Rare Plant Fairs in 2025
Living Desert Plants will be attending a variety of events in 2025, including the Tokara Rare Plant Fair, Calitzdorp Succulent Festival and more.
Garden Route Rare Plant Festival
We are hosting the annual Garden Route Rare Plant Festival in association with the Garden Route Botanical Garden in George.
This event will take place on the 13-14th of December 2025, from 09:00 – 15:00, at the Garden Route Botanical Garden.
Plants available will include rare succulents, cacti, orchids, carnivorous plants, airplants, bromeliads, indoor plants, and more.
Hosted and organized by Living Desert Plants in association with the Garden Route Botanical Garden.
Entry to the plant sale by itself is free of charge. Entry to the gardens area of the GRBG will be R20 per adult and R10 per child.
Past 2025 events
Boland Vetplantfees / Succulent Festival 2025 (completed)
We will have a stall at the 5th annual Boland Vetplantfees.
This will take place on Sunday the 14th of September 2025 from 09:00 – 16:00 at De Vines Pub & Restaurant, off R45, Paarl, Western Cape.
Entry to the plant sale is free of charge.
Calitzdorp Vetplantfees / Succulent Festival 2025 (completed)
We will have a stall at the 8th annual Calitzdorp Vetplantfees.
This will take place on the 19th – 21st of September 2025 from 09:00 – 17:00 (Sunday until 15:00) at Calitzdorp Station, Station Road, Calitzdorp.
You can read more about this event on the official website.
Entry to the plant sale is free of charge.
Tokara Rare Plant Fair 2025
We will have a stall at the annual Tokara Rare Plant Fair and Open Garden.
This event will take place on Saturday, 8th of November 2025, from 08:00 – 16:00 at the Tokara Wine Estate on the Helshoogte Pass, just outside Stellenbosch.
You can read more about this event on the official website.
Entry to the plant sale is R60 per person (free entry for children under the age of 10), and proceeds will be donated to Camphill Farm Community in Hermanus.