Raw States
Franklin-Sterling Hill Gem and Mineral Show
Franklin, NJ · Quirky
- When
- September 19–20, 2026
- Where
- Franklin Fire Department & Firemen's Memorial Park, 46 High St · Franklin · NJ
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
Franklin is legislatively declared New Jersey's Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World, and the Franklin Mineral Museum's largest annual event brings dealers and collectors from well outside the state to trade zinc-district specimens under blacklight. It is held every September at the borough's fire department hall and adjoining park.
The history within reach
A fall farmers market style festival at the Sussex County Fairgrounds built around local honey and garlic vendors, craft demonstrations, and agricultural exhibits.
The largest fundraiser for Peters Valley School of Craft, a nonprofit fine craft school in the Delaware Water Gap founded in 1970.
A three-day Louisiana-style music and food festival held every year on the weekend after Memorial Day at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta.
New Jersey's official state fair pairs a traditional county farm and horse show with a full carnival midway and grandstand shows like monster trucks and demolition derbies.
The German American Bund ran a uniformed summer camp here from 1937, with swastika banners, drill formations and rallies that drew thousands out from Newark and New York.