San Diego Koi Club - 26th Annual Koi Show 2013 (Biggest West Coast KOI Show) - Del Mar (2 Days)NEW

SAN DIEGO KOI CLUB 26^TH ANNUAL KOI SHOW

Activity Center, Del Mar Fairgrounds,2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd.m Del Mar, CA 92014-2216
San Diego Koi Club website: http://www.koiclubsandiego.org

Opening
Saturday: 9:30 am
Sunday: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Judging starts 10:00 am on Saturday
Judging from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Sunday

FREE ADMISSION FOR EVERYBODY

Over 300 champion quality Koi fish, Koi judges and experts from near and far.

Over 40 vendors: Koi pond design, Koi sales (babies to big), pumps, solar equipment, filtration, patio & landscape, Koi art, Koi shirts, and more. See the Naruwan Taiko Drummers perform at 9:30 a.m. Sat. The San Diego Koi Club proudly maintains the Koi pond at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park. Members keep back yard Koi ponds all over San Diego County. Plenty of advice for starting your own pond. Fun for the whole family. See more details at Koi Club's website.

They call Koi fish "living jewels." All your troubles float away in the serenity of watching these beautiful care free creatures, swim gracefully in ever changing swirls and patterns

FIVE KOI FACTS:
1.  Koi live to be 100 years old, some live up to 150 years in Japan;
2.  Koi are the result of selective breeding of "common carp" over 1,000 years in Japan;
3.  Koi are the Japanese symbol for bravery, used in flags, art, tattoos, clothing;
4.  Koi can be trained to kiss their owner's cheek, and to eat from your hands;
5.  Koi can grow up to 3 feet long, and love swimming close together for company..