2024 Bonsai-A-Thon Highlights

Happy kusamono workshop participants with their creations. Young Choe, GSBF Bonsai-A-Thon visiting artist and workshop leader is center front. Young is a world renowned kusamono artist. We want to thank Joshua Roth Tools for sponsoring her trip to the 2024 Bonsai-A-thon.

Young Choe Demonstrating How to Create a Kusamono

Huntington Bonsai Curator and auctioneer extraordinaire Ted Matson pointing to  the winner of one of many auction prizes, including kusamonos made by Young Choe.

Bonsai Artists Demonstrating Their Skills at the 2024 Bonsai-A-Thon

All the demonstration trees were auctioned off to lucky winners.

About the Bonsai-A-Thon

The Bonsai-A-Thon is the annual fund raising event for the GSBF Collection at The Huntington.  The Bonsai-A-Thon is held on the last weekend in the month of February.  The event has been expanding since inception.  Each year you can expect 20 plus vendors selling pots, finished bonsai, raw bonsai stock, tools, akadama, scoria, accessories, and  suiseki (viewing stones).  Each day you can expect four to five demonstrators working in an inviting setting allowing you to ask questions and to get to know each expert.  They  are picked not only from Southern California, but from the state at large and when available nationally  known demonstrators will participate as well.  The trees from these demonstrations are auctioned at the end of the day.  Along with the auction a large benefit drawing is held daily.   
A tour of The Huntington Gardens is given by Huntington staff.  
A handpicked display of show trees is open for viewing daily.  The Huntington, in cooperation with GSBF, holds a bonsai work shop for adults and children.   This program is very popular with the patron of the Huntington and a fun experience for the volunteer bonsai instructors and the class participants.  At the end of the class  each student leaves with a potted bonsai.   For more information about classes at The Huntington check out their calendar of events.
This event is the largest bonsai event in Southern California.  If  you are a bonsai fanatic, interested in bonsai, or just curious about the hobby, this is the one event of the year you must attend.