Organized hunts and treasure-hunting shows are a great way to pick up tips to make you a more successful hunter, meet fellow hobbyists and even check out that new piece of equipment you have had your eye on.� Listed below are some upcoming events across the United States.� If there is one planned for your area or in a location that you can combine a family vacation to attend, mark your calendar and start making plans . . . you will be glad you did and as many have found, attending hunts can be highly addictive!
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October
Check out your event before going it may have been canceled.
Metal Detecting Events from Other Websites
Kellyco 2020 -21 Upcoming Metal Detecting Events Web Link
Minelab 2020 -21 Upcoming Metal Detecting Events Web Link
TAMDC - Texas Assn of Metal Detecting Clubs 2020 -21 Upcoming Events Web Link
Western and Eastern 2020 -21 Upcoming Metal Detecting Events Web Link
FMDAC Metal Detecting Competition Hunt List
2020/21 Metal Detecting
Competition Hunts by Month
Date: October 02, 2020
Event: Two Days
Location: Saunderstown, Rhode Island
Event: Pound the Ground Adirondack Coast
Sponsor: Rhode Island Relics
Phone: 401-500-2121
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Event Description: Will be selling additional tickets for ONE DAY only on August 31st. I believe tickets are around $140, with fees.
Date: October 03, 2020
Event: One Day
Location: Milton, Massachusetts
Event: Yearly Hunt (Canceled)
Sponsor: Massachusetss Treasure Hunting Association
Phone: 781-424-7472
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Event Description: Our Yearly Hunt this year is scheduled for October 3rd the first weekend in October.
At this time we have no reason to cancel. (5/2020). Details and registration will be available in the summer of 2020. If you attended in the past and supplied your address you will get a reminder postcard or email.
Date: October 09, 2021
Event: Three Days
Location: Chazy, New York
Event: DIGSTOCK
Sponsor: Adirondack Detecting
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Event Description: DIGSTOCK 2021 will feature 3 days of natural detecting, bottle digging, and magnet fishing on a historic property where colonial, Revolutionary War and War of 1812 relics have been recovered, an extremely large-seeded hunt, manufacturers support, vendors of metal detecting machines and accessories, local food, entertainment, and a festival-like atmosphere. This will be a family-friendly event, where detectorists and people of all ages and skill levels will feel welcome. The first biennial DIGSTOCK will take place on the weekend of October 9-11, 2021. This event will feature well over 1000+ acres of property to detect. Full weekend tickets will be $145 plus fees.
Date: October 13, 2020
Event: Six Days
Location: Claremon, New Hampshire
Event: BONE # 27
Sponsor: Streeter's - Treasure Hunting Supply
Phone: 603-876-4443
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Event Description: Best of New England Treasure Hunters Week 4 natural & 1 seeded hunt with Reales in all hunts, hobby show with workshops & Chinese Auction & Prime rib awards banquet.
SPECIAL!! All who attend BONE Treasure week are given free one year Professional Treasure Hunters Historical Society membership.
Date: October 17, 2020
Event: One Day
Location: Kodak, Tennessee
Event: First Annual East Tennessee Dirt Pirates Silver Extravaganza
Sponsor: Double Trouble Detecting Club & River Team Six Metal Detectors
Phone: 865-679-3935
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Event Description: Held at NorthView Optimist Park 329 W Dumplin Valley Rd Kodak, TN 37764.
We will be having Silver and mystery prizes, 50/50 raffles and we be raffling out other prizes throughout the day. Dollar warm up hunt, Token race to the table hunt, Silver Cache Hunt and Main silver hunt.
Hunt will be rain or shine. All entries must be received by September 13th for final prizes to be purchased. Contact David Ogle for event flyer.
We will be having Silver and mystery prizes, 50/50 raffles and we be raffling out other prizes throughout the day. Dollar warm up hunt, Token race to the table hunt, Silver Cache Hunt and Main silver hunt.
Hunt will be rain or shine. All entries must be received by September 13th for final prizes to be purchased. Contact David Ogle for event flyer.
Date: October 17, 2020
Event: One Day
Location: Blacksburg, South Carolina
Event: 18th Treasure Hunt Of The Carolinas (Canceled)
Sponsor: Joyce and Randy Gatchel
Phone: 864-839-3598
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Date: October 23, 2020
Event: Three Days
Location: Culpeper, Virginia
Event: All Natural Civil War Relic Hunt
Sponsor: Deep Search Metal Detecting Club
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Event Description: Held at Andora Farm 300 arces of Prime land.
FMDAC Gold Prospecting
Shows List
2020/21 Gold
Prospecting Shows by Month
Date: October 06, 2020
Event: Five Days
Location: Tamassee, South Carolina
Event: 2020 Digger's Dirt Party: 5-Day Common Dig Outing at Oconee Camp
Sponsor: LDMA-Lost Dutchman Mining Assn
Phone: 800-551-9707
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Event Description: LDMA Oconee Camp, 475 LDMA Drive, Tamassee, South Carolina
Get ready to get dirty, have a ton of fun, and git some GOLD!
Your GPAA-LDMA National Dirt Party: 5-Day Common Dig is just around the bend. Dirt Party Participants will be working for their gold split at the end of the outing. All gold recovered during the operation is split between the participants. Work hard and Digger may enhance your final split.
Dirt Parties are much more than just recovering gold. Its family and friendship! You will often hear the ol timers share their stories and experiences about the club. Ill encourage you to partake, and listen at any campfire . . . the entertainment, history and knowledge is always a hoot!
Whether youre just getting started in gold prospecting on the weekends or youre a seasoned sourdough veteran in the dirt for years, the common dig operation, seminars, hands-on instruction and activities offered during these five-day events will help you get the In-The-Dirt experience, fun and adventure for you and your whole family... plus some gold too!
As a Dirt Party Participant, you will receive a vial with a picker or two in it as a thank you from LDMA, as well as a black sand dirt bag that has a split of the gold recovered from the common operation
Date: October 20, 2020
Event: Five Days
Location: Stanton, Arizona
Event: 2020 Digger's Dirt Party
Sponsor: LDMA-Lost Dutchman Mining Assn
Phone: 800-551-9707
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Event Description: Held at LDMA Stanton Camp, Stanton, AZ
Get ready to get dirty, have a ton of fun, and git some GOLD!
Your GPAA-LDMA National Dirt Party: 5-Day Common Dig is just around the bend. Dirt Party Participants will be working for their gold split at the end of the outing. All gold recovered during the operation is split between the participants. Work hard and Digger may enhance your final split.
Dirt Parties are much more than just recovering gold. Its family and friendship! You will often hear the ol timers share their stories and experiences about the club. Ill encourage you to partake, and listen at any campfire . . . the entertainment, history and knowledge is always a hoot!
Whether youre just getting started in gold prospecting on the weekends or youre a seasoned sourdough veteran in the dirt for years, the common dig operation, seminars, hands-on instruction and activities offered during these five-day events will help you get the In-The-Dirt experience, fun and adventure for you and your whole family... plus some gold too!
As a Dirt Party Participant, you will receive a vial with a picker or two in it as a thank you from LDMA, as well as a black sand dirt bag that has a split of the gold recovered from the common operation
FMDAC 2020/21 Civil War
Show & Event List
2020/21 Civil War
Shows by Month
Date: October 1-31, 2020
Location: Many Cities, All U.S. States
Event: Military Trader Show Calendar
Owner: Military Trader
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Description: CONFIRM ALL INFORMATION WITH SHOW PROMOTER BEFORE TRAVELING. THE TIME, DATES, AND/OR LOCATION MAY HAVE CHANGED! To submit a show listing to be included in our calendar of events, send show date(s), location, and contact information to Attn: Battle Plan, 700 East State St., Iola, WI 54990-0001 or email to Editor, Military Trader. Include Military Show Listing on the subject line.
Date: October, 2020
Location: Many Cities, All U.S. States
Event: MK Shows Upcoming Civil War & Militaria Shows
Owner: MK Shows
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Description: Mike Kent and Associates, LLC was founded in 1990 to produce the Nashville Civil War Show, which has grown to become the largest Civil War Show in the world, featuring over 1,000 tables of authentic Civil War weapons and memorabilia. Since 1990, we have produced over 400 shows and have expanded our scope to include Gun and Knife Shows in North and South Carolina as well as Civil War shows in Richmond, VA, Charleston, SC and Dalton, GA.
Our goal has always been the production of safe, high quality shows with a family friendly atmosphere offering a wide variety of firearms and related equipment for shooters, collectors, Civil War & Militaria enthusiasts.
Date: October, 2020
Location: Many Cities, All U.S. States
Event: Civil War Collector Show Calendar
Owner: Confederate Planet
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Description: This site is dedicated to articles of interest to the Civil War collecting community especially Confederate.We will occasionally blog about upcoming auctions, web sites and Civil War collector shows. We invite articles of interest about collecting Confederate items that you would like to share with the internet public.
Date: October, 2020
Location: Many Cities, All U.S. States
Event: Union Drummer Boy will be attending the following shows and events
Owner: The Union Drummer Boy
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Description: The Union Drummer Boy is located in the heart of historic Gettysburg, just off the Lincoln Square at 34 York St. We specialize in authentic Civil War artifacts and relics, many of which may be purchases online by browsing through our online inventory.
Location: Many Cities, All U.S. States
Event: Military Trader Show Calendar
Owner: Military Trader
Website:
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Description: CONFIRM ALL INFORMATION WITH SHOW PROMOTER BEFORE TRAVELING. THE TIME, DATES, AND/OR LOCATION MAY HAVE CHANGED! To submit a show listing to be included in our calendar of events, send show date(s), location, and contact information to Attn: Battle Plan, 700 East State St., Iola, WI 54990-0001 or email to Editor, Military Trader. Include Military Show Listing on the subject line.
Date: October, 2020
Location: Many Cities, All U.S. States
Event: MK Shows Upcoming Civil War & Militaria Shows
Owner: MK Shows
Website:
Calendar:
Description: Mike Kent and Associates, LLC was founded in 1990 to produce the Nashville Civil War Show, which has grown to become the largest Civil War Show in the world, featuring over 1,000 tables of authentic Civil War weapons and memorabilia. Since 1990, we have produced over 400 shows and have expanded our scope to include Gun and Knife Shows in North and South Carolina as well as Civil War shows in Richmond, VA, Charleston, SC and Dalton, GA.
Our goal has always been the production of safe, high quality shows with a family friendly atmosphere offering a wide variety of firearms and related equipment for shooters, collectors, Civil War & Militaria enthusiasts.
Date: October, 2020
Location: Many Cities, All U.S. States
Event: Civil War Collector Show Calendar
Owner: Confederate Planet
Website:
Calendar:
Description: This site is dedicated to articles of interest to the Civil War collecting community especially Confederate.We will occasionally blog about upcoming auctions, web sites and Civil War collector shows. We invite articles of interest about collecting Confederate items that you would like to share with the internet public.
Date: October, 2020
Location: Many Cities, All U.S. States
Event: Union Drummer Boy will be attending the following shows and events
Owner: The Union Drummer Boy
Website:
Calendar:
Description: The Union Drummer Boy is located in the heart of historic Gettysburg, just off the Lincoln Square at 34 York St. We specialize in authentic Civil War artifacts and relics, many of which may be purchases online by browsing through our online inventory.
FMDAC 2020/21 North-South Skirmish Assn List
2020/21 Skirmish Assn
List by Month
Date: October 1-31, 2020
Location: Many Cities, All U.S. States
Event: North-South Skirmish schedule
Owner: North-South Skirmish Assn
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Description: The North-South Skirmish Association (N-SSA) was formed in 1950 to commemorate the heroism of the men, of both sides, who fought in the American Civil War. The N-SSA promotes the safe and competitive shooting of Civil War firearms and artillery while wearing Civil War uniforms. There are currently over 3,500 members composing over 200 units (teams). An N-SSA unit must represent an actual unit that existed during the Civil War, so you'll see units from all over the Union and Confederacy, competing in a friendly and family oriented atmosphere. You can view our regions here.
Location: Many Cities, All U.S. States
Event: North-South Skirmish schedule
Owner: North-South Skirmish Assn
Website:
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Description: The North-South Skirmish Association (N-SSA) was formed in 1950 to commemorate the heroism of the men, of both sides, who fought in the American Civil War. The N-SSA promotes the safe and competitive shooting of Civil War firearms and artillery while wearing Civil War uniforms. There are currently over 3,500 members composing over 200 units (teams). An N-SSA unit must represent an actual unit that existed during the Civil War, so you'll see units from all over the Union and Confederacy, competing in a friendly and family oriented atmosphere. You can view our regions here.
This Metal Detecting Event Information and other Hobby Related Links are Provided to FMDAC by:
Metal Detecting Hobby Talk - MDHTALK.org
Web-Links to Other Hobby Related Show Calendars
