Whether you’re looking for an Aloha shirt, local honey, a handmade holiday wreath, or native and ornamental plants for your yard, we’ve got you covered! Tropical ornamentals, Hoya, natives, ferns, orchids, jade vines, aroids, gingers, and carnivorous plants will be available at the sale, as well as a variety of other botanical art and crafts. We’ll also have ono grindz from Khao and Papas Food Truck, refreshing elixirs from Bitter Root Brewery, and live music by Kahuakai and friends! Come support local vendors and do your holiday shopping with us this year! Proceeds from the sale help to support our mission of conservation, education, and research at Lyon Arboretum.
When & Where:
Friday, December 12th – Saturday, December 13th 9 AM to 3:00 PM at Lyon Arboretum
Vendors will be located in the area surrounding the Visitor Center and greenhouse.
Registered customers will be allowed to park in the main parking lot.
Walk-up customers will be allowed from 10:30 -2:30 PM each day.
Please bring your own box, cart, or bag if you can.
Consider paying with cash to expedite the checkout process.
Participating Vendors:
- Lyon’s own Horticulture Department
- Hui Ku Maoli Ola
- Olomana Tropicals
- La’au Hawaii
- Mauna Understory
- Mixed Plate Nurseries
- Nuuanu Orchids
- Bitter Root Brewery
- David Shepard Hawaii
- Palai
- Hui Hana Botanical Arts
- Meli Hawaii
- UH Insect Museum, & others!
- Khao & Papas food truck will also be serving up delicious Peruvian-Lao Fusion food and drinks
Conservation organizations will also have educational booths for customers to learn about native and invasive species in Hawaiʻi.
Proceeds from the sale help to support our mission of conservation, education, and research at Lyon Arboretum.
Admission:
- Attendance for the sale will primarily be managed by reservations through the Eventbrite via our website.
- This format allows us to stagger visitation in 1-hour timeslots and control the flow of traffic to and from the sale.
- Each reservation will be good for one vehicle and its passengers.
- Registered customers that attend during their designated timeslot will be able to park in the main lot adjacent to the sale area.
- Reservations for the sale are sold out!
If you are unable to secure a registration ahead of time, we will allow walk-up customers to attend the sale from 10:30 – 2:30 PM each day. Walk-up customers must get dropped off at the entrance gate or find alternative parking in upper Mānoa neighborhood.
Come prepared for any type of weather: wind, rain, sun, and even a rainbow or two!
Contact us: You can contact our Business Office at 808-988-0456. The Business Office is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 am until 3:00 pm.