Rock & Gem Show Dates
January 2019
25-27—TYLER, TEXAS: Annual show; 23rd Annual East Texas Gem and Mineral Show; Tyler Rose Garden Center, 420 Rose Park Dr; Fri. 9-5, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $5, students $1, free admission for kids under 12 and scouts in uniform; vendors offering gemstones, jewelry, minerals, fossils, geodes, and meteorites ; contact Keith Harmon, Show Chairman, 9116 US Highway 84 West, Rusk, TX 75785; Email: keithharmon19@yahoo.com; Website: etgms.comFebruary 2019
16-16—LLANO, TEXAS: Annual show; Friends of the Llano Red Top Jail; Llano County Community Center - 2 miles West of Llano on CR 152, 2249 W. County Road 152; Sat. 8:30-5; free admission; The 4th Annual Prospectors Conference, open to prospectors, rock collectors, treasure hunters, and metal detecting enthusiasts, and a silent auction will benefit the Historic Red Top Jail.; contact Frank Rowell, 474 Lost Hollow Rd., Llano, TX 78643, (325) 248-1067; Email: frank@enchantedrocksandjewelry.com; Website: www.prospectingtexas.com. event page 16-17—GEORGETOWN, TEXAS: Annual show; Williamson County Gem & Mineral Society; Georgetown Community Center @ San Gabriel Park, 445 East Morrow Street; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; teens/adults (13+) $3, youth (ages 6-12) $2, free admission for children under 6; dealers of fossils, minerals, rock, jewelry, beads, silent auction, grand prize; contact Sarah Parks; Email: sparksaustin@outlook.com 23-23—PLAINVIEW, TEXAS: Annual show; Hi-Plains Gem and Mineral Society; Ollie Liner Center, Business I-27 South; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; $3, students $1; vendors presenting gems, minerals, and more, demonstrations, silent auctions, and activities for children; contact Kitty Shipman, 1616 Ennis St., Plainview, TX 79072; Email: bobcat22@suddenlink.netMarch 2019
2-3—ROBSTOWN, TEXAS: Annual show; Gulf Coast Gem & Mineral Society; Richard M Borchard Fairgrounds, 1213 Terry Shamsie Blvd; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; $6, free admission for children under 12 ; 57th annual show, featuring vendors offering rocks, minerals, gems, fossils, jewelry, lapidary material and equipment, displays and demonstrations, exhibits, raffles, auctions, and activities for children; contact Russell Wheeler, PO Box 60781, Corpus Christi, TX 78466, (361) 944-7877; Email: president@gcgms.org; Website: www.gcgms.org 9-10—SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS: Annual show; Southwest Gem and Mineral Society; San Antonio Event Center, 8111 Meadow Leaf Dr. (N/E Corner of Marback and Loop 410); Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; adults $5, senior/military $3, students with ID $2, and children under 12 $1; 58th Annual Fiesta of Gems – Gem and Mineral Show, with dealers offering crystals, minerals, fossils, exhibits, jewelry, and demonstrations, with an opportunity to make your own cab with proceeds to support earth science scholarships; contact Robert Bowie, 1324 Kings Pt. Dr., Canyon Lake, TX 78133, (830) 387-1766; Email: krbotx@gvtc.com; Website: swgms.orgApril 2019
13-14—ABILENE, TEXAS: Annual show; Central Texas Gem & Mineral Society; Abilene Convention Center, 1100 N 6th; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; $4, children (6-12) $2, free admission for children under 6 and scouts and military personnel in uniform; dealers, fluorescent display, geode cracking, exhibitions, raffles and auctions, activities for children ; contact Kay, 3118 Woodglenn Cove, Abilene, TX 79606, (325) 668-8558; Email: kmcdaniel23@suddenlink.net; Website: http://www.new.calichetimes.com/page13.html 19-21—ALPINE, TEXAS: Annual show; Chihuahuan Desert Gem and Mineral Club; Alpine Civic Center, 901 West Holland Avenue; Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-5; free; regional geology presentation, and activities for children; contact Judith Brueske, PO Box 195, Alpine, TX 79831, (432) 244-9503; Email: ocoent895@gmail.comMay 2019
25-26—FORT WORTH, TEXAS: Annual show; Fort Worth Gem and Mineral Club; Will Rogers Memorial Center, 3401 W. Lancaster; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $5, seniors, students, and military personnel $4, and free admission for children 16 and under; dealers with gems, minerals, fossils, beads, fine jewelry, and crystals, auctions, and activities for children; contact Janice Craddock; Email: fwgmc.info@gmail.com; Website: www.fortworthgemandmineralclub.org