Show Dates
Editor’s Note: With safety measures and guidelines in place in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we recommend you always check the website of the club or promoter to confirm dates and times. While we have checked the status of these shows, please see the Show Dates page on our website for additional information.
MAY 2021
15-16—NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO: Annual show; Parma Lapidary Club; Soccer Sportsplex, 31515 Lorain Rd.; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; $6.00 age 13 -adults, Children 12 & under and Scouts in uniform FREE Look for $1 coupon on our Facebook page; Gems, minerals, fossils, and jewelry on sale; demonstrations; auction; social distancing rules in place and masks must be worn; contact Marty Lamparyk, 1012 Chippewa St., Grafton, OH 44044, (440) 9263680; Email: parmalapidary@yahoo.com
15-16—HAMILTON, MONTANA: Annual show; Bitterroot Gem and Mineral Society; Ravalli County Fairgrounds, 100 Old Corvallis Rd.; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Adults $2, free admission for children 12 and under; Demonstrations: flint-knapping by Don Stafford, gold panning by MT Gold Prospectors, and wire wrapping by Kitty Kat; vendors, displays, and activities for children; contact Faith Farley, PO Box 942, Hamilton, MT 59840, (406) 961-3347; Email: farley. faith@yahoo.com; Website: Bitterroot Gem and Mineral Society
20-22—LOGAN, UTAH: 2021: A Rock Odyssey Rock and Gem Show; Cache Rock and Gem Club; Cache County Events Center, 450 South 500 West; Thu. 10-8, Fri. 10-8, Sat. 9-6; Adults $1, families $5, free admission for children 12 and under; Vendors offering rocks, minerals, fossils, jewelry; with displays, educational exhibits, demonstrations; activities for children; and current COVID-19 safety precautions will be followed; contact Larry Christopherson; Email: crgc.showmanager@gmail.com; Website: cacherockgemclub.weebly.com.
21-23—DENVER, COLORADO: Annual show; The Colorado Mineral and Fossil Spring Show ; The Crowne Plaza Dia Convention Center & Expo, 15500 E 40th Ave, Denver, CO 80239; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; free admission; Retail/wholesale dealers selling minerals, gemstones, meteorites, jewelry (wholesale retail sale tax license requires for wholesale purchase), demonstrations, displays; contact Sandra Gonzales, Denver, CO; Email: info@ rockygems.com; Website: www.rmgmpromotions.com
22-23—HERMISTON, OREGON: Hatrock Gem and Mineral Show; Hatrockhound Gem and Mineral Society; Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center (EOTEC), 1705 East Airport Road; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; Adults $3, free admission for children 12 and under when accompanied by an adult; Dealers, displays, auctions, and activities for children; contact Mike Filarski, (541) 571-2593; Email: stonemorlin1@netscape.net
22-23—TYLER, TEXAS: Show and sale; Keith Harmon ; East Texas Fair Grounds, Building E, 2112 West Front Street; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; Adults $5, children $1, free admission for scouts in uniform; Many dealers offering jewelry, gemstones, minerals, fossils, rock, and more; enjoy the famous Rock Food Table display presented by the East Texas Gem & Mineral Society; contact Keith Harmon, (903) 316-2967; Email: keithharmon19@yahoo.com
28-30—SALEM, VIRGINIA: Annual show; American Gem, Mineral And Jewelry Shows LLC; Salem Civic Center, 1001 Roanoke Blvd; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-5; Adults $7, children age 11-17 $2, free admission for children 10 and under; Featuring vendors with gems, minerals, jewelry, beads, fossils, and meteorites; contact
Alan Koch; Email: agmjs3@gmail.com; Website: www.americangemshow.com
29-30—FORT WORTH, TEXAS: Annual show; Fort Worth Gem and Mineral Club; Will Rogers Memorial Center, 3401 W. Lancaster; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; Adults $6, seniors, students and military $5, free admission for children 16 and under; 70th annual gem, mineral, fossil, bead & jewelry show & sale ; contact Janice Craddock, PO Box 123975, Fort Worth, TX 73121; Email: fwgmc. info@gmail.com; Website: www.fortworthgemandmineralclub.org
29-30—LAKEVIEW, OREGON: Annual show; Tall Man Rock Chippers; Lake Co. Fairgrounds, 1900 N 4th; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; free admission; A good variety of vendors will be selling various items; with displays; demonstrations; auctions; and field trips to local sites leaving from the fairgrounds at 8 a.m. each day; with conformity to local COVID-19 safety precautions; contact LeRoy Johnson, 39 N L ST, Lakeview, OR 97630, (541) 947-4267; Email: lostmymarblesor@yahoo.com
JUNE 2021
4-6—BONNEY LAKE, WASHINGTON: Annual show; Puyallup Valley Gem & Mineral Club; Swiss Park, 9205 198th Avenue East; Fri. 10-5, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; Free admission; Vendors (outside and inside) offering finished and rough materials, crystals, fossils, cabochons, beads, geodes, lapidary equipment; demonstrations and displays; gem identification; activities for children; contact Jim Christian, 13814 109th Avenue Court East, Puyallup, WA 98374, (253) 720-9502; Email: jimchristian_205@hotmail.com
5-5—MAUNGIE, PENNSYLVANIA: Annual show; Pennsylvania Earth Sciences Association; Macungie Memorial Park, 50 Poplar St.; Sat. 8:30-3; Admission $2; Spring Mineralfest - will be either mostly indoor or all outdoor depending on local COVID precaution ordinances at the time - face masks must be worn; contact Mandy Apgar; Website: https://www.facebook.com/ Pennsylvania-Earth-Sciences-Association-PESA-mineralfestand-clubs-1555170821375067
5-5—DELTA, COLORADO: Annual show; Delta County Rock Wranglers; Heddles Recreation Center , 531 North Palmer St.; Sat. 9-5; free admission; Numerous dealers offering rocks and minerals, jewelry, exhibits, and activities for children; contact Harry Masinton, 24662 Sorrento Lane, Cedaredge, CO 81413, (970) 856-3861; Email: masinton@tds.net
5-6—COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO: Annual show; North Idaho Mineral Club; Kootenai County Fairgrounds, Jacklin Building #25, 4056 North Government Way; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4; Adults $4 per day or $6 for two-day access, free admission for children under 12; Vendors, displays, demonstrations, and activities for children; contact Mike Rose; Email: nimcshowchairman@gmail.com; Website: https://www.northidahomineralclub.org
5-6—ONALASKA, WISCONSIN: Annual show; Coulee Rock Club of La Crosse, Wisconsin; Onalaska Omni Center, 255 Riders Club Road; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; $2 per person, free admission for children six and under; More than 20 vendors selling agates, geodes, crystals, minerals, jewelry, gemstones, rough and slabs, fossils, polished stones, thundereggs, petrified wood, lapidary supplies; demonstrations; displays; and activities for children; contact Allison Conrad, 33435 Burns Valley Road, La Crescent, MN 55947, (507) 895-8109; Email: rockinbabe@acegroup.cc; Website: See us on Facebook
12-13—ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA: Annual show; Palomar Gem and Mineral Club; California Center for the Arts Escondido , 340 N Escondido Blvd ; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4; Adults $5; Vendors selling gem and minerals, 30-35 dealers, activities for children ; contact Justin Engelmeyer; Email: Justinengelmeyer@gmail.com
18-20—REEDSPORT, OREGON: Annual show; Lower Umpqua Gem and Lapidary Society; Reedsport Community Building, 451 Winchester Avenue; Fri. 10-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4; Free admission; Dealers offering various rocks, gems, minerals, lapidary, with exhibits and demonstrations, and activities for children, including a complimentary rock to the first 300 children to attend the show Friday (11am-2pm) and Saturday (10am-2pm); contact Bambi Darling, 100 River Bend Road Sp. 68, Reedsport, OR 97467, (541) 420-8014; Email: reedsportrockshow@gmail.com; Website: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Lower-Umpqua-GemLapidary-Society-1579099422193547
18-20—BIG PINEY, WYOMING: Annual show; Sublette County Rock Hounds; Sublette County Fairgrounds, 10937 Highway 189; Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-4; Adults $2, free admission for children; The annual Sublette County Rock Hound's Gem & Mineral Show 2021 is host to the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies and the Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies 2021 conventions. View dealers, demonstrations, exhibits, and enjoy field trips and food concessions.; contact Jim Gray; Email: jimgray@wyoming.com; Website: https://rmfms.org/ index.php?page=events-club-shows
18-20—ARDEN, NORTH CAROLINA: Annual show; MAGMA, Jacquot & Son Mining; Camp Stephens, 263 Clayton Road; Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-4; free admission; 13th annual gem, mineral and fossil show; dozens of vendors offering gems, minerals, fossils, rocks, artifacts, and meteorites, among other items; contact Richard Jacquot, PO Box 542, LEICESTER, NC 28748, (828) 779-4501; Email: rick@wncrocks.com; Website: www. AmericanRockhound.com
19-20—MILACA, MINNESOTA: Annual show; Dale's Rocks & More; Hairy Mosquito Trading Co, 21287 Highway 169; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-5; free admission; Over 40 vendors and artisans set up in an outdoor park-like setting offering everything from rocks and gems to handmade creations, with COVID precautions in effect; contact Dale Fure, MN 55330; Email: dalesrocks_more@ outlook.com
25-27—BEDFORD, INDIANA: Annual show; Lawrence County Rock Club; Lawrence County Fairgrounds, US Highway 50 West, 13101 E 250 N; Fri. 10-6:30, Sat. 9-6:30, Sun. 10-4; free admission; 56th annual gem mineral fossil show; wide variety of gems, jewelry, minerals, fossils, rocks lapidary equipment; demonstrations and displays; activities for children ; contact Michael Tweedale, 375 Butterfly Ln, Bedford, IN 47421, (573) 466-9093; Website: lawrencecountyrockclub.org
26-26—KENT, CONNETICUT: Annual show; Danbury Mineralogical Society and the Connecticut Museum of Mining; Connecticut Antique Machinery Museum Campus, 31 KentCornwall Road; Sat. 9-4; free admission; Show will take place rain or shine, new vendors welcome; contact John Pawloski, P.O. Box 425, Kent, CT 06757, (860) 927-0050; Email: j.a.pawloski@ att.net; Website: www.ctamachinery.com
JULY 2021
9-11—CASPER, WYOMING: Annual show; Natrona County Rockhounds; Ramkota Hotel, 800 N Poplar St.; Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-4; Adults $3, and free admission for children under 12; The Natrona County Rockhounds annual gem and mineral show will also serve as host for the annual show of the Wyoming State Mineral & Gem Society. Vendors will be selling rocks, minerals, fossils, jewelry, and lapidary supplies; demonstrations, displays, and exhibits will be present, and there will be activities for children; contact Mac Goss ; Email: macogre13@yahoo.com; Website: https://www.facebook.com/groups/123048541068947
16-17—MINOCQUA, WISCONSIN: Annual show; Lakeland Gem and Mineral Club; Lakeland Union High School, 9573 State Hwy 70 Minocqua, WI; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 9-5; free admission; 53rd annual show, vendors offering a wide variety; demonstrations; several geologists will be onsite to help with identification of rocks and minerals; auctions; popular activities for children including the kids store; contact Pattie Hartmann, (715) 477-2519; Email: gypsy1120@coslink.net; Website: Lakeland Gem and Mineral Club
16-18—FRISCO, TEXAS: Annual show; Texas Mineral and Fossil Dallas/Frisco Show; Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas Frisco Hotel Convention Center & Spa, 7600 John Q Hammons Dr,; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; Free admission ; Retail / wholesale dealers - minerals, fossils, meteorites, jewelry; contact Sandra Gonzales, Denver, CO 80222, (720) 425-3948; Email: info@rockygems.com; Website: www.rmgmpromotions.com
17-18—TULSA, OKLAHOMA: Annual show; Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society; Tulsa Fairgrounds-Exchange Center, 4145 E. 21st St.; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-5; Adults $6, free admission for children, scouts in uniform, and police, fire, and military with ID; Vendors offering rocks, minerals, jewelry, fossils, a fluorescent display, demonstrations, and activities for children ; contact Martha Rongey, 612 W. 120th St. S., Jenks, OK 74037, (918) 230-1094; Email: m_rongey@sbcglobal.net; Website: www.tulsarockandmineralsociety.org
21-25—FRANKLIN, NORTH CAROLINA: Annual show; Echo Valley Gem Show; Echo Valley Showplace, 6456 Sylva Rd (across from GLW), 6456 Sylva Rd (across from GLW); Wed. 9-6, Thu. 9-6, Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-6; Free admission; Dealers from around the world selling minerals, crystals, gems, rough rock, cabochons, slabs, beads, jewelry Sun 9-4pm; contact Damian; Email: mbellpoint@gmail.com; Website: www.bellpointpromotions.com
22-25—FAIRPLAY, COLORADO: Show and sale; Jay Penn; Fairplay River Park Event Site , 200 Platte Dr, ; Thu. 9-5, Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-5; free admission; 24 Dealers at this OUTDOOR show, offering mineral specimens, rough, slab, jewelry, and cabochons; contact Jay Penn, 200 Platte Drive, Fairplay, CO, CO 80440, (150) 588-34195; Email: jaypenn246@gmail.com; Website: http://abqfallshow.wix.com/fairplay
23-25—FRANKLIN, NORTH CAROLINA: Show and sale; Gem & Mineral Society of Franklin, NC; Robert C. Carpenter Community Building, 1288 Georgia Road; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; Adults $3, free admission for children 12 and under; Dealers from across the U.S., offering a great selection of rough and cut gemstones, gold and silver jewelry, minerals, beads, findings, lapidary equipment, and repairs; contact Linda Harbuck, 98 Hyatt Road, Franklin, NC 28734, (828) 524-3161; Email: lindah@ franklin-chamber.com; Website: www.visitfranklinnc.com