GCFM STATE CALENDAR 2025-2026
GCFM State Calendar 2025-2026 Updated FEB 24, 2026 —- NGC GRANTSOpen Year-Round
These rolling grants are available any time and offer support for specific needs—from youth education to recovery after natural disasters. | ||||||
2025 | TIME | EVENT | LOCATION | |||
November 2025 NGC GRANT - ESPOMA Grant to Program Open: October 1 – May 31 Receive Espoma plant foods and potting soils to support you garden club's project. | ||||||
2026 | ||||||
FEBRUARY 2026 | ||||||
MARCH 2026 | ||||||
March 1 2026 | NGC GRANT Deadline for AMES Tools Grant (A Corporate Sponsor of National Garden Clubs, Inc.) Submission information: https://search.app/JvNuMGKUjibrMPAu7 | |||||
March 5 2026 | 9:30 AM | GCFM Board of Directors Meeting | ||||
Mar 10 2026 | Deadline for the Mayflower Summer Issue Submission to GCFMmayflower@gmail.com | |||||
Mar 10 2026 | 10:00 - 11:30 AM | GCFM Fundamentals Workshop Course 1 Note: Course 2 will take place on Jun 3, 2026 | Coolidge Hall Topsfield Fairgrounds 207 Boston St Topsfield
| Cost: $25 per class or sign up for both $40 Note: Course 2 will take place on Jun 3, 2026 | ||
Mar 27, 2026 | 9:30 AM | Judges Council | St Andrews Episcopal Church 77 Denton Rd Wellesley MA | |||
Mar 31, 2026 | 7:00 PM | GCFM Free webinar Beach trees | Zoom | Registration comes soon | ||
APRIL 2026 | ||||||
National Garden Month | ||||||
April 2 2026 | Passover | |||||
April 2 2026 | 9:30 AM | GCFM Board of Directors Meeting | ZOOM | |||
April 9-11, 2026 CANCELLED! | Gardening Study School Series 12, Course 4 CANCELLED! | |||||
April 25, 28-30 2026 | GCFM FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL COURSE IV | SIGN UP NOW FOR FLOWER SHOW SCHOOL COURSE IV April 25, 28-30 2025
or by contacting Kathy Hawes @kmh4383@gmail.com or 781-363-8443
@ ruth.gorman3@gmail.com or 508-269-1958 | ||||
MAY 2026 | ||||||
May 4 - 6 2026 | National Garden Club Annual Conference St Louis | More details to follow | ||||
May 7 2026 | 9:30 AM | GCFM Board of Directors Meeting | ZOOM | |||
May 8, 2026 | Southeastern District Design and Horticulture Study Group | Dolores Ahern More details to follow | ||||
May 31 2026 | ESPOMA Grant Program Open: October 1 – May 31 Receive Espoma plant foods and potting soils to support you garden club's project | |||||
JUNE 2026 | ||||||
Jun 3 2026 | 10:00 - 11:30 AM | GCFM Fundamentals Workshop Course 2 | Coolidge Hall Topsfield Fairgrounds 207 Boston St Topsfield | Cost: $25 per class or sign up for both $40 | ||
June 4 2026 | GCFM 99th Annual Meeting Hilton Doubletree Milford, MA | |||||
June 7 - 14 2026 | National Garden Club Week Sponsored by the National Garden Club | |||||
Jun 12 | 9:00 | Judges Council | Framingham Public Library 49 Lexington Street Framingham, MA | |||
June 19-21, 2026 | Newport Flower Show Rosecliff Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island | More details to follow | ||||
July 2026 | ||||||
July 1, 2026 | Deadline for the GCFM Civic & Historic Grant Application Submission Due | |||||
Wednesday July 22, 2026 1 – 5 pm Thursday, July 23, 2026 10 am – 7:30 pm Friday July 24, 2026 10 am – 5 pm | e Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. SOUTHEASTERN DISTRICT Presents “OCEANS AROUND US” An NGC Standard Flower Show Heritage Museums & Gardens | Heritage Museums & Gardens 65 Grove Street, Sandwich, MA 02563 (508) 888-3300 | ||||
July 31, 2026 | Deadline Mayflower | |||||
August 2026 | ||||||
September 2026 | ||||||
Sept 3, 2026 | 9:30 AM | GCFM Board of Directors Meeting | ZOOM | |||
Sept 10, 2026 | Deadline for the Mayflower Fall Issue Submission to GCFMmayflower@gmail.com | |||||
October 2026 | ||||||
Oct 1, 2026 | 9:30 AM | GCFM Board of Directors Meeting | ZOOM | |||
Oct 2 - 12, 2026 | Topsfield Fair | |||||
Oct 13-14, 2026 Revised date | New England Garden Club Annual Meeting | Killington Resort, Killington, Vermont | ||||
Oct 15, 2026 | Deadline for 501(c) (3)GCFM President & Treasurer Meeting via zoom | |||||
Oct 22-25, 2026 | Tower Hill Flower Show | More Information to follow | ||||
November 2026 | ||||||
Nov 5, 2026 | 9:30 AM | GCFM Board of Directors Meeting | ZOOM | |||
December 2026 | ||||||
Dec 1, 2026 | Deadline for State Awards submissions to GCFM in in State Award Chair, Lisa Murray GCFMStateAwards@gmail.com | |||||
Dec 1, 2026 | Deadline for State Awards for Flower Shows submissions to GCFM State Award Flower Show Chair GCFMFlowerShowAwards | |||||
Dec 3, 2026 | 9:30 AM | GCFM Board of Directors Meeting | ZOOM | |||
Dec 10, 2026 | Deadline for the Mayflower Winter Issue Submission to GCFMmayflower@gmail.com | |||||
SAVE THE DATE FOR 2027 | ||||||
January 2027 | ||||||
Jan 10, 2027 | Deadline for the GCFM Youth Essay Contest submissions due to GCFM Youth Contest Chair at: GCFMyouthcontests@gmail.com | |||||
Jan 10, 2027 | Deadline for the GCFM Youth Smokey the Bear Contest submissions due to GCFM Youth Contest Chair at: GCFMyouthcontests@gmail.com | |||||
Jan 10, 2027 | Deadline for the GCFM Youth POETRY Contest submissions due to GCFM Youth Contest Chair at: GCFMyouthcontests@gmail.com | |||||
Jan 10, 2027 | Deadline for the GCFM Youth SCULPTURE Contest submissions due to GCFM Youth Contest Chair at: GCFMyouthcontests@gmail.com | |||||
February 2027 | ||||||
Feb 1, 2027 | 9:30 AM | GCFM Board of Directors Meeting | ZOOM | |||
March 2027 | ||||||
March 1, 2027 | Deadline for AMES Tools Grant (A Corporate Sponsor of National Garden Clubs, Inc.) Submission information: https://search.app/JvNuMGKUjibrMPAu7 | |||||
March 3, 2027 | 9:30 AM | GCFM Board of Directors Meeting | ZOOM | |||
Mar 10, 2027 | Deadline for the Mayflower Summer Issue Submission to GCFMmayflower@gmail.com | |||||
April 2027 | ||||||
National Garden Month | ||||||
April 1 2027 | 9:30 AM | GCFM Board of Directors Meeting | ZOOM | |||
May 2027 | ||||||
May 6, 2027 | 9:30 AM | GCFM Board of Directors Meeting | ZOOM | |||
June 2027 | ||||||