2025 MACPS Plant Show

Join us for the very first MACPS Plant Show on Saturday, October 11th, from 9AM–5PM at Haverford College in Haverford, PA! Hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Carnivorous Plant Society, this one-day event celebrates the weird and wonderful world of carnivorous plants.

🌱 Vendors wanted! If you're a seller interested in joining us, we’re currently accepting vendor applications!

We’re looking for volunteers to help make the day a success.

All volunteers receive free entry into the show. Short shifts mean that volunteers will have plenty of time to enjoy the show before or after they volunteer.

People of all ages and ability levels are encouraged to volunteer. Please let us know if you need accommodations to make your volunteering experience easier. As a certified non-profit, student volunteers may be eligible for receiving volunteer hours for their help.  

Volunteer duties include:

• Assisting with set-up by moving tables and chairs and helping vendors unload

• Checking tickets and registering MACPS members

• Assisting speakers in the classroom

To sign up for a volunteering shift, please sign up below!

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Compete in our award show

The Mid-Atlantic Carnivorous Plant Society (MACPS) welcomes all paid members to submit their plants for our inaugural Carnivorous Plant Awards! Whether you are a professional grower or a hobbyist, we encourage you to show off your best beauties and beasties and compete for prizes in a variety of categories! Entries are limited to three plants per category per member. Deadline for entries is October 1st.

Schedule

Plant check-in:            8:00–10:00

Show viewing:             10:00–4:00

Judging:                      10:30–11:45

Results announced:    12:00–12:15

Plant pick-up:              4:00–6:00

Listen to our expert speakers

• Aimee Manahan, Pinguicula Expert & Philadelphia Flower Show Award Winner

• Bex Hamell, Owner & Operator, Odd Botany

• Jay Lechtman, Writer/Journalist & Former President, ICPS

• Michael Szesze, Owner & Operator, Carnivorous Plant Nursery

• Michael Skvarla, Assistant Research Professor of Arthropod Identification, Penn State University

• Shuhan Yin, Graduate Student in the Entomology Department, Penn State University