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Midwest Pond & Koi Society
The Midwest Pond & Koi Society (MPKS) are families with a common hobby: koi ponds, garden ponds, koi keeping and plants! We meet the 3rd Friday of the month from February through October unless a different event is planned. You do not have to be a member to attend a meeting.
Event and Meeting Update
The next event of 2024 is the August 16th club meeting followed by the August 25th Club Picnic.
The meeting will be held at Chandlers in the Schaumburg Country Club in Schaumburg.
The topic is the Urban Coyote.
Visit the events page for more details about the August meeting and Picnic.
We will continue to update you through email and the MPKS web site.
MPKS 2024 Garden & Pond Tour
July 20th – 21st and July 27th – 28th 2024
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
The cost is $25.00 per family and allows you to tour all four days.
This is our 34th year of MPKS members opening their backyards to the public. The Garden and Pond Tour is divided into regions to help minimize the travel time and increase your enjoyment of leisurely visiting the gardens and ponds. The Tour is self-guided, so you may pick and choose to visit one or all of the many beautiful gardens and ponds listed.
The Garden and Pond Tour maps are currently available for purchase. Select Pond Tour Info under What’s Happening (upper right corner of this page) to see a list of vendors selling the pond tour maps.
The MPKS table will be at the following locations where maps may be purchased on the following dates from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Locations to be announced.
Pond Tour Map Updates:
MPKS 2024 Tosai Auction
May 18th 2024
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Preview of fish starts Noon.
This event is for MPKS members. If you are not a member, you may join or renew your membership at the check in table.
40 to 50 beautiful Koi will be auctioned.
Watch our web site for more details.
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About MPKS
MPKS is a not for profit, hobbyist organization whose members share a common interest in koi (Japanese colored carp), goldfish, water gardens and backyard ponds. Our members reside mostly in Chicago and surrounding counties as well as Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Missouri.
