2026 Annual Show | Buffalo Geo Society

The Buffalo Geological Society’s 56th Annual Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show, themed “Ancient Life of New York,” takes place 14–15 March 2026 at the Erie County Fairgrounds in Hamburg, New York (Grange, Market and New York State Police Buildings). Hours are Saturday 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. and Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

The show includes member fossils, minerals and jewelry, demonstrators (fossil preparation, jewelry and lapidary, soapstone carving), a Mini-Mine and mining activity for families, mineral and fossil identification, fluorescent minerals, and non-profit exhibits from NYS Parks & Recreation, Reinstein Woods Nature Center, Buffalo Association of Professional Geologists, the Paleontological Research Institute, SUNY Fredonia Geology, the New York State Museum, the Orton Museum (Ohio State), and the Buffalo Museum of Science. More than 33 dealers sell gems, beads, minerals, fossils and jewelry. A food vendor and hourly door prizes are available.

Adult tickets are $7; scouts in uniform and children under 12 are free; a two-day pass is $10. Parking is free. The site is wheelchair and stroller accessible. Contact: Jerry Bastedo, Show Chairman, jcbastedo@gmail.com.

Special lectures (no preregistration) are held in the NYS Police Building: Fluorescent Minerals of Northern New York (Saturday 14 March, 11:00–11:30 a.m.) and Back to the Moon: Lunar Geology and the Artemis II Mission (Sunday 15 March, 1:00–1:30 p.m.).

Official page: https://www.bgsny.org/annual-show