"Richest Hill on Earth"
3-5 Butte, MT; Civic Center, 1340 Harrison Ave., Fri. 10-5, Sat. 10-5, Sun 10-5

Show "Gem Faire"
10-12 Costa Mesa, CA; Orange County Fairgrounds/Bldg. 10, 88 fair Dr.; Fri 12-7, Sat 10-7, Sun 10-5

34th Annual show
18-19 Bossier City, Louisiana; Ark-La-Tex Gem & Mineral Society; Bossier Civic Center, 620 Benton Rd; Sat 10-6, Sun 10-5

Annual show and sale
24-26 South Bend, Indiana; Joseph County Fairgrounds, 5177 S Ironwood Rd; Fri 2-7, Sat 10-6, Sun 10-4; dealers, gems, fossils, minerals, jewelry, demonstration, exhibits, Kid's Korner, and silent auction

Peoria Academy of Science Geology Section
25-26 Peoria, Illinois; Itoo Hall Banquet Hall, 4909 W. Farmington Rd; Sat 9-5, Sun 10-5; sphere cutting and polishing, fluorescent mineral display, wire wrap, geode cracking, fossil cleaning and preparation, glass bead making, kids room+

Maine 18th Annual show
1-2 August; Kennebec Rocks & Minerals Club; National Guard Armory, Western Ave.; Sat 10-5, Sun 10-4;door prizes, demonstrations, dealers, free kids' stones, “Rocky” the rockhound dog, mine dust sales

MT Show "Rockhounding Around Missoula" Hellgate Mineral Society
8-9 Missoula; Ruby's Inn and Convention Center, 4825 N Reserve St; Sat 10-6, Sun 10-5

42nd annual show; Southern Washington Mineralogical Society
15-16 Castle Rock, Washington; Castle Rock Fairgrounds, P.H. 10 and Cowlitz River; Sat 10-6, Sun 10-4; Free admission, door prizes, dealers, gem dig, demonstrations, spin table, country store, silent and live auction, children's games

19th annual show; Jacksonville Gem & Mineral Society;
21-23 Jackson, FL; Morocco Temple, 3800 St. Johns Bluff Rd.; Fri 1-6, Sat 10-6, Sun 10-6

Show and Sale; Rockhounds of Central Kentucky
29-30 Lexington, Kentucky; Kentucky National Guard Armory, 4301 Airport Rd.; Sat 10-6, Sun 12-5;

34th annual show, "Treasures of The Earth"; Surrey Rockhound Club
29-30 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada; Surrey Rockhound Club; Sullivan Hall ,6302- 151 St; Sat 10-5, Sun 10-5

“Spring Mineral fest”,
6 Macungie, Pennsylvania; 50 Popular St.; Sat. 8;30-3; minerals, fossils, crystals, gemstones, geodes, more than 100 tables, specimens for sale or trade, contemporary, classic and field collected specimens, fluorescent minerals, free mineral specimens for children.

"Elvis, the Dinosaur, and Thunder Egg Rocks"
7-8 Springfield, Illinois; Lincoln Orbit Earth Science Society; Illinois Bldg., Illinois State Fairgrounds, 9th St. and Sangamon Ave., Sat 10-6, Sun 10-5; Silent auction, kids' games

World Championship Quartz Crystals Digging Contest
11-13 Mount Ida, Arkansas; Mount Ida Chamber of Commerce; Montgomery State Fairgrounds, Fairgrounds Rd; Thu. 9-3, Fri. 9-3, Sat. 9-3; dig in working crystal mines, keep all you dig

"Knoxville Bead, Gem & Jewelry Show"
19-21 Knoxville, Tennessee; Knoxville Convention Center, 525 Henley St; Fri 10-6, Sat 10-6, Sun 10-4; adults $5, children free; beading classes, stone cutting, wire-wrapping, and cab-cutting demonstrations

"Fall Festival of Gems"
26-28 Salt Lake,Utah; Wasatch Gem Society; Utah State Fair Park, 155 North, 1000 West; Fri 10-6, Sat 10-6, Sun 10-5

50th Annual Show, Springfields Thunderegg Rock Club
2-4 Eugene, Oregon; Oakway Center, 112 Coburg Rd., off Hwy 126; Fri. 12-7, Sat. 10-7, Sun. 11-4; free admission

Newton Abbot Racecourse
3-4; Newton Abbot, Devon.

"Parade of Gems" Canaveral Mineral & Gems Society
10-11 Melbourne, Florida; Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Ave., Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5

Dallas Gem & Mineral Society
17-18 Mesquite, Texas; Resistol Arena Exhibition Hall, 1818 Rodeo Dr., LBJ Expwy. Exit 4; Sat.10-6, Sun. 10-5, adults $8, children $3;Scout Badge training, kids' mines, door prizes, silent auction, grand prize drawing, educational displays

Annual show and sale; Roanoke Valley Mineral & Gem Society
23-25 Salem, Virginia; Salem Civic Center, 1001 Boulevard; Fri. 2-7, Sat. 10-6, Sun 12-5; jewelry artist, florescent display, finished and custom jewelry, gems, minerals, fossils, beads, geode cutting, rough and polished stones.

Brighton Racecourse
24-25; 10am-5pm; Freshfield Road, Brighton

"Gem Faire"
30-2 Santa Barbara, California; Gem Faire Inc; Earl Warren Showgrounds/Exhibit Hall, 3400 Calle Real; Fri. 12-7, Sat. 10-7, Sun. 10-5; Admission $5 weekend pass

Mojave Desert Gem & Mineral Society
1-2 Barstow, California; 32nd Annual show; Community Center, 841 S. Barstow Rd.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; free admission, hands-on lapidary classes, dealer, beads, books, crystals, gems, demonstrations, more than 40 displays, grad bags, wheel of fortune, silent auction

Annual Show; Flatirons Mineral Club
7-9 Longmont, Colorado; Boulder County Fairgrounds, Exhibit Bldg., 9595 Nelson Rd., at Hover; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-5;30, Sun. 10-4

"Gem Faire"; Gem Faire Inc.
14-16 San Diego, California; Scottish Rite Center, 1895 Camino Del Rio S., Fri 12-7, Sat. 10-7, Sun. 10-5