20th Annual

Cactus and Succulent Festival

Saturday, September 12th, 2026

Norfolk Public Library - 2 Liberty Lane, Norfolk, MA

2026 Vendors

  • April Farm - Rare succulents

  • Arid Atelier - Cacti and Succulents - Agave, Euphorbia, Haworthia, Echeveria, Sansevieria, Astrophytum, Ferocactus, Gymnocalycium, and more!

  • ArtInGlassHandSpunGlass - Hand-spun glass cactus

  • Beardsley Zoo Greenhouse - Cactus, succulents, bromeliads, cactus cuttings and carnivorous plants

  • Buzz & Thrive - Caudiciforms, Aloes, Euphorbias, Sedums, Rhipsalis, array of succulents, Hoyas, and some ferns

  • The Cactus Store - Cactus and succulent favorites from CSSM members, plus soil, pots and sundries

  • Cape Cod Cactus Patch - Seed grown cactus seedlings and specimen plants

  • Coldbrooke Pottery - Handthrown containers and garden accessories for the gardening connoisseur

  • Desert World - Cacti and mesembs: Seed grown species Mesembs and seeds. Many unique and uncommon species that are seldom offered for sale: Glottiphyllum, Cheiridopsis, Stomatium, Gibbaeum, Lapidaria, Argyroderma, Lithops, Dinteranthus, Conophytum and more

  • Desperate Houseplants - Haworthias, sansevierias, mesembs, mini aloes and assorted succulents

  • Dreamland Creations - Prints of foraged art and nature photography

  • Eclectic Plants - Haworthias and other succulent plants

  • Favorite Pric Nursery - Collector-grown cacti and succulents, carefully grown plants with a little attitude

  • Florealis Garden - Aloe vera & harvest demos, plus Kahlanchoe, Jade, and other small succulents

  • goobgardener - Hand-thrown ceramic planters featuring organic textures and naturalistic designs

  • Lordiculture - Succulents & pottery

  • MAY Hosta Collection- Hostas and bird houses

  • Norfolk Garden Club - Baked goods, flower arrangements, and garden plants

  • Plants & Pots - Seed grown plants from South Africa. Hand made bonsai pots.

  • Pope’s Pots - Hypertufa containers & concrete garden ornaments

  • Teaberry Gardens - Cactus & succulents, winter hardy cactus and succulents, green roof birdhouses, planters, and volcanic rock plantings

  • Vladimir Fuflyigin Plants - Varieties of cactus seedlings: gymnocalycium, melocactus, astrophytum, and turbinicarpus

  • WRC Greenhouses - Rick Logee's rare plants

  • Zach’s Plants - Haworthia, Gasteria, Aloe, Euphorbia, and other succulents

For your appetite...

2026 Festival Details

Updates to follow as we get closer to the date

                                                      

SHOW and SALE 9 am - 3 pm 

When: Saturday, September 12th, 2026

Where: Norfolk Public Library - 2 Liberty Lane, Norfolk, MA

Show & Sale with 20+ Vendors and 100s of Cactus and Succulents on display
FREE Admission & FREE Parking.
Free Plants to first 50 attendees

Visit our indoor Plant Exhibition (inside the library) and the outdoor Plant Market (on the town common) with 20+ plant sellers, potters, and gardening specialty artisans.


An amazing variety of Cacti and Succulents for Sale.

Cactus and Succulent Experts on site to answer your questions.

As in years past, we will have a Plant Show inside the Library and a Plant Sale on the Town Common.

The Festival is always a great time to admire hundreds of plants on exhibit, to buy fabulous plants, pots, books, tools, and gifts from 20+ vendors, and to feast on the best hot dogs this side of Fenway Park.

So mark your calendar for the 2nd weekend in September. We’ll see you there!

Exhibitor Details

Who Can Display Plants

Any CSSM member may enter plants in our Festival. We enthusiastically encourage all members to enter plants in our Festival. The only two criteria are the plants must be clean and pest free, and, they must be labeled.

Show plants must arrive at the Festival location the Friday evening before.

Plant Pot Labels

You may use one of the Official Pot Labels or use one of your own design.


Just be sure that every label includes the plant's common name, scientific name, and most importantly your name!

Vendor Details

Tables and Canopies

To join us as a vendor, please send us an email.


Vendors should plan on setting up their sales booths early in the morning of the Festival. Vendors should bring their own tables and canopies.


If desired, vendors can rent tables from nearby Taylor Rental Norfolk.