Where:
Eastern States Expositions, home of THE BIG E
1305 Memorial Avenue
West Springfield, MA 01089
Admission:
$10.00
Categories:
Festivals & Fairs, Kid Friendly
Event website:
www.mineralshowslld.com
EAST COAST GEM, MINERAL & FOSSIL SHOW
Email: [email protected]
What: East Coast Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show
160 retail and 45 wholesale vendors from around the world
When: August 9-10-11, 2024
Where: Eastern States Exposition, Better Living Center
1305 Memorial Ave., W. Springfield, MA 01089
Hours: Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Admission: $10, children under 13 free with an adult. Parking $
Public Info: www.MineralShowsLLD.com
Discover minerals from around the globe at the East Coast Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show, August 9, 10 and 11, 2024 at the Eastern States Exposition Better Living Center, home of THE BIG E. Visitors can find worldwide treasures without leaving the comfort of air-conditioned buildings. Great shopping and a fun, educational experience are provided by vendors from around the world. Dealers, miners, artisans, and crafters sell an amazing variety of “rocks” ranging from 50 cent tumbled stones to mineral specimens, from inexpensive beads to designer creations, and from shark’s teeth to fossil skeletons. Natural mineral specimens, fossils, gemstones, beads, jewelry, meteorites, crystals, geodes, decorator items, and lapidary supplies and equipment are among the items for sale.
The 2024 show features the collections of Dr. Terry C. Wallace, Jr., and
Dr. Joan Massagué.
For family fun, collecting rocks, minerals and fossils, whether at a show or in the field, is a great hobby. Special booths at the show offer free mineral specimens for kids and geodes to purchase that can be cracked open to reveal never-before-seen crystals. See the show website (www.mineralshowsLLD.com) for a complete schedule.