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Events & Recaps · Aug 28, 2026

Pokemon Worlds Is Sold Out This Weekend. A 500-Table Card Show Is Three Blocks Away.

Fifty thousand people are heading to Moscone Center for Pokemon Worlds and PokemonXP, and every badge is gone. The San Francisco Card Show is running the same three days with 500-p…

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Events & Recaps · Aug 19, 2026

You Can Get the Worlds 2026 Pikachu at Your Local Shop. The Window Opens August 21.

Worlds Celebration Tournaments run at participating Play! Pokemon stores from August 21 through August 30, and playing in one earns the Golden Gate Pikachu promo. Here is how the s…

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Events & Recaps · Aug 19, 2026

Card Show Weekend August 21-23: Collect-A-Con Charlotte, Anaheim, and a Friday Flagship Football Drop

Collect-A-Con brings 900-plus dealer tables to Charlotte, Collectors Expo takes Anaheim, and four regional shows fill out the weekend. Topps Flagship Football releases the day befo…

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Events & Recaps · Aug 19, 2026

The Pokemon Worlds Preview Show Airs Friday, and It Has a Pokopia Announcement Attached

The 2026 Worlds Preview Show streams free on Twitch and YouTube on August 21 at 1 p.m. Pacific, with a plush reveal, a soundtrack listening party, and a named Pokemon Pokopia annou…

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Events & Recaps · Aug 14, 2026

Card Show Weekend August 14-16: Collect-A-Con San Antonio, Vegas, Seattle, and MTG The Hobbit Release Day

Four multi-day shows across four states plus the paper release of MTG The Hobbit on Friday. Here is what each event is actually good for, whether you are buying TCG singles, huntin…

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Events & Recaps · Aug 14, 2026

One Piece Turns Four: A Free Mall Tour Today, a Month-Long Anniversary Event, and Regionals on Three Continents

Bandai has stacked the next four weeks with One Piece organized play. A free demo-deck mall tour runs August 14 to 16, the 4th Anniversary Event runs August 21 through September 13…

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Events & Recaps · Aug 9, 2026

Card Show Weekend Preview August 15-16: Fort Lauderdale, Santa Clara, and the Best Buying Window of the Month

The regional circuit is back at full strength with convention-center shows on both coasts and a deep bench of regional events. Dealers are carrying both fresh National pickups and …

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Events & Recaps · Aug 8, 2026

Pokemon Worlds 2026 Schedule Is Live: Moscone, Chase Center, and the First Pokemon XP

The 2026 Pokemon World Championships run August 28 to 30 in San Francisco, with Grand Finals moving to Chase Center. For the first time, the public-facing Pokemon XP convention run…

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Events & Recaps · Aug 8, 2026

Yu-Gi-Oh World Championship 2026 Lands in Tokyo August 28-30 With the Biggest Field Since 2005

The Yu-Gi-Oh World Championship runs August 28-30 in Ariake, Japan, with finals at the Tokyo Garden Theater. The TCG bracket expands to 30 duelists, and Celebration Events run at l…

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Events & Recaps · Aug 8, 2026

Pokemon TCG Live's Worlds Celebration Is Live Through September 3: The Free Way to Follow Worlds Weekend

A Worlds-themed Battle Board, competitive Learning Lab lessons, and a single-type Gym Leader Challenger format are all running until September 3. Here is why format literacy is the…

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Events & Recaps · Aug 8, 2026

Lorcana Takes Over D23 August 11-16, Then Heads to Disneyland for the North American Championship

Disney Lorcana has a week-long footprint at D23 including a Collection Quest and a game night, with the convention itself running August 14-16 in Anaheim. Two weeks later the North…

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Events & Recaps · Aug 2, 2026

The National Closes Today: Five Days in Rosemont and What the Biggest Show Ever Told Us

The 46th National Sports Collectors Convention wraps up today after five days and more than 500,000 square feet of floor. Here is how to shop the final afternoon, what the show rev…

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