13 Fall Floral Events in San Diego

Autumn is a beautiful time for the floral industry – so many of our favorite blooms are coming into season! We’re excited to be hosting tons of fun floral events this time of year, and to celebrate, we’ve gathered a list of tons more flower-focused community events to help you enjoy the power of flowers all season long.

Native Poppy dried flower wrap and Noble jumpsuit collab

Native Poppy X Noble: Granny’s House Event

Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 - 5:30-7:30pm

3009 Grape St. San Diego, CA 92102

We’re excited to share our new collaboration with local apparel brand Noble: a limited-edition dried flower wrap that matches the colors of their new “granny print” jumpsuits! We’re hosting a special launch party at our South Park store, where you can shop the new dried flower bouquets, enjoy complimentary mulled wine and hot tea, snack on mini organic pies from Rainbow Pies, live embroidery from Dani of This Girl Hugs Trees, and special discounted shopping with Noble – you can save 15% on their super cute apparel! Plus, we’ll have our seasonal floral stem bar and grab ‘n’ go flower bouquets and arrangements ready to take home. Extra points for showing up in your granny chic or Noble faves!

 

Blossoming Borders

Blossoming Borders

Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 - 12-4 PM

2640 Historic Decatur Rd, San Diego, CA 92106, USA

Native Poppy is honored to have been selected as a featured florist for Blossoming Borders, a unique, immersive art experience that brings together artists from both sides of the US/Mexico border to create floral artworks that reflect the community's perceptions, experiences, and fascination with border life. Curated and organized by Ana Galena, a floral designer from Tijuana, this free special event is being held at the ARTS DISTRICT Liberty Station in recognition of San Diego-Tijuana being named the World Design Capital of 2024!

 

Lei class at Atkinson Plumeria

Plumeria Neck Lei (lei ʻāʻī) Workshop

Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, 10am – 12pm

Atkinson Plumeria - 5239 Alzeda Dr., La Mesa, CA 91941

Learn how to make an authentic Hawaiian plumeria neck lei (lei ʻāʻī) in the kui method! Floral expert Stacy Atkinson will guide you through the entire process at family-owned Atkinson Plumeria farm. As a bonus, you’ll also learn how to make a plumeria hairpiece! All materials and supplies are included. Can’t make it to the lei workshop? Atkinson Plumeria is offering a Plumeria Plant Care class the following day, to share tips for overwintering your plants in San Diego.

Native Poppy florist charity event

Native Poppy Florist Feature Charity Event

Wednesday, Oct. 16 - 5:30-7:30pm

Native Poppy, 3009 Grape St. San Diego, CA 92102

Join us after hours at Native Poppy’s South Park store for our first in person “Florist Feature” Charity Event. Part art show, part fundraiser: each of our florists will tap into their creativity and design a unique arrangement that will then be displayed and sold at the event! 10% of all proceeds from arrangements sold will go to the San Diego Food Bank. Enjoy delicious, complimentary desserts from The Cakery, mingle, and view these one of a kind designs by our floral team!

Floral Tarot Reading

Floral Tarot Reading

Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 - 11am-3pm

Native Poppy, 3009 Grape St. San Diego, CA 92102

We’re excited to host Tarot of Flowers creator Jen Lagedrost Cavender at our South Park shop for an afternoon of floral tarot readings! This gorgeous illustrated tarot deck is a powerful and insightful tool to access the intuitive guidance of Tarot through the metaphoric language of flowers. Jen combines flower folklore and the metaphoric wisdom of flowers with their corresponding archetypes within the Tarot to offer you a blooming world of insights and guidance to support your daily mindfulness practices and self-care rituals. Sign up for a mini tarot reading, or upgrade to receive your own tarot deck along with your reading!

Pressed floral pumpkin workshop

Pressed Floral Pumpkin Workshop

Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024 - 12-2pm

Oasis Under the Sun - 671 Turquoise Street San Diego, CA 92109

Join florist Natalie Blooms at The Oasis Under The Sun for a fun and creative event where you'll create your own pretty floral pumpkin. Choose a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch and decorate it with beautiful pressed flowers from Natalie's curated collection to create a one-of-a-kind seasonal centerpiece. It's the perfect opportunity to learn a new skill, relax in nature, and craft something special for your home this autumn.

Dried flowers and candle making supplies

Dried Flower Arranging + Candle Making Workshop

Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024 - 4-6pm 

Paddywax Candle Bar, 7740 El Camino Real Suite E, Carlsbad, CA 92009

This might be our coziest workshop of the season! Enjoy a seasonal dried flower arranging and custom candle making workshop, where you’ll learn Native Poppy's tips and tricks for designing a dried flower bud vase arrangement in our signature wild style! Then, select the vessel and scent of your choosing for a candle making class with the pros at Paddywax Candle Bar.

Yumi ikebana class
Ikebana Flower Arranging

Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024 - 9:30-11am

Japanese Friendship Garden - 2215 Pan American E Rd, San Diego, CA 92101

Join Yumi Rakers, a certified instructor of the Sogetsu-ryu school of Ikebana, to practice this beautiful floral arranging technique in the inspiring Japanese Friendship Garden. Part floral art, and part mindfulness practice, Sogetsu Ikebana aims to be present, to be vibrant, and to be flexible. Bring your own flowers and branches, a kenzan (Flower frog), Ikebana scissors or floral shears, and a container, and get ready to try your hand at this beautiful, meticulous art form. Can’t make it to the workshop? Yumi is also hosting a live Ikebana demo in Balboa Park the following day for the Ikebana International San Diego chapter!

SDBG photography tour
Smartphone Photography in the Garden

Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 - 2pm – 4:30pm 

SD Botanical Garden - 300 Quail Gardens Dr. Encinitas, CA 92024

Learn tips and tricks for photographing flowers with this workshop with Sandra Lee Photography held at the gorgeous San Diego Botanical Garden in Encinitas. This immersive workshop in the Garden will help you “see” your subject with a skilled photographer’s eye – those perfect Instagram pics take lots of practice! Sandra will offer instruction on composition, light, color and shape while exploring the garden – there’s so many gorgeous blooms and foliage to discover. 

Fall flower arranging workshop

Fall Flower Arranging 101 Workshop

Sunday, November 3, 2024 - 2-4pm

POP Studios, 3812 Ray St, San Diego, CA 92104

Join us for an in-person floral workshop at POP studios - a beautiful, bright event space in the center of North Park! Learn Native Poppy's signature, wild style for building an artistic flower arrangement in a stunning autumnal color palette. Snag our florist’s tips and tricks to create a floral arrangement with ease, and have a whole lot of fun doing it! Plus: enjoy a complimentary glass of bubbles while our floral artists teach our tried and true flower arranging technique.

Loria Stern with book

Loria Stern Book Signing + Paperwhite Bulb Workshop

Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 - 9:30am-12pm

Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, 4321 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA 92121

This meeting of the Village Garden Club of La Jolla is going to be extra lively, with two special guests sharing their floral expertise. Loria Stern, author of floral cookbook Eat Your Flowers, will share the inspiring story of her journey from Pastry Chef, to self-taught gardener, to floral entrepreneur. Discover how Loria harnesses the power of edible and medicinal plants to create stunning and delicious treats that have captured the attention of national publications and foodies alike.

After the book signing, stick around for a special workshop and learn about forcing Paper White bulbs. Just in time for the holidays, learn to make a beautiful paper white arrangement, with provided bulbs, in an antiqued pot to keep in your home, or give as a special gift.

Native Poppy floral color theory workshop

Flower Arranging 101 Workshop - Color Theory Series

Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024 - 6-8pm

Native Poppy, 142 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach, CA 92075

Celebrate the season and get ready to arrange flowers like a pro at this fun, after-hours Flower Arranging 101 workshop, with special instruction on color theory for floral design. October's Floral Color Palette: shades of orange and burgundy!

This workshop is part of our in-person floristry class series we call Workshop+, the eleventh of 12 months of workshops which feature extra instruction in our signature monthly floral color palette. Missed the January - October classes? No worries! This special class will cover all the basics of Flower Arranging 101, and offer additional instruction tailored to your skill level. Designed to be taken as a stand alone course, or as part of a series staggered throughout the year. A great way to build your floral skills and knowledge!

Thanksgiving flower arranging class

Thanksgiving Centerpiece Design + Bubbles Pairing

Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024 - 5:30-8:30pm

Native Poppy, 142 S Cedros Ave, Solana Beach, CA 92075

Celebrate the season and get ready to arrange flowers like a pro at this fun, after-hours Flower Arranging 101 workshop, with special instruction on color theory for floral design. October's Floral Color Palette: shades of orange and burgundy!

This workshop is part of our in-person floristry class series we call Workshop+, the eleventh of 12 months of workshops which feature extra instruction in our signature monthly floral color palette. Missed the January - October classes? No worries! This special class will cover all the basics of Flower Arranging 101, and offer additional instruction tailored to your skill level. Designed to be taken as a stand alone course, or as part of a series staggered throughout the year. A great way to build your floral skills and knowledge!

Will you be heading to any of these fun floral events in San Diego? Hope to see you there!

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