It is with great pride that The Arroyo Grande Host Committee invites you to join them in Arroyo Grande for the 2016 America in Bloom Symposium & Awards Program, October 6-8. Arroyo Grande is a 5-Bloom Circle of Champions America in Bloom city steeped in California history. Located close to the Pacific Ocean, it is just a short drive from San Luis Obispo where the host hotel, Embassy Suites, is located. To enhance your central California experience in October, they have put together three optional, fascinating pre-Symposium tours that include drives with spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean. During the Symposium, you will visit one of the many California flower production nurseries and tour the botanic garden at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo set in the coastal mountains. This year, you will have the opportunity to experience the beauty, grandeur, and charm of California’s central coast. For a complete schedule of events visit http://americainbloom.org/Symposium/Schedule-of-Events.aspx.  Full Symposium registration is $295 per person if registered by September 11, $345 thereafter.