2016 CCFMS Club Shows

 

Scarborough Gem & Mineral Club Annual Fundraising Auction

Dates: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

Hours: 8pm until ??

Location: Knox United Church, 2569 Midland Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario

Admission: Members, friends, and families

For more information, please contact:   The Gem & Mineral Club of Scarborough: website: http://www.scarbgemclub.ca/,

The Kawartha Rock & Fossil Club’s 22nd Annual Show

Dates: Saturday, March 5th & Sunday, March 6th, 2016

Hours: 10am to 5pm each day

Location: Evinrude Centre, 911 Monaghan Road, Peterborough, Ontario

Admission: $3

For more information, please contact: Robert Beckett, 705-740-4530,   Kawartha Rock and Fossil Club: website: http://kawartharockandfossilclub.com/

44th Brantford Lapidary and Mineral Society Show

Dates: Saturday, April 2nd & Sunday, April 3rd, 2016

Hours: 10am to 5pm each day

Location: Paris Fairgrounds, 139 Silver Street, Paris, Ontario

Admission: Adults $5, Children 12 & under are free

For more information, please contact: Nathan Etherington, 519-442-3777,   Brantford Lapidary and Mineral Society: website: http://www.brantfordlapidarymineral.ca/

48th Buffalo Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show

Dates: Saturday, April 2nd & Sunday, April 3rd, 2016

Hours: Saturday: 10am to 6pm, Sunday: 10am to 5pm

Location: Marketplace and Grange Buildings, Hamburg Fairgrounds off McKinley Parkway, NY

Admission: Adults $5, Children 12 & under are free as well as scouts in uniform, 2-day pass $7

For more information, please contact:   Buffalo Geological Society: website: http://bgsny.org/,

31st Salon des Pierres Minéraux et Fossiles de Montréal

Dates: Friday, April 15th to Sunday, April 17th, 2016

Hours: Friday: 3pm to 9pm, Saturday: 10am to 7pm, Sunday: 10am to 5pm

Location: Centre Pierre-Charbonneau, 3000 rue Viau, Montréal, Québec

Admission: Adults 10$, Children 6 to 12 years, 4$, Children under 6 years are free

For more information, please contact: 514-353-0101  Club de Minéralogie de Montréal; website: http://www.clubmineralogiemtl.com/,

CMMA Spring Micro Symposium

Dates to be confirmed: usually 1st weekend in May

Hours: to be announced

Location: Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St. Catharines, Ontario

Admission: to be announced

For more information, please contact: Frank Ruehlicke, President, 519-880-2716,   CMMA Canadian Micro-Mineral Association: website: http://canadianmicrominerals.ca/

Kitchener-Waterloo Gem and Mineral Club Annual Show and Sale

Date: Saturday, May 7th, 2016

Hours: 10am to 4pm

Location: Waterloo Community Arts Centre, 25 Regina Street South, Waterloo, Ontario

Admission: free

For more information, please contact: Gary Winkler, 519-803-4343,   Kitchener-Waterloo Gem and Mineral Club: website: http://www.calaverite.com/kwgmc/,

50th NPGS Gem, Mineral, & Fossil Show & Sale - a GEO Venture

Date: Saturday, June 11th, 2016

Hours: 10am to 5pm

Location: Heartland Forest, 8215 Heartland Forest Road, Niagara Falls, Ontario

Admission: $3, with coupon $2, Children 12 & under are free

For more information, please contact: Ashley Pollock, 905-687-6503, , (show page)  NPGS Niagara Peninsula Geological Society: website: http://www.ccfms.ca/clubs/NPGS/index.htm, (club page)

34th Annual Sudbury Gem and Mineral Show

Dates: Friday, July 15th to Sunday, July 17th, 2016

Hours: Friday: 5pm to 9pm, Saturday: 10am to 6pm; Sunday 10am to 5pm

Location: Carmichael Arena, 1298 Bancroft Drive, Sudbury, Ontario

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $3, Children 6 to 12 $1, Children 5 & under are free

For more information, please contact: Ed Debicki, 705-522-5140,   Sudbury Rock & Lapidary Society: website: http://www.ccfms.ca/clubs/Sudbury/,

20th Bancroft Gem and Mineral Club Show - Show Theme: Pegmatite Minerals

Date: Sunday, July 24th, 2016

Hours: 10am to 4pm

Location: Royal Canadian Legion Hall, 16 Station Street, Bancroft, Ontario 

Admission: Adults $3 (or $5 for admission to both the show and the Bancroft Gem and Mineral Club Mineral Museum), Children 15 and under free 

For more information, please contact: Frank Melanson, 613-332-1032,   Article about the Museum

53rd Annual Bancroft Rockhound Gemboree

Dates: Thursday, July 28th to Sunday, July 31st

Hours: Thursday, Friday, & Saturday: 10am to 6pm, Sunday: 10am to 5pm

Location: 2 Venues & Outdoor Area - Bancroft Curling Club, 63 Newkirk Blvd & North Hastings Community Centre, 103 Newkirk Blvd, Bancroft, Ontario

Admission: to be announced for 1-day, 2-day, & 4-day passes for Adults (17+) & Youth (7-16), Children under 7 are free

For more information, please contact: ,

"Wonders of the Earth" - the 47th Scarborough Gem & Mineral Club Show

Dates: Saturday, September 17th & Sunday, September 18th

Hours: Saturday: 10am to 6pm, Sunday: 10am to 5pm

Location: Don Montgomery Community Centre, 2467 Eglinton Avenue East, Scarborough, Ontario

Admission: Adults $5, Children $1

For more information, please contact:   The Gem & Mineral Club of Scarborough: website: http://www.scarbgemclub.ca/,

50th OLMC Annual Gem, Mineral, and Jewellery Show and Sale

Dates: Saturday, September, 24th & Sunday, September 25th

Hours: Saturday: 10am to 6pm, Sunday: 10am to 5pm

Location: Carleton University Fieldhouse, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario

Admission: 65+ yrs $5, Adults $8, Student $6 (with ID), 13-17 yrs $2, Children 12 & under are free

For more information, please contact: Eric Clara,   OLMC Ottawa Lapsmith & Mineral Club: website: http://www.olmc.ca/index.html,

Ancaster Gem, Mineral, Bead & Jewellery Show

Dates: Friday, September 30th to Sunday, October 2nd

Hours: Friday: 9:30am to 5pm, Saturday & Sunday: 10am to 5pm

Location: Ancaster Fairgrounds, 630 Trinity Road, Ancaster, Ontario

Admission: $8, 2-day Pass $14, Children 12 & under are free

For more information, please contact: 519-448-1236 or 1-800-360-2813, ,

47th Annual Kingston Gem Storm

Dates: Saturday, October 15th & Sunday, October 16th, 2016

Hours: Saturday: 10am to 6pm, Sunday: 10am to 5pm

Location: Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, 53 Yonge Street, Kingston, Ontario

Admission: $3, Children 12 & under are free

For more information, please contact: Les Moss, 613-384-4439,    Kingston Lapidary and Mineral Club: website: http://www.mineralclub.ca/?page=home

University of Waterloo Science Open House & Gem and Mineral Show

Dates to be confirmed: usually Friday & Saturday of the 2nd last weekend in October

Hours: Friday: 12noon to 6pm, Saturday: 10am to 5pm

Location: Earth Sciences Museum, EIT - Centre for Environmental and Information Technology, 1st and 2nd Floors , 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario

Admission: free

For more information, please contact: Erin Bresser, 

Walker Club Annual Auction

Dates to be confirmed: usually beginning of November

Hours: viewing starts at noon, auction at 1pm

Location: Knox United Church, 2569 Midland Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario

For more information, please contact:    Walker Mineralogical Club: website: www.walkermineralogicalclub.com/

57th Annual Gem and Mineral Show, Montreal

Dates: usually November

Hours: Friday: 12noon to 9pm, Saturday: 10am to 7pm, Sunday: 10am to 5pm

Location: Place Bonaventure, 800 De La Gauchetiére Ouest

Admission: 65+ yrs $7, Adults $8, Student $6, Children 12 & under are free

For more information, please contact:    Montreal Gem and Mineral Club: website: http://www.montrealgemmineralclub.ca/,

CMMA Fall Micro Workshop

Date to be confirmed: usually a Saturday in November

Hours: to be announced

Location: Burlington Arts & Cultural Center, 1333 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, Ontario

Admission: $25, which includes a continental breakfast

For more information, please contact: Frank Ruehlicke, President, 519-880-2716,    CMMA Canadian Micro-Mineral Association: website: http://canadianmicrominerals.ca/

 

Ongoing Events

 

Robert Hall Originals Open Houses

Dates:

Spring Open House: Friday, April 29th to Sunday, May 1st, 2016

Giant Jewellery Yard Sale: July 22nd to 23rd, 2016

Rockhound Family Day: Saturday, August 13th, 2016

Annual "12 Days of Christmas" Open House: November 17th to 28th, 2016

Hours: Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm, Saturday: 10am to 4:30pm (closed Sundays)

Location: 138 Sugar Maple Road, St George, Ontario

For more information, please contact: 519-448-1236 or 1-800-360-2813,    Website: www.roberthalloriginals.com, (2 Facebook pages)

Rock, Gem, Mineral, Fossil, and Meteorite Identification Clinics at the ROM

Dates:

Wednesdays, February 17th, April 20th, June 15th, August 17th, October 19th, & December 7th, 2016

Hours: 4pm to 5:30pm

Location: Royal Ontario Museum School Groups Lunchroom, President's Choice Entrance on Queen's Park, doors nearest Museum subway stop

For more information, please contact: 416-586-5816,    ROM Royal Ontario Museum: website: https://www.rom.on.ca/en,

 

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There are many events of interest to rockhounds in central Canada. This posting includes events sponsored by CCFMS affiliated clubs along with activities that would be of interest to our members, during 2016 and which are mainly within a day's driving distance.

Lists of other shows in Canada are available at Mining Matters - Kids Outreach program and 10Times - Gems & Jewelry Trade Shows in Canada.

Additional listings from the USA and other countries can be found at the Rock & Gem magazine show dates.

If you would like to have your event included here (or to make updates, corrections, or changes), please contact the Executive of the CCFMS      with the details including event name, date of event, time of day, location, features, admission, contact info and website details.