We had a lot of fun and met some great people. I just found they are having even a bigger show up in your area JW. If you get a chance to go i highly recommend it. I know your not a Koi keeper but there is good information to be gotten on food, filters, pumps, talks and seminars, and other pond related topics as well as the beautiful fish. Here is the infor for the Washington show later this month.
WASHINGTON KOI & WATER GARDEN SOCIETY
20th ANNUAL KOI SHOW
Bellevue College
3000 Landerholm Circle SE
Bellevue, WA 98007
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Viewing is free to the public.
Friday, September 9th, 2011
1:00 PM - 7:00 PM Check-In and Registration
Saturday, September 10th, 2011
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM Opening Ceremonies, Judging Starts, Sales Tables, Raffle, Information Table & Fish Sales Open
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Fish Viewing (Immediately After Judging)
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Auction (Immediately After Judging)
(Koi will be auctioned on Sunday)
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Banquet – Bellevue College Cafeteria
6:30 PM Wine and Beer Reception
7:00 PM-9:30 PM Dinner and Awards Presentation
Sunday, September 11th, 2011
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Fish Viewing
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sales Tables, Raffle, Information Table & Fish Sales Open
10:30 AM -11:30 AM Judges’ Seminar
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Live Auction – Koi Only
3:00 PM Koi Check Out
4:00 PM Tear Down & Dinner for Tear Down Volunteers
http://www.washingtonkoi.org/koi_show
This is held in conjuction with the Aki Matsuri festival, so there is plenty of non-Koi activities going on as well:
http://enma.org/2011/overview.htm
I hope we see you there!