Bonsai enthusiasts from seven states will participate in juried exhibits as well as educational programs and workshops. This is the 20th anniversary for the Carolina Bonsai Expo and the 10th anniversary of the arboretum’s Bonsai Exhibition Garden, which hosts up to 50 bonsai specimens at a time. 

Visitors will participate in bonsai workshops, watch free demonstrations, attend an ikebana exhibit — a type of Japanese flower arranging — by the Asheville Chapter of Ikebana International and buy live bonsai trees. This is the premier bonsai event in the Southeast. 

The free educational programs will be from 11 a.m. to noon Oct. 10; and 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 2 p.m. Oct. 11, with other programs — some of them requiring a fee — offered at other times. 

A full schedule at www.ncarboretum.org. The expo is free, $12 for parking.