*All classes are free with your paid admission to the festival.*
Friday, January 16, 2026
- Noon – Tips and tricks of orchid cultivation in South Florida – Carlos Cahiz, OFE Orchid Supplies
- 1 pm – Orchids Conservation Collections in Taiwan’s KBCC and Reintroduction in Orchid Island – Emily Jefferson, Florida International University
- 2 pm – Application of Horticulture on Endangered Orchids – Dominic Mellone, Florida International University
- 3 pm – The Wild Habitats of Cattleya maxima – Byron Anguisaca, Ecuagenera
- 4 pm – Use of Orchids in the Landscape – Drew Mullin, Orchid Scapes
Saturday, January 17, 2026
- Noon – Cattleya Collecting – Dave Off, Waldor Orchids
- 1 pm – Conservation Horticulture: In-Vitro Micropropagation – Dr. Amir Khoddamzadeh, Florida International University
- 2 pm – The Secret Behind a Gorgeous Hybrid Phalaenopsis – Dr. Hong Liu, Florida International University
- 3 pm – Diseases in Orchids: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention – Dr. Romina Gazis, University of Florida
- 4 pm – The Million Orchid Project – Dr. Jason Downing, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Sunday, January 18, 2026
- 11 am – Trucos y consejos para el cultivo de orquideas en el Sur de la Florida (en Español) – Carlos Cahiz, OFE Orchid Supplies
- Noon – Compact and Miniature Vandas – Dr. Martin Motes, Motes Orchids
- 2 pm – Brassavola / Orchid Care – Melana Davison and Jim, Jimi-n-I Orchids
- 3 pm – Topics in Botany – Florida International University Student Panel
- 4 pm – Stanhopeinae – Jason Fischer, Orchids Ltd.