The Austin Card Show returns to the Palmer Events Center for its winter edition the weekend of January 8-10, 2027, bringing the city's largest card show — a 400-plus-table extravaganza of sports and Pokémon/TCG — back to its signature home on Barton Springs Road. This is the marquee event on Central Texas's hobby calendar: a sprawling three-day floor, hundreds of dealers from across Texas and beyond, and the kind of selection and energy that only a mega show can deliver. If you make just one card show a year, this is the Austin weekend to build around.
With 400-plus tables, the floor is as deep as it gets. Sports collectors will find MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing, and soccer cards in every form — dollar boxes, mid-grade binders, and high-end locked showcases — from modern Topps Chrome, Bowman Chrome prospects, Panini Prizm, Donruss Optic, Select, and Mosaic to vintage Topps, Bowman, and Fleer dating back to the 1950s. The Pokémon and TCG presence is enormous, with deep tables of Pokémon singles and sealed product plus Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, and Dragon Ball Z. Add graded PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC slabs, sealed wax for rippers, autographs and game-used memorabilia, comics, Funko Pops, and rows of supply vendors, and you have a floor that rewards a full weekend of digging.
Expect a three-day schedule: a Friday afternoon-and-evening session (with an earlier VIP entry), a full-day Saturday that is the busiest of the weekend (again with early VIP access), and a Sunday daytime session. Friday hours generally run mid-afternoon to evening with VIP entering early afternoon, and Saturday opens mid-morning with VIP an hour earlier; confirm the exact times and ticket tiers on the organizer's site. Eight-foot table rentals for dealers cover all three days and include vendor passes. General admission, VIP, and weekend passes are offered, with family-friendly pricing for kids.
The Palmer Events Center is purpose-built for shows like this — spacious, climate-controlled, and located just across Lady Bird Lake from downtown, with on-site parking and easy access from I-35 and MoPac. Its proximity to Zilker Park, South Congress, and downtown dining makes it easy to turn the show into a full weekend outing.
Who should attend? Everyone from first-timers and families to set builders, Pokémon and TCG players, and serious dealers and high-end buyers — a 400-table floor has something at every price point. To get the most out of it, strongly consider VIP entry if you have specific chases, since the sharpest cards move in the opening hour. Bring cash for the fastest deals, with Venmo and Zelle as backups, carry a sorted want list with target prices, and pack a slab case and plenty of top loaders for pickups. Wear comfortable shoes — you will cover a lot of ground — and bring a trade binder if you deal. For confirmed dates, hours, ticket links, and table availability, check austincardshow.com and follow the Austin Card Show on social media.