Connecticut Cactus & Succulent Society
ANNUAL SHOW & SALE
ANNUAL SHOW & SALE
2025
Join us for the 40th annual Connecticut Cactus and Succulent Show, a vibrant celebration of nature's most resilient plants! Whether you're a seasoned collector or just curious about these unique flora, this event has something for everyone. View award winning specimens, attend informative lectures, and have a chance to ask the experts for tips on care and propagation. Browse an array of vendors offering rare species, artistic pots, and plant-related treasures. Don’t miss the chance to connect with fellow enthusiasts and take home a piece of the desert right to your home. Dive into the world of cacti and succulents—your green thumb will thank you!
Admission is free!
First 50 groups receive a free plant upon entry
Lectures by experts
Daily auctions
Food truck on site
Books for sale
Rare plants for sale from leading cactus and succulent vendors
Open submissions to judged plant show
(see instructions and rules for entry below)
April 12: 10am - 5pm
April 13: 10am - 4pm
@ The Bristol Senior Center
240 Stafford Ave
Bristol, CT 06010
Rules for submitting a plant to the judged show
No field-collected specimens are permitted.
Plants must be placed on the show benches by 9pm on Friday April 12th. No plants will be accepted for judging after that time, although we will still have an area for non-judged display plants.
CCSS reserves the right to reject any plants that may be infected and/or suffering from infestation.
All plants entered must have been in the exhibitor's possession for at least 6 months prior to the show.
An entry card (provided at the venue at drop-off) must be completely filled out for each plant and placed with the plant. Please make sure exhibitor's name does not show. If the plant was windowsill-grown or grown from seed, please note CLEARLY on card. Give age of plant, if known.
Exhibitors are asked not to be in the show area during judging. A judge exhibiting a plant in any class is asked not to judge in that class.
Judging scale:
Condition: 75 pts
Staging: 20 pts
Nomenclature: 5 pts
Entries are free