Upcoming Events
April 2024
THINK GREEN at the Grand Island Welcome Center
DATE: Saturday, April 20, 2024
TIME: 11 - 2pm
VENUE: 1999 Alvin Road, Grand Island, NY
COST: FREE
HOST: Taste NY at the WNY Welcome Center
Taste NY will be giving away 100 native NYS trees (first come, first serve) starting at NOON, and featuring sustainable local products and small agriculture businesses that use environmentally friendly processes from our Taste NY store.
Other WNY environmentally friendly businesses and organizations will be joining us as well with informative tables & displays, and items for sale!
Other activities include:
• Planting wildflower seeds in compostable cups to take home
• Family crafts and activities
• Educational handouts to learn about how our vendors are thinking green
• Free samples of sustainable food products inside Taste NY
Other vendors & activities will unfold as we get closer to the date!
Celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day with us! 1999 Alvin Road Grand Island, NY
July 2024
Syracuse Gem & Mineral Show
DATE: Saturday July 13 and Sunday July 14, 2024
TIME: Saturday 10 - 6pm, Sunday 10 - 4pm
VENUE: NYS Fairgrounds, Center of Progress Building (575 State Fair Blvd. Syracuse NY)
COST: TBD
HOST: Gem & Mineral Society of Syracuse
https://syracusegemsociety.com/gem-world#154574c4-6ba8-45b8-a66a-e75c49c75cbd
So Much to See and Do:
Minerals • Fossils • Crystals • Jewelry • Demonstrations • Lectures • Metaphysical
Youth Area with Sluice and Activities
The Famous 25 Cent Straw Draw
Located at NYS Fairgrounds,
Center of Progress Building
581 State Fair Blvd. Syracuse NY
*Bring an original NY Rocks postcard or ad in the paper and receive $1.00 OFF
Children under 12 & Scouts in uniform with an adult get in FREE
Shop ‘til You Drop
Enjoy a marketplace filled with 56 Unique Retail Vendors and 5 Wholesale Vendors. Get a preview of who’s coming to the show:
Learning Center Presentations
Saturday & Sunday!
Be entertained & enlightened by the wonders of the earth including wonders right in the State of New York, by four amazing professionals sharing their expertise at The Learning Center
The Metaphysical Center
Stop by The Metaphysical Center where Sages, Psychic Mediums, Mystics and Holistic Therapies all tap the wisdom within crystals to help you align with your highest potential in mind, body & spirit
Prices vary
French Creek Indian Artifact Show
DATE: Saturday July 27, 2024
TIME: 8 - 5pm
VENUE: Saint Philip Catholic Church Social Hall 401 South Mercer Street Linesville, PA
COST:
HOST: French Creek Archaeological Society
August 2024
Stone Tool Craftsman Show
DATE: Friday August 25, 10 AM - Sunday August 27, 2024 2 PM
TIME: 10am - 2pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday
VENUE: Letchworth State Park, Highbanks Recreation Area
HOST: Genesee Valley Flint Knappers Association
https://gvknappers.tripod.com/events.html
Open to the public; food concessions and group camping available for the weekend.
September 2024
Erie County Earth Science Day at Penn Dixie
DATE: September 14, 2024
TIME: 10 - 3 pm
VENUE: Penn Dixie Fossil Park
COST: Free
HOST: Penn Dixie Fossil Park
EVENT CATEGORY: Show
join us from 10 am – 3 pm, rain or shine, to learn about Western New York’s natural history, ecology, and resources through interactive exhibits and demonstrations in a family-friendly setting. Experience hands-on learning under the big tent!
There will also be a special Memory Quest activity on Earth Science Day! Teams of two or more must search around the park to answer questions and collect tokens to solve a puzzle. A keen ear and a sharp memory will help your team to the grand prize!
Thanks to the generous support of Erie County and the Buffalo Association of Professional Geologists, Earth Science Day is FREE to ALL – no registration or tickets are required. All ages are welcome. This event is accessible to those with mobility impairments and we recommend the use of a reach tool for fossil collecting.
Complimentary fossil collecting trowels will be available to all guests during the event.
Teachers: Please contact us in advance to schedule your group. There is no charge for unguided group tours on Earth Science Day but we request advance notice to help with our parking planning. Guided group tours are available at our usual rates.
This FREE event is made possible by Erie County and the Town of Hamburg. Donations are welcome through the day of the event and will support Penn Dixie’s community education efforts.
October 2024
WNY Earth Science Day with Buffalo Geological Society
DATE: October 12, 2024
TIME: 9 - 4pm
VENUE: Heritage Discovery Center (100 Lee St. Buffalo NY 14210)
COST: Free
HOST: Buffalo Geological Society
This event is to educate students, children and adults on the importance of geologists to our society and various job opportunities for geologists.
Rochester Gem, Mineral, Jewelry and Fossil Show & Sale
DATE: October 26 - 27, 2024
TIME: Saturday 10am - 6pm, Sunday 10am - 5pm
VENUE: Total Sports Experience (435 West Commercial Street, Rochester, NY 14445)
COST: Adults $7, Kids 12 & under FREE, 2-day pass $10. Advance tickets available.
EVENT CATEGORY: Show
HOST: Rochester Lapidary Society
The times will be Sat. the 26th -10 to 6 and Sun. the 27th - 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 12 free with adult, 2 day pass, $10.
There are specimens for beginning and advanced collectors; beads to make your own necklaces, craft supplies, jewelry of all kinds, ethnic, antique or modern; geodes which can be opened on site, lights made of salt. You can buy a slice of a dinosaur tooth, or a fossil dinosaur bone. Our vendors have wonderful things from around the world.
Children’s activities like soapstone carving, mineral bingo, and rock painting will be replaced with mineral trivia and soapstone carving demonstrations for kids. Adult crafting tutorials/mini-workshops are being converted to demonstrations and instruction, but shared tools and supplies will not be available for hands-on learning.
MAPS Satellite Show 2021 in Northfield Inn, IL
DATE: Wednesday, October 16 - Saturday, October 19, 2024
VENUE: Northfield Inn, Suites & Conference Center (3280 Northfield Drive, Springfield, IL 62702)
EVENT CATEGORY: Show
MAPS National Fossil Exposition XLIII
DATE: October 18 - 20, 2024
TIME: Friday 9am - 5pm, Saturday 8am - 5pm, Sunday 8am - 3pm
VENUE: Orr Building (Illinois State Fairgrounds, 66 4 H Road, Springfield, Illinois)
COST: Free
EVENT CATEGORY: Show
HOST: Mid America Paleontology Society (MAPS)
Buy, Sell, Swap and Display of Fossils Exclusively!
Free Admission to the World's Largest Fossil-Only Exhibition!
Visit http://www.midamericapaleo.org for more information.