Introducing the Gigantic New
MILWAUKEE SHOW
THE MILWAUKEE MINERAL, FOSSIL, CRYSTAL, GEM & JEWELRY SHOW
372 Booths Reserved as of January 16
AUGUST 13-17, 2025
MILWAUKEE, WI
INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP
VENDOR SUCCESS
FUN SHOW!
Introducing a new gigantic Midwest show presented by two leaders in the industry with a combined 50 years of experience. Lowell Carhart and Don Olstinske have produced heavily advertised major events across the United States that are well worth your time to attend or vend.
The Milwaukee Show is the largest gem show of its kind within a 988 mile radius (the distance to Denver) and is being supported by a massive $220,000 billboard campaign to attract 22,000 - 28,000 visitors. Our billboards will be in the Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago tri-city area. ​​
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The 12.5 million tri-city population that lies within 100 miles of the Milwaukee Show is 2.5x greater than the 5 million folks who live within 100 miles of the Denver Show. That is why this new show rivals Denver in sales opportunity -- and comes 3 weeks before the fall Denver Shows!
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BAIRD CENTER
400 W. Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203
AUGUST 13-17, 2025
Wednesday, August 13 - 12p to 7p
Thursday, August 14 - 10a to 7p
Friday, August 15 -10a to 7p
Saturday, August 16 - 10a to 7p
Sunday, August 17 - 11a to 6p​
Unbeatable Location
This colossal new show is just 10 minutes from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport and one hour north of Chicago O’Hare International Airport. It takes place in the just-completed $465 million expansion of the Baird Center in downtown Milwaukee. It boasts 300,000 sqft of selling space that will allow us to grow to 1,400 booths. Our low booth fee is quickly filling the venue and this huge event will soon become a “must attend” show that will attract vendors from across the globe.
Highly Attended Event
Our events are the most-attended shows in their regions. The Milwaukee Show will reach 100,000 customers who attended similar shows in the ‘old’ Baird Center (when it was named the Wisconsin Center) during the last eight years. Between that outreach to former attendees and our staggeringly huge billboard campaign covering the Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago metro areas, we expect a 22,000 - 28,000 attendance for our first year.
Our Booth Fee is Among the Lowest in the USA
Certainly, the dollar amount of the booth fee is higher than local club shows. But don't fall into that trap! If you compare our cost per attendee to those shows, then our booth fee is 10x cheaper. How? Simply divide our $1,000 booth fee by 20,000 (the low end of our attendee estimate) to obtain a fair way to make comparisons between shows. How does our 5 cents an attendee compare to other shows in your show circuit? A typical local show may charge a $400 booth fee and attract perhaps 800 customers. That’s 50 cents per attendee, which is 10x higher than our rate. Look at it another way: you’d have to devote 25 weekends to such shows, and pay 10x more in booth fees (25 weekends x $400 = $10,000) to get the same number of customers that you’ll have at the 5-day Milwaukee Show. If you value your time and have a desirable product offering, then you cannot afford to skip this show.
RESERVE YOUR BOOTH
SELECT YOUR BOOTH NOW FOR A $100 DEPOSIT
Single 10' x 10' Booth = $1,000
Double 10' x 20' Booth = $1,500
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Quad 20' x 20' Booth in Million Dollar Row = $4,600 with Octanorm hard walls
(This row is for sellers of gems, fine jewelry, and high-end fossils)​
Custom Booth in the Mineral Showcase = price varies, with Octanorm hard walls
(This prestigious area is for high-end mineral sellers)​ ​
Your 50% deposit is due February 15, 2025 and the balance is due May 15, 2025.