This is an event guide only. Before making arrangements to attend, please ensure the event has not been incorrectly listed, cancelled or rescheduled at the last minute due to unforeseen circumstances.
May
16th -19th
Victorian Facetors Group Workshop, Shepparton (Kialla). Kialla Scout Hall.
Noon Friday - Noon Monday.
June
July
7th - 8th
Winton Opal Festival.
https://qboa.com.au/winton-opal-festival/
23rd - 26th
Lightning Ridge Opal & Gem Festival. Open daily from, 10am – 5pm Wednesday – Saturday. More details to follow.
August
2nd - 3rd Essendon Lapidary Club Gem & Mineral Show
(details pending)
15th- 18th
Victorian Facetors Group Workshop, Horsham. Haven Hall, Henty Highway. Noon Friday - Noon Monday
(To be confirmed)
victorianfacetorsgroup.com
16th - 17th
Ballarat & District Lapidary Club Show, Victoria Bowling Club, 231 Victoria Street, Ballarat.
Enter via Gent Street. Sat: 9am - 4pm Sun: 9am - 3pm (dates to be confirmed).
23rd - 24th
Frankston & Peninsula Lapidary Club Inc, Gem Show.
Peninsula Community Theatre. Cnr Nepean H'way and Wilson Road, Mornington, VIC.
Sat: 9 - 5, Sun: 9 - 4
Contact Maria 0427 196 103 Jo 0420 364 980 (dates to be confirmed).
September
6th - 7th
Mildura & District Gem & Mineral Club Show.
Sunraysia Masonic Centre, 15th Street, Irymple.
Sat: 9AM - 6PM Sun: 9:30AM - 4:30PM
Contact Stephen 0409 437 933 or milduragemshow@gmail.com (dates to be confirmed)
13th - 14th NSW Gemkhana.
Hawkesbury Showgrounds.
Contact: gemkhana@gemlapidarycouncilnsw.org.au
20th - 21st
Waverley Gem Club Show
Brandon Park Community Centre, 649 Ferntree Gully Road, Glen Waverley
10am to 5pm 10am - 4pm
Contact Peter Nisbet 0477 436 68
October
4th - 5th - Bairnsdale Lapidary Club Show. Lucknow Hall. (More information coming soon.)
11th - 12th - Mordialloc Lapidary Club GEMFAIR. (To be confirmed).
18th - 19th - Nunawading and District Lapidary Club Whitehorse Gem Show, Whitehorse Community Hub, 96 Springvale Road, Nunawading (Entrance via Esdale Street) Sat: 10 - 5 Sun 10 - 4. Contact M Quinn 0409 091 520 (To be confirmed).
November
1st - 2nd - Geelong Lapidary Club Show:, Geelong West Town Hall. 153 Pakington St, Geelong West. (To be confirmed).
9th - Cheong Park Rockswap, Corner Bayswater and Eastfield Rd. Starting at 9am. Contact: Anthony Cooper 0458 095 239 After business hours only or Donna on 0455 238 141 (To be confirmed).
14th - 17th - Victorian Facetors Group, Marong Community Hall, 36 Torrens Street Marong, 3515. Website: victorianfacetorsgroup.com (To be confirmed).
16th - Warragul Rock and Mineral Festival, Warragul clubrooms, Logan Park, Howitt Street, Warragul. (To be confirmed).
December
2026
April 3rd - 6th
Australian Gemboree
The Nambour Lapidary Club will host the 2026 Australian Gemboree, which will take place over the Easter weekend, April 3–6. This will be the first time Nambour has hosted the event since 1974, when it was the first Gemboree held in Queensland. The Gemboree is a yearly national gem show that attracts visitors and traders from across Australia. (Further details will be posted when they become available.)