Craft
Franklin Gem Show
Franklin, North Carolina
About
Franklin NC premier gem show - the Southeast's largest wholesale gem and mineral marketplace. Biannual event with May and July shows. 200+ exhibitors and buyers. Featuring fine jewelry rough and cut gems and minerals fossils lapidary equipment. Franklin is known as the Gem Capital of the World.
Details
- Type
- Craft
- Season / Event Date(s)
- May 15-17 2026 and July 23-26 2026
- Venue
- Watauga Festival Center Franklin NC 28734
Tags
- biannual
- series
- wholesale
- gem
- mineral
- jewelry
- fossils
- 200-exhibitors
- long-running