The floral industry is blooming bigger than ever, and this August, Jenny Barker, The Flower Doctor and founder of Magical Blooms, will be speaking at Fun ’N Sun 2026 at the iconic Langham Huntington Pasadena.
Hosted August 5–8, 2026, Fun ’N Sun celebrates 85 years of floral excellence with the theme A Legacy in Bloom. This year’s convention is shaping up to be one of the most exciting floral industry gatherings in the country, bringing together growers, wholesalers, florists, designers, educators, speakers, innovators, and flower lovers from across the United States.
Jenny Barker is honored to be included in the speaker lineup alongside Brett Culp, J. Schwanke, Amy Balsters, and J. Keith White, AIFD. As the author of Flower Energy: Channeling the Healing Power of Blooms and the creative force behind Magical Blooms in Redondo Beach, Jenny brings a unique perspective to the floral industry: flowers are not just products, they are emotional medicine, storytelling tools, business builders, and energetic connectors.
Fun ’N Sun 2026: 85 Years of Floral Excellence
Fun ’N Sun has long been one of the floral industry’s most meaningful conventions, and the 2026 event is blooming into something historic. This year’s Flower Fair is expected to be the largest in Fun ’N Sun history, with more than 44 exhibit spaces already sold. Attendees will have the chance to explore the newest floral products, services, trends, technology, transportation solutions, hardgoods, fresh flowers, and industry innovations.
For florists and floral business owners, this is more than a convention. It is a chance to refill the creative well, reconnect with industry friends, discover new resources, and learn how the future of flowers is growing from farm to vase.
Jenny Barker’s Floral Journey
Jenny Barker started Magical Blooms with $500 and a dream. Today, after 31 years in the floral industry, she has built a flower brand rooted in intuition, creativity, energy, beauty, and service. Her work has included weddings, luxury hotel flowers, funerals, baby showers, corporate florals, afternoon tea parties, flower classes, book events, private floral experiences, and nationwide Flower RX shipping boxes.
Her book, Flower Energy, shares the deeper meaning of flowers and how blooms can support healing, celebration, clarity, confidence, connection, grief, joy, and transformation. Jenny’s work has always been about more than arrangements. It is about helping people feel something.
Speaking at Fun ’N Sun 2026 is a full-circle moment. It is a chance to celebrate the legacy of flowers, the growers who make the industry possible, the florists who turn stems into stories, and the customers who invite flowers into life’s biggest moments.
What Attendees Can Expect at Fun ’N Sun 2026
Fun ’N Sun 2026 will include an incredible mix of education, networking, flower exploration, hands-on learning, and industry celebration. Highlights include the historic Flower Fair, inspiring keynote speakers, floral education, themed events, and unforgettable experiences around Southern California.
One major highlight is West Coast Flower Production – A Deep Dive, a dynamic panel moderated by Pat Dahlson, CEO of Mayesh Wholesale Florist. This panel will feature leaders from the West Coast grower community sharing perspectives on the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the future of domestic flower production.
Attendees will also enjoy the Flowers, Floats, Burgers & Ice Cream adventure, including visits to the Original Los Angeles Flower Market, the Southern California Flower Market, and a behind-the-scenes tour of Fiesta Productions, creators of Rose Parade floats.
The week also includes networking events, themed celebrations, golf, hands-on classes, and meaningful opportunities to connect with floral professionals from across the country.
Why This Event Matters
The floral industry is built on legacy. It is built on growers waking before sunrise, wholesalers moving beauty across the country, designers transforming stems into emotion, and businesses finding creative ways to serve their communities.
Fun ’N Sun 2026 is a celebration of all of that.
For Jenny Barker, flowers have always been a language. They speak at weddings, celebrations of life, baby showers, birthdays, book launches, hotel lobbies, private homes, and quiet everyday moments when someone simply needs to feel remembered.
To stand among floral leaders at a convention honoring 85 years of floral excellence is a meaningful reminder that flowers are not fading. They are evolving, expanding, and blooming into the next chapter.
Register for Fun ’N Sun 2026
Fun ’N Sun 2026 takes place August 5–8, 2026, at the Langham Huntington Pasadena.
Early Bird Registration ends June 24. After that, registration rates increase by $100.
If you are a florist, grower, wholesaler, designer, floral educator, flower farmer, event professional, or floral business owner, this is the year to attend. Come learn, connect, celebrate, and be part of a legacy in bloom.
Jenny Barker, The Flower Doctor, is honored to be speaking at Fun ’N Sun 2026 and cannot wait to see the floral industry come together in Pasadena for this unforgettable celebration.