Where to Find Minnesota Dahlia Society Show Schedules and Results

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The Minnesota Dahlia Society (MDS) posts its show information on its own website, minnesotadahliasociety.org. The site's Recent Posts list currently includes a 2026 Fall Show post and a 2026 State Fair Show Schedule post, and the Calendar page is where general meetings and special events are listed. Start with those two places: the news posts for show-specific schedules and the calendar for dated events. The site's welcome text describes showing as one of the society's core activities alongside growing, so show announcements appear as part of its regular news flow rather than in a separate results archive.

Where show schedules appear on the site

The homepage's Recent Posts section is the most direct entry point. As of the site's current content, it lists:

  • 2026 Fall Show
  • 2026 State Fair Show Schedule
  • October 5th Meeting
  • News from MDS
  • MDS Garden Tour & Picnic (Saturday, June 20th, annual potluck picnic and plant swap)
  • MDS May Meeting/Tuber Sale

Each post title links to its own page with the details. If you are planning around a show, open the specific post rather than relying on the homepage excerpt, since the excerpt only names the events.

Calendar page

The welcome text directs visitors to the Calendar page for "details about our general meetings and special events." Treat the calendar as the authoritative place for dates and the news posts as the place for schedule specifics such as show times or class listings. Checking both avoids missing an event that has a calendar entry but no separate post yet.

A practical way to check for updates

  1. Open minnesotadahliasociety.org and scan Recent Posts for any title containing "Show" or "Schedule."
  2. Open the relevant post and note the date, venue, and any entry or viewing details it gives.
  3. Cross-check the Calendar page for the same event in case the date has shifted.
  4. If a show has already happened, look for a follow-up news post; results and recaps, when published, appear in the same Recent Posts stream.

The site does not present a dedicated, permanent results section in its current navigation, so the news stream is the place to watch. A reasonable expectation is that any recap or results announcement would be posted there under a title referencing the show.

What to expect from each show type

Show What the site indicates Where to look
2026 Fall Show A dedicated news post exists for the fall show Recent Posts → "2026 Fall Show"
2026 State Fair Show A schedule post exists for the State Fair show Recent Posts → "2026 State Fair Show Schedule"
Meetings and other events Listed on the Calendar page Calendar page

The distinction matters: the State Fair post is explicitly framed as a schedule, while the Fall Show post is framed as an event announcement. Read each post for what it actually contains rather than assuming both provide the same level of detail.

If the information you need isn't posted

The site invites visitors to attend meetings and events to learn from local growers, and it offers a membership path through a "JOIN NOW" / "JOIN MDS" link. If a show's schedule or results are not yet posted, attending a meeting or joining is the route the society itself points to for first-hand information. The site does not state membership pricing or login requirements on the pages reviewed, so check the join page directly for current terms before signing up.

For the most current show details, the homepage's Recent Posts and the Calendar page are the two places to check, in that order.