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Dallas, TX--The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) has added an extra day to the 2025 AGTA GemFair Tucson, saying its due to increased demand. The new show dates will be from February 3 - 9, 2025.

“GemFair Tucson is a premier destination and shopping experience for the natural colored gemstone and natural and cultured pearl industry,” John W. Ford, Sr., CEO of AGTA, said in a statement. “AGTA attendance and exhibitor figures have been on the rise, so we surveyed exhibitors about extending the show. Based on those responses, the AGTA board decided to test this new date pattern to accommodate buyers and capitalize on the robust sales exhibitors routinely enjoy.”

Hours for the 2025 fair will be 9:30 a.m.– 6 p.m. February 3 through February 7; 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Feb. 8; and 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. February 9. The show returns to the Tucson Convention Center (TCC).

“We did this for our buyers,” Kimberly Collins, AGTA board president and Owner of Kimberly Collins Colored Gems, said in the same statement. “The board strives to accommodate loyal buyers and wants to capitalize on the strength and popularity of GemFair Tucson for exhibitors. I’m an exhibitor myself, so I understand that lengthening the show may seem to be a daunting choice, in the end we are all there to sell. So, besides extended robust sales, we can all look forward to a 2 p.m. close on Sunday to watch the Super Bowl.”

A GemFair kickoff party will be held in the TCC on February 4. Seminars will be held February 5 -7, and the AGTA Spectrum & Cutting Edge Awards Gala will be on February 8, in the TCC.

GemFair registration will open in August 2024. All registered buyers will receive a hotel link once they register.

For more information, contact AGTA staff at info@agta.org.