It’s difficult to overstate the impact of the annual Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase, which brings Tucson tens of thousands of buyers and sellers—including more than 55,000 from outside the area—and generates millions of dollars in direct spending and tax revenue annually.
Downtown Tucson stages some of the showcase’s largest exhibitions.
The entire showcase, a collection of dozens of independently operated shows, spans four weeks from Jan. 27 through Feb. 14, 2027. It is the largest event of its kind in the world…