Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt supports the Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association in their hosting of an evening of moon-viewing. The annual Otsukimi moon-viewing event is held on the Sunday […]

The Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt (BGLM) takes pride in Oakland’s Autumn Lights Festival (ALF). The three-night event raises funds for the Gardens at Lake Merritt, which includes the BGLM. […]

The Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt (BGLM) takes pride in Oakland’s Autumn Lights Festival (ALF). The three-night event raises funds for the Gardens at Lake Merritt, which includes the BGLM. […]

An exhibition of extraordinary bonsai. Located at the Henry J. Kaiser Center in Oakland, California. A two-day event with 75 outstanding bonsai displays and top- quality bonsai vendors.

An exhibition of extraordinary bonsai.

Twenty-five years ago, the BGLM opened its gates to the public on November 6, 1999, by hosting a Grand Opening celebration of bonsai and suiseki, held on site at the […]

The Mammoth Auction & Sale fundraiser is held once a year in the winter at the Lakeside Park Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Ave., Lakeside Park, Lake Merritt, Oakland, California. All […]

World Bonsai Day was created in 2010 to promote bonsai and friendship throughout the world. World Bonsai Day is celebrated to further bonsai awareness and appreciation world-wide. The World Bonsai […]