Events
Feb 27- March 8, 2026
March 6-7, 2026 (Friday/Saturday)
We look forward to returning to the highly respected (and uber-relevant) Water Conservation Garden in El Cajon for our southernmost event of 2025!
We’ll add TOMATOMANIA! to their landscape for a 2- day sale and will showcase 75-80 varieties of your favorite summer treat.
March 6-8 (Fri/Sat/Sun)
Los Angeles’ coolest urban nursery will showcase over 100 varieties of heirloom tomato seedlings (and all the extras you’ll need to be successful) among their other unique and special green offerings.
March 7-8, 2026 (Sat/Sun)
Spring arrives in full force at this venerable San Diego nursery for our official Tomatomania weekend as we head “down south” to the San Diego area.
March 12 – 14, 2026 (Thursday – Saturday)
March 20-22, 2026 (Extended Store on site through April 20)
It’s our Tomato Lollapalooza! Our largest and longest running event, we’ll be gushing over 260 varieties of unique and exciting seedlings, (plus peppers, herbs & veggies when we can keep them in stock) and all the extras you’ll need for a perfect season.
Apr 3, 2026
We know you love to shop Wachter’s for all your pet and furry family needs and our Tomatomania offerings so you can also buy unique tomato seedlings for your garden!
March 28 -29, 2026 (Saturday – Sunday)
This year, TOMATOMANIA lands at Anawalt Hollywood for the first of what we hope will be many exciting events with this new family. We’ll aim for 75 varieties of tomatoes, all the products you’ll need to grow them and some good advice so that everything you do will be successful this season.
March 27-29, 2026
Underwood Family Farms has long been a source of amazing produce and a favorite farm stop for West Valley-Ventura area cooks and families. (Our favorite part is their PICK YOUR OWN fields!)
March 27-29, 2026
Underwood Family Farms has long been a source of amazing produce and a favorite farm stop for West Valley-Ventura area cooks and families. (Our favorite part is their PICK YOUR OWN fields!)
March 28-29, 2026
UrbanJungle. Have you stopped in? If not we hope you’ll take this opportunity to say hello to Mark and his team while you pick up some amazing tomatoes.
We will have our All-Stars there and will shoot for a list of 50-60 wonderful varieties.
THE BAKERY FARMSTAND
April 11-12, 2026
We’re excited to announce a new event location in Santa Barbara County: LOS OLIVOS!
The Starter Farm will host its Santa Ynez Valley event at THE BAKERY FARMSTAND, an uber-local and delicious foodie destination. Find our tomato collection and delectable baked goods at the corner of Santa Barbara Ave and Olivet Ave. both Saturday and Sunday.
Mark Donofrio and his farm team are busy most of the growing season nurturing cut flowers that decorate the most exciting events in their area…
April 18-19, 2026
The Ventura Botanical Garden experts, volunteers and supporters have been taming and planting up the hills and hillsides above the courthouse in Ventura for over 15 years. It’s a 107-acre site!
Joe and his crew look forward to saying hello. Come for some TOMATO PLANTS but stay a while and explore!
May 1-2, 2026
Late breaking news in our event world is that we’ll be back in Northern California this year, joining forces with a friend and stylish retailer to bring some unique tomato varieties to a new audience. Sonoma Tomatomaniacs, are you up for a field trip?
May 16 – 17, 2026
Come back soon for more details
May 16 – 17, 2026
Come back soon for more details
