Breeze Card Shows brings a free, 50-table trading card show to the Holiday Inn Austin-Town Lake on Saturday, October 17, 2026, with giveaways, raffles, and six confirmed card categories under one roof in central Austin. Breeze is a newer promoter building a circuit of accessible, no-cover shows, and its Town Lake date gives downtown and East Austin collectors a Saturday option on a weekend that also features the Card Syndicate show across town.
The floor is trading-card-game focused. Confirmed categories are Pokemon, One Piece Card Game, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic: The Gathering, Riftbound, and mixed collectibles. Expect Pokemon vendors with modern chase cards, vintage holos, graded slabs, and sealed product; One Piece leaders and secret rares; Magic singles and Commander staples; and a growing Riftbound presence that few Austin shows offer. A small number of tables carry sports cards across NFL, NBA, and MLB, plus Funko Pops and anime collectibles. Buying, selling, and trading with local vendors is encouraged throughout the day.
The show runs from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The opening hour is when showcases are freshest and the crowd is thinnest; the final hour is when vendors are most willing to negotiate.
Admission is free and no tickets are required. Giveaways and raffles run during the show; check with the host table on arrival for entry details and drawing times.
The Holiday Inn Austin-Town Lake is located at 20 North Interstate 35, Austin, TX 78701, at the east edge of downtown by the Lady Bird Lake crossing, minutes from the Convention Center and Rainey Street. Hotel parking is available; confirm event parking arrangements with the hotel, as downtown Saturday parking can be busy. East Cesar Chavez's restaurants and coffee shops are a short walk away.
Breeze suits Pokemon, One Piece, and Riftbound collectors, families looking for a free Saturday outing, competitive players hunting singles, and traders who want an active central-Austin crowd. Sports card collectors should treat it as a TCG event.
To make the most of it, arrive at 10:00 AM, bring cash for the best deals, and carry a sorted trade binder and want list. Lap the 50-table floor before buying, and enter the raffles when you arrive.
For updates and vendor tables, visit breezecardshows.com or contact organizer Cyrus Perry at 850-543-7117 for table availability.
One scheduling note for the ambitious: Breeze at Town Lake runs 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM the same Saturday as the Card Syndicate weekend at Onion Creek Club, and the two venues are about fifteen minutes apart on Interstate 35. Collectors who want both can hit Breeze in the morning for TCG singles and head south for the Syndicate's sports-heavier floor in the afternoon.
Riftbound deserves a special mention. The Riot Games trading card game has a fast-growing Austin player base but very few local shows that give it dedicated table space, and Breeze's confirmed Riftbound category makes this one of the first Austin card shows where Riftbound players can reliably find singles, sealed product, and trading partners rather than a lone binder at the end of a Pokemon table.