The International Gem & Jewelry Show Columbus 2025

I attended this venue years ago, and it was very different from the show I attended recently. Way too many inexpensive products from China like hair accessories, scarves, etc... There were even t-shirt and sheet sellers! I was there for semi-precious and sterling silver beads. I bought from only 4 good sellers. The rest of the bead sellers had cheap, gaudy jewelry. Definitely not enough bead sellers. It is a gem and bead show, isn’t it? I was very disappointed. I’d like to try other locations, maybe they would have different sellers.

Free admission works Sending the registration thru email was nice

there were a lot of the same types of beads, but not clay beads from peru or African trade beads. the glass and semi-precious and precious were fine, but it leaves out a whole area.

it was small. The vendors were amazing, pleasant and in good spirits.I was able to find some great deals and very high quality items. So glad to be back at this event.Thank you

This is the first time I had been in probably 10 years. It is a lot smaller than it was, with a lot more non gem and jewelry dealers. Some of the dealers that had strands of stones did not have the prices marked. Don't know that I would return.