UPCOMING EVENTS
The gardens are open for public enjoyment on specific Sunday(s) each month. These open Sundays are reflected on this Upcoming Events listing.
Hours are 11AM to 3PM, weather permitting.
Plant Sale & Craft Fair
Join us for this FREE community event at the San Mateo Garden Center! Located at the corner of Alameda de las Pulgas and Parkside Way (near Beresford Park and 28th Avenue in San Mateo).
Plant Sales, Garden Clubs, Vendor Booths, Live Music
Kids activities:
Scavenger Hunt, Kids Gardening Table - take home a free small plant*
Raffle prizes
Live Music*
Plant Sales & Shopping
San Mateo Garden Center plant shop, located in lower garden sanmateogardencenter.org
Vendors:
Cacti of San Mateo
CasaPlants Bay Area instagram.com/casaplants
Cheat A Little Catering cheatalittle.com
Clayroom clayroomsanmateo.com
Creekside Crafts instagram.com/hungrykitchenhmb
D&D Flowers instagram.com/danddflowers
EeBeeByMe ceramics and plants instagram.com/EeBeeByMe
JRW Art Work
Las Selvas laselvas.com
Lather & More latherandmore.com
Paul-Lee-Nation Plant & Garden Styling paulleenation.com
Peridot Design Studio instagram.com/jfdesigngal
Studio Mestiza studiomestiza.com
Shen Aroma Farm shenaromafarm.com
The Druid's Groove instagram.com/thedruidsgroove
Timeless Treasures
Victoria Succulents instagram.com/victoria_succulents
Wendy Wood Design wendywoodart.com
Clubs / Organizations:
Garden Study Club
Going to Seed goingtoseed.org
Gold Coast Cymbidium Society goldcoastcymbidiumsociety.org
Mid-Peninsula Art Club
Peninsula Orchid Society penorchidsoc.org
Peninsula Quilt Guild peninsulaquilters.org
San Mateo Arboretum Society sanmateoarboretum.org
San Mateo Art & Recreation Department cityofsanmateo.org/Art-and-Recreation
San Mateo County Rose Society sanmateocountyrosesociety.com
Sei Boku Bonsai seibokubonsaikai.org
SF Begonia Society Sfbegonia.org
San Mateo County Bird Alliance smcbirdalliance.org
Sunshine Craft Club
*While supplies last. Events subject to change.
San Mateo County Rose Society Mother's Day Plant Swap
San Mateo County Rose Society Mother's Day Plant Swap
Registration is required. Sign up and details HERE
Schedule
9:30 - 10:00: Arrival and check in. Please label your plants to the best of your knowledge.
Place your plants in the appropriate sections.
10:00 - 10:30: Go around the room and place your tickets in front of the plants that you want to bid on.
10:30: Raffling starts. Organizer will go around the room plant by plant to draw numbers.
Tickets can be purchased: 3 for $10.
Max. contribution: 3 of any of the same plant for tickets
This event will be held in conjunction with the San Mateo Garden Center ‘Open Sunday’ from 11am-3pm.
Open Sunday
On Open Sundays, the Garden Center grounds are open to the public for walk in visits, and plants are available for purchase. Please bring the family (dogs on leash ok) to see the gardens and enjoy our quiet little oasis in San Mateo.
Open Sunday
On Open Sundays, the Garden Center grounds are open to the public for walk in visits, and plants are available for purchase. Please bring the family (dogs on leash ok) to see the gardens and enjoy our quiet little oasis in San Mateo.
Open Sunday
On Open Sundays, the Garden Center grounds are open to the public for walk in visits, and plants are available for purchase. Please bring the family (dogs on leash ok) to see the gardens and enjoy our quiet little oasis in San Mateo.
escaype photo exhibition
escaype’s 10th anniversary photo exbhibition
Fine photography for sale
Workshops • Meet the artists
Free admission in collaboration with
SMGC Open Sundays
Cymbidium & Orchid Show & Sale
Orchid Show & Sale
sponsored by the
Gold Coast Cymbidium & Peninsula Orchid Societies
Saturday, April 5, 2025, 9am - 4pm
Sunday, April 6, 2025, 10am - 4pm
This Year, again, we will combine our Show Plants and Sales with not only the Peninsula Orchid Society, but also other Orchid Vendors & Member Sellers! In the past, people have driven in from all over the Bay Area, even from Southern California, to see these cymbidium and other orchids displays.You will see incredibly beautiful Orchids Shown! International and National Show Winners, Species, Rare and Hard to Find, Splash, Feathered, Peloric, and other Orchid Species, as well, will be on Display.Ribbon & Trophy American Orchid Society Judged show.Donations appreciated!
Cymbidium & Orchid Show & Sale
Cymbidium & Orchid Show & Sale
sponsored by the
Gold Coast Cymbidium & Peninsula Orchid Societies
Saturday, April 5, 2025, 9am - 4pm
Sunday, April 6, 2025, 10am - 4pm
This Year, again, we will combine our Show Plants and Sales with not only the Peninsula Orchid Society, but also other Orchid Vendors & Member Sellers! In the past, people have driven in from all over the Bay Area, even from Southern California, to see these cymbidium and other orchids displays.You will see incredibly beautiful Orchids Shown! International and National Show Winners, Species, Rare and Hard to Find, Splash, Feathered, Peloric, and other Orchid Species, as well, will be on Display.Ribbon & Trophy American Orchid Society Judged show.Donations appreciated!
In addition to providing a space for club and private rentals, the Garden Center provides its own public events.
These include the annual meeting, open house(s), and open garden times.
We would like to have the Garden Center provide more availability for public enjoyment and education. If this aligns with your thoughts, please consider volunteering to support this effort.