This coveted international event, was bid for by a group of South African orchid enthusiasts and won in partnership with the Joburg Convention Bureau three years ago in Singapore.
This is also the second time that South Africa is hosting the event. The first time it was hosted in Durban, in 1981.
Anthony Grohovaz, who has led the initiative to bring the event back to South Africa and win the bid for Johannesburg. He said, “Dubbed the ‘Orchid Olympics’, this promises to be one of the most extraordinary botanical events and floral extravaganzas ever held in South Africa, and we encourage the public to attend.”
“A World Orchid Show is one of the biggest flower shows held anywhere in the world and comparatively bigger than the famous Chelsea Gardens Show held annually in the UK,” added Pumla Ntsele, deputy director of the Joburg Tourism’s Convention Bureau.
Details: www.woc21.org
