The 2020 Camellia FEStivaL & Show

february 21-22, 2020 

The Coastal Georgia Camellia Society will kick off the 2020 Camellia Festival & Show by hosting a luncheon on Friday, February 21, 2020 in Isle of Hope. The Society will be honoring the legacy of Judge Arthur Solomon, Co-Founder of the American Camellia Society. The Camellia Show and Festival will take place Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens. The entry fee is $5.00 and includes access to the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens and all activities.

The luncheon will be held at Grimball Oaks in Isle of Hope, the former home and garden of Judge Arthur Solomon, on Friday, February 21 at 11:30am. Don Waters, retired president and CEO of Brasseler USA and a member of the Board of Curators of the Georgia Historical Society, will highlight the life and legacy of Judge Arthur Solomon. 

Luncheon tickets are $75.00 each, with table sponsorship opportunities at three giving levels:

Camellia Sinensis Sponsor - $1000, 10 tickets

• Special recognition in all event publications and online

• Annual Membership in the Coastal Georgia Camellia Society

• Private Tour of The Judge Solomon Trail at Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens

Camellia Sasanqua Sponsor - $1500, 10 tickets

• Special recognition in all event publications and online

• Annual Membership in Coastal Georgia Camellia Society

• Private Tour of The Judge Solomon Trail at Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens

• Camellia Plant

Camellia Japonica Sponsor - $2500, 10 tickets

• Special recognition in all event publications and online

• Annual Membership in Coastal Georgia Camellia Society

• Private Tour of The Judge Solomon Trail at Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens

• Special gift from the original gardens of Judge Arthur Solomon

Register for Camellia Festival Luncheon

The following day, the Festival and Show will take place on Saturday, February 22. Members of the Coastal Georgia Camellia Society encourage everyone to enter their Camellia blooms into the competition. Participants can bring their blooms to the Andrews Center for entry between 7:30 am - 9:30 am Saturday morning.

The Society will also have Camellia flower waxing demonstrations and air layering educational courses, as well as other Camellia specific activities.  Everyone is welcome to discover the beauty of Camellias and stroll through the Judge Solomon Camellia Trail.

Camellia Festival and Show Schedule

Friday, February 21

11:30 am - Festival Luncheon

Hosted at: Grimball Oaks, Isle of Hope, Savannah (address will be provided upon registration confirmation) 

\Cost - $75 per person 

Saturday, February 22

7:30 am - 9:30 am - Camellia show flower entry

9:30 am - 11:45 am - Show closed for camellia judging

12:00 pm - Prizes awarded

12:00 pm - 5 pm - Show reopened to public

2 pm - Educational courses on Air Layering and Camellia Flower Waxing

4 pm -Educational course on Air Layering

Hosted at: Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens

2 Canebrake Road, Savannah GA 31419, Andrews Center (Main Building) for Registration

Cost - $5.00 per person

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