Rock Shows
August 2019
1-4—SPRUCE PINE, NORTH CAROLINA: Annual show; Mitchell County Chamber of Commerce; NC Mineral & Gem Festival, 12121 Hwy 226 S; Thu. 10-6, Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 12:30-5; adults $3, and free admission for children under 10 ; 60th anniversary celebration of one of the longest running and most popular gem shows in the country, shop for gems, minerals, fossils, finished jewelry and take in anniversary year exhibits; contact Patti Jensen, 11 Crystal Street, Spruce Pine, NC 28777, (828) 765-9033; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.ncgemfest.com
2-4—NORTH BEND, OREGON: 57th Annual Gem and Mineral Show; Far West Lapidary; North Bend Community Center, 2222 Broadway; Fri. 10-5, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; $1, free admission for children under 12; Vendors offering gemstones, rough and polished rocks, gemstones, jewelry, fluorescent display, demonstrations; contact Don Innes, (541) 396-5722; Email: [email protected]
2-4—PRESCOTT VALLEY, ARIZONA: Annual show; Prescott Gem & Mineral Club; Findley Toyota Center, 3201 N. Main; Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-4; Adults $5, seniors, veterans and students $4, free admission for children under 12 with a paid adult admission; More than 60 vendors from the Southwestern United States offering rough stones to fine jewelry, demonstrations, displays, fluorescence tent, activities for children; contact Melanie, 3201 N. Main, Findley Toyota Center (formerly PV Event Center), Prescott Valley, AZ 86314, (208) 818-2363; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.prescottgemmineral.org
2-4—PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA: Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; Alameda County Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton Ave.; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; $7 weekend pass for teens, adults, and seniors, free admission for children through age 11; Exhibitors from around the world offering gems, beads, gold, silver, minerals, crystals, and jewelry; contact Yooy Nelson, (503) 252-8300; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.gemfaire.com
2-4—NIPOMO, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Orcutt Mineral Society; Nipomo High School, 525 N. Thompson Ave.; Fri. 10:30-5, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; free admission; More than 50 dealers, displays and lapidary arts demonstrations, and activities for children ; contact Jeanne L. Watkins, 200 Station Way B, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420, (805) 489-6590; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.omsinc.org
3-4—SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; San Francisco Gem & Mineral Society; San Francisco County Fair Building, Golden Gate Park, 9th Avenue & Lincoln Way; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Adults $12, seniors and students $10 with coupon, free admission for children under 12 when accompanied by a paying adult; Dealers offering a variety of items, demonstrations, activities for children, and mineral and gem identification; contact Ellen Nott, 4134 Judah St., San Francisco, CA 94122; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.sfgms.org
8-11—BUENA VISTA , COLORADO: Annual show; Buena Vista Contin-Tail Rock Gem & Mineral Show; Buena Vista Rodeo Grounds, CR 321 Gregg Dr.; Thu. 10-6, Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-6; free admission; more than 100 dealers with gems, minerals, jewelry, cabochons, beads, fossils, petrified wood, slabs, rough, and tools, equipment; contact Rachel Ford-Dingfield, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BuenaVistaContinTailMineralShow/; Website: https://bvrockshow.com/
9-10—SPOKANE, WASHINGTON: Wholesale and retail show; Stone Crazy & Ampersand Gem & Jewelry; Rings & Things August Rocks, 304 E 2nd Ave, 2nd Floor Showroom; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-5; free admission; The August Rocks event is being held in conjunction with Rings & Things Yearly Anniversary Sale, and features gems, minerals, crystals, finish and rough rocks and stones; contact Arla DeField; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://ampersandgemandjewelry.com/
9-11—WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS: Wholesale and retail show; LLD Productions, Inc.; Eastern States Exposition, 1305 Memorial Ave; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Adults $10, free admission for children under 13 ; More than 200 vendors, special exhibit by the New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources Mineral Museum, lectures, mineral identification, activities for children; contact Regina Aumente, PO Box 665, Bernalillo, NM 87004, (505) 867-0425; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.mineralshowslld.com
9-11—SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA: Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; Scottish Rite Center, 6151 H St.; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Weekend pass for teens, adults and seniors $7, free admission for children through age 11; Exhibitors offering various minerals and rocks, jewelry, crystals, gems, beads and crystals; contact Yooy Nelson, (503) 252-8300; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.gemfaire.com
9-11—HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN: Annual show; Copper Country Rock and Mineral Club; Houghton Elementary School, 203 W. Jacker Ave.; Fri. 1-8, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-3; free admission; Dealers offering gems, minerals, fossils, lapidary, and Copper Country memorabilia, displays, special attraction: Jurassic Park— the Science, Facts, and Myths; contact Norm Gruber, (906) 228-6764; Email: [email protected]
10-11—EDMOND, WASHINGTON: Summer Rock and Mineral Sale; Maplewood Rock and Gem Club; Maplewood Rock and Gem Clubhouse, 8802 196th ST SW; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-5; free; contact Mary Ann Collins, (206) 714-3922, 2067143922; Email: [email protected]
10-11—WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA: Show and sale; Pacific Crystal Guild; Civic Park Community Center, 1375 Civic Drive; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; $12, free admission for children under 12 ; the Summer Contra Costa Crystal Fair features more than 30 dealers offering gems, jewelry, minerals, and crystals; contact Jerry Tomlinson, PO Box 1371, Sausalito, CA 94966, (415) 383-78; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.crystalfair.com
10-11—GONZALES, LOUISIANA: Annual show; Baton Rouge Gem & Mineral Society; Lamar Dixon Expo Center, 9030 South St. Landry Ave; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; Adults $5, children (5-12) $3, $1 off admission for scouts in uniform, free admission for military personnel with identification; Vendors offering rock specimens, fossils, minerals, jewelry, equipment, demonstrations; contact Wanda Gawarecki, 5191 Hwy 19, Ethel, LA 70730, (225)6033870; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.brgemandmineral.org
16-18—LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA: Wholesale and retail show; Mid-Atlantic Gem and Mineral Association; Lebanon County Fairgrounds and Expo, 80 Rocherty Road; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; Adults $6 (discount coupon on site), free admission for children under 12; 22nd annual show, vendors from all over the world, exhibitions, displays, and an outdoor tailgate area; contact Teresa Schwab, PO Box 352, Monrovia, MD 21770, (301) 807-9745; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.gem-show.com
16-18—PARRSBORO , NOVA SCOTIA: Show and sale; Cumberland Geological Society; Parrsboro Lions Recreation Center, 210 King Street ; Fri. 10-5, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5:30; Adult $5, free admission for children 12 and under accompanied by an adult; 30+ vendors with a broad mix of earth treasures, specimens, jewelry supplies and tools, beads, tumbled stones, geological field trips; contact Sandra Tanner, 162 Two Islands Road, Parrsboro, NS B0M 1S0; Email: [email protected]; Website: fundygeological.novascotia.ca
16-18—SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA: Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Weekend pass for teens, adults and seniors $7, free admission for children through age 11; Exhibitors offering various minerals and rocks, jewelry, crystals, gems, beads and crystals; contact Yooy Nelson, (503) 252-8300; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.gemfaire.com
16-18—SARASOTA, FLORIDA: Show and sale; Frank Cox Productions; Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, 801 N. Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41); daily 10-5; Adults $5 (save $1 when mentioning this listing) good for entire show, free admission for children under 16; Dealers offering gems, jewelry, crystals, minerals, and beads; contact Frank Cox, Sarasota, FL 34236, (941) 954-0202; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.frankcoxproductions.com
16-18—CORVALLIS, OREGON: Show; Hans Neukomm & Kira Cleveland; Benton County Fairgrounds, 110 SW 53rd St.; Fri. 1-8:30, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; Adults $5, seniors, college students and children over age 13 $2, free admission for children 12 and under ; First Annual Show – dealers offering gems, crystals, minerals, lapidary demonstrations, displays, identification area, and activities for children; contact Kira Cleveland, (541) 257-5741; Email: [email protected]
17-17—SHELTON , WASHINGTON: Show and sale; Shelton Rock and Mineral Society; MCRA Park, 2100 E. Johns Prairie Rd; Sat. 9-5; free admission and parking; 10th Annual Tailgate and Swap, 30 vendors offering rocks, minerals, fossils and equipment for sale or swap; displays, and activities for children (https://www.facebook.com/Shelton-Rock-and-Mineral-Society-466380453375783); contact Susan Perault; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://sheltonrockclub.weebly.com/
17-18—TEHACHAPI, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Tehachapi Valley Gem and Mineral Society; Tehachapi Senior Center, 500 East ‘F’ St.; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-5; free; Gems, minerals, rocks, and jewelry on offer, activities for children; contact Ronald Myrick, 105 Brentwood Dr, Tehachapi, CA 93561, (661) 972-1117; Email: [email protected]; Website: Tvgms.org
17-18—BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA: Annual show; Ark-La-Tex Gem & Mineral Society; Bossier Civic Center, 620 Benton Rd.; Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-4; Daily $4, both days $6, free admission for children under 6; Vendors offering gems, minerals, jewelry, fossils, beads, demonstrations, exhibits, activities for children; contact Del Glasner, 2009 Chelsy Dr, Benton, LA 71006, (318) 517-7372; Email: [email protected]; Website: larockclub.com
17-18—SPOKANE VALLEY, WASHINGTON: Annual show; Crystallography Gem + Mineral Market; Spokane County Fairgrounds, 404 N Havana St, (In the Plaza); Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-6; Adults $2, free admission for children under 12 and seniors over 65; More than 30 dealers offering minerals, gems, beads, crystals, fossils, and various art; RSVP: www.tinyurl.com/CGMMspok19; contact Michelle Ferris, 117 E. Louisa St. , PMB 169, Seattle, WA 98102, (206) 582-9157; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.crystallographygems.com
23-24—TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA: Annual show; Tahlequah Rock & Mineral Society; Tahlequah Community Center Building, 909 S. College Ave; Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-5; free; contact Elizabeth Spinks, PO Box 932, Tahlequah, OK 74465-0932
23-25—COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA: Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; OC Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Dr.; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Weekend pass for teens, adults and seniors $7, free admission for children through age 11; Exhibitors offering various minerals and rocks, jewelry, crystals, gems, beads and crystals; contact Yooy Nelson, (503) 252-8300; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.gemfaire.com
24-24—EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN: 5th Annual Rock Swap Meet; Chippewa Valley Gem & Mineral Society; Eau Claire County Expo Center – Outside , 5530 Lorch Avenue; Sat. 8-4; Free; shop and swap event, gems, minerals, and rock related equipment, swap spot $25 ; contact Paul Tubbs, 619 Van Buren Street, Eau Claire, WI 54703-6061, (715) 834-5747; Email: [email protected]
24-24—SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS: Retail show; Southwest Gem and Mineral Society of San Antonio; Wonderland of the Americans Mall, I10 and Loop 410 on Fredericksburg Road; Sat. 10-5; free admission; contact John Speck, 9515 Potters Point, Helotes, TX 78023, 210-372-9722; Email: [email protected]24-24—RACINE, WISCONSIN: Rock Swap and Sale; Racine Geological Society; Bartlet Youth Foundation, 1120 N. Stuart Road; Sat. 10-4:30; free admission; Rock Swap & Sale; contact Johnny, WI; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.racinegeologicalsociety.weebly.com
24-25—CANTON, NEW YORK: Annual show; St. Lawrence County Rock and Mineral Club; Canton Recreational Pavilion, 90 Lincoln St., 9 Indian Head Trl.; Sat. 9-4:30, Sun. 9-3; $2 for adults; free admission for children 12 and under; contact William deLorraine, 1 Indian Head Trl, Gouverneur, NY 13642, (315) 287-4652; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.stlawrencecountymineralclub.org
24-25—EAST PEORIA, ILLINOIS: Annual show; Geology Section of Peoria Academy of Science; Eastside Centre, #1 East Side Drive; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-5; free; Vendors selling rocks, gems, fossils, and jewelry, demonstrations, fluorescence display, activities for children; contact Jim Travis, 2812 N. Peoria Ave., Peoria,, IL 61603; Email: [email protected]; Website: pasgeology.com
August 2019-September 2019
30-1—SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA: Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; Scottish Rite Center, 1895 Camino del Rio S.; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Weekend pass for teens, adults and seniors $7, free admission for children through age 11; Exhibitors offering various minerals and rocks, jewelry, crystals, gems, beads and crystals; contact Yooy Nelson, (503) 252-8300; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.gemfaire.com
30-2—PENSACOLA, FLORIDA: Annual show; Southeastern Gem And Mineral Shows; Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, 6655 Mobile Hwy; Fri. 9-6, Fri. 9-6, Sun. 9-6, Mon. 9-6; free; Dealers offering minerals, crystals, gemstones, fossils, meteorites, exhibit, demonstrations; contact Lee Baker, 2172 W Nine Mile Road, #356, Pensacola, FL 32534, (850) 999-9865; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.segms.org
30-2—RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA: Annual show; Treasures of the Earth, Inc.; North Carolina State Fairgrounds, 1025 Blue Ridge Rd; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5, Mon. 10-4; adults $5 (tickets are good for the weekend), and free admission for youth 16 and under; vendors offering mineral specimens, rocks, fossils, lapidary jewelry, crystals, demonstrations, remount of stones and repairs; contact Ellen White, PO Box 59, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, (804) 642-2011; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.TreasuresOfTheEarth.com
31-1—HANFORD , CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Diggin’s Productions; Hanford Civic Auditorium, 400 Douty St.; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; Adults $3, free admission for children 13 and under; 5th Annual Gem & Mineral Show, with vendors offering gems, minerals, jewelry, fossils, and finished and rough material, museum quality exhibit, demonstrations, activities for children; contact Kathy Corbett , 341 cedar st, Hanford, CA 93230, (559) 904-4795; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://www.facebook.com/Gem-Mineral-Show-Hanford-by-Diggins-Productions-1560396140867556/
31-1—CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Annual show; Capital Mineral Club; Douglas N. Everett Arena, 15 Loudon Rd.; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-4; Adults $5, free admission for children 15 and under ; 56th Annual Show, with dealers offering retail and wholesale minerals, crystals, lapidary rough rocks, faceted gems, fossils, jewelry, books, and activities for children; contact Capital Mineral Club , 7133 Oak Hill Road , Loudon, NH 03307; Website: www.capitalmineralclub.org
31-2—SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO: Annual show; Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society; Grant County Veterans Memorial Conference Center, 3031 Hwy 180 East; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-5, Mon. 10-4; free admission; Vendors with a large assortment of offerings, displays including the New Mexico State University Zuhl Collection of petrified wood, and daily field trips; contact Jeannine Weiner, P.O Box 1555, Silver City, NM 88061, (575) 654-4424; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://rollingstonesgms.blogspot.com
September 2019
6-8—GREENFIELD, INDIANA: Annual show; 500 Earth Sciences Club; Hancock County 4-H Fairgrounds, Greenfield, Indiana, 620 N. Apple Street; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; free admission; 43rd Annual Greater Indianapolis Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show, dealers and swappers offering a variety of specimens, jewelry, and equipment, demonstrations and displays, and activities for children; contact Tom Odom, 650 W. Henry Road, Kirklin, IN 46050, (765) 325-2690; Email: [email protected]; Website: 500earthsciencesclub.org
6-8—WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA: Annual show; Forsyth Gem & Mineral Club, Inc.; Winston-Salem Fairgrounds —Education Building , Enter at Gate 9 off 27th Street; Fri. 10-7, Sat. 10-7, Sun. 12-5; Adults $3, free admission for children in senior year of high school and under with accompanying adult; 48th annual show – theme: Minerals, Gems, and Fossils of Mexico; contact W. A. Marion – Show Chairman, 1163 Bear Creek Church Rd., Mocksville, NC 27028; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.forsythgemclub.com
6-8—ANDERSON, CALIFORNIA: Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; Shasta District Fair & Events Center, 1890 Briggs St.; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Weekend pass for teens, adults, seniors $5, free admission for children through age 11; Exhibitors offering various minerals and rocks, jewelry, crystals, gems, beads and crystals; contact Yooy Nelson, (503) 252-8300; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.gemfaire.com
7-8—PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON: Annual show; Clallam County Gem and Mineral Association; Vern Burton Community Center, 308 East Fourth St.; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4; free admission; contact Kathy Schreiner, PO Box 98, Sequim, WA 98382, (360) 681-3811
7-8—WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON: 50th Annual Gem and Mineral Show; Marcus Whitman Gem and Mineral Club; Walla Walla County Fairgrounds, Community Center, 363 Orchard Street; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; adults $3 and free admission for children; 15 dealers, silent auction, activities for children, and raffle drawings; contact Jack Edwards, (509) 520-1182; Email: [email protected]
7-8—NEW MILFORD, CONNETICUT: Annual show; Danbury Mineralogical Society; New Milford High School, 388 Danbury Road (Rt 7); Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; Adults $5, seniors and full-time students with ID $4, free admission for children 11 and under and scouts in uniform; Various vendors, club displays, mineral identification, activities for children; contact Elizabeth Triano, 11 Stage Coach Ln, Patterson, NY 12563, (845) 319-6089; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://www.facebook.com/Danbury-Mineralogical-Society-PAGE-157499457596134
/7-8—ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; San Luis Obispo Gem and Mineral Club; South County Regional Center, 800 West Branch Street; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-7; free admission; Dealers selling gems, minerals, fossils, carvings, jewelry, beads, jade, crystals, meteorites, and lapidary, also including demonstrations and displays; contact Millie Chalk, President; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.slogem.org
13-15—HOLLAND, MICHIGAN: Annual show; Tulip City Gem & Mineral Club; Soccer Stop Sportsplex, 5 River Hills Drive; Fri. 10-8, Sat. 10-7, Sun. 11-5; Adults $3, free admission to students with ID, as well as uniformed scouts and military personnel; 50th Anniversary Show! Dealers offering rocks, minerals, fossils, jewelry, beads, displays by A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum, GVSU and Hope College, demonstrations, and activities for children; contact Linda Winklemann, 340 East 24th Street, Holland, MI 49423, (616) 834-6651; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.tulipcity.org
13-15—RICHMOND, VIRGINIA: Annual show; Treasures of the Earth, Inc.; Richmond Raceway Complex, 600 E Laburnum Ave.; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; adults $5 (tickets are good for the weekend), and free admission for youth 16 and under; Vendors offering mineral specimens, crystals, loose stones, beading supplies, pearls, displays of dinosaur bones and Virginia rocks and minerals presented by the Richmond Gem & Mineral Society; contact Ellen White, PO Box 59, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, (804) 642-2011; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.TreasuresOfTheEarth.com
13-15—SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA: Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; free admission; Exhibitors offering various minerals and rocks, jewelry, crystals, gems, beads and crystals; contact Yooy Nelson, (503) 252-8300; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.gemfaire.com
13-15—CEDAR CITY, UTAH: Show and sale; Southern Utah Rock Club; Cross Hollow Event Center (Diamond Z Arena), 11 N. Cross Hollow Road; Fri. 11-6, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 9-4; free admission; Dealers offering rocks, minerals, fossils, jewelry, and beads; exhibits and demonstrations, and activities for children; contact Jeff; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.southernutahrockclub.org
13-15—CEDAR CITY, UTAH: Show; Southern Utah Rock Club, Inc; Cross Hollow Event Center, 11 N Cross Hollow Rd; Thu. 11-6, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 9-4; free admission; Dealers selling rocks, minerals, fossils, jewelry, beads, exhibits and demonstrations, and activities for children; contact Glenn; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.southernutahrockclub.org
13-15—ARDEN, NORTH CAROLINA: Annual show; Mountain Area Gem and Mineral Association (M.A.G.M.A.); Camp Stephens, 263 Clayton Road; Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 9-4; free admission; 11th Bi-Annual Show, dealers specializing in gems, minerals, fossils, meteorites and artifacts from North Carolina and around the world will be offered; contact Richard Jacquot, PO Box 542, Leicester, NC 28748, (828) 779-4501; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.americanrockhound.com
14-14—ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS: Rock Swap – Buy, Sell, Trade; Rock River Valley Gem and Mineral Society; Odd Fellows Club, 6219 Forest Hills Rd.; Sat. 9:30-4; free; vendor space still available (10 x 10 for $25) and activities for children; contact Duane Cushing, 11717 Waidi Avenue, Machesney Park, IL 61115, (815) 218-5011; Email: [email protected]st.net; Website: https://www.facebook.com/Rock-River-Valley-Gem-Mineral-Society-122878604534001
14-15—NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS: Annual show; Northern Berkshire Mineral Club; American Legion Post 125, 91 American Legion Drive; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; Adults $4, free admission for children 15 and under; 56th Annual Show, dealers offering gems, jewelry, crystals, and activities for children; contact Lawrence J. Michon, 385 West Main St., North Adams, MA 01247, (413) 663-8430; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://nbmclub.webs.com/
20-22—MARIETTA , GEORGIA: Annual show; Bellpoint Gem Show; Cobb County Civic Center, 548 S. Marietta Pkwy.; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; $5, free admission for children under 15 accompanied by a paying adult; dealers from near and far will be offering minerals, fossils, jewelry, healing stones, rocks, cabochons, beads, crystals, gems and geodes; contact Damian; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.bellpointinc.com
20-22—LINCOLN, MISSOURI: Annual show; Mozarkite Society of Lincoln, Inc.; Under the water tower, 2 blocks east of Bullseye; Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-3; free admission; public digs for Mozarkite during the show, proceeds benefitting scholarship fund; contact Karl Parsons, (301) 641-6188
20-22—OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND: Annual show; Treasures of the Earth, Inc.; Roland E Powell Convention Center, 4001 Coastal Highway; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; adults $5 (tickets good for the weekend), free admission for youth 16 and under ; Vendors offering custom faceted gemstones, loose stones, mineral specimens, rocks, fossils, demonstrations, displays, and jewelry repair work; contact Ellen White, PO Box 59, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, (804) 642-2011; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.TreasuresOfTheEarth.com
20-22—PAYSON, ARIZONA: Annual show; Payson Rimstones Rock Club Inc.; Event Center Mazatzal Hotel & Casino, Highway 87, Mile Marker 251; Fri. 4-8, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4; general admission $3, free admission for children 12 and under; Vendors offering gems, minerals, fossils, jewelry, slabs, lapidary equipment, tools and equipment, demonstrations, and activities; contact Becky Bagshaw, 8962 W Fossil Creek Rd, Strawberry, AZ 85544-2623, (928) 476-3419; Email: [email protected]20-22—SANDY, UTAH: Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; Mountain America Expo Center, 9575 S State St; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Weekend pass for teens, adults, and seniors $7, free admission for children through age 11; Exhibitors from around the world offering gems, beads, gold, silver, minerals, crystals, and jewelry; contact Yooy Nelson, (503) 252-8300; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.gemfaire.com
20-22— FISHERSVILLE, VIRGINIA: Annual show; Shenandoah Valley Gem & Mineral Society; The Augusta Expo, 277 Expo Road; Fri. 2-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-5; Adults $3, seniors and students $2, free admission for children 12 and under and scouts in uniform; 52nd Annual Show – dealers, displays, exhibits, and activities for children; contact Scott Gregory, 508 West Main Street, Waynesboro, VA 22980; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.shenandoahvalleyrockclub.org/
21-21—LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Long Beach Mineral & Gem Society; Expo Arts Center, 4321 Atlantic Ave; Sat. 10-5; free; this years show theme is Gems By the Beach; contact Carol Kron, (562) 577-9044; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://www.facebook.com/LBMGS
21-22—HOWELL, MICHIGAN: Show and sale; Livingston Gem & Mineral Society; Hartland Education Services Center, 9525 E. Highland Road; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; Adults and seniors $3, students $1, free admission for children under 12; 46th Annual Rockhound’s Dream Show – Home of the 2020 Midwest Federation Convention, dealers offering rough rock to finished jewelry, fossils, demonstrations and displays, activities for children; contact Sherlynn Everly, 314 Hadley St., Holly, MI 48442, (810) 965-5899; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.livingstongems.com
21-22—MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA: Annual show; Mystical Gifts; National Guard Readiness Center, 90 Army Band Way; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-5; Adults $5, free admission for children under 13; Vendors offering minerals, fossils, crystals, beads and findings, geode cutting, lapidary, demonstrations and displays; contact Robbin Maxwell, PO Box 4414, Clarksburg, WV 26302; Email: [email protected]
21-22—GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO: Annual show; Grand Junction Gem & Mineral Club; Mesa County Fairgrounds, 2785 Hwy 50; Sat. 10-4, Sun. 10-4; $5, seniors and military personnel $4, free admission for children under 12 ; Dealers presenting rocks and minerals, equipment, jewelry, beads, fossils; interactive exhibits; activities for children; contact Deidre O-Callaghan; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.grandjunctionrockclub.org
21-22—POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK: Show and sale; Mid-Hudson Valley Gem & Mineral Society, Inc.; Golds Gym Family Sports Complex, 258 Titusville Road; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; adults $5, seniors $4, students $2, and free admission for children under 12 with paying adult; 50th annual show: “Pyrite….Don’t Be Fooled,” more than 25 dealers offering a variety, fluorescent mineral display and lapidary demonstrations, pyrite exhibit presented by Vassar College Museum and MHV Society members, activities for children; contact Linda Wuest, PO Box 327, Accord, NY 12404; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.mhvgms.org
21-22—AUBURN, WASHINGTON: Cascade Gem and Mineral Show; Cascade Mineralogical Society; Green River College, 12401 SE 320th Street, Phys. Ed. Facility; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; free; More than 35 dealers, demonstrations, displays, and activities for children; contact Mark Hohn; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.cascademineralogicalsociety.org
21-22—CHICO, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Feather River Lapidary & Mineral Society Inc.; Silver Dollar Fair Grounds, 2357 Fair St.; Sat. 9:30-5, Sun. 9:30-4; Adults $4, free admission for children 14 and under; Dealers offering opals, rough rock, crystals, fossils, jewelry and minerals, demonstrations, activities for children and free copper nugget necklace for the first 200 children to attend the show each day; contact Lori Millard, 2660 Cherokee Rd., Cherokee, CA 95965, (530) 533-2968; Email: [email protected]; Website: featherriverrocks.org
21-22—MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Carmel Valley Gem and Mineral Society; Monterey County Fairgrounds, 2004 Fairgrounds Rd.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; Adults $4, free admission for children with an adult; 15+ dealers offering jewelry, cut and uncut gemstones, crystals, rough and polished rocks, mineral specimens, fossils, beads, 50+ displays, and demonstrations; contact Janis Rovetti, 1047 Roosevelt St, Monterey, CA 93940, 8313721311; Email: [email protected]; Website: cvgms.rocks
21-22—CASTLE ROCK, WASHINGTON: 54th Annual Gem and Mineral Show; Southern Washington Mineralogical Society; Castle Rock Fairgrounds, 120 Fair Lane, SW Corner of Highway 411 and Cowlitz River; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; free admission; Dealers, member displays, demonstrations, auction, and activities for children; contact Vicki Johnson, (360) 751-8031; Email: [email protected]
27-29—JOPLIN, MISSOURI: Annual show; TriState Gem & Mineral Society; Joplin Historical & Mineral Museum, 504 S. Schifferdecker Ave.; Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-3; free admission; contact Chris Wiseman, 504 S. Schifferdecker Ave., Joplin, MO 64801, (417) 623-1180; Email: [email protected]
27-29—TOOELE, UTAH: Annual show; Tooele Gem and Mineral Society; Dow James Building, 400 North 400 West; Fri. 10-7, Sat. 10-7, Sun. 10-5; free; Vendors offering rocks, gems, fossils, jewelry, displays, demonstrations, and activities for children; contact Robert Vigil, P.O. Box 348, Tooele, UT 84074; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://www.facebook.com/Tooele-Gem-Mineral-Society-1742342656045404/
27-29—BOISE, IDAHO: Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; Expo Idaho, 5610 N Glenwood; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Weekend pass for teens, adults, and seniors $5, free admission for children through age 11; Exhibitors from around the world offering gems, beads, gold, silver, minerals, crystals, and jewelry; contact Yooy Nelson, (503) 252-8300; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.gemfaire.com
27-29—CLARKDALE, ARIZONA: Annual show; Mingus Gem and Mineral Club; Clark Memorial Clubhouse Auditorium, 19 N. Ninth Street; Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4; free admission; Dealers, exhibits, demonstrations, free gift and activities for children; contact Mike Kavanaugh, (928) 634-0269; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://mingusclub.org/upcomingshow.html
28-29—WEST FRIENDSHIP, MARYLAND: Annual show; The Gem Cutters Guild of Baltimore; Howard County Fairgrounds, 2210 Fairgrounds Road; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Adults $6, free admission for children under 12; More than 35 vendors, lapidary demonstrations, exhibits, interactive Gem Mine, activities for children; contact A. Meyers; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.gemcuttersguild.com
28-29—NASHVILLE, INDIANA: Annual show; Brown County Rock & Mineral Club, Inc.; Brown County History Center, 90 E. Gould Street; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; free; Demonstrations on flint-knapping, wire-wrapping, and gold-panning, vendors from across the Midwest, silent auction, and activities for children; contact Rhonda A. Dunn, P. O. Box 2023, Nashville, IN 47448, (812) 320-6237; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://browncountyrock.webs.com/
28-29—SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEBRASKA: Annual show; Siouxland Gem and Mineral Society; South Sioux City Senior Citizens Center, 1501 W 29th St.; Sat. 9-4, Sun. 10-4; free admission; Dealers offering gems, agates, rough and polished stones, geodes, faceted jewelry, fossils, and demonstrations; contact Bob Powell, 406 Brandon, Kingsley, IA 51028, (712) 378-277; Email: [email protected]
28-29—OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN: Annual show; Oshkosh Earth Science Club; Sunnyview Expo Center, 500 E County Road Y; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4; Adults $2, students with identification $1, free admission for children under 12; Vendors selling rocks, minerals, fossils, jewelry, displays, demonstrations, and activities for children; contact Susan Bellmer, 2579 W. Palisades Drive, Menasha, WI 54952, (920) 740-8985; Email: [email protected]
28-29—LODI, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Stockton Lapidary and Mineral Club; Lodi Grape Festival Grounds, 413 East Lockeford St.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; Adults $6, free admission for children 12 and under; contact Mike Mathis, Galt, CA 95632, (510) 301-3612; Email: mm[email protected]; Website: https://stocktonlapidary.org/show
October 2019
2-6—JOSHUA TREE, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Sportsman’s Club of Joshua Tree; Sportsman’s Club of Joshua Tree, 6225 Sunburst Street; daily 9-6; FREE ADMISSION; club is located next to the world famous Joshua Tree National Park, features a number of vendors offering a variety of items; contact Wayne Hamilton, 6225 Sunburst Street, Joshua Tree, CA 92252, (760) 366-2915; Email: [email protected]; Website: jtsportsmansclub.com
4-6—INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA: Annual show; Treasures Of The Earth Gem & Jewelry Shows; Indiana State Fairgrounds – Agriculture/Horticulturre Building, 1202 E. 38th Street; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-5; Adults: $5.00 — ticket good all 3 days. Free admission for children under age 16.; Jewelry makers, goldsmiths and silversmiths from all over the country. Class available and gifts for the children.; contact Van Wimmer, Sr., 5273 Bradshaw Road, Salem, VA 24153-8025, (540) 384-6047; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.toteshows.com
4-6—ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO: Annual show; Jay Penn; Expo NM State Fairgrounds, 301 San Pedro Dr. NE, Creative Arts Bldg.; Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-5; free admission; 60 dealers offering mineral specimens, rough, slabs, jewelry, cabochons, beads, and fossils; contact Jay Penn, (505) 883-4195; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://abqfallshow.wixsite.com/abq-fall-show
4-6—DALLAS, NORTH CAROLINA: Annual show; Gaston Gem, Mineral & Facetor’s Club; Gaston County Park, HWY 279 Dallas-Cherryville HWY; Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 9-4; free admission; Minerals, fossils, cutting material, quality gemstones, wire wrapping, settings, geodes, jewelry, real working sluice, and activities for children; contact Bob Winstanley, 148 Hampshire Drive, Mooresville, NC 28115, (704) 577-3391; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://gastongemclub.weebly.com/
4-6—SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA: Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; Scottish Rite Center, 6151 H St.; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Weekend pass for teens, adults, and seniors $7, free admission for children through age 11; Exhibitors offering various minerals and rocks, jewelry, crystals, gems, beads and crystals; contact Yooy Nelson, (503) 252-8300; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.gemfaire.com
4-6—ORLANDO, FLORIDA: Annual show; Central Florida Mineral and Gem Society; Florida National Guard Armory, 2809 S. Ferncreek Ave.; Fri. 1-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Adults $5, students (grade school) $2 ($1 off coupon on club site); More than 30 dealers, displays, exhibits, and activities for children; contact Gordon Oakley, 5032 Lido Street, Orlando, FL 32807, (407) 592-4358; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.cfmgs.org
5-5—IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO: Annual show; Idaho Falls Gem and Mineral Society; Pinecrest Event Center, 560 East Anderson; Sat. 9-5; Adults $3, free admission for children 12 and under; Club members selling unique jewelry, rough and polished rocks, slabs, minerals, fossils, gemstones, and jewelry-making supplies; contact Bill Thielbahr, (208) 524-0139; Email: [email protected]
5-6—JEFFERSON , WISCONSIN: Annual show; Rock River Valley Geological Society; Jefferson County Fair Park, Jackson & Peurner Rd.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; free will offering; Dealers offering minerals, fossils, gemstones, demonstrations of faceting, wire wrapping and lapidary, and activities for children; contact Steven Streich, Steven’s Rocks & Gifts, 134 Main Street, Marshall, WI 53559, (608) 655-1011; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.stevensrockshop.com.
5-6—OMAHA, NEBRASKA: Annual show; Nebraska Mineral and Gem Club; Westside Middle School, 8601 Arbor St.; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; adults $6, seniors (12-18) $4, free admission for children under 12 with a paying adult; vendors offering gems, jewelry, and specimens, demonstrations and displays, carvings, activities for children, UNO/UNL scholarships; contact Tammy Jeannret, 7287 N Rd, Nebraska City, NE 68410, (402) 873-6515; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.nerockgem.org
5-6—MARYSVILLE, WASHINGTON: Annual show; Marysville Rock and Gem Club; Totem Middle School – Gymnasium, 1605 7th Street NE; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; Free Admission Free Parking; Rough, slabs, and polished cabs; minerals, fossils, tools, and lapidary equipment, jewelry, demonstrators, club displays, and activities for children; contact Brian Murril; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://www.marysvillerockclub.com/page/
5-6—GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Nevada County Gem and Mineral Society; Nevada County Fairgrounds, 11228 McCourtney Road; Sat. 10-5; adults $3, free admission for students with identification and children 13 and under accompanied by a paying adult; More than 22 vendors, 26 exhibitor displays, gold panning lessons, cave bear and other Pleistocene fossils on view, activities for children; contact Mitchell Frank Van Hecke, 14534 Mumford Drive, Grass Valley, CA 95945, (530) 575-42; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.ncgms.org
5-6—SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS: Annual show; Lincoln Orbit Earth Science Society; Illinois State Fairgrounds, 801 Sangamon Ave.; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; Adults $2, seniors $1, free admission for children under 12; Mineral, fossil and jewelry dealers, demonstrators, special exhibits, geode cracking, activities for children; contact Edward Wagner, PO Box 2272, Springfield, IL 62705, (309) 838-7782; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.loess.org
11-12—MOUNT IDA, ARKANSAS: 32 Annual World Championship Quartz Crystal Digging Contest; Mount Ida Area Chamber of Commerce; Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Fairgrounds Rd; Fri. 7-4, Sat. 7-4; $100 (entry fee and banquet meal); 2018 World Championship Quartz Crystal Dig, part of the 39th Annual Quartz, Quiltz, & Craftz Festival, for more information call Gail at the Chamber office number listed, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday thru Friday. (R&G, please call GAIL for confirmation, at 870-867-2723, b/w 10am and 2pm M – F, only. These are normal Chamber business hours) ; contact Mount Ida Area Chamber of Commerce, 124 US 270 W, PO Box 6, Mount Ida, AR 71957, (870) 867-2723; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.mtidachamber.com
11-13—VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA: Annual show; Treasures of the Earth, Inc.; Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th Street; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; adults $5 (tickets good for the weekend), free admission for youth 16 and under; Vendors offer loose stones, mineral specimens, fossils, lapidary jewelry, displays and demonstrations, and geode cutting by two local gem and mineral societies; contact Ellen White, PO Box 59, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, (804) 642-2011; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.TreasuresOfTheEarth.com
11-13—MOAB, UTAH: Annual show; Moab Points & Pebbles; Old Spanish Trails Arena, 3641 S. Highway 191; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; free; 60th Annual Show, vendors selling items related to lapidary arts, geology, rocks, gemstones, fossils, demonstrations, field trips, and activities for children; contact Jerry Hansen; Email: [email protected]
11-13—COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA: Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; OC Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Dr.; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Weekend pass for teens, adults, and seniors $7, free admission for children through age 11; Exhibitors offering various minerals and rocks, jewelry, crystals, gems, beads and crystals; contact Yooy Nelson, (503) 252-8300; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.gemfaire.com
11-13—TRONA, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Searles Lake Gem & Mineral Society; SLG&MS Lapidary and Show building, 13337 Main St.; Fri. 1:30-6:30, Sat. 7:30-5, Sun. 7:30-3; free admission; Dealers, demonstrations, and displays, and a special afternoon dealer trip ($100 per vehicle+$50 per person), field trip Saturday $15 per car, $20 per car for Sunday field trip reservations required for field trips; contact Bonnie Fairchild, PO Box 966, Trona, CA 93592-0966, (760) 372-5356; Email: [email protected]; Website: www1.iwvisp.com/tronagemclub/
11-13—SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH: Annual show; Mineral Collectors of Utah; Trolley Square, 602 South 700 East; Fri. 12-9, Sat. 10-9, Sun. 10-5; free admission; Dealers, exhibits, demonstrations, and activities for children; contact Curt Forrester, UT, (801) 368-4103; Email: 801-368-4103; Website: http://m-c-u.org/
11-13—PORTLAND, OREGON: 39th Annual Show of Gems, Minerals, and Fossils; Portland Regional Gem and Mineral Association; Jackson Army National Guard, 6255 NE Cornfoot Road; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Adults $5, free admission for children 12 and under with a paying adult; Vendors with fossils, rocks, gems, minerals, beads, tools, jewelry, exhibits, demonstrations, presentations, activities for children ; contact Linda Harvey, (503) 310-3036; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.PortlandRegionalGemandMineral.com
11-13—HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA: Annual show; Huntsville Gem & Mineral Society; Jaycee Community Center, 1280 Airport Road, Jaycee Community Center, 1280 Airport Road, Jaycee Community Center; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 12-5; Adults $3 (weekend pass $5), free admission for children under 5; Dealers offering a variety of specimens, displays, demonstrations, a fluorescent exhibit, activities for children, and the annual meeting of the Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies; contact Lowell Zoller, 3027 Flint Mill Run, Hampton Cove, AL 35763, (256) 534-8803; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.huntsvillegms.org
12-13—TEMPLE, TEXAS: Annual show; Tri-City Gem and Mineral Society; Frank W. Mayborn Civic and Convention Center, 3303 N. Third Street; Sat. 9-6, Sat. 10-5; Adults $5, teens $2; Dealers offering rocks, gems, minerals, jewelry, demonstrations of wire wrapping and cabochon carving, and fluorescence; contact Ruth Rolston, 106 Ottoway Drive, Temple, TX 76501; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://drarhie.wixsite.com/tcgme
12-13—WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA: Show and sale; Pacific Crystal Guild; Civic Park Community Center, 1375 Civic Drive (at Broadway); Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; $12, free admission for children under 12; the Fall Contra Costa Crystal Fair features more than 30 vendors carrying gems, jewelry, rocks, minerals, and beautiful crystals; contact Jerry Tomlinson, PO Box 1371, Sausalito, CA 94966, (415) 383-7837; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.crystalfair.com
12-13—SIERRA VISTA, ARIZONA: Annual show; Huachuca Mineral And Gem Club; Cochise College, 901 N. Colombo Ave.; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4; free; inside and outside vendors, handicapped accessible, free gemstone identification, geode sales and cutting, and activities for children; contact Maudie Bailey, 5036 S. San Carlos Ave., Sierra Vista, AZ 85650, (249) 154-1; Email: [email protected]; Website: [email protected]
12-13—TOPEKA, KANSAS: Annual show; Topeka Gem & Mineral Society, Inc.; KS Expocentre Agricultural Hall, 17th & Topeka Blvd; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Adults $5, students (13-17) $1, free admission for children under child under 13 with paid adult admission; Show theme is -Many Shades of Turquoise- with a lecture each day lead by Greg Purdy, dealers offering rocks, lapidary supplies/equipment, jewelry and beads, 4-H geology club students displaying geology boxes for judging and demonstration; contact M. Mowry, 1934 SW 30th St, Topeka, KS 66611, (785) 267-2849; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.TopekaGMS.org
12-13—SEATTLE, WASHINGTON: Annual show; Crystallography Gem + Mineral Full Inventory Show: Seattle; OmCulture (Wallingford), 2210 N Pacific St.; Sat. 12-7, Sun. 10-4; free admission; Full shop inventory show featuring crystals, minerals, and gems; RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/om2019wall; contact Michelle Ferris, 117 East Louisa Street, PMB 169, Seattle, WA 98102, (206) 582-9157; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.crystallographygems.com
18-20—LEWISTON, IDAHO: Northwest Federation Show and Hells Canyon Gem Club Annual Show; Hells Canyon Gem Club; Nez Perce County Fairgrounds, 1229 Burrell Ave.; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; $3 per day and $8 for a 3 day pass; wide variety of vendors, speakers, exhibits, silent, actives for children; contact Mary Lou Northrup, (208) 743-6944; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.hellscanyongemclub.com/
18-20—FORT WAYNE, INDIANA: Annual show; Three Rivers Gem & Mineral Society; Allen County Fairgrounds, 2726 Carroll Rd.; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $5, seniors (55+) $3, students: $1, free admission for children 12 and under; Vendors offering gems, fossils, minerals, and lapidary jewelry, demonstrations, displays, fluorescent room, activities for children; contact Russell Greim; Website: http://3riversgem_mineral.tripod.com/
18-20—DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA: Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Weekend pass for teens, adults, and seniors $7, free admission for children through age 11; Exhibitors offering various minerals and rocks, jewelry, crystals, gems, beads and crystals; contact Yooy Nelson, (503) 252-8300; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.gemfaire.com
18-20—MASON, MICHIGAN: Annual show; Central Michigan Lapidary and Mineral Society; Ingham County Fairgrounds—Main Arena, 700 E. Ash St.; Fri. 6-9, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-5; Adults $3, teens $1, free admission for children under 12 with paying adult; Displays by club members and guests, Petoskey stone polish, 13 dealers offer various items, demonstrations, and activities for children; contact Lyle R Laylin, 1417 Center St., Lansing, MI 48906, (517) 485-7908; Email: [email protected]; Website: Michrocks.org
18-20—AUSTIN, TEXAS: Annual show; Austin Gem and Mineral Society; Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Rd.; Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-5; Adults $8, military personnel (with ID) and seniors (60+) $7, students age 13-18 $2, free admission for children 12 and under; Show theme: Canadian minerals; more than 30 dealers, exhibits, displays, fluorescent minerals area, demonstrations in faceting, cabbing, and wire wrapping, and activities for children; contact Laird Fowler, Show Chair, 6719 Burnet Ln, Austin, TX 78757, (512) 458-9546; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.agms-tx.org
18-20—KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE: Show and sale; Knoxville Gem & Mineral Society; Rothchild Conference Center, 8807 Kingston Pike; Fri. 10-7, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-5; Adults $6 (3-day pass for $10), free admission for children under 12; contact Travis Paris; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.knoxrocks.org/
19-19—WEST HILLS, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Woodland Hills Rock Chippers; First United Methodist Church, 22700 Sherman Way; Sat. 10-5; free; crafts, dealers, jewelry, dealers, minerals, rocks, silent auction, gold panning, displays, games, demos and geode cutting; contact Virginia Rotramel, 3598 Chestnut Dr., Norco, CA 92860, (951) 403-2634; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.rockchippers.org
19-19—ALBANY, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Annual show; Saco Valley Gem & Mineral Club; Albany town Hall, 1972 B NH RT 16; Sat. 9-5; Adults $2 donation, free admission for children under 12 with a paying adult; Local dealers, demonstrations, displays, and activities for children; contact Jonathan Herndon, 197 Rice Hill Rd., Freedom, NH 03836; Email: [email protected]; Website: sacovalleygemandmineralclub.org
19-20—SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI: Annual show; Ozark Mountain Gem & Mineral Society; Springfield Expo Center, 635 East St Louis Street; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4:30; adult $6, student $3, children under 12 $1; 52nd Annual Springfield Rock, Gem & Mineral Show will feature rock and mineral specimens, gemstones, jewelry, fossils, displays, speakers, and activities for children ; contact Mike Hackeson, 2131 West Republic Road, Box #35, Springfield, MO 65807, (417) 501-9690; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.omgms.rocks
19-20—SOUTH CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA: Annual show; Kanawha Rock and Gem Club; So. Charleston Community Center, 601 Jefferson Rd.; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Adults $3.50, free admission for children under 12; a well selected group of dealers offering a wide variety of gems, minerals, fossils, beads and jewelry, activities for children; contact Robbin Maxwell, PO Box 4414, Clarksburg, WV 26302; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://kanawharockandgemclub.org
19-20—COTTAGE GROVE, MINNESOTA: Annual show; Minnesota Mineral Club; National Guard Training & Community Center, 8180 Belden Blvd.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; Adults $2, children $1, $5 for family admittance; Exhibitions, demonstrations, tailgate sales, vendors selling agates, rocks, gems, minerals, fossils, jewelry, beads, and activities for children; contact Martha Miss, 8445 Grange Boulevard, Cottage Grove, MN 55016, (763) 717-1641; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://mnmineral.org/
19-20—DES MOINES, IOWA: Show and sale; Des Moines Lapidary Society (DMLS); Iowa State Fairgrounds – Knapp Learning Center, 3000 East Grand Avenue; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4; Adults $5, free admission for children 12 and under; Vendors offering gemstones, beads, silver, crystals, slabs, rough, minerals, fossils, lapidary tools, jewelry, demonstrations, displays, and activities for children; contact Show Committee; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.DMLapidary.org/OurShow
19-20—SEDONA, ARIZONA: Show and sale; Sedona Gem and Mineral Club; Sedona Red Rock High School, Hwy89A and Upper Red Rock Loop Rd.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; Adults $3, free admission for children under 12; contact Bill Schwartz, 75 Sheath Dr, Sedona, AZ 86336, (928) 203-0356; Email: [email protected]; Website: sedonagemandmineral.org
19-20—LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Palmdale Gem & Mineral Club; Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, 2551 West Ave. H; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-5; free admission; contact Allison McClung, 18343 West Ave. F, Lancaster, CA 93536, (661) 839-7403; Email: [email protected]; Website: palmdalegemandmineral.org
19-20—CLIO, MICHIGAN: Annual show; Flint Rock And Gem Club; Carter Middle School, 300 Upland Dr.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; Adults $3, children age 6-18 $1.50, free admission for children under 6 with a paying adult and scouts in uniform; Dealers offering minerals, fossils, jewelry, gems, displays, demonstrations, and activities for children ; contact Diana Dady, 2120 Christner Street, Burton, MI 48519, (810) 406-2144; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.flintrockandgem.org
19-20—HONOLULU, HAWAII: Annual show; Rock and Mineral Society of Hawaii (Hui Pohaku O Hawaii); Ohana Hale Marketplace, 333 Ward Avenue #3; Sat. 10-8, Sun. 10-5; free admission; 18th annual rock and mineral show at a new location; contact Markus Faigle, PO Box 23020, Honolulu, HI 96823; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://hawaiimineralsociety.pohakugalore.net/18th-annual-hawaii-rock-and-mineral-show-oct-19-and-20-2019
19-20—CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS: Annual show; South Suburban Earth Science Club; Prairie State College, 202 South Halstead St.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; free admission; Mineral, fossil, jewelry, crystal, artifact, and lapidary exhibits, and activities for children. Special presentation on Sunday, recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon; contact Jan; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.prairestate.edu
19-20—ORLANDO, FLORIDA: Annual show; Florida Fossil Hunters; Central Florida Fairgrounds, 4603 West Colonial Dr; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4; Adults $4, children $1; Fossils, rocks, minerals, artifacts, bones, educational exhibits, and activities for children; contact Valerie First, (407) 699-9274; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://floridafossilhunters.com/
19-20—PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; El Dorado County Mineral & Gem Society; El Doroado County Fairgrounds, 100 Placerville Drive; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; Adults $6, seniors, teens, and military $5, free admission for children 12 and under when accompanied by an adult; More than 50 dealers offering gems, minerals, jewelry, fossils, petrified wood, rough and finished material, supplies, with displays, demonstrations, fluorescent area, and activities for children; contact Merryan ONeill; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.eldoradorocks.org
19-20—SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Santa Rosa Mineral & Gem Society; Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial, 1351 Maple Ave; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Adults $6, free admission for children under 12; Dealers offering minerals, gemstones, fossils, rough rock, with demonstrations and displays, and activities for children. Visit SRMGS.org to download a coupon for $1 off admission; contact Jolene Coon; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.srmgs.org
25-27—SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA: Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire Inc.; Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350 Bennett Valley Rd.; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Weekend pass for teens, adults, and seniors $7, free admission for children through age 11; Exhibitors offering various minerals and rocks, jewelry, crystals, gems, beads and crystals; contact Yooy Nelson, (503) 252-8300; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.gemfaire.com
26-27—CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO: Show and sale; Summit Lapidary Club and Akron Mineral Society; Emidio’s Expo Center, 48 E. Bath Rd; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $5, seniors ( 55+) $4, children 7-14 $1.00, free admission for children 6 and under, and scouts and military in uniform ; 32 vendors presenting beads, gemstones, jewelry, minerals, rocks, and tools, among other items; demonstrations of lapidary arts, gem mine, silent auction, and activities for children; contact Evelyn Tryon, 2028 Tallmadge Rd, Kent, OH 44240, 3306739664, 3306739664; Email: [email protected]
26-27—CANBY, OREGON: Annual show; Clackamette Mineral and Gem Club; Clackamas County Fairgrounds, 649 NE 4th Ave.; Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-5; free admission; Dealers offering slabs and bargain rocks, free fluorescent show, demonstrations, silent auction, displays, raffles, and activities for children; contact Bob Oblack; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.clackamettegem.org
26-27—BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON: Annual show; Bellevue Rock Club; Vasa Park, 3560 West Lake Sammamish Pkwy SE; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; free admission; 20 dealers offering minerals, fossils, slabs, faceting rough, tools, activities for children ; contact Bruce Himko, PO Box 1851, Bellevue, WA 98009; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.bellevuerockclub.org
26-27—OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA: Annual show; Oklahoma Mineral & Gem Society; State Fair Park, 608 Kiamichi Place, Modern Living Bldg.; Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $6, free admission for children under 12; More than 30 vendors offering minerals, gems, crystals, rough rock, fossils, and lapidary tools, demonstrations, exhibits, auction, and activities for children; contact Doug Pollitt, Oklahoma City, OK 73151, (405) 719-8477; Email: [email protected]; Website: omgs-minerals.org