The Arizona State Card Show – Summer Show comes to the Sheraton Mesa Hotel at Wrigleyville West on Saturday, August 15 and Sunday, August 16, 2026, bringing the state's biggest card-show brand to the East Valley for a mid-summer convention. (Dates are projected from the operator's seasonal cadence; confirm on collectiblesoncollege.com before you go.) Run by the Collectibles on College team behind the flagship fall Phoenix Convention Center show and the Spring Training Spectacular at Chase Field, the summer Mesa edition is the brand's hotel-ballroom event — more intimate than the giant downtown show but still loaded with dealers, signers, and serious inventory.
The floor covers the full hobby with sports cards front and center. Expect deep tables of MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL across modern Topps Chrome, Bowman Chrome, Panini Prizm, Optic, Select, Mosaic, and high-end Immaculate and National Treasures, plus vintage Topps, Bowman, and Fleer in locked cases. Arizona Diamondbacks, Suns, and Cardinals collectors do well given the Mesa location near the Diamondbacks' and Cubs' spring-training homes. Trading card games are well represented too — Pokemon sealed and singles, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, and Lorcana — alongside graded PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC slabs, autographs and memorabilia, coins, comics, Funko Pops, and supplies. The Arizona State Card Show is known for bringing in both local and out-of-state dealers, so the inventory runs deeper than a typical regional show.
This is a two-day weekend show, typically running Saturday and Sunday daytime hours with an autograph-signer schedule and frequently a Kids Trade Day and trade-night component carried over from the brand's bigger events — check collectiblesoncollege.com for the confirmed hours, signer lineup, and ticket pricing. Admission for the Arizona State Card Show family of events typically runs around $10 per day or about $25 for the full weekend, which is excellent value for a show of this caliber.
The Sheraton Mesa Hotel at Wrigleyville West sits at 860 N Riverview in Mesa, right off Loop 202 next to Sloan Park and the Riverview shopping and dining district, with ample hotel and lot parking. The air-conditioned ballroom setting is a genuine perk for an August show in the Valley, and the on-site hotel makes it easy for out-of-town dealers and collectors to stay the weekend.
Who should attend? This show is built for serious sports collectors, set builders, TCG players, autograph hunters, families, and dealers who want a major-brand show without the crowds of the downtown fall event. The hotel-ballroom format strikes a nice balance between selection and a manageable, browsable floor.
To get the most out of it, buy a weekend pass and scout Saturday before closing deals Sunday, arrive early each day for fresh inventory, and bring cash for the friendliest pricing (Venmo and Zelle as backups). Carry a sorted want list with target prices, pack a slab case and top loaders, and check the signer schedule in advance so you can budget for autographs. For confirmed dates, the signer lineup, and tickets, visit collectiblesoncollege.com and follow @arizonastatecardshow.