Convention Schedule

5:00 - 7:30 PM

Hotel Atrium

Convention Registration

6:00 - 7:00 PM

FFA Design Contest Entries Accepted

6:00 - 7:15 PM

Designing with Your Planner - How Florist and Planners collaborate to Make an Event a great Weekend!!

Michael Gaddie  AIFD, CFD, KMF

Sharon Rumsey

Monica Richard, MWP

7:30 - 8:00 PM

Local Wedding Planner Q&A

Monica Richard

Sharon Rumsey 

Jamie Lott

Lakshmi Addala

8:15 PM

Kentucky Cup Competition

featuring Past Designers of the Year Winners

Sponsor - Stems Lexington

9:00 PM

Reception with Goodies and Cash Bar 

Cake with the Best Cakes

Sponsor -  Heitzman’s Traditional Bakery 

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Hotel Atrium

Convention Registration

8:00 - 9:30 AM

Hot Breakfast with the vendors

Sponsor - JF Links Wholesale

Design Contest Room opens for all entries

(Novice, Designer of the Year, FFA) 

8:00 AM - 4:15 PM

Trade Fair

9:00 - 10:00 AM

FFA Hands On Class 

Tom Bowling AIFD, CFD, PFCI

Sponsor - Cincinnati Flower Wholesale

10:00 AM

Welcome to the 67th Annual KFA Convention

Dave Campbell - KFA President

10:00 AM

Design Contest Room closes for entries (no exceptions) 

(Novice and Designer of the Year)

10:15 - 11:00 AM

Hands On #1 - Fantasy Flowers 101:

Creating your favorite blooms from Latex Balloons

Zachary Clevenger

Sponsors - Kerrs Wholesale and Tuftex Balloons

11:00 AM

Design Contest Room closes for FFA entries (no exceptions) 

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Hands On #2 - Terrarium Creations : Build & Host with Style

Derek Woodruff AIFD

Sponsors - Syndicate Sales and Tropical Foliage

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Ballroom Prefunction

Lunch and KFA Annual Members Meeting 

Designs by Sandy Kleinhenz KCPF

Sponsor - A&B Floral  

1:15 - 2:00 PM

Design Program

Small Town Shop Struggles 

Cindy Hall - 2024 KFA Designer of the Year

Sponsors - Kentucky Florist Association and Bill Doran Louisville

2:15 - 3:00 PM

Show Up On Google: Local Visibility + AI Tips for Florists

Kristina Stubblefield - So In Media Group

Sponsor - Bill Doran Louisville

3:15 - 4:15 PM

Design Program - Engage and Attract Customers with DIY Terrariums 

Derek Woodruff AIFD

Sponsor - Syndicate Sales 

4:15 - 6:00 PM

Convention Break

5:15 - 5:45 PM

FEPK Reception (by invitation only)

6:00-6:15 PM

Load Bus Transportation to the Grand

BUS LEAVES FROM FRONT OF HOTEL PROMPTLY AT 6:15 PM

Sponsor - KY Arts and Crafts

7:00-11:00 PM

Gala Dinner And Awards Program

"A Floral Symphony”

Gala Location

The Grand

 138 E Market St, New Albany, IN 47150

https://grandnewalbany.com/ 

Dressed in Your Best Formal Wear

Designed by 

Randall Powell AIFD. CFD, KMF and his Team

Sponsors - EC Flowers, Stems, LLC., and Cincinnati Wholesale Flowers

Designer of the year Finalist Showdown  

Sponsors -  KD & Company, Floriology, & Kroger Floral

10:45 PM

Bus transportation back to hotel

Sponsor - Kroger

8:00 - 11:00 AM

Hotel Atrium

Convention Registration

8:30 - 9:30 AM

FFA Hands on Class

Tom Bowling AIFD, CFD, PFCI

Sponsor - Cincinnati Flower Wholesale

9:00 AM - 3:45 PM 

Trade Fair

9:00 AM

Welcome to Day Two

Dave Campbell KMF

KFA President

9:15 - 10:15 AM

Hands On #3 - Body Flower Artistry

Kelsey Tompson AIFD CFD

Sponsors - Flower Shop Network & Fitz Design 

10:15 - 11:00 AM

Design Program - Petal and Profit 

Angelyn Tipton AIFD, CFD, GMF, PFCI

Sponsors - Floriology & Fitz Design

11:00 - 11:45 AM

Hands On #4 - Repeat, Reinvent, Reimagine

Angelyn Tipton AIFD, CFD, GMF, PFCI

Sponsors - Floriology, Smithers Oasis and Fitz Design

12:00 - 12:45 PM

Ballroom Prefunction

Lunch 

Floral Designs - Tammy Morgan AIFD, KMF

Sponsor - Dreisbach Wholesale 

1:00 - 2:00 PM  

Design Program #4 - Love's Eternal Symphony  

Tom Bowling AIFD, CFD, KMF, PFCI

Sponsors - Teleflora, Fitzs Design Syndicate, Cincinnati Wholesale Flowers 

2:30 - 3:15 PM

Design Program #5 - Funeral Crescendo of Creativity:Sympathy in Bloom

Kelsey Tompson AIFD CFD

Sponsor - Flower Shop Network, Dreisbach Wholesale, Smithers Oasis

3:30 PM

Announcement of location and theme for 

the 2026 KFA Convention

3:45 - 4:00 PM

Silent Auction Closes

Live Auction

4:00 PM

Designer of the year Announcement

4:30 PM

Conclusion of the convention

All hands on Deck for Tear Down

** See You Next Year **