2024 Calendar California Rock, Gem and Mineral Shows ** Please check with all the shows prior to attending as the schedule can change and shows can be cancelled.
February 17-18, 2024 – Antioch, CA Antioch Lapidary Club Contra Costa County Fairgrounds, 1201 West 10th Street, Antioch, CA Hours: Hours: Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM, Sunday 10 AM-5PM Jewelry, Gems, Findings, Supplies, Auctions, Grab Bags, Exhibits and hands on projects for kids. Admission $6.00, Children 12 & under, scouts in uniform and Active Military Free. $1.00 off admission with show flyer. Contact: (510) 693-9075, kellyplumb900@yahoo.com Website: http://antiochlapidaryclub.com
February 24-25, 2024 – Vallejo, CA Vallejo Gem and Mineral Society Solano County Fairgrounds, McCormack Hall, 900 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo, CA 94589 Hours: Saturday and Sunday 10 AM – 5 PM Vallejo Gem and Mineral Show: We host vendors offering gems, geodes, fossils, raw rocks and minerals, carved stone animals, beads, findings and minerals from around the globe. The Vallejo Gem and Mineral Society invites you to discover lapidary and related crafts through our educational displays and live demonstrations. There is something for everyone, for crafters, jewelry lovers and science enthusiasts. We have a silent auction, geode cuttings, drawings for beautiful hand-crafted pieces and games of chance and discovery for kids! Contact: (415) 254-1506, dduhonvgms@gmail.com Website: https://vjgems.co March 1-3, 2024 – Newark, CA The Mineral and Gem Society of Castro Valley Newark Pavilion, 6430 Thornton Ave., Newark CA Hours: Friday 11 AM – 5 PM, Saturday 10 AM – 6 PM, Sunday 10 AM – 5 PM 75th annual Mineral Gem and Jewelry Show and sale. 40+ dealers selling everything used in the lapidary arts, exhibits, demonstrations, minerals. Live auction on Saturday Website: http://mgscv.org March 2-3, 2024 – Ventura, CA Ventura Gem & Mineral Society Ventura Co. Fairgrounds, 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura CA Hours: Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM, Sunday 10 AM-4PM Dealers and exhibits, demos, gold panning, kids activities, raffle & silent auctions, Country Store an plant sale, free resources for teachers. A SoCal tradition for 60+ years. Contact: (805) 312-8467, info@vgms.org Website: http://www.vgms.org
March 8-10, 2024 – Victorville, CA (Stoddard Wells area) Victor Valley Gem and Mineral Club Stoddard Wells Tailgate. Take I-15 toward Barstow EXIT #157 stay on Stoddard Wells Road. Follow the signs 7 miles to Tailgate. GPS 34.671852347,-117-117133037 Hours: 9 AM – 5 PM daily48th Annual Stoddard Wells Tailgate. This annual event is Free to vendors and visitors. Vendors offering slabs and cabs, findings and equipment, minerals and fossils, faceted and handcrafted jewelry, and lots of rough material. A family field trip to marble collecting site on Saturday from 9 A to 1 PM. Contact: (760) 243-2339, president@vvgc.org Website: http://vvgmc.org March 9-10, 2024 – Turlock, CA Mother Lode Mineral Society of CA Stanislaus County Fairgrounds, 900 North Broadway, Turlock, CA Hours: Saturday and Sunday 10 AM – 5 PM Mother Lode Mineral Society presents the 58th Annual Turlock Rock & Gem Show. Our theme this year is JADE. Also featuring Mizzie the Velociraptor, Rocks, Minerals & Fossils, Gold Panning, Big Fluorescent Room, Touch and See Table, Kids Activities and shopping from the wonderful Vendors. Admission $8 – 12 and under free with paid adult. Free Parking. Contact: see web site Website: http://www.turlockgemshow.com
March 17, 2024 – Fallbrook, CA Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society 123 West Alvarado St., Ste B, Fallbrook, CA 92028 Hours: 12 Noon – 3 PM Annual Rough and Cut Club clearance sale of specimen, lapidary and misc. garden rock. Contact: (760) 728-1130, info@fgms.org Website: http://www.fgms.org
March 16-17, 2024, San Jose, CA Santa Clara Valley Gem & Mineral Society Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, 344 Tully Road, San Jose, CA 95111 Hours: Saturday and Sunday 10 AM – 5 PM Educational exhibits, rocks that glow in the dark, how to make arrowheads and other demonstrations. Free to active duty, retired military, military dependents and first responders with valid ID. Children under 12 free with adult. Adults $8. Save $2 when you buy on-line at http://www.scvgms.org. Free parking. Contacts: (408) 265-1422, info@scvgms.org Website: facebook.com/santaclaravalleygemandmineralsociety or http://www.scvgms.org
March 16-17, 2024 – Lemoore, CA Lemoore Gem & Mineral Society Trinity Hall, 470 Champion St., Lemoore, CA 93245 Hours: Saturday 10 AM – 6 PM, Sunday 10 AM – 4 PM Lemoore Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show – We have vendors from California and several other states that are selling jewelry, fossils, lapidary rough rocks, carvings, and kids activities involving rocks. An excellent show for anyone who is interested in rocks and jewelry. Contact: https://facebook.com/events/999726084444006/999726087777339/?active_tape=about
March 16-17, 2024 – San Jose, CA Santa Clara Valley Gem and Mineral Society Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, 344 Tully Rd., San Jose, CA 95111 Hours: Saturday and Sunday 10 AM – 5 PM Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show presented by the Santa Clara Valley Society featuring educational exhibits, rocks that glow in the dark, how to make arrowheads and other demonstrations. Save $2 when you buy online at http://www.scvgms.org. Free Parking. Contact: (408) 265-1422 Website: http://www.scvgms.org
March 22-24, 2024 – Clovis, CA Fresno Gem and Mineral Society 748 Rodeo Dr., Clovis, CA 93612 Hours: Friday & Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM, Sunday 10 AM – 4 PM The 4th Annual Central Valley Gem & Mineral Show, sponsored by the Fresno Gem and Mineral Society, presents a great show for viewing, learning about and purchasing minerals, fossils, gems, beautiful handmade jewelry and much more! Website: https://fgms.rocks/
March 23-24, 2024 – Angeles Camp, CA Calaveras Gem and Mineral Society 2465 Gun Club Rd., Angeles Camp CA 95222 Hours: Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM, Sunday 10 AM – 4 PM Annual Calaveras Gem and Mineral Show: Adults $5.00, Children under 12 FREE with paying adult. Amazing displays, vendors and demonstrations, silent auction, Fun and interesting activities for children. Treasure Hunt, Door Prizes! Food on sit. FREE PARKING. Great Fun. Contact: (209) 736-4892, dbrooks49@att.net Website: http://CalaverasGemandMineral.net April 6-7, 2024 – Vista, CA Vista Gem and Mineral Society Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum, 2040 N. Santa Fe Ave., Vista, CA 92083 Hours: Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM, Sunday 10 AM – 4 PM Come on out to our Annual Gem and Mineral show at the Antique Gas and Engine Museum. This is an outdoors event with lots of gam and mineral dealers as well as an artist’s alley with finished jewelry and other related items. We have a food truck so you can make a day of it. This is a free event. Check out our raffle and see our awesome vendors we have. Contact: info@vistarocks.org Website: https://vistarocks.org/
April 13-14, 2024 – Mariposa, CA Mariposa Gem and Mineral Club Mariposa County Fairgrounds, 5007 Fairgrounds Rd., Mariposa, CA 95338 Hours: Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM, Sunday 10 AM – 4 PM We’ll have a great selection of vendors with all sorts of gems, minerals, fossils, rough lapidary material and many other rock-related items, a fabulous raffle, silent auction, geode cutting, and, of course, food… Website: http://mariposagemclub.org
April 13-14, 2024 – Placerville, CA El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society El Dorado County Fairgrounds, Placerville, CA Hours: Saturday 10 AM -5 PM, Sunday 10 AM – 4 PM Contact: (530) 676-2472, office@edcmgs.org Website: http://edcmgs.org
April 20-21, 2024 – Thousand Oaks, CA Conejo Gem & Mineral Club Borchard Park, 190 N. Reino Road, Thousand Oaks, CA Hours: Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM, Sunday 10 AM – 4 PM Pageant of a Thousand Gems. FREE Admission and FREE Parking Contact: (805) 209-3173, conejogemandmineral@gmail.com Website:https://cgamc.org/home
April 27-28, 2024 – Santa Cruz, CA Santa Cruz Mineral and Gem Society 307 Church St., Santa Cruz, Ca 95060. Corner of Church and Center Streets Hours: Saturday, 10 AM – 5 PM, Sunday 10 AM – 4 PM Our Spring show has a large variety of vendors selling finished jewelry, gem stones, lapidary supplies and rough stone, fossils, mineral specimens, stone carvings and many other things of interest to ‘rockhounds’. In addition, there is a rock identification table, display cases containing examples of items collected or made by club members, geode cutting, Pick-Your-Prize opportunity drawing, and a Treasure Wheel. Admission is $7. $1 off with show advertisement. Scouts in uniform free. Children under 12 free with paying adult. May 3-4, 2024 – Yucaipa, CA Yucaipa Valley Gem & Mineral Society Show will be held on Yucaipa Blvd near Adams Street, Yucaipa CA 92399 Hours: Friday 5 PM – 10 PM, Saturday noon – 9 PM YVGMS annual show held in conjunction with the city of Yucaipa Music and Arts Festival (YMAF). The YVGMS show will include 15 dealers, kids activities, club store, geode cracker, and a great raffle. YMAF will have name bands both nights, other arts and crafts dealers and food, beer and wine booths. Great for the whole family. Contact: grandpasgems@gmail.com Website: https://www.yvgms.org/
May 4-5, 2024 – Lancaster Antelope Valley Gem & Mineral Club 2551 W Ave. H, Lancaster, CA 93536 Hours: Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM, Sunday 10 AM – 4 PM AVGMC Rock, Jewelry and Gem Show. Parking and Admission are free. Plenty of vendors, displays and activities for the whole family. Contact: marylandoriole@gmail.com
May 24-26,2024 – Ventura, CA Ventura Gem & Mineral Society and The American Federation of Mineralogical Societies AFMS/CFMS GEM AND MINERAL SHOW AND CONVENTION Ventura County Fairgrounds, 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura, CA 93001 Hours: Friday and Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM, Sunday 10 AM – 4 PM CFMS-AFMS National Show and Convention. 100 gem, mineral, fossil $ lapidary arts exhibits; speakers & programs; on-going demos of lapidary arts, jewelry making and gold panning; raffle prizes & silent auctions; 50 dealers; children’s activities & free resources for teachers. Proceeds support scholarships to college students in the earth sciences and/or jewelry arts & also support free educational outreach for schools, teachers, home-schoolers & youth groups. This regional and national federation show is being run and sponsored by the Ventura Gem & Mineral Society Contact: (805) 312-8467, info@vgms.org Website: http://www.2024cfms-afms.com, http://www.vgms.org June 8-9, 2024 – Escondido, CA Palomar Gem and Mineral Club California Center for the Arts – at the Conference Center, 340 North Escondido Blvd., Escondido, 92025 Hours: Saturday 10AM – 5 PM, Sunday 10AM – 4 PM Our show is the largest indoor Gem and Mineral Show in Southern California. Held at the California Center for the Arts – at the Conference Center, 340 North Escondido Blvd., Escondido. Admission: $5.00, Children under 12 Free Be entertained in 9000 square feet with 40 plus vendors displaying beautiful mineral specimens, faceting and lapidary rough fossils, and eye-catching handmade and vintage jewelry. This year we are expanding our vendors to independent artisans working in other materials. Our club experts will be demonstrating faceting, silversmithing, and cabbing. We have a close relationship with The Gem Institute of America and often have GIA students to ID gemstones of our guests. Our visitors enjoy free parking, a well-lit, air-conditioned facility with clean restrooms. Old town Escondido restaurants are directly across the street. So, f you did not have time to go to Quartzite or Tucson, come and visit Escondido and shop locally at the show that is rapidly becoming the premier gems and mineral show in Southern California. Contact: (425) 281-6218, tonifloyd41615@gmail.com Website: http://palomargem.org
June 29-30, 2024 – Culver City, CA Culver City Rock & Mineral Club Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, 4117 Overland Ave., Culver City, CA 90230 Show Theme: Turquoise! More details to follow Contact: darrellrobb@gmail.com Website: http://culvercityrocks.org Calendar last updated: 1/15/2024