Mark your calendars and set your reminders. The 65th annual Fall Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show at the Florida State Fairgrounds, will be November 2 and 3, 2024. Hosted by the Tampa Bay Mineral & Science Club. We'll have vendors with minerals, crystals, specimens, cabochons, fossils, beads, findings, jewelry and more. Sign up for hands-on classes creating wire-wrapped earrings, wire and bead bracelets, kids' stretchy bracelets and more! (Sign up at the club table at the show.) There's a fun-filled kids’ section with activities including a sluice, scavenger hunt, bean bag toss and a microscope for viewing rocks up close. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday, November 2, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, November 3. Florida State Fairgrounds Special Events Center, 4802 U.S. 301 N, Tampa. Admission is $10, $8 for seniors and military (with ID), free for kids under 10. Keep your wristband and second-day admission is free. Parking is free if you enter through the MLK Jr. entrance.