Upcoming cactus & succulent events

Updated October 28, 2026 · Events through November 11, 2026

Wednesday, October 28

• Orange County CSS
  Jack Dawes on winter growers. Meeting 7:30 pm; social time 7 pm. Anaheim United Methodist Church, Anaheim.

Saturday, October 31

• Sacramento CSS open garden and plant sale
  10 am–2 pm, West Sacramento. See the organizer’s address instructions before going.

Sunday, November 1

• Long Beach Cactus Club
  Rob Roy Macgregor, 1 pm, Woman’s Club of Bellflower, 9402 Oak Street. Free and open to the public.

Monday, November 2

• Sunset Succulent Society
  Meeting 7 pm; doors open 6 pm. Veterans Memorial Center, Garden Room, Culver City. Free admission.

Thursday, November 5

• Los Angeles CSS
  Steven A. Blackwell and Lauralea Oliver discuss scent-detection dogs for rare plant monitoring. Event hours 6:30–9 pm, ONEgeneration Senior Enrichment Center, Reseda.

Sunday, November 8

• Cactus & Succulent Society of San Jose
  Monthly meeting, 12:30 pm, Ethel & William Prusch Multicultural Arts Center, Emma Prusch Farm Park, San Jose.

• South Coast CSS
  Roxie Esterle presents “Poking around Europe’s Botanical Treasures.” Meeting 1–4 pm; presentation 1:30 pm. McTaggart Hall, Fred Hesse Jr. Community Park, Rancho Palos Verdes.

• Central Coast CSS
  Al Klein on growing caudiciforms (“fat plants”), 2 pm, Odd Fellows Hall, 520 Dana Street, San Luis Obispo.

Wednesday, November 11 (tentative)

• San Diego Epiphyllum Society
  Tentative meeting date based on its regular second-Wednesday schedule, 7:30 pm, Casa del Prado, Room 101, Balboa Park. Confirm with the club.

Please confirm details with the organizers before traveling.