Clonetopia is a two-day clone release festival at 7 Stars in Richmond, where Northern California nurseries put their fall genetics on one table. Growers come for live plants rather than finished flower, and the cultivar list is the entire draw. It runs Saturday September 19 into Sunday September 20.
What A Clone Release Actually Is
A clone is a rooted cutting taken from a mother plant, and a release is the moment a nursery lets a new cut out to the public. Clonetopia gathers several NorCal nurseries into one room for a weekend so growers can line the cuts up against each other instead of chasing them nursery by nursery across the state.
Where And When
The festival takes over 7 Stars, Exit Now at 3223 Pierce Street in Richmond. Saturday opens at 12:00 PM and the weekend closes Sunday at 5:00 PM. Richmond puts it inside easy reach of Oakland, Berkeley and San Francisco growers without an Emerald Triangle drive. Note the two doors: 7 Stars runs its dispensary at 3219 Pierce and programs events next door at Exit Now, 3223, which is where the festival sits.
Who Is Bringing What
Ronin Seeds and Highline bring Toad Venom. The Library makes its nursery debut with four cultivars, and Purple City Genetics arrives with four of its own. Talking Trees-Rootimentrees, Haze Valley Nursery, Hendrx Nursery and Green Dragon Nursery fill out the rest of the room. Nutrient company CANNA powers the weekend as title sponsor.
The Second Edition
This is Clonetopia's second run of the year at the same address. The first landed on May 16 and 17 with exclusive pre-orders, limited drops, giveaways, gardening supplies and merch. The September weekend repeats that format against fall genetics rather than spring ones, which is the part worth showing up for.
Getting In
A free RSVP puts you on the notification list, but the organizer is blunt that a clone purchase is what gets you into the party. Two paid tickets sit alongside it: ten dollars for the King Weedorah crafting kit, fifteen for a limited-edition Clonetopia tote. Both are capped runs.
The High Rise Take
Clone releases are where a season quietly starts. What moves off these tables in September is what turns up in jars a year later, which makes this weekend a cheap early read on the next NorCal cycle. The poster's line, power in uniformity, is the pitch in three words: identical plants, predictable harvest.