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October 2024
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
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
November 2024
02 November 2024 (Saturday) Florence, Alabama – Robert Sledge North Alabama Bottle & Advertising Show at the Underwood Petersville Community Center, 840 County Road 7, Florence, Alabama 35633, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Set-up Friday, 01 November 1:00 to 8:00 pm, Saturday 7:00 to 9:00 am. Contact Tim Clark, 256.710.4477 or Robbie McDowell 256.206.5718.
03 November 2024 (Sunday) Newark, Delaware – Tri-State Bottle Collectors and Diggers Club 51st Annual Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show and Sale, [NEW LOCATION] Aetna Hose Hook & Ladder Banquet Hall, 410 Ogletown Road (Route 273), 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Free Admission, No Early Admission, Set-up same day at 7:30 am. Contact: Dave Porter, 717.779-8324, daveelle@msn.com, FOHBC Member Club
08 & 09 November 2024 (Friday & Saturday) Auburn, California – ’49er Historical Bottle Association Best in the West Antique Bottle & Collectibles Shown 2024, Gold Country Fairgrounds & Event Center, 1273 High Street, Auburn, California 95603, Friday Early Admission Noon to 5:00 pm – $15, Public Saturday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Set-up Friday Noon to 5:00 pm. For show info contact: Dan Bell, 530.8794 or Max Bell 530.368.9495, FOHBC Member Club
09 November 2024 (Saturday) Royal Oak, Michigan – The Metropolitan Detroit Antique Bottle Club’s 41st Annual Antique Bottle Show & Sale, 9:30 am to 2:30 pm, Admission $3, Early Admission 8:00 to 9:30 am $25. Free Appraisals! Royal Oak Elks Lodge #1523, 2401 E. Fourth Street, Royal Oak, Michigan 48067, Contact: Mike Brodzik, Club President and Show Chairman, 586.219.9980, bottlemike@outlook.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
22 & 23 November 2024 (Friday & Saturday) Houston, Texas – 56 Years Strong! The Houston Bottle, Advertising & Collectibles Show, Saturday, 23 November, 2024, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, Sheraton Houston Brookhollow Hotel, 3000 North Loop West Freeway, Houston, Texas 77040, 610 North Loop–East. West, TC Jester Exit. Early Admission Friday, 22 November 2024, 1:00 to 8:00 pm, $10 per person, Free admission Saturday, For show and table information, contact Barbara J. Puckett, 907 W. Temple, Houston, Texas 77009, (h) 713.862.1690 or cell 713.409.9940, email: Bpuckett77009@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
23 November 2024 (Saturday) Terre Haute, Indiana – Wabash Valley Antique Bottle and Pottery Club Presents a Bottle, Pottery and Tabletop Antique Show & Sale, Saturday, 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. Set-up Saturday, 6:00 am to 8:00 am. Free admission and Parking. VFW Post 972, 218 N. 12th Street, Terre Haute, Indiana 47807, Contact Marty Plascak, 7210 E. Gross Drive, Terre Haute, Indiana 47802, mplascak@ma.rr.com, FOHBC Member Club
January 2025
16–18 January 2025 (Thursday – Saturday) Muncie, Indiana – Midwest Antique Fruit Jar & Bottle Club presents the 2024 Convention 53rd Annual Show! Located at Courtyard by Marriott & Horizon Convention Center (401 S. High St., Muncie, Indiana) 53rd Annual Non-Stop 3-Day Event, Dealers & Collectors Get Together at Hotel. Swapping Jars. Swapping Stories. Culminating at the Show with Over 80 Tables, Thursday, Jan 16. Workshops, Room-to-Room Sales, Social Activities, Friday, Jan 17, Club Meeting, Show & Tell, Auction, Fruit Jar Get-Together and Room to Room. Saturday, Jan 18, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, Free Appraisals, $2 Admission, Details at fruitjar.org. $40/First Table & $35 for Additional Table montyfoust@comcast.net, 765.635.4626, FOHBC Member Club
18 January 2025 (Saturday) Jackson, Mississippi – 40th Annual Mississippi Antique Bottle, Advertising & Collectible Show, Free admission. Saturday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm; Mississippi Fairgrounds Trade Mart Building, 1207 Mississippi St., Jackson, Mississippi 39202, Contact Cheryl Comans, 1211 S. Fifth Ave., Cleveland, Mississippi 38732, 601.218.3505, cherylcomans@gmail.com, FOHBC Member Club
February 2025
01 February 2025 (Saturday) DeFuniak Springs, Florida – The Emerald Coast Bottle Collectors Inc., 22nd Annual Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show & Sale, will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2025 from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm at the DeFuniak Springs Community Center, 361 N. 10th Street, DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32433. Free Admission. Tables are $35 each, eight feet long and there are 40 available for the show. All tables must be paid for in advance. For more information and/or table contracts please contact Richard. Email: shards@bellsouth.net, text or call 850.435.5425.
02 February 2025 (Sunday) Waukesha, Wisconsin – 52nd Annual Milwaukee Antique Bottle and Advertising Show, Sunday, February 2, 2025, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, $6 admission. Early admission at 8:00 a.m. is $20. 140 sales tables of bottles, breweriana, and advertising. Door prizes. Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Road, Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188. Directions: I-94 exit 294 (Hwy J), then south to Northview Road. For further information: mabacshow@yahoo.com, FOHBC Member Club
16 February 2025 (Sunday) Columbus, Ohio – The Central Ohio Antique Bottle Club’s 54th Annual Show & Sale, Sunday, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm; early buyers 7:00 to 9:00 am, $20. Admission is $5, Doubletree Inn, 175 Hutchinson Avenue, Columbus, Ohio (I-270 & Rt. 23); Contact Rojer Moody, 740.703.4913, rtmoody@juno.com, or Brad Funk, 614.264.7846, bradfunk@yahoo.com, FOHBC Member Club
21 & 22 February 2025 (Friday & Saturday) Phoenix, Arizona – The Phoenix Antiques, Bottles and Collectibles Club 42nd Annual Show and Sale held at the North Phoenix Baptist Church, 5757 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85012. Friday 2:00 to 6:00 pm ($10 admission) and Saturday and 8:30 am to 3:30 pm ($3 admission). For more information contact Betty Hartnett, Show Chair, 602.317.4438, bettchem@cox.net. Visit the club website at phoenixantiquesclub.org, FOHBC Member Club
22 February 2025 (Saturday) Kent, Washington – Washington Bottle & Collectors Association Annual Show and Sale, Kent Commons Community Center, 525 Fourth Avenue N., Kent, Washington 98032. General Public Admission is Free, Saturday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm; Early Admission is $10, 8:00 am to to 10:00 am. Washington Bottle & Collectors Association (WBCA), Website: wabottleclub.org, Contact: Lisa Conners, lisa.g.conners@gmail.com, FOHBC Member Club
22 February 2025 (Saturday) Round Rock, Texas – Central Texas Bottle, Jar, Insulator, Pottery/Stoneware, Breweriana, Advertising and Collectibles Show, Saturday, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm; Dealer set-up: Friday, 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Early Bird $10 at 3:00 pm Friday. General Admission: Free. Old Settlers Park Events Center, 33oo E. Palm Valley Blvd. (E. US 79), Round Rock, Texas 78665. Contact: Brad Weber, 512.909.8551, webe992@gmail.com
March 2025
08 March 2025 (Saturday) Richfield, North Carolina – Uwharrie Bottle Club Presents the 17th Annual Bottle, Advertising & Collectibles Show and Sale at the Baptist Fellowship Hall, 24639 NC Highway 49, Richfield, North Carolina 28137. Free Admission. Open to the public 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. For info contact Todd McSwain, 704.438.0305 or email mcswain8649@windstream.net. FOHBC Member Club
14 & 15 March 2025 (Friday & Saturday) Dalton, Georgia – 4th Annual Chattanooga | North Georgia Antique Bottles & Advertising Show, Dalton Convention Center, 2211 Tony Ingle Pkwy, Dalton, Georgia 30720 (Exit 333 off I-75). Concessions available. Early Buyers Saturday: 8:00 to 9:00 am ($20). Admission Free Saturday: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Show Chairmen: Jason Herron 205.913.9748 and Buddy Lasater 423.718.3521. FOHBC Member Club
22 March 2025 (Saturday) Daphne, Alabama – The Mobile Bottle Collectors Club’s 52nd Annual Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show & Sale will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2025, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Daphne Civic Center, 2603 US Hwy 98, Daphne, Alabama 36526. Free Admission and Bottle Appraisals. Dealer Setup is Friday, March 21, 2025, from 2:00 to 6:00 pm and Saturday from 7:00 to 9:00 am. For more information, contact Rod Vining at 251.957.6725, Email: vinewood@mchsi.com or Facebook: “Mobile Bottle Collector’s Club Show & Sale” See Sales Table Application and Contract, FOHBC Member Club
23 March 2025 (Sunday) Somers, Connecticut – 54th Annual Somers Antique Bottle Club’s Antique Bottle Show and Sale, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm., Admission $5, Early buyers: 8:00 am $15. Joanna’s Restaurant, 145 Main Street, Route 190, Somers, Connecticut 06071. Contact: Don Desjardins, 22 Anderson Road, Ware, Massachusetts 01082, 413.967.4431 or 413.687,4808, dondes@comcast.net, FOHBC Member Club
30 March 2025 (Sunday) West Friendship, Maryland – The Baltimore Antique Bottle Club Show & Sale, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, baltimorebottleclub.org, Howard County Fairgrounds, Main Exhibition Hall, 2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship, Maryland 21794, Contact Info: Shawn Peters – Show Director, 240.508.1032, BaltoMd_stoneware@outlook.com. For Contracts: Micah Dolina, mdolina@hotmail.com, FOHBC Member Club
April 2025
04 & 05 April 2025 (Friday & Saturday) Reddick, Florida – The Deland Antique Bottle Show at Turkey Creek, Saturday, 05 April, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, Friday, 04 April, Early Buyers $20 and Dealer Set-up 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm. FREE admission Saturday, Turkey Creek Auctions Building, 15323 NW Gainesville Road, Reddick, Florida 32686; Contact Ronnie McCormick, 352.262.8672, oldflabottles@gmail.com or Louise O’Quinn, 386.943.2766, edlouise210@gmail.com, FOHBC Member Club
05 April 2025 (Saturday) Dover, Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania Bottle Collectors Association Annual Show & Sale at the Dover Township Community Center, 3700 Davidsburg Road, Dover, Pennsylvania 17315, Saturday 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. Set up: Friday 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Saturday 6:00 to 8:00 am. $2 admission. Pennsylvania Bottle Collectors Association, Contact Gregory Druck, chairman, 2266 Maple Road, Dover, Pennsylvania, 17408, 717.792.9050, gdruck3141@comcast.net
26 April 2025 (Saturday) Columbia, South Carolina – The South Carolina Bottle Club’s 52nd Annual Show & Sale, 206 Jamil Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29210, 2024 sellout at 190 tables! A new record! Saturday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Donation at the door suggested, Dealer Only Set-Up 7:00 am to 9:00 am, Jamil Shrine Temple, Contact: Marty Vollmer 803.629.8553, martyvollmer@aol.com or Art Gose 803.840.1539, scbottlehunters@gmail.com, FOHBC Member Club
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
July 2025
31 July – 03 August 2025 (Thursday through Sunday) Reno, Nevada – FOHBC Reno 2025 National Antique Bottle and Glass Convention at the Silver Legacy Resort Casino. For information contact Craig Cassetta or Richard Siri, Direct Link to Hotel Reservations, FOHBC National Event
