events
POSTPONED
Due to a number of un forseen events I have to postpone the Treasure Expo. I hope to reschedule this event in 2025. I am sorry to have to make have to make this announcement and will keep everyone updated. Thank you for understanding. -Matt
Treasure Expo ’24
TICKETS AND
Vendor Registration
Treasure EXPo ’24 VENDOR CALL
Welcome to the first of its kind Treasure Hunting Expo. You as a vendor will showcase what the treasure hunting community has to offer. This growing community is eager to find out about your products, services and how you can benefit them.
Treasure Expo ’24 Vendor Registration
$10.00 – $65.00
See Description below!
- Satisfaction Guaranteed
- No Hassle Refunds
- Secure Payments
Booth Space– Each booth space is traditional trade show size of 10×10 square foot. Each space comes with 2 attendee passes that include the vendor dinner.
Electricity– If needed, a standard electric outlet/hookup is available. It is $65 per source and provides enough power for multiple lights or TVs. Only the power is supplied, therefore, each vendor should bring their own accessories if needed (extension cords, surge protectors, power strips, etc.). If renting multiple spaces one source could provide enough power for multiple spaces, but please enquire if you have any questions.
Table and Chairs– One 8 foot table and two folding chairs
Extra Vendor Ticket- This provides entrance to the event both days a long with set up and vendor dinner Friday night. These are extra beyond the 2 vendor passes provided per space.
Where?
At the Historic Old Dominion Building at the Richmond Raceway Complex
600 E Laburnum Ave, Richmond, VA 23222
When?
November 16th and 17th from 8:30am to 5pm
Vendors
The current list of vendors and manufactures that will be attending along with Youtube channels. This list will be constantly updated so be sure to check back in!
Manufacturers
Clubs
Spotlight
Click Each Vendor to Find Out More!
PRESENTATIONS
| SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH | TOPIC | PRESENTOR/SPONSORED BY |
| 9am | Welcome | Matt Howell/ Gone Diggin’ |
| 915AM | Educating History | Bill Dyas |
| 10AM | ||
| 11PM | ||
| 1PM | ||
| 2PM | ||
| 3PM | Treasure Hunting New England | Nikoline Bohr |
| 4PM | ||
| SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17TH | ||
| 9AM | ||
| 10am | ||
| 11PM | ||
| 1PM | ||
| 2PM | Beach Hunting and The XP DEUS 2 | Merril from “Metal Detecting NYC” |
| 3PM | ||
| 4PM |
Speakers
Nikoline Bohr is a treasure hunter who has been featured on shows like “Beyond Oak Island” and “Expedition Unknown” with Josh Gates and will be giving a fantastic presentation on treasure hunting New England. Check Her out on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dig_holes/
I Teach About Metal Detecting & Mudlarking: I have written 6 books and I am a 23 year NYC educator who is passionate about all things metal detecting. My favorite is beach metal detecting but I also love to metal detect for history on dirt.
As an elementary school educator, lay historian, and weekend hunter of artifacts, specimens, and all things cool, I’ve found few things that can capture my students interest more than the stuff I drag in on Mondays. Just as every artifact and/or specimen has a story, so too does every student and I’ve found over time that how they engage with, analyze, and interpret the items I bring to them is heavily influenced by their stories. While one may want to know the value of the Spanish 1/2 real coin I’ve brought in, another may be intrigued by the Spanish writing or mint mark from Mexico City. However different their individual experiences with an artifact or specimen may be, their levels of interest and engagement have been universally positive and it’s a practice I plan to continue with in the classroom. Beyond their historical and cultural significance, both the artifacts themselves and the tools we use to discover them help to demonstrate the industrial and technological evolution of society. From round balls and couriers on horseback to minie balls and the telegraph, they tell the story of us and that’s pretty much what I teach. – Bill Dyas
Get your Tickets HERE
Treasure Expo ’24 Attendee Ticket
Original price was: $12.00.$10.00Current price is: $10.00.
This is you ticket to the first ever Treasure Expo ’24. A place where you can meet the manufactures and your favorite folks who metal detect, gold prospect and search for all kinds of treasure.
- Satisfaction Guaranteed
- No Hassle Refunds
- Secure Payments
Kids 12 and under get in Free!
Please Print a copy of your ticket. A screen shot or Digital Email copy will be sent to you and are acceptable as well.
DAYS UNTIL TREASURE EXPO ’24
We have a passion for digging up relics and buried treasure and so do you! So why not join us on one of our many events? Starting in the summer of 2023 we will be offering the following events:
- Metal Detecting Events of all sizes
- Personalized Educational seminars
- Speaking engagements
- Scuba Diving Fossil Charters
Summer 2024 Meg Ledge Trip (TBD)
Join US as we travel 28 miles of the coast of North Carolina to search Monster Megladon Sharks teeth on the “Meg Ledge”. This is a awesome trip made better by diving with friends and metal detecting on the beach in the evenings.
To attend this charter you must be a certified Advanced open water diver with a Nitrox speciality card and able to show them at the time of booking the charter. This is a small group trip and is limited to 6 divers.
Here is what is included:
- 3 Nights lodging minutes from the boat and minutes from the ocean
- 2 days of diving (6 tanks total)
- Cost of tank rentals and nitrox
- Mate tip
- Boat fuel cost covered
- Special Gone Diggin Merch only for this trip
- Discounts on dive related gear you may need for the trip
Reality and Refund- These trips are mother nature dependent and there is always a chance of being “Blown Out” or the seas being too rough for the boat to go out. In that case the cost of the charter will be fully refunded. Lodging if you choose to cancel will be a refund of %50 of the cost of the lodging if cancelling 30 days prior the event. If the dives are a no go we will still have the possibility of treasure hunting which includes metal detecting a very popular tourist breach for gold and silver. Either way we will have a great time!
Signup here
Past Events
Farmville Spring 2022
