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Gems, minerals, jewelry & fossils are on display at the 63rd annual Ventura Gem Show, which includes children's activities, making it fun for the entire family. Free teacher resources, displays, jewelry-making demonstrations, gold-panning activity, 15 dealers, raffle, silent auctions, and more. Admission is free (note: the Fairgrounds charges a parking fee). Benefits the Ventura Gem & Mineral Society, a nonprofit educational organization encouraging interest in minerals, fossils, lapidary & jewelry arts via monthly lectures & workshops, a kids' program, a college scholarship, & presentations to schools throughout Ventura County.

Gems, minerals, jewelry & fossils are on display at the 63rd annual Ventura Gem Show, which includes children's activities, making it fun for the entire family. Free teacher resources, displays, jewelry-making demonstrations, gold-panning activity, 15 dealers, raffle, silent auctions, and more. Admission is free (note: the Fairgrounds charges a parking fee). Benefits the Ventura Gem & Mineral Society, a nonprofit educational organization encouraging interest in minerals, fossils, lapidary & jewelry arts via monthly lectures & workshops, a kids' program, a college scholarship, & presentations to schools throughout Ventura County.

This event will include: Exhibits created by individual club members displaying rocks and mineral collections, and jewelry; Vendors of minerals, fossils, gems and jewelry; a Silent Auction that may include rocks and minerals e.g. slabs, geodes, fossils and jewelry; Club members demonstrating the use of tools for cutting and polishing minerals for use in lapidary crafting and a Youth Room for kids to play games and do activities to win prizes.There is also a Plant sale and an hourly Raffle Drawing.

The event is FREE and there is plenty of FREE parking