Sponsors

Llano Main Street

Fredericksburg Rockhounds

Austin Metal Detector Club

Enchanted Rocks & Jewelry

City of Llano

A-1 Tire & Service

The Dabbs Railroad Hotel

Circle on the Square

Brought to Llano by
Llano Main Street & Fredericksburg Rockhounds

Llano will be the site of the 5th annual Great State of Texas Gold Panning Championship. Located on the Llano River, at Badu Park on the Northwest side of the Llano River Bridge. Pan for gold in the river, compete for prizes or just have fun. There will also be flint Knappers making arrowheads, metal detector competition, gem and jewelry booths, food and music Saturday 9am. - 6pm. and Sunday from 10am. - 5pm. Friday the 25th will be set up day starting at 10am.
There will be a mixer on Friday for all participants at 6pm, bring your grill and prospecting stories for an evening to remember.

There are spaces available for gem and mineral, jewelry, flint knappers and gold dealers. Knappers and panners who do not need table space are welcome without space rent. 12'x12' spaces for sales ONLY, are $25. Demonstrations with sales or display are $10 for all three days. Camping and RV spaces are also available. If you plan to demonstrate any craft, please let us know on the application form.

2010 Golden Gem Rendezvous & Knap-In / Texas State Gold Panning Championship/ Vendor Application Form.pdf

Get your business involved in this yeas event, become a sponsor. We have $100. personal and $350. busines levels to choose from. Download the forms below to participate in this years show

$100 Sponsor.pdf

$350 Sponsor.pdf

Be sure to download this years poster, We need your help in promoting our show.

Gold & Gem Poster

Scedule of Events

Thursday 23rd

Palo Pinto Gold 7:00PM
LanTex Theater
$5.00 admission

Friday 24th

Palo Pinto Gold 7:00PM
LanTex Theater
$5.00 admission
Set-up Badu Park 8:AM – 5:PM

• 9:00 AM Show Opens
• 10:00 AM Vendors & Club Booths Open
• 11:00 AM Volunteer Fire Dept. Gold Panning Challenge
• Metal Detecting Demos all day
• 11:30 AM Field Trip (Badu Hill)
• 1:00 PM State Gold Panning Championship
• Atlatl Demo
• 6:30 PM beans, cornbread and peach cobbler
• & Music by K. R. Wood

Sunday 26th

• 10:00 AM Show Opens
• Vendors & Club Booths Open
• Metal Detecting Registration
• Gold panning demos
• 10:30 AM Warm-Up Hunt (dollars)
• 11:00 Field Trip (Willow City)
• 11:30 AM Silver Hunt (all silver coins)
• 12:30 PM Free Kids Hunt 12 and under
• 1:30 PM Main Hunt (lots of silver coins and tokens for prizes)
• 2:30 PM all prizes given away
• 4:00 PM show closes

(NO DEALERS OR COMMERCIAL SALES WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTAKE OF THIS EVENT UNLESS THEY HAVE PAID THE $25.00 VENDOR FEE.)

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Schedule of Events

Sponsors

Colonel Crow's Trading Post

Llano Mining & Prospecting Ventures

Garrett

Llano County Journal

Sam Jones
(Executive Growth)

Gems of the Hill Country