The Fort Vancouver Rose Society presents

A Rosy Affair

71st Annual Rose Show on Saturday, May 30, 2026

Clark County Event Center at The Fairgrounds

This event, open to the public from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., will be held at the Clark County Event Center at The Fairgrounds in Ridgefield and is anticipated to be the largest rose show in the State of Washington. Both parking and admission are free, and there is no exhibitor entry fee.

Judging of beautiful roses grown in the Pacific Northwest will be governed by current American Rose Society rules and procedures. Roses include hybrid teas, floribundas, grandifloras, old garden and shrub roses, climbers, miniatures, minifloras and micro-miniatures in addition to arrangements of large roses, miniatures minifloras and micro-miniatures. There will also be a Photography section!

Again, there is no exhibitor entry fee. Rose exhibit entries (Horticulture) and rose arrangement exhibit entries (Artistic Design) will be accepted from 7:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Photos (5x7) can be mailed to arrive by May 27 to Kathy Fry (13108 NE 22nd Street, Vancouver, WA 98684) or entered by 8:00 a.m. on the day of the show, May 30. Novices (includes first time exhibitors) and students (youth 18 and under) are welcomed. An Award/Trophy Ceremony is scheduled for 3 p.m.

New this year, the show will feature a Garden Market where show visitors can purchase rose care/gardening products from local vendors. And, rose care experts--members of The Fort Vancouver Rose Society--will be on site to provide information and answer questions regarding rose care.

For more information regarding rose exhibit entries (Horticulture) and rose arrangement (Artistic Design) exhibit entries, contact Julie Goggin at 360-609-1749 or Sally Rossetto at 360-573-8033. Contact Kathy Fry at 360-823-3155 regarding entering 5x7 Photography exhibits. Also visit our website at www.fortvancouverrosesociety.org