Montrose, CO

The Crystal Festival gem and mineral show makes its highly anticipated debut in Montrose, Colorado — the gateway to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and one of the most geologically spectacular regions in the Rocky Mountain West. If you've been searching for a gem show in Colorado, a rock and mineral show on the Western Slope, a crystal show near Grand Junction, or a gem fair in Colorado, the Crystal Festival Montrose is the event you've been waiting for. Montrose sits at the confluence of the Uncompahgre River and the San Juan Mountains, in a region renowned among rockhounds for extraordinary mineral wealth. Western Colorado is famous for producing some of the world's finest rhodochrosite, aquamarine, amazonite, smoky quartz, and the legendary Sweet Home Mine rhodochrosite. The surrounding Uncompahgre Plateau and San Juan Mountains are legendary collecting grounds for gem-quality minerals, fossils, and petrified wood. This Crystal Festival show brings 30+ curated vendors to the Western Slope, offering collectors and crystal enthusiasts from Montrose, Delta, Gunnison, Telluride, Grand Junction, and Durango a world-class gem and mineral show right in their backyard. Browse rare Colorado minerals, Rocky Mountain crystals, Southwest turquoise, and specimens from mining operations around the globe. Kid's activities at every show. Free admission and free parking. The Crystal Festival Montrose is set to become the premier rock, mineral, and gem show in Colorado's Western Slope.