BonsaiFEST!
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 05/11/2025
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Join Pacific Bonsai Museum this World Bonsai Day/Mother's Day Weekend, May 10-11, 2025 for our annual BonsaiFEST! — a free, family-friendly celebration featuring hundreds of meticulously crafted living artworks.
Watch live bonsai-making demonstrations, explore unique exhibitions including "Small Talk: All the dirt on growing mini-but-mighty trees," "Building Wonder: Bonsai Treehouses by Dave Creek," "Little Champions: Bonsai from the Evergreen State," the Puget Sound Bonsai Association's Spring Show, Edd Kuehn's enchanting tiny "mame" bonsai collection, plus azaleas, wisterias, and other flowering bonsai likely at peak bloom.
Shop for your own bonsai treasures, enjoy delicious food truck offerings, and let the kids unleash their creativity at the games and art station. Located in our serene forest setting of Federal Way, this event offers a perfect Mother's Day weekend outing that combines natural beauty, art, and fun for all ages.
WHERE:
The Pacific Bonsai Museum is located on the campus of the former Weyerhaeuser headquarters at 2515 S 336th Street, Federal Way, WA 98001. Visitors are advised to search ‘Pacific Bonsai Museum’ on their GPS-enabled devices to navigate to the Museum and should enter Weyerhaeuser Road from the West entry on Weyerhaeuser Way South.
PARKING:
Free parking is available across from the Museum at the Garden Parking Lot; wheelchair-accessible parking and passenger drop-off/pick-up is available at the Museum entrance.
COST:
Admission is free. There is a $12 suggested donation for those who can support the Museum.
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