Welcome to FGMS

Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society is a nonprofit organization located in sunny Fallbrook, CA.

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Welcome to Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society


Our Free Museum and Gift Shop are Open Fridays 11am - 3pm & Saturdays 10am - 4pm.
Our membership meetings are held at the Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society meeting room (123 W. Alvarado Street, Fallbrook) at 6:30 pm on the 2nd Thursday of the month September-, June, except for the 3rd Thursday in February.

FGMS was founded in 1957. We are a group of individuals who share common interests in gems, minerals, jewelry, geology, paleontology and the related earth sciences and lapidary arts. The Society is based in Fallbrook, San Diego County, California -- just a "stone's throw" from some of the most productive gem mining areas in the United States. Whether you're interested in local geology or gemology, you are welcome to join our members for guest lectures, workshops, lapidary classes, field trips, gem and mineral shows - Rough N' Cut in March and Fall Festival of Gems & Minerals in October - and more.

Come and see what we've been hiding in Fallbrook!

Member/Volunteer Appreciation Dinner July 20, 2025

from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

 at the Fallbrook VFW. Catering by Fallbrook Que & Brew

RSVP by July 17

(if you did not receive your invitation, email info@fgms.org)



No regular meetings until September 11, 2025


 Above: images from our 2025 Rough N' Cut on March 16, 2025

Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society
Museum & Gift Shop

Open Fridays 11 am to 3 pm & Saturdays 10 am to 4 pm

 Free admission 

Closed major holidays

ABOVE: Anza Borrego field trip March 29-30, 2025, led by Jim Anderson

Many thanks to Art Lucas for the photos



Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society
Lapidary Classes  

For information on signing up for our lapidary course,
please contact us (760) 728-1130 or by email at info@fgms.org


Upcoming events

    • May 03, 2025
    • December 06, 2025
    • 7 sessions
    • Fallrook Gem & Mineral Society, 123 W. Alvarado St., Fallbrook California 92028

    The elected Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society Board of Directors meets monthly to review Committee and Event reports, plan and/or address matters pertaining to the operation of the Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society. Members are welcome to attend. Those wishing to address the Board of Directors can contact President Lea Barton at least five days before the meeting. The minutes and financial reports are posted on the meeting room bulletin board. 

    • July 20, 2025
    • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Fallbrook Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Post 1924, 1175 Old Stage Road, Fallbrook CA
    Register

    You're invited to the FGMS Annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on Sunday, July 20 2025 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm for a BIG thank you to all members and/or volunteers of Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society. Whether you donated time, money, minerals or all three, you're part of an elite force for the good of Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society. Join members as we celebrate the best of FGMS - YOU!!! If you donated an hour, a day, or more, you belong to a generous and dedicated group of volunteers.

    Dinner will be provided. You are welcome to bring a guest. RSVP by July 17 to reserve your meal (catered by Firehouse Que & Brew!).

    Location: Fallbrook VFW Post 1924, 1175 Old Stage Road, Fallbrook California

    • September 11, 2025
    • December 11, 2025
    • 4 sessions
    • Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society, 123 W. Alvarado St., Fallbrook California

    General membership meeting for Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society. Admission is free. Meetings begin with the business portion at 6:30 pm followed by a presentation or special event. Registration is not required for attendance.

    • October 12, 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society, 123 W. Alvarado St., Fallbrook CA 92028

    Join us for a Festival of Gems, Fossils, and Minerals! Over 40 vendors of crystals, jewelry, mineral specimens, gemstones, unusual gift items, Gem ID, bargain booth, lapidary rough and cut, wheel of fortune, kids activities - with a rockhounding trick or treat, food booth, plus a raffle of spectacular prizes! Prospective vendors can send an email to fallbrookgems@gmail.com for an application. Applications are due by August 1, 2025. If you'd like to be considered for the 2025 Fall Festival of Gems and Minerals, send an email to fallbrookgems@gmail.com or visit our Museum during open hours (Fridays 11-3, Saturdays 10-4).

123 W. Alvarado St. Fallbrook, CA 92028
Email: info@fgms.org || Phone: (760) 728 - 1130

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