Bonsai-A-Thon at the Huntington
Saturday-Sunday, February 24th and 25th, 2024
10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Huntington Botanical Gardens
Reservation deadline Sunday, February 11, 2024.
-----Options for club members only:
1. One free ticket, provide your own transportation for Saturday.
2. One free ticket, provide your own transportation for Sunday.
3. One free ticket, purchase a pass for the club bus for Saturday.
10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Huntington Botanical Gardens
Reservation deadline Sunday, February 11, 2024.
-----Options for club members only:
1. One free ticket, provide your own transportation for Saturday.
2. One free ticket, provide your own transportation for Sunday.
3. One free ticket, purchase a pass for the club bus for Saturday.
SDBC Bus trip - Saturday, February 24
Due to popular demand, a second bus has been added. Tickets are no longer 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 (GSBFC), on Saturday, February 24. The Bonsai-A-Thon is the largest bonsai event in southern California, held at the Huntington Botanical Gardens’ Brody Botanical Center in San Marino.
In addition to the Huntington Bonsai exhibit, many activities are planned, including:
Food will not be available inside the Bonsai-A-Thon event, but the Huntington will have several food-service venues open that day.
The fee for the bus trip is $40 per person with registration open to paid club members only. Renewal or new membership may repaid online or at the February meeting. Registration for the bus trip will also include a complementary admission ticket to the Huntington.
The bus schedule is as follows (times approximate):
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 (GSBFC), on Saturday, February 24. The Bonsai-A-Thon is the largest bonsai event in southern California, held at the Huntington Botanical Gardens’ Brody Botanical Center in San Marino.
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 Master 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 fee for the bus trip is $40 per person with registration open to paid club members only. Renewal or new membership may repaid online or at the February meeting. Registration for the bus trip will also include a complementary admission ticket to the Huntington.
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.
- Arrive Carlsbad 7:30 p.m.
- Arrive Balboa Park 8:00 p.m.
If you would like to travel with the club on a bus, please register and pay using the button below. Reservations must be made by 11:59 pm Sunday February 11, 2024. When you sign up, please include the following in the note field:
- The first and last name of each member/passenger
- The preferred pick-up location: Balboa Park or Carlsbad
2024 Bonsai-a-Thon Balboa Bus Trip
Bus trip on Saturday February 24, 2024 from Balboa Park. Visit Huntington Garden and Museum, including the Golden State Bonsai Federation Bonsai Collection in Southern California.
Attending, not traveling on the bus
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 reserve your tickets. 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, Sunday, February 11, 2024.
If you are not a member, you can make an independent reservation in advance and pay the entrance fee at
The Huntington website.
You will receive your tickets and further details by e-mail during the week before the show. If you have further questions, please email VP Special Projects - questions.
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, Sunday, February 11, 2024.
If you are not a member, you can make an independent reservation in advance and pay the entrance fee at
The Huntington website.
You will receive your tickets and further details by e-mail during the week before the show. If you have further questions, please email VP Special Projects - questions.
San Diego Pickup:Veterans Museum & Memorial Center/Inspiration Point, upper parking lot. From Park Blvd, turn east onto President's Way then take the first left and park in the upper parking lot (NOT near the solar panels.)
Bus leaving at 7:00AM 
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Carlsbad Pickup:Pickup 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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