The Card Center Monthly TCG Show is one of the best-kept routines in the Fort Worth hobby: a free, two-day card hunt hosted at a working card shop in North Richland Hills, running Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2, 2026. Because it is anchored to a shop rather than a rented ballroom, the vibe is different from a hotel show — the regulars know each other, the inventory turns over between the two days, and the staff behind the counter are the same people you can ask about a card next Tuesday.
The advertised mix leads with trading card games. Pokemon is the headline category, covering raw singles, binder pages, Japanese imports, and sealed product from booster bundles up through booster boxes and elite trainer boxes. One Piece has grown into a major presence at North Texas shows and gets real table space here, alongside Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Disney Lorcana, and Dragon Ball. Sports card vendors round out the room with MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL singles and lots — dollar bins and repack boxes at the entry level, modern Panini Prizm, Donruss Optic, Select, Mosaic, Topps Chrome, and Bowman Chrome prospects in the middle, and graded PSA, SGC, BGS, and CGC slabs in the cases. Cowboys, Rangers, Mavericks, Stars, and TCU inventory moves fastest locally. Mixed collectibles, comics, Funko Pops, and supply vendors carrying sleeves, top loaders, one-touch magnetics, and storage boxes fill out the remaining tables.
Hours run 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on both Saturday and Sunday. Two days at eight hours each is unusually generous for a shop-hosted show, and it changes the strategy: Saturday morning is when the freshest material hits the tables, but Sunday afternoon is when vendors start making deals rather than packing inventory back into the car.
Admission is free on both days. There is no ticket, no VIP tier, and no separate children's pricing, so a family can walk in, browse, and leave without spending a dollar. That makes it one of the easiest first shows in the Metroplex for a kid who just started collecting Pokemon.
The venue is Card Center at 7125 Boulevard 26, North Richland Hills, TX 76180, in the Mid-Cities corridor between Fort Worth and the airport. Free parking is available in the shopping center lot, and the location is a straightforward drive from Fort Worth, Hurst, Bedford, Euless, Haltom City, and Keller. Boulevard 26 has plenty of quick-service food nearby if you want to split the day across both morning and afternoon.
This show suits TCG players and collectors first, but casual sports collectors, families, and bargain hunters all find something. Serious buyers should note that shop-hosted shows often surface consignment and trade-in material that never reaches the larger conventions.
Practical tips: come Saturday at 9:00 AM for first pick and again Sunday afternoon for the best prices. Bring cash in mixed denominations, carry a want list with maximum prices, and bring sleeves and top loaders for what you buy. Ask the shop staff what came in during the week — the answer is frequently better than what is out on the tables.
Call Card Center at 817-706-8056 or follow the shop on Facebook for the next monthly date and vendor announcements.