Our 2026 virtual iris show is accepting entries until June 15! More information on entering the show can be found here.

New iris varieties for sale! Check out our online iris sale here for the varieties available. Contactless delivery is available for purchasers in the San Francisco Bay area, others will need to pay shipping costs.

SBMIS hosted two judges' trainings recently, on awards and honors and judging virtual shows. To view the recording of the awards and honors training, please go here. To view the recording of the virtual shows training, please go here. Both pages have information on viewing the recordings and taking the tests to receive judges' training credit.

SBMIS was proud to host a two-hour online judges' training on novelty iris by current AIS president Bonnie Nichols. If you would like to view a recording of the training (and get information on completing the test for judges' training credit), please click here.

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Meeting Location: Unless otherwise noted, all meetings take place at the Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Ave., Oakland, CA (Off Grand Ave., inside Lake Merritt Park)

The Sydney B. Mitchell Iris Society is affiliated with the American Iris Society and located in AIS Region 14. All meetings and events are open and free to the public. Membership: $10 per year per household.

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Contact us at info@bayareairis.org