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SUMMARY:World Bonsai Day
DESCRIPTION:World Bonsai Day\nMay 9\, 2026\n11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.\n  \nWorld Bonsai Day weekend May 9 marks the official opening of the Arboretum’s internationally acclaimed Bonsai Exhibition Garden\, with trees filling the benches for the first time since fall! \nArthur Joura\, Bonsai Curator at The North Carolina Arboretum\, will present a free live bonsai demonstration in the Bonsai Exhibit Garden at 1 p.m. \nTo mark the occasion\, the Blue Ridge Bonsai Society will be onsite with educational displays and to answer questions from visitors. \nThe North Carolina Arboretum is a World Bonsai Friendship Federation Cooperation Center\, one of only eight so designated bonsai gardens across the world which all celebrate World Bonsai Day each year by presenting bonsai experiences to the public. \nThe World Bonsai Day celebration is included with the Arboretum’s regular parking fee. \nThis event is part of Spring Into the Arb! Celebrate the return of spring with a series of events and happenings throughout March\, April\, May and June! Spring is a time of renewal and emergence\, and The North Carolina Arboretum is excited to welcome this season with plant shows\, nature programs\, education\, music\, art and more!
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/world-bonsai-day-2/
LOCATION:Bonsai Exhibition Garden
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Bonsai Garden 20th Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:Bonsai Garden 20th Anniversary\nOctober 25\, 2025\nThe Arboretum’s internationally recognized Bonsai Exhibition Garden will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of its opening with a special event at the garden on Saturday\, October 25! \nThe bonsai garden first opened to the public in October of 2005. Bonsai docents will be on hand in the garden to answer questions\, and many bonsai will feature autumn color. All through the day a commemorative video presentation will play in the garden pavilion. The presentation will feature images of the garden under construction and as it appeared in its early years\, in addition to images of the garden in various stages of seasonal display. \nThe main feature of the day will be a live bonsai demonstration by Arboretum bonsai curator Arthur Joura\, which will take place in the pavilion from 1:00 to 2:30 pm. In the demonstration\, Joura will restore a large forest planting of baldcypress trees. This tray landscape was a much beloved part of the Arboretum’s bonsai collection and was displayed for many years in the garden\, before misfortune caused it to be put aside five years ago. Now this planting is ready to be reborn and made show-worthy once more. The demonstration program is free\, but seating will be limited. \n  \nThis event is part of Fall for the Arb! Celebrate fall with a series of events and happenings throughout September and October! The North Carolina Arboretum is excited to welcome this season with nature programs\, education\, music\, art and more!
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/bonsai-garden-20th-anniversary/
LOCATION:Bonsai Exhibition Garden
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:World Bonsai Day
DESCRIPTION:World Bonsai Day weekend May 10 and 11 marks the official opening of the Arboretum’s Bonsai Exhibition Garden\, with trees filling the benches for the first time since fall! \nTo mark the occasion\, the Blue Ridge Bonsai Society will provide bonsai programming over the weekend\, with club members working on their trees in the bonsai pavilion\, giving Arboretum guests a chance to ask questions and to gain insight into how bonsai trees are styled and developed at earlier stages. \nArthur Joura\, Bonsai Curator at The North Carolina Arboretum\, will present a public bonsai demonstration in the Bonsai Exhibit Garden on Saturday\, May 10 at 1 p.m. \nThe North Carolina Arboretum is a World Bonsai Friendship Federation Cooperation Center\, one of only eight so designated bonsai gardens across the world which all celebrate World Bonsai Day each year by presenting bonsai experiences to the public. \nThe World Bonsai Day celebration is included with the Arboretum’s regular parking fee. Members get in free.
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/world-bonsai-day/2025-05-11/
LOCATION:Bonsai Exhibition Garden
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SUMMARY:World Bonsai Day
DESCRIPTION:World Bonsai Day weekend May 10 and 11 marks the official opening of the Arboretum’s Bonsai Exhibition Garden\, with trees filling the benches for the first time since fall! \nTo mark the occasion\, the Blue Ridge Bonsai Society will provide bonsai programming over the weekend\, with club members working on their trees in the bonsai pavilion\, giving Arboretum guests a chance to ask questions and to gain insight into how bonsai trees are styled and developed at earlier stages. \nArthur Joura\, Bonsai Curator at The North Carolina Arboretum\, will present a public bonsai demonstration in the Bonsai Exhibit Garden on Saturday\, May 10 at 1 p.m. \nThe North Carolina Arboretum is a World Bonsai Friendship Federation Cooperation Center\, one of only eight so designated bonsai gardens across the world which all celebrate World Bonsai Day each year by presenting bonsai experiences to the public. \nThe World Bonsai Day celebration is included with the Arboretum’s regular parking fee. Members get in free.
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/world-bonsai-day/2025-05-10/
LOCATION:Bonsai Exhibition Garden
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SUMMARY:The Arboretum's Bonsai Exhibition Garden in Summer: Curator's Talk & Tour
DESCRIPTION:Established in October 2005\, the Bonsai Exhibition Garden is a signature feature of the Arboretum and a unique environment displaying up to 50 specimens at a time. Of particular importance are the plants native to the Blue Ridge\, including American hornbeam\, red maple and eastern white pine\, which bring the thousand-year tradition of bonsai home to the mountains of Western North Carolina. Join Bonsai Curator Arthur Joura on this entertaining and informative after-hours tour of the garden at its peak\, a fitting showcase for the specimens. As Joura says\, “The two things are one: The garden is designed to elevate the experience of bonsai\, and the bonsai never look better than when they’re on display in the garden.”   Photo credit: Gloria Crouse
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/the-arboretums-bonsai-exhibition-garden-in-summer-curators-talk-tour/
LOCATION:Bonsai Exhibition Garden
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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SUMMARY:World Bonsai Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Join The North Carolina Arboretum as it celebrates the re-opening of its outdoor bonsai display for the 2020 season as part of the tenth annual World Bonsai Day\, an internationally celebrated event dedicated to furthering bonsai awareness and appreciation world-wide. As part of the event\, the Blue Ridge Bonsai Society will host a special two-day pop-up bonsai show inside the Arboretum’s Baker Exhibit Center on Saturday\, May 9\, and Sunday\, May 10. A free bonsai demonstration led by the Arboretum’s Bonsai Curator Arthur Joura will be held on Saturday\, May 9\, inside the Arboretum’s Bonsai Exhibition Garden. \nAttendance to the Arboretum’s World Bonsai Weekend is free\, however\, standard non-member parking fees apply. \nProgram Schedule\nSaturday\, May 11\n\nPop-up Bonsai Display; 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Baker Exhibit Center (Hosted by the Blue Ridge Bonsai Society)\nFree Bonsai Demonstration; time TBC – Outdoor Bonsai Exhibition Garden (Led by Arboretum Bonsai Curator Arthur Joura)\n\nSunday\, May 12\n\nPop-up Bonsai Display; 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Baker Exhibit Center (Hosted by the Blue Ridge Bonsai Society)
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/world-bonsai-weekend/2020-05-10/
LOCATION:Bonsai Exhibition Garden
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:World Bonsai Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Join The North Carolina Arboretum as it celebrates the re-opening of its outdoor bonsai display for the 2020 season as part of the tenth annual World Bonsai Day\, an internationally celebrated event dedicated to furthering bonsai awareness and appreciation world-wide. As part of the event\, the Blue Ridge Bonsai Society will host a special two-day pop-up bonsai show inside the Arboretum’s Baker Exhibit Center on Saturday\, May 9\, and Sunday\, May 10. A free bonsai demonstration led by the Arboretum’s Bonsai Curator Arthur Joura will be held on Saturday\, May 9\, inside the Arboretum’s Bonsai Exhibition Garden. \nAttendance to the Arboretum’s World Bonsai Weekend is free\, however\, standard non-member parking fees apply. \nProgram Schedule\nSaturday\, May 11\n\nPop-up Bonsai Display; 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Baker Exhibit Center (Hosted by the Blue Ridge Bonsai Society)\nFree Bonsai Demonstration; time TBC – Outdoor Bonsai Exhibition Garden (Led by Arboretum Bonsai Curator Arthur Joura)\n\nSunday\, May 12\n\nPop-up Bonsai Display; 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Baker Exhibit Center (Hosted by the Blue Ridge Bonsai Society)
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/world-bonsai-weekend/2020-05-09/
LOCATION:Bonsai Exhibition Garden
CATEGORIES:Events
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