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20TH Annual Opening Night Party for the
San Francisco Flower and Garden Show

Preview the amazing new landscape of outdoor design ideas at this year's Opening Night Party for the Flower & Garden Show. Hosted from its inception by San Francisco Parks Trust formerly Friends of Recreation and Parks, the Party has become the largest annual benefit for San Francisco parks—raising more than $2 million to-date—to protect and enhance our parks, open spaces, and recreation programs.

Pull out your Go-Go boots and mini-skirts, and join us for a groovy night that promises primo food catered by McCall’s, wine tasting by Mendocino Winegrowers Alliance, a silent auction, and much more funky fun.

Tickets are $150.
Patron level tickets are $500, $1,000, $2,500 and $5,000.
For tickets contact Patricia Ivancich, Director of Development, at 415.750.5107 or by email.

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History

The Opening Night Party of the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show is San Francisco Parks Trust largest annual fundraiser for the city's parks. To date, the party has raised more than $2 million for the restoration and enhancement of the city's 4,000 acres of parks, recreation centers, and open spaces. San Francisco Parks Trust has been the host of the Opening Night Party since the Show's inception in 1985. Since horticulture is a major interest of many of the Trust's members and donors, the Opening Night Party presented a perfect opportunity to unite garden aficionados with philanthropists and park conservationists. The fundraiser is a special draw for horticulture enthusiasts eager for a sneak peek of the gardens and judge's results.

In 1998, the Show changed its location from Fort Mason to the Cow Palace. In order to transform the Cow Palace into this world-class garden display, the show uses approximately 1,200 cubic yards of sawdust and mulch (about 150 dump truck-loads) and 280,000 pounds of rock. Trucks from Northern California all the way down to San Diego transport exotic plants for the gardens, and more than 300 theater lights are hung from the ceiling to cast the gardens in dramatic light.

To learn more about the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show, please visit their website, www.gardenshow.com.