You’re invited to join us for a weekend of fun!
2024 Show Dates/Hours
Friday, October 11th: 10a – 6p
Saturday, October 12th: 10a – 6p
Sunday, October 13th: 10a – 5p
Admission
$3.00 per person at the door, with children under 5 free. Students are $1 and weekend passes are $5.00.
Location
The Show is held every year at the Jaycee Community Building, 2180 Airport Road SW, Huntsville, Alabama
Parking is free and you’ll be conveniently close to local restaurants and shopping. Here’s a map of South Huntsville showing the Jaycee building location indicated by the red dot:
Show Features
Kids’ Activity Area Extravaganza!
Your kids will jump for joy when they see our expanded Kids’ Activity Area! It’ll be like a crash course in rockhounding! Kids of all ages are invited to come play with us!
Kids’ activities include learning how to classify rock specimens, conduct the Mohs hardness tests, build crystal models, dig for fossils, pan for gemstones, and go on a scavenger hunt! Younger children can make fossil rubbings and take pictures with our 8ft-tall T-Rex dinosaur! There’ll also be a fluorescent room where you’ll marvel at the glowing rocks and minerals! You won’t want to miss this adventure!
Vendors, Displays, and Demos!
Plus, our regular vendors will be offering a wide variety of minerals, crystals, jewelry, lapidary supplies, rock-hunting supplies, and more! You’ll also see gem, mineral, and jewelry displays, and lapidary and related arts and crafts demonstrations!
Hourly Drawings
Save your ticket stub for the hourly drawing for door prizes!
Raffle
Purchase tickets for chances to win the daily raffle. Raffle items are displayed at the Information Booth.
Please Help Us Advertise Our Show!
Spread the word! Tell your family and friends! Share this information on social media!
Did You Know?
December: Tanzanite – Named for Tanzania, the country where it was discovered in 1967, this popular gemstone is the blue-to-violet or purple variety of the mineral zoisite. Zircon – Best known for its brilliant blue hues, zircon’s optical properties make it bright and lustrous. It also occurs in warm autumnal yellows, reds, and reddish browns, and in green hues. Turquoise – This vivid blue gemstone is a rare phosphate of copper that forms only in the Earth’s most dry and barren regions. Ancient peoples from Egypt to Mesoamerica and China treasured it. Source: 
