| For 2008, East of the Mississippi, I think the Central Florida Koi Show (Orlando, March 7-9) will be the largest. We will not know the number of entries in the show until it happens. It is set up to have 41 show tanks, with another 11 available if needed. We've sold out the vendor spaces: 39 vendors attending. There are 15 koi dealers/breeders, a couple of goldfish dealers, 8 with pond supplies/filters, 4 with just koi food, plus artists, aquatic plants, bonsai, Japanese-style granite garden statuary, and more. Plus, a full day of seminars on Saturday, including a live judging seminar.
Let us hope other shows in the East grow bigger and better... in the ways their organizers desire. I'd love to see the Orlando show continue to grow, but be only the third or fourth largest in the East. |