Upcoming Events
Following is a list of upcoming beachcombing shows, expos, festivals, and exhibitions. Be sure to check event web pages, as the dates and locations are subject to change every year and/or at the last moment.
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Fall 2025
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Gulf Coast Shell Club Shell Show, November 1–2, 2025, Panama City, Florida
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✅ Santa Cruz Sea Glass & Ocean Art Festival, November 8–9, 2025, Santa Cruz, California
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Eastern Shore Sea Glass Festival, November 22, 2025, St. Michaels, Maryland
Winter 2026
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Yachats Agate Festival, January 17–18, 2026, Yachats, Oregon
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Space Coast Seashell Festival, January 17–18, 2026, Melbourne, Florida
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Broward Shell Show, January 24–25, 2026, Pompano Beach, Florida
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Sarasota Shell Show, February 6–7, 2026, Sarasota, Florida
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St. Petersburg Shell Show, February 13–14, 2026, Seminole, Florida
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Beachcombers and Glass Float Expo, March 7–8, 2026, Ocean Shores, Washington
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✅ Sanibel Shell Show, March 5–7, 2026, Fort Myers, Florida
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✅ Sanibel Shell Festival, March 5–7, 2026, Sanibel, Florida
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Marco Island Shell Club Spring Expo & Shell Art Sale, March 2026, Marco Island, Florida
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Paris Chelles Shell Show, March 2026, Chelles, France
Spring 2026
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Eastern Shore Sea Glass Festival, April 2026, St. Michaels, Maryland
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Venice Sharks Tooth Festival, April 2026, Venice, Florida
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North Carolina Shell Show, May 2026, Morehead City, North Carolina
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Northeast Sea Glass Expo, May 2026, Hampton, New Hampshire
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Jersey Cape Sea Glass and Coastal Arts Festival, May 2026, Cape May, New Jersey
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Petoskey Stone Festival, May 2026, Antrim County, Michigan
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Belgium International Shell Show, May 2026, Edegem, Belgium
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Mid-Atlantic Sea Glass & Coastal Arts Festival, June 2026, Lewes, Delaware
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Lyme Regis Fossil Festival, June 2026, Lyme Regis, Dorset, U.K.
Summer 2026
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Ashtabula Harbor Beach Glass Festival, June 2026, Ashtabula, Ohio
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New England Seaglass & Craft Festival, June 2026, Portland, Maine
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Inverness Sea Glass Festival, June 2026, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Whaling Museum Sea Glass Festival, July 2026, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
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International Sea Glass Festival, July 25–26, 2026, Mystic, Connecticut
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Mermaid Tears Sea Glass Festival, July 2026, Souris, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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West Coast Shell Show, August 2026, San Diego, California
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Saint John Sea Glass Festival, August 2026, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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Mudlarking Festival, September 2026, various locations, London, England
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Santa Barbara Sea Glass Festival, September 13–14, 2025, Santa Barbara, California
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LBI Sea Glass & Art Festival, October 2026, Ship Bottom, New Jersey.
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Great Lakes Beach Glass & Coastal Arts Festival, October 2026, Erie, Pennsylvania
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International Sea-Bean Symposium and Beachcombers' Festival, October 2026, Cocoa Beach, Florida
Ongoing Exhibitions
Learn more about beachcombing festivals and shows around the world featuring sea and beach glass, seashells, fossils, floats, mudlarking and more for beachcombers. Articles ›
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