Mineral show calendar last updated: 20 May 2013
The next best thing to digging for specimens in 90 degree heat is attending a mineral show.
Some of the most enjoyable shows are those organized by regional clubs, where you can see a wide range of specimens, view educational displays, participate in demonstrations, and meet club members who are happy to share their knowledge of mineralogy and the earth sciences. Further information (show hours, driving directions, contact information) is available on the website of the sponsoring mineral club.
Contact mineralfest@aol.com if you would like your club's show listed.
31 January - 17 February 2013: Tucson 22nd Street Show - Tucson, Arizona
Minerals, fossils, dinosaurs, meteorites, gems, and jewelry
60,000 square feet of exhibitor space; 180 dealers
Corner of I-10 & 22nd Street
16 February 2013: Upper Marlboro, Maryland
23rd Annual Mineral, Jewelry and Fossil Show
Organized by: Southern Maryland Rock and Mineral Club
Show Place Arena (14900 Pennsylvania Avenue)
16-17 February 2013: Mesa, Arizona
47th Annual Jewelry, Gem & Rock Show
Organized by: Apache Junction Rock & Gem Club
Skyline High School (845 South Crismon Road)
23-24 February 2013: Albany, New York
20th Annual James Campbell Memorial Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show and Sale
Organized by: Capital District Mineral Club and the New York State Academy of Mineralogy
New York State Museum (Empire State Plaza on Madison Avenue)
2-3 March 2013: Newark, Delaware
50th Annual Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show
Organized by: Delaware Mineralogical Society
Theme: All That Glitters Is As Gold
Delaware Technical and Community College (Churchmans Road)
9 March 2013: Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania
Lower Bucks Micromount Show
Organized by: Rock & Mineral Club of Lower Bucks County
Northminster Presbyterian Church (140 Trenton Road)
9-10 March 2013: Clifton, New Jersey
24th Annual North Jersey Gem & Mineral Show
Organized by: North Jersey Mineralogical Society
Pope John Paul II Center (775 Valley Road)
15-17 March 2013: Rome, Georgia
34th Annual Valley and Ridge Gem and Mineral Show
Organized by: Rome Georgia Mineral Society
The Forum (2 Government Plaza)
16-17 March 2013: Gaithersburg, Maryland
49th Annual Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show
Organized by: Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County Fairgrounds (16 Chestnut Street)
23-24 March 2013: Sayre, Pennsylvania
44th Annual Rock & Mineral Show
Organized by: Che-Hanna Rock and Mineral Club
Athens Township Volunteer Fire Hall (211 Herrick Avenue)
23-24 March 2013: Hamburg, New York
45th Annual Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show
Organized by: Buffalo Geological Society
Show theme: Fossils: Images of the Past
Erie County Fairgrounds (Marketplace and Grange Buildings)
23-24 March 2013: Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
35th Annual Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show
Organized by: Franklin County Rock & Mineral Club
Hamilton Heights Elementary School (1589 Johnson Road)
23-24 March 2013: Northampton, Massachusetts
Western Mass Mineral Jewelry & Fossil Show
Organized by: Connecticut Valley Mineral Club
NEW LOCATION: Clarion Hotel & Conference Center (1 Atwood Drive, Northampton)
6-7 April 2013: Plymouth Meeting, PA
Philadelphia Mineral Treasures and Fossil Fair
Organized by: Philadelphia Mineralogical Society and Delaware Valley Paleontological Society
LuLu Temple (5140 Butler Pike)
6-7 April 2013: Orange, Connecticut
40th Annual Mineral, Gem, Jewelry & Fossil Show
Organized by: The New Haven Mineral Club
Amity Regional Middle School (100 Ohman Avenue)
6-7 April 2013: Columbus, Ohio
39th Annual Central Ohio Mineral, Fossil, Gem & Jewelry Show
Organized by: Columbus Rock & Mineral Society and the Licking County Rock & Mineral Society
Veterans Memorial (300 West Broad Street)
Theme: Ohio Underwater: Our Ancient Seas
12-14 April 2013: NY / NJ Gem and Mineral Show - Edison, New Jersey
2013 NY / NJ Gem and Mineral Show
200 exhibitors with minerals, fossils, dinosaurs, meteorites, gems, jewelry, gold, silver, turquoise
Special exhibit: The Minerals and Fossils of New York and New Jersey
New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center (97 Sunfield Avenue, Edison)
18-21 April 2013: Rochester, New York
40th Rochester Mineralogical Symposium
Organized by: Rochester Academy of Science, Mineral Section
Radisson Hotel Rochester Airport (175 Jefferson Road)
20-21 April 2013: West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show
Organized by: The Monongahela Rockhounds
Skyview Hall, West Mifflin Volunteer Fire Company #4 (660 Noble Drive)
27 April 2013: Sterling Hill Super Dig - Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Sterling Hill Super Dig 2013
Organized by: Sterling Hill Mining Museum and Delaware Valley Earth Science Society
Sterling Hill Mining Museum (30 Plant Street, Ogdensburg)
27-28 April 2013: Franklin, New Jersey
41st Annual New Jersey Earth Science Association Gem & Mineral Show
Organized by: Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society and the New Jersey Earth Science Association and Sterling Hill Mining Museum
Franklin Borough School (50 Washington Avenue, Franklin)
Indoor / outdoor
27-28 April 2013: Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Sterling Hill Garage Sale - rocks, minerals, mining & lapidary equipment
Organized by: Sterling Hill Mining Museum
Sterling Hill Mining Museum (30 Plant Street, Ogdensburg)
27-28 April 2013: Dothan, Alabama
6th Annual Show and Sale
Organized by: Dothan Gem & Mineral Club
Westgate Park Recreation Center Gym (501 Recreation Road)
3-4 May 2013: Elkridge, Maryland
41st Annual Atlantic Micromount Conference
Organized by: Micromineralogists of the National Capital Area
MHA Conference Center (6820 Deerpath Road)
4-5 May 2013: Geofair 2013 - Cincinnati, Ohio
48th Annual Gem, Mineral, Fossil & Jewelry Show of Greater Cincinnati
Organized by: Cincinnati Mineral Society and Dry Dredgers
Cincinnati Gardens (2250 East Seymour Avenue)
Theme: Copper & Zinc Minerals and Fossil Plants
4-5 May 2013: Pittston, Pennsylvania
Treasures of the Earth: 10th Annual Show and Sale
Organized by: The Mineralogical Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania
Oblates of St. Joseph (1880 Highway 315)
4-5 May 2013: Topsfield, Massachusetts
50th Annual New England Gem & Mineral Show
Organized by: North Shore Rock & Mineral Club
Topsfield Fairgrounds (Route 1 North)
10-12 May 2013: Marietta, Georgia
45th Annual Gem and Mineral Show
Organized by: Georgia Mineral Society
Cobb County Civic Center (548 Marietta Parkway)
18-19 May 2013: Leesport, Pennsylvania
45th Annual World of Gems and Minerals: Jewelry, Bead, Mineral and Fossil Show
Organized by: Berks Mineralogical Society
Leesport Farmer's Market (Route 61)
25 May 2013: Towson, Maryland
24th Annual Chesapeake Gem & Mineral Show
Organized by: Chesapeake Gem and Mineral Society
Ruhl Armory (1035 York Road)
25-26 May 2013: Pinetop, Arizona
Annual Jewelry, Gem & Mineral Show
Organized by: White Mountain Gem & Mineral Club
Hon-Dah Resort - Casino Convention Center (junction of State Routes 73 and 260)
1 June 2013: Spring Mineralfest - Macungie, Pennsylvania
60th semi-annual Mineralfest
Organized by: Pennsylvania Earth Sciences Association
Macungie Memorial Park (Poplar Street)
Indoor / outdoor
1-2 June 2013: Hauppauge, Long Island, New York
EFMLS Convention & Show
Organized by: Island Rockhounds and Suffolk Gem & Mineral Club
Sheraton Long Island (110 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge)
Theme: Long Island Lighthouses and Related Geology
1-2 June 2013: Riverdale, New Jersey
North Jersey Spring Outdoor Gem & Mineral Show & Swap
Organized by: North Jersey Mineralogical Society
The Glenburn Estate (211 Hamburg Turnpike)
8 June 2013: Kent, Connecticut
11th Annual Mineral & Gem Swap Meet & Sale
Organized by the Danbury Mineralogical Society and the Connecticut Antique Machinery Association
Museum grounds of the Connecticut Antique Machinery Association (1 mile north of Kent on Route 7)
8-9 June 2013: Monroe, New York
Annual Mineral - Gem - Jewelry - Fossil Show, Sell & Swap
Organized by: Orange County Mineral Society
Museum Village (1010 Route 17M)
13-14 July 2013: Syracuse, New York
47th Annual Gem, Mineral, Fossil, and Jewelry Show
Organized by: Gem & Mineral Society of Syracuse
SRC Arena and Event Center at Onondaga Community College (4585 West Seneca Turnpike)
Theme: Classic Mineral Localities
20-21 July 2013: Erie, Pennsylvania
44th Annual Gem and Mineral Show
Organized by: Gem City Rock and Mineral Society
JMC Ice Arena (423 West 38th Street)
27-28 July 2013: South Burlington, Vermont
34th Annual Champlain Valley Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show
Organized by: Burlington Gem & Mineral Club
Tuttle Middle School (500 Dorset Street)
Theme: Minerals of New York State
27-28 July 2013: Mattituck, Long Island, New York
32nd Annual Mineral, Gem, Fossil & Jewelry Show
Organized by: Long Island Mineral and Geology Society
Mattituck High School
17 August 2013: Shelton, Washington
4th Annual Tailgate Rock Sale & Swap
Organized by: Shelton Rock & Mineral Society
2102 E. Johns Prairie Road, Shelton
24-25 August 2013: Concord, New Hampshire
50th Annual Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Festival
Organized by: Capital Mineral Club
Douglas N. Everett Arena (15 Loudon Road)
7-15 September 2013: Denver Coliseum Gem Show - Denver, Colorado
2013 Denver Coliseum Gem Show
Minerals, fossils, dinosaurs, meteorites, gems, jewelry, gold, silver, turquoise and more
Denver Coliseum (4600 Humboldt Street)
7-8 September 2013: North Adams, Massachusetts
50th Annual Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show
Organized by: Northern Berkshire Mineral Club
Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #130 (515 Curran Highway, Route 8)
14-15 September 2013: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
48th Annual Gem, Mineral, and Jewelry Show
Organized by: Central Pennsylvania Rock and Mineral Club
Zembo Shrine Center (2801 North 3rd Street)
21-22 September 2013: Poughkeepsie, New York
44th annual Gem, Mineral, Fossil Show & Sale
Organized by: Mid-Hudson Valley Gem & Mineral Society
Gold's Gym & Family Sports Complex (258 Titusville Road)
28-29 September 2013: Franklin, New Jersey
57th Annual Franklin-Sterling Hill Mineral, Gem, and Jewelry Show
Organized by: Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society and the Franklin Mineral Museum
Franklin Borough School (50 Washington Avenue, Franklin)
Indoor / outdoor
28-29 September 2013: Mesquite, Texas
56th Annual Dallas Gem and Mineral Society Show
Organized by: Dallas Gem and Mineral Society
Rodeo Center Exhibit Hall (Highway 635 and Military Parkway, Exit 4)
