Tucson Gem & Mineral Show

This show has been held annually since 1955 and now occupies 181,000 square feet (16,800 m2) of the Tucson Convention Center.

Many museums and universities, including the Smithsonian Institution and the Sorbonne, have displayed at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show.

Katherine Rambo estimates that between 1996 and 2010 there was an average of about thirteen hundred total dealers from forty-nine states and thirty-two countries in attendance, annually.

The estimated economic impact in 2019 was $131.4 million,according to Jane Roxbury, director of gem show services for Visit Tucson.

[3] The 2021 showcase was pushed back from the typical dates to April due to the COVID-19 pandemic.