Feb 17, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Indiana State Museum
20th Annual GeoFest
Whether you’re a rockhound, a fossil enthusiast, or you just love crystals and gems, there is something exciting for everyone to discover. Explore three days and three floors of rock, mineral, and fossil vendors along with hands-on activities and community partner displays. Meet GeoFest sponsor IMI to do some special make-and-takes and check out a real concrete mixer truck!
Interested in studying geology or environmental science? Take a walk over to *IUPUI’s Department of Earth Sciences for a guided tour of research laboratories.
Price: Included with museum admission; $7 for BSA, Girl Scouts and their families (tickets must be purchased in person)
Admission*Tours are available on Saturday and Sunday starting at 1 p.m. Meet at the IUPUI table and walk over to the IUPUI campus. Tours will last about an hour, plus travel time to the campus.
This is a multi-day event
Supported by

Participating Vendors and Organizations
All My Relations • Baby T Rex • Bradley Prospecting • B-Town Oddities • D K Rocks, LLP • Dragon’s Hoard • Gems by Celestial Dancer • Jox Rox Rock Shop • Kathleen Clausen Jewelry • L & L Art Craft LLC • Lavins Gems & Jewelry • Let Em Play • Mighty Earth Minerals • Nature’s Spectrum Gems • Nayab Gems & Minerals • Oh My! Jewelry • Paleo Scene • Savage Creations • Spectral Stone and Wood • David Straw • Sunshine Rock Co. • The Upper Crust • Vinson’s Custom Rock Engraving & Rock Shop • Wonders of the Earth • Xingyi Creation
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