Grab a beer. Grow a tree.
Learn the fundamentals of bonsai in one evening. Pull up a chair, shape your own tree, and leave with the skills to keep it thriving for the long road ahead.
Save me a seatThe Road Ahead
A taste of the bonsai world.
There are no shortcuts on a long road trip—just open highway and good company. We hand you the keys to the craft, a hardy beginner tree, and the start of a hobby you can grow for a lifetime.
Your itinerary for the night
Arrive a few minutes early, grab a cold drink, and settle in.
Pick your tree — your co-pilot for the road ahead.
Unpack the tools, roll up your sleeves, and shape your tree.
Pack it up and head home with everything needed to keep it thriving.
Where it happens
Hosted at breweries along the route.
Good beer, good people, and a seat with your name on it. We pull into craft breweries across Northern and Southern California — here are the stops so far.
Moonraker Millhouse
3501 Robin Ln, Cameron Park, CA
More breweries popping up soon.
The tree you take home
Meet the dwarf jade.
Portulacaria afra — the dwarf jade. It's the perfect beginner bonsai: hardy, forgiving, and nearly impossible to kill. You'll shape your own and carry it home the same night, and enjoy it for years to come.
A young, sturdy dwarf jade — small enough to shape in an evening, tough enough to forgive a beginner.
@zanestreesA bonsai this size takes decades to grow — years of patient pruning, shaping, and care, one season at a time.
Tickets
Pick your night.
Every ticket includes your tree, pot, tools, and instruction.
Destination
Red Bus Brewing Company
802 Reading St, Folsom
- Time
4:00 – 6:00 PM
- Tree
Dwarf jade
Pot, soil, wire, and tools included
- Seats
9 seats left
Destination
Red Bus Brewing Company
802 Reading St, Folsom
- Time
6:00 – 8:00 PM
- Tree
Dwarf jade
Pot, soil, wire, and tools included
- Seats
23 seats left
Destination
Moonraker Millhouse
3501 Robin Ln, Cameron Park
- Time
6:00 – 8:00 PM
- Tree
Dwarf jade
Pot, soil, wire, and tools included
- Seats
25 seats left
Rules of the road
- One tree per seat, all yours to take home.
- Please keep your tree to yourself.
- Kids under 16 ride along free, but they need a ticket for their own tree.
- Tools are loaned for the night; pots and extras are for sale.
- Booking closes the day before the event.
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