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29 June 2024 (Saturday) Tulsa, Oklahoma – 46th Annual Tulsa Antique Advertising and Bottle Show, SageNet Center, Tulsa Fairgrounds, 21st Street and Yale Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma with the Tulsa Flea Market. Dealer setup Friday 10 am to 6 pm and Saturday 6 to 8 am. Show hours 8 am to 4 pm Saturday. Free admission with no early buyers. Show is in the building right behind the huge Golden Driller statue located at 21st and Pittsburgh Avenue. Huge overall show with dealers from 20 states and 1,000 sales tables in one room. National show for the Painted Label Soda Bottle Collectors Association. Contact: Henry Tankersley, 918.663,3218 henrytankersley3@gmail.com FOHBC Member Club
July 2024
6 & 7 July 2024 (Saturday & Sunday) Barnsley, S. Yorks, UK – Britain’s Biggest Show 32nd Summer National, Elsecar Heritage Centre, Wath Rd, Elsecar, Barnsley S74 8HJ, United Kingdom, Contact BBR Auctions, Tele: 01226 745156, sales@onlinebbr.com, onlinebbr.com
19-21 July 2024 (Friday-Sunday) Tonopah, Nevada – Second Tonopah Nevada Rock & Bottle Show. 301 Brougher Ave., Tonopah, Nevada 89049. Cost of admission: $1. Early admission: $20. This event is Hosted by the Town of Tonopah. We are in search of vendors. If interested, please contact Chrissy Pope or visit website. Tourism & Events Coordinator, Town of Tonopah at 775.277.0804, Chrissy.townoftonopah@gmail.com
19-21 July 2024 (Friday thru Sunday) Reinolds, Pennsylvania – 24th Shupp’s Grove Summer Bottle Festival, 607 Willow Street, Reynolds, Pennsylvania. Friday, early buyers only from 11 am to 5 pm at a ticket price of $20 per person and running through Sunday, July 16 2023. Saturday and Sunday hours are from 6 am to dusk; admission is free to all on these two days. Contact Steve Guion at william03301956@gmail.com or call him at 717.371.1259. He has information and dealer contracts for those wishing to set up at the festival.
20 July 2024 (Saturday) Pickens, South Carolina – Pickens South Carolina Bottle Show & Sale at The Market at the Mill, 225 Pumpkinville Hwy, Pickens, S.C. 29671, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Set-up 7:00 to 9:00 am. Show and dealer information Samuel Rhodes, 864.508-6518, samuelrhodes99@gmail.com
21 July 2024 (Sunday) Rotterdam Junction, New York – Capital Region Antique Bottle Club Annual Show & Sale, This will be an outdoor vendor show. 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, at the Mabee Farm Historic Site, 1100 Main St., Rotterdam Junction N.Y., Contact: Adam Stoddard, 518.256.7663, acstoddard63@gmail.com or Jeff Ullman, 518.925.9787, jullman@nycap.rr.com, FOHBC Member Club
31 July 2024 (Wednesday) Brookshire, Texas – Peachridge Glass “Glass in the Grass” Houston 24 Pre-Event, Wednesday, 31 July 2024 from 7:00* am to 1:00 pm. Brookshire, Texas *6:45 gates open. Sell antique bottles and glass and related antiques from the back of your vehicle or from under a self-provided tent at “Glass in the Grass.” Open to all antique bottle and glass dealers even if you are not setting up at Hotel ZaZa for the FOHBC Houston 24 National Antique Bottle & Glass Expo. (See Below) $25 gate fee for dealer vehicles. Relax, mingle and wander under the many large pecan trees surrounding the hay field. First come-first choice in dealer location. The temperature on the lower Brazos River plains is typically pleasant during summer hours of the event. Buyers and visitors enter free! Contact Ferdinand Meyer V, fmeyer@fmgdesign.com, for information.
August 2024
01 August – 04 August 2024 (Thursday – Sunday) Houston, Texas – FOHBC 2024 Houston National Antique Bottle & Glass Exposition hosted by the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors. Brought to you by Peachridge Collections, LLC. Host Hotel: Hotel Zaza Museum District. Featuring a major museum exhibition that will include the Sandor P. Fuss Collection and selected highlights from the David P. Wilber and Anthony Gugliotti Collections. A pre-event on Wednesday 31 July will be the Peachridge Glass “Glass in the Grass” bottle sale. Contact Ferdinand Meyer V, fmeyer@fmgdesign.com, for information.
10 August 2024 (Saturday) Lincoln, Alabama – 9th Annual Lincoln Bottle, Antique & Collectible Show, Lincoln Civic Center, 120 Jones Street, Lincoln, Alabama 35096, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Contact chairman Jake Smith, 256.267.0446, syl_bottleguy@yahoo.com. Free public admission, $20 early admission Saturday 8:00 am till 9:00 am, Free appraisals. Info on Facebook.
18 August 2024 (Sunday) Poughkeepsie, New York – Hudson Valley Bottle Club 37th Annual Mid Hudson Bottle Show & Sale, 9:00 am to 2:30 pm, early buyers 8:30 am, Poughkeepsie Elks Lodge 275, 29 Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie, New York, Contact Info: Mike Stephano, 27 Rogers Road, Hyde Park, New York 12538, 845.233.4340, mjsantique@aol.com, FOHBC Member Club
25 August 2024 (Sunday) Davenport, Iowa – Quad Cities – Mississippi Valley Antique Bottle & Advertising Show, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1111 West 35th St., Davenport, Iowa 52806. Cost of admission: $3, Early admission at 7:00 am – $15, Info: Ashton Schultz, 230 11th Circle, Dewitt, Iowa 52742, 563.503.9084, schulzantiques@gmail.com
31 August 2024 (Saturday) Strongsville, Ohio – 51st Ohio Bottle Club’s Fall Antique Bottle Show & Sale in Strongsville, Ohio, Saturday, 31 August 2024, Best Western Plus Strongsville, 15471 Royalton Road, Strongsville, Ohio 44136, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Admission $5, Early Admission $25 from 7:30 am to 9:00 am. For more information contact Louis Fifer, 330.635.1964 or fiferlouis@yahoo.com, Show put on by the Ohio Bottle Club, FOHBC Member Club
September 2024
07 September 2024 (Saturday) Seekonk, Massachusetts – The Little Rhody Bottle Club Tailgate Swap Meet, starts at 8:00 am and ends at 2:00 pm. There is no set up fee and no admission fee. Bring as many tables as you want. Buy, sell, trade and keep what you make. Show Address: Leonard’s Antiques, 600 Taunton Ave. (Rte #44) Seekonk, Mass., Contact Info: William Rose 508.880.4929, sierramadre@comcast.net, FOHBC Member Club
08 September 2024 (Sunday) Pekin, Illinois – Pekin Bottle Collectors Assoc. 54th Antique Bottle Collectors Annual Show & Sale, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, Admission $2, Free Appraisals, Moose Lodge, 2605 Broadway Street, Pekin, Illinois, Contact Info: Daryl Weseloh, 309.264.9268, darylweseloh@gmail.com, FOHBC Member Club
14 September 2024 (Saturday) Castle Rock, Colorado – The 58th Anniversary Antique Bottle Collectors of Colorado Show, Douglas County Fairgrounds at Kirk Hall, 500 Fairgrounds Dr., Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Early Bird Admission Sept. 13th at 8:00 am $10. General Admission: Saturday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Free. More information: Fred Bjork, 719.310.8388, manfredbjork@yahoo.com, antiquebottlecollectorsofcolorado.com, FOHBC Member Club
14 September 2024 (Saturday) Lebanon, Indiana – Indianapolis Circle City Antique Bottle, Advertising and Antiques Show, Boone County Fairgrounds, 1300 E. 100 S, Lebanon, Indiana 46052, Set-up: 7:30 to 9:00 am, Show hours: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Admission – Free, (Early Admission– $20), Free appraisals on antique bottles and glass. For show Information contact: Martin Van Zant, 812.841.9495, 41 East Washington Street, Mooresville, Indiana 46158, mdvanzant@yahoo.com or “Balsam” Bill Granger 317.517.5895, 6915 S. 280 E., Lebanon, Indiana 46052, bgranger@iquest.net. FOHBC Member Club
15 September 2024 (Sunday) Depew, New York – The Greater Buffalo Bottle Collectors Association’s 25th Annual Show & Sale, Polish Falcons Hall, 445 Columbia Avenue, Depew, New York 14043, General Admission $4: Sunday 9 am to 2 pm. Contact chairman Tom Karapantso, 716.487.9645, tomar@stny.rr.com or Peter Jablonski, 716.440.7985, peterjablonski@roadrunner.com or Joe Guerra, 716.207.9948, jguerra3@roadrunner.com, gbbca.org, FOHBC Member Club
15 September 2024 (Sunday) Chelmsford, Massachusetts – Merrimack Valley Antique Bottle Club’s 49th Annual Bottle Show & Sale, Chelmsford Elks Lodge, 300 Littleton Road, Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, $4 admission, $20 early admission (8:00 am), Visit mvabc.org or contact: Kevin Cantrell, 978.551.6397, kmcantrell86@gmail.com, FOHBC Member Club
20-21 September 2024 (Friday & Saturday) Aurora, Oregon – Oregon Bottle Collectors Association Bottle, Antiques, Collectibles Show & Sale, Friday 12 noon to 5:00 pm. Dealer set-up and early bird admission $5. Saturday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm regular public admission by donation. American Legion Hall, 21510 Main Street N.E., Aurora, Oregon. Contact: Wayne Herring, show chairman, 503.864.2009 or Bill Bogynska, 503.657.1726 billbogy7@gmail.com FOHBC Member Club
21 September 2024 (Saturday) Santa Ana, California – The Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club’s Annual Antique Bottles, Fruit Jars, Insulators, Antiques & Collectibles Show & Sale, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Free, Early Bird $15 at 8:00 am, Club Members All Day Entry, at the Santa Ana California Elks, Lodge, 1751 South Elks Lane, Santa Ana, California 92705. Free Admission, Info: Don Wippert, 818.610.9332; Email: donwippert1@gmail.com or Chuck Gildea, 949.351.7620. FOHBC Member Club
21 September 2024 (Saturday) Santa Rosa, California – Northwestern Bottle Collectors’ Association’s 57th Annual Antique, Bottle & Collectible Show at the Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Avenue, Santa Rosa, California 95404. General Admission: Saturday Noon to 4:00 pm, FREE, Saturday early admission 10:00 am to Noon, $10. For dealer and show information contact Jon Mathieu, 707.327.7286, ohfrenchy@att.net or John Burton, 707.523.1611, johncburton@msn.com, FOHBC Member Club
22 September 2024 (Sunday) Topsham, Maine – The Mid-Maine Antique Bottle Club 4th Annual Show and Sale, Topsham Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall, Topsham, Maine, $2 General Admission, 9:00 am, $15 Early Buyers 8:00 am to 9:00 am. Contact Paul McClure, 207.832.1503, oldbottles@outlook.com, midmaineantiquebottleclub.com, FOHBC Member Club
22 September 2024 (Sunday) Hammonton, New Jersey – 2024 Fall Bottle Show at Batsto Village by the Batsto Citizens Committee, Inc., 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, rain or shine! Free admission! Historic Batsto Village, Wharton State Forest, Rt. 542 Pleasant Mills Road, Hammonton, New Jersey. Contact Info: Jim Hammell, 856.217.4945, hammelljm@gmail.com
28 September 2024 (Saturday) Cleveland, Mississippi – 3rd Annual Mississippi Delta Antique Bottle, Advertising and Collectable Show & Sale, Bolivar County Expo Building, 601 1st Street, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732, Saturday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Free Admission. Early admission, Saturday, 7:00 am to 9:00 am, $15, Mississippi Antique Bottle, Advertising and Collectable Club, For details contact, Cheryl Comans, 1211 S. 5th Ave., Cleveland, Mississippi 38732, 601.218.3505, cherylcomans@gmail.com, John Yarbrough, 4139 Hwy 8, Cleveland, Mississippi, 662.721.7446, john@johnsigns.com, FOHBC Member Club
October 2024
04 Oct. & 05 October 2024 (Friday & Saturday) Williams, California – Sacramento Valley Museum Antique Bottle Show, Bottles, Collectables, Antiques, 1492 E St., Williams California, Friday, Oct 4th, Early admission $20, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Saturday Admission Free 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, Show chairs Cristy and Slim Edwards, closethegatefenceco@yahoo.com, 530.586.0717
05 October 2024 (Saturday) Chesterfield, Virginia – The Richmond Area Bottle Collectors Assoc. presents the 52nd Richmond Antique Bottle and Collectibles Show and Sale; General Admission is $3, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm; Early Admission is $10 from 7:30 am, at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds, 10300 Courthouse Road, Chesterfield, Virginia 23832. Info: Tony Townsend, 804.379-0902; RichBottleClub@comcast.net, FOHBC Member Club
12 October 2024 (Saturday) Fayette, Alabama – 11th Annual Fayette, Alabama Bottle Collectible Bottles & Antiques Show & Sell, Free admission to the public, Boy Scouts of America Scout Building, 100 3rd Avenue, Fayette Alabama 35555, Saturday 8:00 am till 3:00 pm, Set-up: Friday, October 11th from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm and Saturday, October 12th from 6:00 am till 7:30 am, $15 per table. All table rental goes to local Boy Scouts. Limit 50 tables. Contact: Jeff Pendley, Chairman, 205.275.2650, JfPendley@aol.com
13 October 2024 (Sunday) Keene, New Hampshire – The Yankee Bottle Club’s 55th Annual Keene Show & Sale, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, early buyers 8 am, at Keene High School, 43 Arch Street, Keene, New Hampshire. Contact: Alan Rumrill, PO Box 803, Keene, NH 03431, 603.352.1895, Email: arumrill@hsccnh.org. Website: yankeebottleclub.org. FOHBC Member Club
19 October 2024 (Saturday) Macungie, Pennsylvania – Forks of the Delaware Bottle Collectors Association 49th Annual Bottle and Antique Show & Sale, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, $3 Admission, Macungie Memorial Park Hall, 50 Poplar St., Macungie, Pennsylvania 18062. Early Shopper Admission at 7:30 am ($20 admission fee for early shoppers) For info: Bill Hegedus 610.264.3130, forksofthedelawarebottles@hotmail.com or contact James Etheredge 570.710.3602. For updates see our Facebook Page – Forks of the Delaware Bottle Collectors, FOHBC Member Club
20 October 2024 (Sunday) Findlay, Ohio – 47th Annual Findlay Antique Bottle Club Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show & Sale, Owens Community College, Education and Wellness Center, 3200 Bright Road, Findlay, Ohio 45840, 9 am to 2 pm $5, Early Bird Sunday 7 am to 9 am $20 (Dealer-only set up Saturday) Contact: Fred Curtis 419.424.0486, finbotclub@gmail.com Website: finbotclub.blogspot.com, FOHBC Member Club
27 October 2024 (Sunday) Countryside, Illinois – 55th Annual 1st Chicago Bottle Club Show & Sale, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, $5 admission at a new location: Holiday Inn Chicago SW-Countryside, 6201 Joliet Road, Countryside, Illinois 60525, Show Chairperson: Tom Majewski, tnsmski@comcast.net, 630.778.1932, FOHBC Member Club
25 & 26 October 2024 (Friday & Saturday) Nashville, Tennessee Area – Tennessee Bottle Collectors Presents their Nashville Area Antique Bottle & Advertising Show, Wilson County Fairgrounds, 945 E. Baddour Pkwy, Lebanon, Tennessee 37087, Behind Expo Center, I-40 Exit 239B, Friday 1:30 to 6:00 pm Early Buyer $15 Admission, Saturday 8:00 am to 2:00 pm Free Admission. Dealer Set-up: Friday: 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, Saturday: 7:00 am. For Show Info or Vendor Contract, Contact Show Chairmen Greg Eaton: at 865.548.3176 or Stanley Word at 615.708.6634, FOHBC Member Club
November 2024
03 November 2024 (Sunday) Elton, Maryland – The Tri-State Bottle Collectors and Diggers Club 51st Annual Show & Sale, Singerly Fire Hall, Routes 279 & 213 (I-95 exit 109A), 300 Newark Avenue, Elkton, Maryland 21922, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, No Early Admission, Dealers only entry at 7:30 am for Set-up, Admission: $3 per person, Children under age 12 free, Contact: Dave Porter, President, 100 Jarmon Road, Elton, Maryland, 21921, 717.779-8324, daveelle@msn.com, FOHBC Member Club
10 November 2024 (Sunday) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – The Pittsburgh Antique Bottle Club’s 54th Annual Show & Sale, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, early buyers 7:00 am, $25. Admission is $3. PittsburghAntiqueBottleClub.org, Elizabeth VFD Event Center, 107 Market Street, Elizabeth, Pennsylvania 15037, Directions Here, Contact Info: Bob DeCroo, 724.326.8741 or Jay Hawkins, 724.872.6013, FOHBC Member Club
15 & 16 November 2024 (Friday & Saturday) Biloxi, Mississippi – Presented by the Olde Guys Digging Club of Biloxi, MS., the 7th Annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Antique Bottle Show will be held from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Saturday, November 16, 2024 at the Joppa Shrine Temple, 13280 Shriners Blvd., Biloxi, MS. 39532 (Exit 41- I-10). Dealer Set Up on Friday, November 15, 2024 from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm and Saturday, November 16, 2024 from 8:00 to 9:00 am. Free Admission on Saturday, November 16, 2024. Early Buyers $20 per person during dealer set up on Friday. For more information or table contracts contact: Peter Taggard, 645 Village Lane South, Mandeville, LA 70471. Phone 985.373.6487 Email: petertaggard@yahoo.com
23 November 2024 (Saturday) Clemmons, North Carolina – Clemmons Antique Bottle Show (formerly Greensboro Bottle Show) at the Village Inn Hotel & Event Center, 6205 Ramada Dr. Clemmons, North Carolina 27012, Saturday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, No Early admission, Set up: Saturday 7:00 am to 9:00 am. Free to the Public! Contact: David Erickson, 336.247.1928, dave.erickson111@gmail.com
May 2025
10 May 2025 (Saturday) Gardendale, Alabama – 5th Annual Alabama Bottle & Advertising Show, Saturday, May 10, 9:00 am to 3:30 pm; Free Admission and Appraisals. Gardendale Civic Center, 857 Main Street, Gardendale, Alabama 35071 (10 minutes north of Birmingham). Info: Keith Quinn: 205.365.1983, klq1812@gmail.com or Steve Holland, 205.492.6864. Visit our Facebook page Alabama Bottle Collectors’ Society. FOHBC Member Club
