You’re invited to the 77th Greater Detroit Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show!

Join us at the 77th Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show and celebrate Michigan minerals with us. With over 70 dealers of jewelry, gems, minerals, and fossils, 40 display exhibits from museums and high-end collectors, and FREE prizes given out daily, there’s something for everyone at the show!

October 7 | 9:00am – 6:00pm
October 8 | 10:00 – 7:00pm
October 9 | 11:00 – 5:00pm

This year’s show includes:

  • The first 250 attendees each day will receive a FREE quartz crystal from Arkansas
  • Door prizes awarded daily
  • FREE rock and mineral identification
  • $1 grab bags for children
  • FREE fluorescent mineral booth
  • Hands-on kids activities, including panning for real gold and digging for fossils
  • Live geode cracking
  • FREE world-class lectures
  • Yooperlite glow rocks
  • FREE wire wrapping jewelry demonstrations
  • Silent Auction from Cranbrook Institute of Science and A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum

Have you ever wondered what other life is in our solar system? Dr. Andrew Gangidine, the Institute’s Curator of Earth Sciences will be speaking at this year’s show on Friday (Oct. 7). Immerse yourself in the search for life on Mars and explore other ancient fossils!

Attendees can save money if tickets are purchased online in advance of the show. Online tickets range in price from $3-$8. Tickets at the door range in price from $3-$9. Parking is FREE.

The 77th Greater Detroit Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show is presented by Michigan Mineralogical Society, in sponsorship with Cranbrook Institute of Science.