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For you gunshow mavens a list of gunshows for 2010. All are subject to change.

2010 - G U N S H O W C A L E N D A R - 2010
Last date revised: December 19, 2009 Updated periodically
DATE LOCATION ORGANIZER
Jan 2/3 Houston, GRB-CC Hi-Caliber
Jan 2/3 San Antonio, Events Center (New Location) SAXET
Jan 9/10 Dallas, Market Hall Dallas Arms Coll.
Jan 16/17 Pasadena, CC Real GS
Jan 16/17 Lake Charles, CC Gator Guns
Jan 23/24 Houston, Reliant Center (Enter from Fannin) HGCA
Jan 23/24 Tyler, Harvey Hall Hi-Caliber
Jan 23/24 Belton, Bell Co. Expo Real GS
Jan 23/24 San Antonio, Shrine Temple SAXET
Jan 30/31 Corpus Christi, Fairgrounds SAXET
Feb 6/7 Pasadena, CC Hi-Caliber
Feb 6/7 San Antonio, Events Center SAXET
Feb 20/21 Port Arthur, CC BODON
Feb 27/28 Houston, GRB-CC Hi-Caliber
Mar 6/7 Pasadena, CC Hi-Caliber
Mar 6/7 San Antonio, Events Center SAXET
Mar 13/14 Ft. Worth, Will Rogers CC Hi-Caliber
Mar 13/14 Corpus Christi, Fairgrounds SAXET
Mar 20/21 Dallas, Market Hall Dallas Arms Coll.
Mar 27/28 Houston, GRB-CC Hi-Caliber
Apr 3/4 San Antonio, Events Center SAXET
Apr 10/11 Conroe, Lone Star CC SAXET
Apr 10/11 Tulsa, Fairgrounds Wanenmacher's
Apr 17/18 Pasadena, CC Hi-Caliber
Apr 17/18 Lake Charles, CC Gator Guns
Apr 24/25 Houston, GRB-CC Hi-Caliber
May 1/2 Port Arthur, CC BODON
May 1/2 Tyler, Harvey Hall Hi-Caliber
May 1/2 San Antonio, Events Center SAXET
May 22/23 Houston, Reliant Center HGCA
May 29/30 Ft. Worth, Will Rogers CC Hi-Caliber
May 29/30 Belton, Bell Co. Expo Real GS
Jun 5/6 Pasadena, CC Hi-Caliber
Jun 5/6 San Antonio, Events Center SAXET
Jun 12/13 Dallas, Market Hall Dallas Arms Coll.
Jun 19/20 Houston, GRB-CC Hi-Caliber
Jun 19/20 Pasadena, CC Real GS
Jun 26/27 Tyler, Harvey Hall Hi-Caliber (last scheduled show)
= = = INCOMPLETE SCEDULING * EXPECT MID-YEAR UPDATE = = =
Jul 3/4 Belton, Bell Co. Expo Real GS
Jul 3/4 San Antonio, Events Center SAXET
Jul 24/25 San Antonio, Shrine Temple SAXET
Aug 7/8 San Antonio, Events Center SAXET
Aug 14/15 Pasadena, CC Real GS
Aug 14/15 Corpus Christi, Fairgrounds SAXET
Sep 4/5 San Antonio, Events Center SAXET
Sep 11/12 Conroe, Lone Star CC SAXET
Sep 18/19 Houston, Reliant Center HGCA
Sep 25/26 Dallas, Market Hall Dallas Arms Coll.
Sep 25/26 San Antonio, Shrine Temple SAXET
Oct 2/3 Pasadena, CC Real GS
Oct 2/3 San Antonio, Events Center SAXET
Oct 23/24 Corpus Christi, Fairgrounds SAXET
Nov 6/7 San Antonio, Events Center SAXET
Nov 13/14 Conroe, Lone Star CC SAXET
Nov 20/21 Belton, Bell Co. Expo Real GS
Nov 27/28 Dallas, Market Hall Dallas Arms Coll.
Nov 27/28 Corpus Christi, Fairgrounds SAXET
Dec 4/5 San Antonio, Events Center SAXET

thanks

Cool...I'll be at some of them.

Has anyone every attended the Hi-Caliber in Houston? Is it worth going to or should I just wait for the one at Reliant?

Yesterday I saw an ad for The Original Fort Worth Gun Show this weekend. This is the big gun show held at Will Rogers Exhibit Hall. It and the Market Hall show in Dallas are my 2 favorites. It's much larger than the High Caliber Gun & Knife Show held at the same place.

DaMonsta wrote:Has anyone every attended the Hi-Caliber in Houston? Is it worth going to or should I just wait for the one at Reliant?

They have a pretty decent selection as long as there is not another show in Pasadena at the same time; then the vendors tend to split between the two and the selections are not as good. The one at Reliant is bigger but doesn't come around as much as the one at GRB.

I do not understand, why there is entrance fees for such shows, Sellers are paying money too. Food Sellers pay money too. Why the entrance fee?

Beiruty wrote:I do not understand, why there is entrance fees for such shows, Sellers are paying money too. Food Sellers pay money too. Why the entrance fee?

The sponsors of the show are "for profit" entities. Business people just trying to earn a living by filling a need. And doing a pretty decent job of it too.

If there is a no entrance fee, the seller are happier as well as the buyers. If they charge, $5 per table, that should be more than enough to balance it out.

I've been to scores of gun shows, but never one without an admission charge.

FWIW, I was at GRB December 5 and 6. Pasadena was having a show the same weekend. I was told by those that went to both that Pasadena was dead and just about everyone went to GRB.

The Reliant show was a big disappointment last time I went. Expensive entry fee, overpriced parking and not even close to the door, narrow selection of guns, mediocre gun prices, crazy high ammo prices, lots of non-gun stuff like shamwows and jewelry. I won't be back.

Pete92FS wrote:They have a pretty decent selection as long as there is not another show in Pasadena at the same time; then the vendors tend to split between the two and the selections are not as good. The one at Reliant is bigger but doesn't come around as much as the one at GRB.

It looks like AJC will be at the GRB show downtown but not the one at Reliant. http://www.ajcsportshop.com/shows.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

There's a gun show at the GRB next weekend. Saturday they also have "Houston Dynamo Girl Try-outs" at GRB.
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That sounds like a fun double feature.

There's also a gun show at "Big Town" in Mesquite the weekend of Mar 6-7. Scanned the list by the original OP and didn't see it listed.

Beiruty wrote:I do not understand, why there is entrance fees for such shows, Sellers are paying money too. Food Sellers pay money too. Why the entrance fee?

If there was no entrance fee, you'd get all sorts of riffraff. I've seen technology show's try it a couple of times and you get lots of lookers without any interest at all in buying.