The ATX Card Show Weekend takes over downtown Austin on Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1, 2026, and a Halloween-weekend edition of Central Texas's biggest recurring hotel show is about as good as the fall hobby calendar gets. Produced by Texas Card Shows, the ATX series has built its reputation on scale — recent Austin weekends have run 300-plus vendor tables — combined with a downtown location that turns a card show into an actual weekend plan rather than a quick errand.
The floor is deliberately broad. Pokemon is a headline category, with vendors bringing vintage WOTC holos, modern alt arts and special illustration rares, Japanese imports, sealed booster boxes and elite trainer boxes, and graded PSA, CGC, and BGS slabs. One Piece has become a signature draw for this series and gets real table space, alongside Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Disney Lorcana, and Dragon Ball Z. Sports card dealers cover MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing, and soccer, from dollar boxes and team lots to vintage Topps, Bowman, and Fleer and modern Panini Prizm, Donruss Optic, Select, Mosaic, and Topps and Bowman Chrome — including numbered rookie autographs and high-end graded slabs. Memorabilia, comics, Funko Pops, and hobby supply vendors round out the room. Texas Card Shows has also partnered with Market 2 Mint at recent ATX weekends for on-floor grading services, including pre-grading consultations and bulk submissions to PSA, Beckett, CGC, SGC, and JSA.
Past ATX weekends have run a Saturday afternoon-into-evening session followed by a full Sunday, with VIP holders entering ahead of general admission. Confirm the exact posted hours for the October 31 and November 1 dates on the ticket page before you plan your day, since the series adjusts its schedule between events.
Ticketing is handled at tickets.txcardshows.com. Advance tickets have consistently been sold at roughly half the door price, so buying early is the single easiest way to save money. VIP passes add early entry — which matters at a 300-table show, because the sharpest material moves in the first hour — plus double raffle entries. Check the listing for children's admission and weekend-pass options.
Recent ATX weekends have been hosted at the Hilton Austin, 500 East 4th Street, Austin, TX 78701, directly across from the convention center. Downtown parking is paid garage parking; the Hilton garage and the nearby convention center garage are the most convenient options, and rideshare is often the cheaper move on a Halloween weekend. Confirm the venue on the ticket page before you go.
This show fits serious buyers and dealers hunting depth, competitive trading card game players, casual collectors who want one big day, and families — though note that a Halloween-weekend downtown trip needs a little more planning than a suburban show.
To get the most from it: buy advance tickets, seriously consider VIP if you have specific chases, and bring cash. Carry a sorted want list with target prices, pack top loaders and a slab case for your pickups, and wear comfortable shoes. Walk the entire floor before committing to a major purchase.
For confirmed hours, ticket links, and vendor table availability, visit txcardshows.com/atx and follow @txcardshows on Instagram and Facebook.