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Knoxville Gem & Mineral Show


2015 KGMS Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show
Knoxville, TN
October 16 - 17, 10 am - 6 pm; October 18, 11 am - 5 pm

Each year the Knoxville Gem & Mineral Society hosts a Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show to the public. This show is a must see for any rock connoisseur or anyone with a love and fascination with gems, minerals, fossils, and other mineralogical and geological wonders.

The three day 25th Annual Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show opens October 16th at 10 am at the Kerbela Temple, 315 Mimosa Ave in Knoxville TN. Show times are from 10:00 am to 6 pm October 16th - 17th, Friday and Saturday; from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on Sunday, October 18th. The Gem Show is open to the public and has an admission fee of $5 a day for adults or $8 for the whole show; children under 12 are admitted free. The Gem and Mineral Show will have many vendors that offer great products including a wide variety of jewelry, rare fossil and mineral specimens, meteorites, gems of all colors shapes & sizes, lapidary & jewelry equipment, and much more.

The Knoxville Gem and Mineral Society is a non-profit organization. A portion of the proceeds from our annual show is used for educational purposes in the earth sciences. This includes scholarships to the University of Tennessee Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and the East Tennesse State University Geoscience Department.

Earlier Event: October 16
Rocktober Fest
Later Event: October 17
Cabbing Workshop