2022 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.

April 9-10, 2022 – Mariposa
Mariposa Gem and Mineral Club
Mountains of Minerals
Mariposa County Fairgrounds, 5005 Fairgrounds Road, Mariposa, CA 95338
Hours: Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM, Sunday 10 AM – 4 PM
Contact: mgmc@sti.net
Website: http://mariposagemclub.org

April 30 – May 1, 2022 – Anaheim, CA
Searchers Gem & Mineral Society
Brookhurst Community Center, 2271 W. Crescent Ave., Anaheim, CA 92801
Hours: Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM, Sunday 10AM – 4:30 PM
61st Annual Searchers Mineral, Gem and Jewelry Show
Fun activities for kids! Free. See rocks, gems, minerals, fossils, rough, slabs, gold panning, door prizes, tools, supplies and exhibits.
Contact: (909) 815-3045, searchersgemandmineral@gmail.com
Website: https://searchersrocks.org

May 6-7-8, 2022 – Lancaster, CA
CFMS Gems, Minerals, Fossils & Jewelry Show
Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, 2551 W Avenue H, Lancaster, CA 93536
Hours: Friday, Saturday 9 AM -5 PM, Sunday 9 AM – 4 PM
Gems, Minerals, Fossils, Jewelry, Demonstrations, Exhibits, Dealers, Kid’s and Family Activities. Free parking and Free Admission.
Contact:
Bob Backus (661) 526-3564, email: lbbackus@aol.com
Susan Chaisson-Walblom (661) 406-0143, email: slchaisson@yahoo.com
More information coming!!

June 11-12, 2022 – Escondido, CA
Palomar Gem and Mineral Club
Palomar Gem and Mineral Show
California Center for the Arts, 340 N. Escondido, Escondido 92025
Hours: Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM, Sunday 10 AM – 4 PM
Faceted gems, Slabs, Cabochons, Unique custom jewelry, Rare and common minerals, Fossils, Rough, Beads, Crystals, exhibits, Demonstrations, prizes.
Contact: (425) 281-6218, tonifloyd41615@gmail.com
Website: http://palomargem.org

September 10-11, 2022, Reno, NV
The Reno Gem & Mineral Society, Inc.
Jackpot of Gems
Reno Convention Center, 4390 S. Virginia, Reno, NV 89502
Hours: Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM, Sunday 10 AM – 4 PM
Contact: sailondan55@aol.com
Website: http://www.renogms.org

September 24-25, 2022 – San Luis Obispo, CA
San Luis Obispo Gem and Mineral Club
San Luis Obispo Veterans Memorial Building, 801 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA
Hours both days: 10 AM – 5 PM
Contact: 2022show@alogem.org
Website: http://www.slogem.org/show.htm

October 8-9, 2022 – Los Altos, CA
Peninsula Gem and Geology Society
Los Altos, CA 94022
Hours: Saturday and Sunday 10 AM – 5 PM
Recreation with Rocks
Contact: 650 575-3144
Website: http://pggs.org

October 9, 2022 – Fallbrook, CA
Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society
Fall Festival of Gems & Minerals
123 W. Alvarado Street, Fallbrook CA 92028
Hours: 9 AM-4 PM
Vendors: apply by August 1, 2022. Free booths for nonprofit organizations promoting minerals, fossils or gems.
Contact: (760) 728-1130, info@fgms.org
Website: http://www.fgms.org

October 15-16, 2022 – Santa Rosa, CA
Santa Rosa Mineral & Gem Society
45th Annual Mineral and Gem Show
Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial, 1351 Maple Ave., Santa Rosa, CA
Hours: Saturday 10 AM -6 PM, Sunday 10 AM – 5 PM
Minerals, gems, rough rock, slabs, jewelry, beads from 30 vendors. Kids activities, gold panning, raffle, door prizes and Silent Auction. Displays, demonstrations, scavenger hunt and fluorescent minerals.
Kids under 12 are free with paid parent and there’s Free Parking.
Contact: (707) 849-9551, jolene4srmgs@gmail.com
Website: http://SRMGS.org

CALIFORNIA FOSSIL IVORY ALERT 
The California Ivory ban is in effect and it is illegal to sell any fossil ivory in the state of California. 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.

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