2020 Calendar of Rock, Gem and Mineral Shows
May 2020
All shows are cancelled.
JUNE 2020 During the next few months due to the recent outbreak of Covid-19, shows are being cancelled. Please check each web site to confirm they are moving forward with their shows.
JUNE 2020
June 1-2: CAMBRIA, CA CANCELLED
San Luis Obispo Gem & Mineral Club
Cambria Veterans Hall
1000 Main Street, Cambria
Hours: 10 – 5 daily
Contact: Kim Noyes, (805) 610-0603
Email: kim@gmail.com
June 23-28; LODI, CA CANCELLED
CFMS 81st Show & Convention
California Federation of Mineralogical Societies
Grape Festival Fairgrounds 413 E Lockeford Street
AUGUST 2020
August 15 – 16; TEHACHAPI, CA
Tehachapi Valley Gem and Mineral Society
500 East “F” Street, Tehachapi
Hours: 9 am – 5 pm
Contact: (661) 972-1117
Web site: http://www.tvgms
Annual gem, mineral and jewelry show. We have a wide variety gems, minerals and jewelry plus kids activities and much more.
SEPTEMBER 2020
September 12-13; ARROYO GRANDE, CA
San Luis Obispo Gem and Mineral Club
South County Regional Center
800 W. Branch St., Arroyo Grande
Hours: 10 am – 5 pm
Admission: $5, children 12 and under free
Email: show@slogem.org
‘Gems By The Sea’ – The show will feature dealers selling a fantastic array of gems, minerals, fossils, carvings, jewelry, beads, jade, crystals, meteorites, lapidary and metaphysical items. The dealers will include local artisans and vendors. There will be demonstrations of jewelry-making and lapidary crafts.
September 26-27; LANCASTER, CA
Palmdale Gem & Mineral Club
Antelope Valley Fairgrounds
2551 West Ave H, Lancaster
Hours: 10-5 Daily
Contact: Allison McClung; 661-839-7403
Email: ali_cares@aol.com
Website: palmdalegemandmineral.org
September 26 – 27; LODI, CA
Stockton Lapidary and Mineral Club
Lodi Grape Festival Grounds
413 East Lockeford Street, Lodi CA 95240
Hours: 10 am – 5 pm daily
Earth’s Treasures; Gems, Minerals and Jewelry show
Web site: http://stocktonlapidary.org
OCTOBER 2020
October 10 – 11; TRONA, CA
Searles Lake Gem and Mineral Society
13337 Main St., Trona
Gem-O-Rama Hours: Sat 7:30 am – 5 pm, Sun 7:30 am – 3 pm
Contact: Jim & Bonnie Fairchild, (760) 372-5356
email: slgms@iwvisp.com
Web site:http:www1.iwvisp.com/tronagemclub/
October 11: FALLBROOK, CA
Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society
123 W Alvarado St
Hours: 9-4
Contact: Michelle Shearer; 760-805-2184
Email: info@fgms.org
Website: www.fgms.org
October 24 – 25: SACRAMENTO, CA
Scottish Rites Center
6151 H Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-2604
84th Annual Sacramento Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show
Hours: Sat 10 am – 5 pm, Sun 10 am – 4 pm
Contact: (916) 662-5819, gemshow@sacramentomineralsociety.org
Web site: http://sacramentomineralsociety.org
Show web site: http://sacgemshow.com
NOVEMBER 2020
November 14 – 15: Yuba City
Sutter Buttes Gem & Mineral Society
Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds
442 Franklin Hall, Yuba City, CA 95991
Hours: Sat. 10 am – 5 pm, Sun. 10 am – 4 pm
Contact: (916) 677-6696, horita@comcast.net
Show web site: http://sutterbuttesgemmin.org
29th Annual Festival of Gems & Minerals: Raffle, silent auction, kids table, door prizes, exhibits and 14 dealers.
All shows are cancelled.
JUNE 2020 During the next few months due to the recent outbreak of Covid-19, shows are being cancelled. Please check each web site to confirm they are moving forward with their shows.
JUNE 2020
June 1-2: CAMBRIA, CA CANCELLED
San Luis Obispo Gem & Mineral Club
Cambria Veterans Hall
1000 Main Street, Cambria
Hours: 10 – 5 daily
Contact: Kim Noyes, (805) 610-0603
Email: kim@gmail.com
June 23-28; LODI, CA CANCELLED
CFMS 81st Show & Convention
California Federation of Mineralogical Societies
Grape Festival Fairgrounds 413 E Lockeford Street
AUGUST 2020
August 15 – 16; TEHACHAPI, CA
Tehachapi Valley Gem and Mineral Society
500 East “F” Street, Tehachapi
Hours: 9 am – 5 pm
Contact: (661) 972-1117
Web site: http://www.tvgms
Annual gem, mineral and jewelry show. We have a wide variety gems, minerals and jewelry plus kids activities and much more.
SEPTEMBER 2020
September 12-13; ARROYO GRANDE, CA
San Luis Obispo Gem and Mineral Club
South County Regional Center
800 W. Branch St., Arroyo Grande
Hours: 10 am – 5 pm
Admission: $5, children 12 and under free
Email: show@slogem.org
‘Gems By The Sea’ – The show will feature dealers selling a fantastic array of gems, minerals, fossils, carvings, jewelry, beads, jade, crystals, meteorites, lapidary and metaphysical items. The dealers will include local artisans and vendors. There will be demonstrations of jewelry-making and lapidary crafts.
September 26-27; LANCASTER, CA
Palmdale Gem & Mineral Club
Antelope Valley Fairgrounds
2551 West Ave H, Lancaster
Hours: 10-5 Daily
Contact: Allison McClung; 661-839-7403
Email: ali_cares@aol.com
Website: palmdalegemandmineral.org
September 26 – 27; LODI, CA
Stockton Lapidary and Mineral Club
Lodi Grape Festival Grounds
413 East Lockeford Street, Lodi CA 95240
Hours: 10 am – 5 pm daily
Earth’s Treasures; Gems, Minerals and Jewelry show
Web site: http://stocktonlapidary.org
OCTOBER 2020
October 10 – 11; TRONA, CA
Searles Lake Gem and Mineral Society
13337 Main St., Trona
Gem-O-Rama Hours: Sat 7:30 am – 5 pm, Sun 7:30 am – 3 pm
Contact: Jim & Bonnie Fairchild, (760) 372-5356
email: slgms@iwvisp.com
Web site:http:www1.iwvisp.com/tronagemclub/
October 11: FALLBROOK, CA
Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society
123 W Alvarado St
Hours: 9-4
Contact: Michelle Shearer; 760-805-2184
Email: info@fgms.org
Website: www.fgms.org
October 24 – 25: SACRAMENTO, CA
Scottish Rites Center
6151 H Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-2604
84th Annual Sacramento Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show
Hours: Sat 10 am – 5 pm, Sun 10 am – 4 pm
Contact: (916) 662-5819, gemshow@sacramentomineralsociety.org
Web site: http://sacramentomineralsociety.org
Show web site: http://sacgemshow.com
NOVEMBER 2020
November 14 – 15: Yuba City
Sutter Buttes Gem & Mineral Society
Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds
442 Franklin Hall, Yuba City, CA 95991
Hours: Sat. 10 am – 5 pm, Sun. 10 am – 4 pm
Contact: (916) 677-6696, horita@comcast.net
Show web site: http://sutterbuttesgemmin.org
29th Annual Festival of Gems & Minerals: Raffle, silent auction, kids table, door prizes, exhibits and 14 dealers.
CALIFORNIA FOSSIL IVORY ALERT
The California Ivory ban goes into effect on July 1st, and it will be illegal to sell any fossil ivory in the state after that date. The legislation's definition; "Ivory" means a tooth or tusk from a species of elephant, hippopotamus, mammoth, mastodon, walrus, warthog, whale, or narwhal, or a piece thereof, whether raw ivory or worked ivory, and includes a product
containing, or advertised as containing, ivory.
You will risk confiscation of your fossil ivory and very stiff fines and other penalties for having any of the legally collected material available during the shows or for sale in your business.
The California Ivory ban goes into effect on July 1st, and it will be illegal to sell any fossil ivory in the state after that date. The legislation's definition; "Ivory" means a tooth or tusk from a species of elephant, hippopotamus, mammoth, mastodon, walrus, warthog, whale, or narwhal, or a piece thereof, whether raw ivory or worked ivory, and includes a product
containing, or advertised as containing, ivory.
You will risk confiscation of your fossil ivory and very stiff fines and other penalties for having any of the legally collected material available during the shows or for sale in your business.