Upcoming Events
July 2026
59th Syracuse Gem, Mineral Fossil & Jewelry Show
DATE: Saturday July 11 & Sunday July 12 2026
TIME: Saturday 10am - 6pm, Sunday 10am - 4pm
VENUE: Center of Progress Building at New York State Fairgrounds (581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse, NY 13209)
COST: TBD adults | children 12 & under FREE
EVENT CATEGORY: Show
35th French Creek Indian Artifact Show
DATE: Saturday July 25, 2026
TIME: 8 - 5pm
VENUE: Saint Philip Catholic Church Social Hall 401 South Mercer Street Linesville, PA
COST:
HOST: French Creek Archaeological Society
August 2026
Stone Tool Craftsman & Artisan Show
DATE: Friday August 28, 10 AM - Sunday August 30, 2026 2 PM
TIME: Friday & Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday 10am - 2pm
VENUE: Letchworth State Park, Highbanks Recreation Area
COST: Park entrance fee for vehicles | No admission charge for show!
HOST: Genesee Valley Flint Knappers Association
https://gvknappers.tripod.com/events.html
www.parks.ny.gov
36th Annual Gathering of the Genesee Valley Flintknappers.
Flintknapping: See how arrowheads are made!
- Flintknapping demonstrations under the knappers tent & throughout the event site
- Sales & personal displays of stone tools by various artists
- Knapping tools and rock for beginngers to expert available for purchase
- Awards ceremony -- Sunday at 11:00am
Atlatl Competitions: August 27th-30th
- ISAC -- all four days (27th-30th)
- Eastern Seaboard Atlatl Competition (27th-29th)
- Animal Silhouette Field Course (27th-30th)
- Ancient Bison Mass Atlatl Hunt -- 4pm Saturday (29th)
Living History Encampments:
- Walk through the camps and visit with the re-enactors
- Fur Trade Era & Civil War encampments
- Purchase period items from trade blankets
Rocks, Gems, Minerals & Fossils
Open to the public; food concessions and group camping available for the weekend.
October 2026
Rochester Gem, Mineral, Jewelry and Fossil Show & Sale
DATE: Saturday October 24 & Sunday October 25, 2026
TIME: Saturday 10am - 6pm, Sunday 10am - 5pm
VENUE: Total Sports Experience (435 West Commercial Street, Rochester, NY 14445)
COST: Adults $7 | Kids 13 & under FREE with an adult | Students get half-price admission with valid school ID |
EVENT CATEGORY: Show
HOST: Rochester Lapidary Society
The times will be Sat. the 24th -10 to 6 and Sun. the 25th - 10 to 5. It will be held at Total Sports Experience, 435 W. Commercial St., East Rochester (just off Interstate 490).
Adults $7, Kids under 13 free with adult.
Kid's activities, sluice, rock painting, educational displays, demonstrations, beads, crystals, fossils, minerals, jewelry, carvings, straw draw, hourly door prizes and much more!