2026 Show Schedule

Location:  Hawkey Downs Expo Center

Hours:  Sat 8:30 -  6pm and Sun 9:30 - 4pm

Theme:  Iowa's Fabulous Fossils

• The show includes exhibits, demonstrations, dealers, programs and children's activities.

• Children's Activities include: Making fossil footprint casts, hunting for rocks in our famous pebble pit, and sluicing for minerals at the Gem Flume.

• Other Features: a fluorescent display, special programs, special exhibits of rocks, fossils and gems

Gemstones   ❖   Beads   ❖   Jewelry   ❖  Crystals   ❖   Cabochons, Slabs   ❖   Rough   ❖   Mineral Specimens   ❖   Fossils   ❖   Tools  ❖   Demonstrations   ❖   Displays  

Location:  Westside Community Conference Center, 3534 S. 108th St., Omaha, Nebraska

Hours:  Sat 10 -  5pm and Sun 10 - 4pm.  Cost:  $4 online; $5 at the door

Welcome to the Midwest's BEST event for jewelry makers, beaders, & shoppers of unique handmade jewelry.  Brought to you by the Midwest Lampworkers Guild

Regional vendors with a large selection of merchandise.  Jewelry making and beading supplies, seed beads, bead kits, metal craft supplies, jewelry findings, gemstones, glass beads, clay beads, Czech glass beads, crystals, leather goods, vintage and more.

Glass Bead Making Demonstrations from the Midwest Lampworkers Guild.

Support the Beads of Courage program by sponsoring a bead to be given to a child at Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha.

Want to start making jewelry or expand your skills?  Check out our classes!

Location:  Reiman Gardens, 1407 University Blvd, Ames, IA 

Hours:  Sun 9 - 3pm. 

Reiman Gardens will be hosting the 23rd annual Garden Art Fair which celebrates the height of summer by bringing art and nature together in a vibrant outdoor setting. This annual event invites visitors to stroll through the gardens while discovering original, nature-inspired artwork from a variety of local artists. Guests can enjoy browsing for unique handmade pieces, engaging with artists, and soaking in the creative atmosphere of a midsummer garden.

Location:  State Fairgrounds, Elwell Family Food Center 

Hours:  Sat 9 - 6pm; Sun 9 - 4pm. 

Gemstones   ❖   Beads   ❖   Jewelry   ❖   Silver   ❖   Crystals   ❖   Cabochons
Slabs   ❖   Rough   ❖   Mineral Specimens   ❖   Fossils   ❖   Tools   ❖   Findings
Children's Activities   ❖   Demonstrations   ❖   Displays   ❖   Speakers