Friday, September 19

15:00 Opening 20th Edition Festa del Cactus
20:00 Closing time

Saturday, September 20

10:00 Opening XX Edition Festa del Cactus
11:00 – 12:00 Dialogues on Aloes conference – “A look at some Aloes” by Len Newton [Taormina Classroom].
12:00 – 13:00 National Annual Meeting of AIAS (Italian Association of Succulent Plant Lovers), with election of new Executive Board [Taormina Hall].
12:30 – 13:30 Workshop meeting – “Carnivorous or fleshy, that’s the question!” by Andrea Amici the Flycatcher [Social Cactus Area].
14:00 – 15:00 Aloe Dialogues Conference – “The Aloes of Madagascar” by Giuseppe Orlando [Taormina Classroom].
16:00 – 17:00 Dialogues on Aloe conference – “Use of Aloe: two thousand years of history between fact and fiction” by Urs Eggli [Taormina Hall].
18:00 – 19:00 Lecture – “Introduction to the cacti of Patagonia” by Aldo Delladdio [Taormina Lecture Hall].
20:00 Closing time

All day: exchange corner by Cactophilic Forum and AERS

Sunday, September 21

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10:00 Opening XX Edition Festa del Cactus
20:00 Closing time

All day: exchange corner by Cactophilic Forum and AERS

Meeting places

Taormina hall

Aula Taormina is located in the back of the Sicilia restaurant. With a capacity of sixty seated people it is one of several rooms equipped for meetings, conferences and workshops of Grand Tour Italia.

Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, its central location makes it easily accessible to anyone.

Social Cactus Space

Social Cactus is the beating heart of the Festival where friends, enthusiasts, experts or just curious people meet for a moment of rest and sharing their experiences with plants and their cultivation.

Traditionally, the area hosts the representations of groups of people, organizations and associations from all over Italy.