The SW Louisiana Garden Conference & Expo 2026 is set for Friday and Saturday, Mar. 27- 28, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Burton Coliseum Complex in Lake Charles.

The Southwest Louisiana Garden Expo inside the Burton Coliseum is celebrating gardening with its 27th Annual Show and Plant Extravaganza about gardening, flowers, trees, shrubs, garden accessories, books, demonstrations, educational lectures, and general garden tools. Area, regional, and interstate exhibitors and vendors will be there to assist you with your plant and garden needs. The Federated Garden Clubs of Southwest Louisiana will present “The Roaring 20s” their 2026 flower show theme. They will be displaying their floral design and horticulture talents. There will be new and exciting educational programs about garden topics of interest by LSU AgCenter specialists, as well as regional, state, and national guest speakers.

“The Garden Expo is a wholesome, educational environment and the perfect activity to bring together friends and families,” said LSU AgCenter Extension Horticulturist, Robert M. Turley.

The Expo attracts over 4,000 garden lovers, residents, and visitors each year. There will be a Plant Health Clinic with professionals from the LSU AgCenter as well as Master Gardener volunteers who will help diagnose plant problems and answer garden questions. Educational garden seminars will be on-going throughout the two-day event. The 4-H ‘Rent-A-Cart’ will be there to help Expo-goers carry out items to their vehicles.

Educational programs include Home Vegetable Gardening and Fruit Production held on Friday while programs on Ornamentals and Landscape Gardening are held on Saturday.

The SWL Master Gardeners will present their Garden Expo Preview Party with a Jambalaya Supper & Silent Auction in the Chalkley Room of the Burton Coliseum on Thursday, Mar. 26, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Donation of $10 in advance for admission. Tickets can be purchased at the LSU AgCenter, 7101 Gulf Hwy., Lake Charles, or at the door. Attendees will enjoy the Jambalaya supper, participate in the Silent Auction, preview the Garden Show and purchase from the Garden Expo vendors participating that evening.

Regular Garden Expo hours are Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Admission is $3 (cash only) for adults and free for children 12 and under.

For more information, visit: https://swlmg.weebly.com/gardenexpo.html or, contact Robert Turley or Krystal Baird at (337) 721-4080.