At FGCGMS, we share our passion for rockhounding and related interests through a variety of events held throughout the year.
- Monthly Meetings
- Held on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM
- Arrive early to enjoy refreshments and social time
- Participate in prize raffles and fun quiz games
- Picnics
- Two tri-county picnics hosted in collaboration with three local clubs
- Great opportunity to socialize with fellow members
- Enjoy member sales, good food, and prizes
- Field Trip/Rockhounding
- We try to participate in as many rockhounding adventures as possible
- These rockhouding adventures occur in state and out of state, some are outside of the US
- Our club currently maintains a database of rockhouding sites throught the 50 states and more. We'd love to share this database and building upon it. Please contact us if you would like to participate in any rockhounding with us.
- Field trips hosted by FGCGMS are covered for liability for all members in good standing.
- Workshops
- Two tri-county picnics hosted in collaboration with three local clubs
- Great opportunity to socialize with fellow members
- Enjoy member sales, good food, and prizes
- Gem and Mineral Shows
- Coming soon - our club hope to host gem and mineral shows now that our non-profit status has been newly established
Explore our meetings, shows, workshops and more.
Club Events Calendar
FGCGMS Upcoming Meeting
Wednesday, October 21st, 2026 • 7:30 PM
At the Ye Olde Rock Shoppe
1425 South 30th Avenue, Suite C
Hollywood, Florida 33020
Monthly Program
Crystal Vision - Crystal Energies and Power and the Power of Reiki”
This month, we are excited to welcome Stephanie Picano-Guzman and Donna Varin from “Crystal Vision.”
Stephanie and Donna’s presentation will focus on the energies and powers of crystals and minerals, exploring their perspectives on how crystals are used and appreciated. They will also introduce us to their mission of teaching Reiki, including an overview of Reiki and the Reiki sessions they offer..
You may also bring an unknown specimen and ask the group for help identifying it.
Join us on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. for what promises to be an interesting and engaging presentation bringing together crystals, minerals, and the practice of Reiki.
Miami RockNerds Upcoming Meeting
Sunday, unday, October 25th 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
At the Better Families Through Tae Kwon Do.
6723 SW 81st St.,
Miami, FL 33143
Monthly Program
Let's Glow Crazy” Flourescent Mineral under Halloween Blacklights
Join Lauren Kairalla for a Halloween exploration of fluorescent rocks and minerals. See specimens transform into brilliant shades of green, orange, pink, purple, blue and more under longwave UV "black lights" like the ones used for Halloween!
Join us on Sunday, October 25th 2026, at 1:00 p.m. for what promises to be an interesting and engaging presentation bringing together crystals, minerals, and the practice of Reiki.
Join us on Wednesday, October 21st, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
GMSPB Upcoming Meeting
Wednesday, October 15th, 2026 • 7:30 PM
At the Stem Building - Across The Museum
4800 Dreher Trail N, West Palm Beach FL 33405
Monthly Program
Fossil Windfall at Antarctica’s Edge
This month, Dr Anton Oleinek will present on Late Cretaceous to Early Tertiary Marine Fossils at Antarctic Edge.
A small island off the coast of Antarctic Peninsula, free of a permanent ice cap and devoid of vegetation. A 100% geologic exposure of the late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary marine fossiliferous sedimentary rocks. The interval of geologic time spans from the Latest Cretaceous to earliest Oligocene. Rocks are loosely consolidated and contain a variety of invertebrate and vertebrate fossils. Fossils are nearly perfectly preserved in most cases. Study of these fossils presents an interesting picture of the life on the “southern icy continent” before it became truly icebound.
Come explore the world of Antarctica and the fossil record
Join Them on Wednesday, October 15, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.
At the Stem Building - Across The Museum
4800 Dreher Trail N, West Palm Beach FL 33405
TriCounty Picnic
Sunday, November 8th, 2026 • 9am-3pm
At the Platation Hertitage Park, strong, 1100 S Fig Tree Ln.
Plantation, FL 33317-3300
Field Trips/Potential
December 12th-14th, 2026 • 10-3pm?
At the Florida Space Coast Ghost Crab Beach Hunt, Mounting Interest
Lori Wilson Park , 1500 N Atlantic Ave,
Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
Atlantic ghost crab fossils (Ocypode quadrata) are complete, 7,000- to 110,000-year-old crustacean body fossils encased in coquina rock or shell-hash matrices, commonly found along Florida's Space Coast.
Upcoming West Palm Beach Gem and Mineral Society Gem Show
Saturday November 21st (9am to 6pm) and Sunday November 22nd 2026 (10am to 5pm)
At the SOUTH FLORIDA FAIRGROUNDS/ EXPO CENTER EAST
9067 Southern Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33411
Miami Mineralogical Guild Gem Show
Saturday, December 12th 2026 through Sunday, December 13th 2026
At the Better Families Through Tae Kwon Do)
16723 SW 81st St,
Miami, FL 33143
Upcoming St Lucie County Gem and Mineral Show
October 17th 2026 (9:00am- 5:00 pm) throught October 18th 2026 (10:00am-4:00pm)
At the MidFlorida Event Center
9221 SE Event Ctr Pl,
Port St. Lucie, FL 34952
