Rock Shows
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE COVID 19 CRISIS MANY IF NOT ALL OF THE ROCK SHOWS MAYBE CANCELLED OR RESCHEDULED.
Please contact the show’s organizers before making travel plans.
June 2020
6-7—MONROE, NEW YORK: Annual show; Orange County Mineral Society of New York; Museum Village, 1010 Route 17 M.; Sat. 10-4, Sun. 10-4; Admission for show and museum — adults $5, seniors $3, free admission for scouts in uniform and children under 12; Outdoor event featuring 65 vendors offering a wide variety of rock, mineral, and fossil-related items, displays, exhibits, demonstrations, and activities for children; contact Ron Nelson; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.ocmsny.org
6-7—ONALASKA, WISCONSIN: Annual show; Coulee Rock Club of La Crosse; Onalaska Omni Center, 255 Riders Club Road; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; Adults $2, free admission for children 6 and under; More than 20 dealers offering agates, geodes, crystals, minerals, fossils, jewelry, rough and slabs, polish stones, lapidary equipment, with demonstrations, rock identification, displays, speakers, activities for children; contact Allison Conrad, 33435 Burns Valley Road, La Crescent, MN 55947; Email: [email protected]
6-7—SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: Show and sale; Pacific Crystal Guild; Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; Adults $12, free admission children 12 and under; contact Jerry Tomlinson, PO Box 1371, Sausalito, CA 94966, (415) 383-7837; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.crystalfair.com
6-7—BUTTE, MONTANA: Annual show; Butte Mineral and Gem Club; Butte Civic Center Annex, 1340 Harrison Avenue; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; Adults $3, free admission for children under 12 accompanied by a paying adult; 15 dealers selling minerals, gems, cutting rough, jewelry, fossils, with more than 20 exhibits, silent auction, special display: Doug True’s T-Rex Skull; contact Pete Knudsen, (406) 490-5828
6-7—CANANDAIGUA, NEW YORK: Annual show; Wayne County Gem and Mineral Club; Greater Canandaigua Civic Center, 250 N. Bloomfield Rd.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; Adults $3, free admission for children under 12; 20 vendors, exhibits, demonstrations, fluorescent mineral program, geode cutting, and activities for children; contact Fred Haynes, 10 Country Club Drive, Rochester, NY 14618, (585) 203-1733; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.wcgmc.org/
6-7—PELHAM, ALABAMA: Annual show; Alabama Mineral and Lapidary Society; Oak Mountain State Park, 200 Terrace Dr; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-5; free admission; Vendors selling rocks, minerals, gemstones, fossils, and lapidary jewelry; contact Sarah Landis; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://www.lapidaryclub.com
6-7—MARION, KENTUCKY: Annual show; Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum; Fohs Hall, 201 N. Walker Street; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4; free admissions – donations accepted; Vendors, silent auctions, demonstrations and displays, and activities for children; contact Tina Walker, 205 N Walker St, Marion, KY 42064, 2709654263, 2709654263; Email: [email protected]; Website: clementmineralmuseum.org
12-14—CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA: Annual show; Bellpoint Gem Show; Clarence Brown Conference Center, 5450 GA-20; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Adults $5, free admission for children under 15 when accompanied by paying adults; Gem dealers offering crystals, fossils, jewelry, beads, gems, geodes, and minerals; contact Damian; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.bellpointpromotions.com
12-14—PARK HILLS, MISSOURI: Annual show; Mineral Area Gem & Mineral Society; Missouri Mines Historic Site, 4000 State Highway 32; Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 9-4; free admission; Swap, sell, buy rocks, minerals, or fossils; visit a historic mining site and mineral museum; co-sponsored by Mineral Area Gem & Mineral Society and Missouri State Parks; contact Boneta M Hensley, 411 Allen Street, Farmington, MO 63640, (573) 760-0488; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1249800061698210/
13-13—NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS: Annual Auction; Boston Mineral Club; American Legion Nonantum Post 440, 295 California St.; Sat. 11-5; free admission; Annual auction including voice auction of more than 200 lots of mineral specimens, gems, equipment and reference material, with a silent auction of more than 100 flats of mineral specimens, lapidary rough, equipment, and books; contact Mike Haritos, (857) 991-2294; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.bostonmineralclub.org
13-13—KENT, CONNETICUT: Annual show; Connecticut Antique Machinery Association, Inc. and the Danbury Mineralogical Society; Connecticut Antique Machinery Association grounds, 31 Kent Cornwall Rd., (1 mile north of Kent, on Route 7); Sat. 9-4; free admission; 20th Annual Mineral and Gem Show, to benefit the Connecticut Museum of Mining and Mineral Science, with rocks, minerals, fossils, and jewelry available for sale or trade, tours of new exhibits at the mining museum; contact John Pawloski, (860) 927-0050; Website: http://www.ctamachinery.com/
13-14—ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Palomar Gem and Mineral Club; Center for the Arts – Escondido, 340 N Escondido Blvd; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; Adults $5, seniors $3; More than 30 dealers selling a wide variety inside an art gallery venue, with professional demonstrators; contact Toni D Floyd, PO Box 1583, Escondido, CA 92033, (425) 281-6218; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.palomargem.org/annual-gem-mineral-and-jewelry-show/
13-14—CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA: Annual show; Tellus Science Museum; Tellus Science Museum, 100 Tellus Dr.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; Museum members free; Adults $15.95, seniors (65+) $13.95, children (3-17) and student with ID $11.95, military personnel with ID, free admission; Dealers selling gems, minerals, fossils, and jewelry; contact Rockfest, 100 Tellus Dr., Tellus Science Museum, Cartersville, GA 30120, (770) 606-5700; Email: [email protected]; Website: tellusmuseum.org
19-20—QUARRYVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA: Annual show; Lancaster County Fossil and Mineral Club; Solanco Fairgrounds, Hoffman Building, 172 South Lime St.; Fri. 10-5, Sat. 9-4; Adults $4, children (6-12) $1, free admission for children under 6; contact Eric Miller; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://www.facebook.com/LancasterFossilandMineralClub
19-21—SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA: Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire; Scottish Rite Center, 1895 Camino del Rio S.; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; $7 (good for the weekend); Vendors offering fine jewelry, precious and semi-precious gemstones, beads, crystals, gold and silver, and minerals, jewelry repair and cleaning, demonstrations and displays; contact Yooy Nelson, (503) 252-8300; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.gemfaire.com
19-21—BIG PINEY, WYOMING: Annual show; Sublette County Rock Hounds; Sublette County Fairgrounds, 10937 Hwy 189, Event Center; Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-5; Adults $2, free admission for children; Show also serves as the annual convention of the Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies and the annual Wyoming State Mineral and Gem Society show, with dealers selling rough, slabs, supplies, fossils, beads, jewelry; as well as fluorescent mineral display, demonstrations, exhibits, field trips, and activities for children; contact Jim Gray, PO Box 1351, Big Piney, WY 83113; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://www.wsmgs.org/clubs.html
26-28—LOKE, CALIFORNIA: Show; California Federation of Mineralogical Societies; Like Grape Festival & Harvest Fair, 413 East Lockeford Street; Fri. 10-5, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; Adults $6, seniors $5, free admission for children 12 and under, military personnel active and veterans and dependents with valid military ID card; Dealers offering rocks, gems, lapidary supplies and tools, beads, demonstrations, rock and mineral identification service, exhibitions, and activities for children; contact Margaret Kolaczyk; Email: [email protected]; Website: cfmsinc.org
26-28—BEDFORD, INDIANA: Annual show; Lawrence County Rock Club; Lawrence County Fairgrounds, Highway 50; Fri. 10-6:30, Sat. 9-6:30, Sun. 10-4; Free admission; 55th annual gem, mineral and fossil show, dealers offering gems, jewelry, beads, minerals, fossils, rocks, lapidary, rockhounding supplies, demonstrations, displays, activities for children; contact DavedTreffinger, 13101 E 250 N, Loogootee, IN 47553; Website: lawrencecountyrockclub.org
26-28—EUGENE, OREGON: Wholesale and retail show; Gem Faire; Lane County Events Center, 796 W 13th Ave.; Fri. 12-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; $7 (weekend access); Vendors offering fine jewelry, precious and semi-precious gemstones, millions of beads, crystals, gold and silver, and minerals, jewelry repair and cleaning, demonstrations and displays; contact Yooy Nelson, (503) 252-8300; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.gemfaire.com
26-28—ELDON, MISSOURI: Annual show; Osage Rock and Mineral Club; Eldon Community Center, 309 E. 2nd St.; Fri. 2-6, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 9-3; free admission; Dealers, displays, demonstrations, fluorescent mineral display, activities for children; contact Roger Varvel, 14354 Hwy 64, Lebanon, MO 65536, (417) 533-2788; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://www.facebook.com/pg/osagerockandmineralclub/
July 2020
11-12—LAKESIDE, ARIZONA: Annual show; White Mountain Gem and Mineral Club; Country Court Event Hall, 3369 W. White Mountain Blvd.; Sat. 9-6; Adults $2, free admission for children under 16; 23rd annual show, dealers offering gems, minerals, fossils, jewelry, displays, activities for children; contact Steve Fowers, PO Box 3504, Show Low, AZ 85902, 926-537-2195; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.whitemountain-azrockclub.org/
11-12—TULSA, OKLAHOMA: Annual show; Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society; Exchange Center, Tulsa County Fairgrounds, 4145 E. 21st Street ; Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-5; $6 adults, free admission for children 12 and under when accompanied by a paying adult, scouts in uniform, police, fire, and military personnel with ID; Show highlights include rocks, minerals, jewelry, fossils, a fluorescent room, beads, crystals, touch table, working displays, and activities for children; contact Martha Rongey, 612 W. 120th St. S., Jenks, OK 74037, (918) 230-1094; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.tulsarockandmineralsociety.org
11-12—CASPER, WYOMING: Annual show; Natrona County Rockhounds; Ramkota Inn, 800 N Poplar; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-4; $3 adults, free admission for children under 12; contact Mac Goss, Casper, WY 82604; Email: [email protected]
11-12—BILLINGS, MONTANA: Annual show; Billings Gem and Mineral Club; Al Bedoo Shrine Auditorium , 1125 Broadwater Ave; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; Free admission; Activities for the entire family, dealers, displays, demonstrations, auction, and activities for children; contact Doug True; Email: [email protected]; Website: BillingsGemClub.com
17-19—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 $6, free admission for children 16 and under; Vendors with custom-faceted gemstones, beads, crystals, minerals, and fossils, demonstrations, and displays of two local gem and mineral societies, graduate gemologist available for on-site appraisals; contact Jane Westbrook, PO Box 59, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, (804) 642-2011; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.TreasuresOfTheEarth.com
18-19—DARRINGTON, WASHINGTON: ; Darrington Rock and Gem Club; Mansford Grange, 1265 Railroad Avenue, (Behind IGA); Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; free admission; Rocks, gems, minerals for sale, demonstrations, displays, custom rock cutting, activities for children, and w a field trip on July 18 for Travertine and River bar collecting; contact Ed Lehman, (425) 334-6282; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://www.facebook.com/DarringtonRGC
18-19—ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA: Show and sale; Gem City Rock and Mineral Society; Zem Zem Shriners Banquet and Conference Center, 2525 West 38th St.; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Adults $4, senirs (65 and older) $3.50; contact Robert Gallivan, 427 Colleen Dr.; Website: http://www.gemcityrockclub.org/
22-26—FRANKLIN, NORTH CAROLINA: Annual show; Echo Valley Gem Show ; Echo Valley Showplace (across from GLW), 6456 Sylva Rd. ; Wed. 9-6, Thu. 9-6, Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-6; free; Featuring dealers offering minerals, fossils, geodes, rough rock, slabs, cabochons, gems, beads, jewelry, crystals *Additional day Sun. 9-4 ; contact Damian w/ Bellpoint; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.bellpointpromotions.com’
23-26—FAIRPLAY, COLORADO: Annual show; Jay Penn ; Outdoor Show, 200 Platte Dr.; Thu. 9-5, Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-5; free admission; More than 24 dealers offering mineral specimens, rough, slab, jewelry, cabochons, beads, petrified wood, equipment; contact Jay Penn, Fairplay River Park Event Site, Fairplay, CO 80440, (505) 883-4195; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://abqfallshow.wix.com/abq-fall-show
24-26—FRANKLIN, NORTH CAROLINA: Show and sale; Gem & Mineral Society of Franklin, NC; Robert C. Carpenter Community Building, 1288 Georgia Road, ; Fri. 10-6, Sat. Select Start Time-6, Sun. 10-6; Adults $2, free admission for children 12 and under; Dealers offering gem stones (rough and cut), minerals, beads, fossils, along with demonstrations and displays; contact Linda Harbuck, 98 Hyatt Road, Franklin, NC 28734, 8285243161; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.visitfranklinnc.com
25-26—RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA: Annual show; Western Dakota Gem & Mineral Society; Best Western Ramkota Hotel, 2111 N Lacrosse St.; Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-4; Adults $5, free admission for children 12 and under when accompanied with an adult; Displays, speakers, demonstrations, vendors offering fine minerals, lapidary items, agates, with a silent auction, and activities for children; contact Leslie, SD; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.wdgms.org
August 2020
7-9—DALTON, GEORGIA: Annual show; Dalton Gem and Mineral Jewelry Show; Dalton Convention Center, 2211 Dug Gap Battle Rd; Fri. 2-7, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-5; Adults $4 (good for all three days), free admission for children 16 and under when accompanied by a paying adult; 29th Annual Dalton Bead, Gem, Fossil, Mineral, and Jewelry Show, with dealers, displays, and demonstrations, and activities for children ; contact Mohammad Tahir, P.O. Box 4046 , Dalton, GA 30719, (706) 537-8960; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://www.facebook.com/daltongemandmineraljewelryshow/
8-9—WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA: Show and sale; Pacific Crystal Guild; Civic Park Community Center, 1375 Civic Drive (at Broadway); Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; Adults $12, free admission for children under 12; More than 35 dealers; contact Jerry Tomlinson, PO Box 1371 , Sausalito, CA 94966, (415) 383-7837; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.crystalfair.com
8-9—GONZALES, LOUISIANA: Annual show; Baton Rouge Gem & Mineral Society; Lamar Dixon Expo Center-Trademart Building, 9039 S. Saint Landry Ave; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; Adults $5, children (5-13) $3, $1 off admission for scouts in uniform, free admission for military personnel with ID; Vendors selling gemstones, minerals, fossils, lapidary equipment, win a beautiful 23 x 9-inch amethyst cathedral, drawing tickets are $1 a ticket or 6 for $5; contact Wanda Gawarecki, 5191 Hwy 19, Ethel, LA 70730; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.brgemandmineral.org
14-16—LAKE GEORGE, COLORADO: Annual show; Lake George Gem & Mineral Club; Field between Starkey’s and East of the Post Office), Highway 24; Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-5; free admission; More than 30 dealers with local specimens, rocks, minerals, gems, fossils, jewelry, lapidary, and activities for children ; contact Carol Kinate, P.O. Box 171, Lake George, CO 80827, 719-648-9015; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.LGGMclub.org
14-16—SARASOTA, FLORIDA: Show and sale; Frank Cox Productions; Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, 801 N. Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41); daily 10-5, daily 10-5; Adults $5 ($1 off if you mention this listing); Show and sale of gems, jewelry, crystals, minerals and beads.; contact Frank Cox, 755 S. Palm Ave. #203, Sarasota, FL 34236, (941) 954-02; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.frankcoxproductions.com
14-16—PORTLAND, OREGON: Annual show; Mount Hood Rock Club; Jackson Armory, 6255 NE Cornfoot Road, (Take NE Alderwood Rd from NE Columbia Blvd – just south of PDX); Fri. 10-5, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-3; Free Admission; More than 24 dealers selling minerals, rocks, beads, jewelry, and fossils; demonstrations, displays, silent auction, and activities for children; contact Wayne King, (503) 284-7195; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.mthoodrockclub.com
15-15—SHELTON, WASHINGTON: Annual show; Shelton Rock and Mineral Society; Mason County Recreation Area, 2100 E. Johns Prairie Rd; Sat. 9-5; free admission; Vendor spaces open for anyone selling rocks, minerals, fossils, equipment and supplies, and auctions; contact Susan Perault, Shelton, WA, (360) 275-9432; Email: [email protected]
15-16—BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA: Annual show; Arklatex Gem & Mineral Society; Bossier City Civic Center, 620 Benton Rd.; Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-4; Adults $4, free admission for children under 6 years of age and students with identification; Dealers offering custom and unique jewelry, beads, gems, minerals, fossils; educational exhibits, demonstrations, and speakers; activities for children; contact Del Glasner, P.O. Box 6633, Bossier City, LA 71171, (318) 517-7372; Email: [email protected]; Website: larockclub.com
21-22—TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA: Show and sale; Tahlequah Rock & Mineral Society; Cherokee Community Building, 908 S. College Ave.; Fri. 12:30-6, Sat. 9-5, Mon. Select Start Time-Select End Time; Adults $3, free admission for children 12 and under; Vendors selling rocks, minerals, gems, fossils, and lapidary jewelry, museum displays, and fluorescent rocks, and children’s activities; contact Sara Brasel, 14236 Cross Timbers Rd., Tahlequah, OK 74464, (918) 284-5770; Email: [email protected]; Website: n/a
22-22—SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS: Show and sale; Southwest Gem and Mineral Society; Wonderland of the Americas Mall, I10 and Loop 410 at Fredericksburg Road; Sat. 10-5; free admission; contact John Speck, 9515 Potters Point, Helotes, TX 78023, 2105961611; Email: [email protected]; Website: http://www.swgms.org
22-23—EAST PEORIA,, ILLINOIS: Annual show; Geology Section of the Peoria Academy of Science; East Side Center, #1 East Side Drive; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-5; free admission; 57th annual show; dealers, demonstrations, fluorescent display, and activities for children; contact Jim Travis, 2812 N. Peoria Ave., Peoria, IL 61603, 309-645-3609; Email: [email protected]; Website: pasgeology.com
29-29—EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN: 6th Annual – Rock Swap Meet; Chippewa Valley Gem & Mineral Society; Eau Claire County Exposition Center – Outside, 5530 Lorch Avenue; Sat. 8-4; free admission; Shop and swap event, gems, minerals, and rock related equipment; contact Paul Tubbs, 619 Van Buren Street, Eau Claire, WI 54703, (715) 834-5747; Email: [email protected]