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The price will increase to $8 on the day of and at the door! Children under the age of 8 will be free.

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

We will be taking over Haverford's Field House and Whitehead Campus Center! Please use the south lot for parking.

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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. ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED (Oct. 1st 2025).

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