April 12, Friday (10 am - 6 pm)
April 13, Saturday (10 am - 6 pm)
April 14, Sunday (10 am - 5 pm)

New Jersey Exposition Center
97 Sunfield Ave, Edison NJ, 08837

Free Parking, $6 Entrance, Children under 12 Free
(Entrance fee includes a 10% donation to the Franklin Mineral Museum)



TUCSON 22ND STREET GEM SHOW ----------------- DENVER COLISEUM GEM SHOW

We've out-grown our digs! After just the first year we've grown too big to stay at the 61,000 sq. foot Meadowlands Exposition Center. So we will move 25 minutes south to the 2.5x larger (150,000 sq. feet) NJ Exposition Center. The larger space will be used in part to add a "Wholesale Only" section for the exclusive use of qualified wholesale buyers only. The venue is located right off I-287 and there is quick access via the NJ Turnpike, Garden State Parkway, and Routes 1, 3, and 9. And we're just 15 minutes south of Newark International Airport.

But to make the move we had to change the weekend of the show due to limited availability at the new venue. So the show is now the second weekend of April every year.

And finally, since the old name of the show (New York City Metropolitan Area Gem Show) was such a mouthful we've shortened it to simply the "NY / NJ Gem & Mineral Show".

As for the 2012 inaugural show on the May 11-13 weekend, 6000 visitors attended the 3-day event, with Sunday (Mother's Day) being the busiest day. The 115 exhibitors offered fine minerals, exquisite fossils, dinosaurs, meteorites, gems, jewelry, gold, silver, turquoise, opals, petrified wood, and much more. The upscale 'Fine Mineral & Gem Gallery' (a "show within a show") featured the finest investor-grade minerals & gems from the world's finest dealers. This popular section will be located in the Ballroom at the new venue.

Here is a video taken at 9 AM on Friday morning of the 2012 show. The vantage point is from above the Fine Mineral & Gem Gallery:

Click Here for a comprehensive show report by Scott's Rocks & Gems featuring 33 photos of the dinosaurs, fine minerals, and the sculpture that was exhibited.

The theme of the 2013 show will be "Fossils & Minerals of NY & NJ". Both the Franklin Mineral Museum and the Sterling Hill Mining Museum will participate with 58 feet of showcases filled with fluorescent and visible light minerals, to include a dedicated black-light room. Another 35-50 cases will feature the best specimens by notable collectors and local clubs. And possible participation by the magnificent American Museum of Natural History is in the discussion stage. What better way to celebrate the rocks and minerals of this region?


Presented by Eons Expos, the same brothers-sister team that brings you the Denver Coliseum Show every September and the Tucson 22nd Street Show every January / February.