2014 July Bus Trip
      • 2014 Spring Show
    • Articles >
      • Charlie's Corner
      • Lime Sulfur
      • Bougainvillea Bonsai
      • Soil: It's What Goes in the Pot
      • 'Lyn's Bonsai Soil Mix
      • Back-Budding
      • Fertilizer
      • Wiring
      • REBS 2014 Show
      • 2014 Boxwood Dig
      • Club History
      • Club Logo
      • Time Traveler
      • First Show May 1966
    • Remembering... >
      • Remembering Big Dave Rochester
      • Remembering Marty Mann
      • Remembering Ko Tsushima
      • Remembering Harry Hirao
      • Remembering Bob Meyer
    • Video >
      • 2019-2021 Videos
      • 2015-2018 Videos
      • Video
      • More Video
  • Membership
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    • Membership Benefits
    • Volunteer
  • Safari Park Bonsai Pavilion
    • Overview and History
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  • About
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