Card Party comes to Dallas for a full three-day weekend, Friday, September 4 through Sunday, September 6, 2026, bringing one of the trading card world's fastest-rising national event brands to North Texas over Labor Day weekend. Now in its Gen 4 season, Card Party has built its reputation in markets like Fort Lauderdale and San Diego by treating card collecting as culture — part show floor, part social event — and the Dallas stop is one of the marquee dates on its 2026 tour, run in partnership with the Texas Card Shows organization behind the NTX, ATX, and HTX show series.
Expect a different flavor from the typical hotel-ballroom card show. Card Party floors emphasize high-end trading card games — Pokemon above all, with vintage WOTC-era grails, modern alt arts, graded slabs, and serious sealed product — alongside One Piece, Dragon Ball, Magic: The Gathering, and other TCG lines, plus a strong contingent of sports card dealers carrying MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL slabs and singles. The brand is known for attracting breakers, content creators, and personalities from across the hobby, so expect live trading, on-floor content, special guests, and the kind of energy that turns a card show into an event weekend.
The show runs three days, Friday through Sunday. Daily hours and the Dallas venue had not been finalized when this listing was published — the ticket page on Tixr is the authoritative source for schedule, venue announcement, and ticket tiers, so check it before making plans. Card Party events typically offer general admission alongside VIP and early-access tiers, with VIP buyers getting first crack at the floor each day; weekend passes and single-day tickets are usually both available. Kids' policies vary by stop, so confirm on the ticket page if you are bringing young collectors.
Once the venue is announced, expect a major Dallas-area event facility with standard paid or free lot parking; from Arlington, most candidate venues sit within a 30-minute drive via I-30 or Highway 360.
Who should attend? Serious TCG collectors are the core audience — if you are hunting graded vintage Pokemon or high-end modern chase cards, this will be one of the deepest rooms in Texas this fall. Content creators and breakers will find their community here in force. Casual collectors and families are welcome too, and the spectacle alone justifies a day ticket, but budget accordingly: Card Party floors skew toward premium inventory, though bargain boxes and affordable singles still circulate.
Tips for the weekend: buy tickets in advance since Card Party stops can sell out their VIP tiers, arrive early on the day you attend, bring cash and a well-organized trade binder, and set a hard budget before walking a floor built for temptation. Friday tends to draw the most serious buyers; Sunday brings the most flexible pricing.
For tickets, venue announcement, hours, and guest lineup, watch the official Tixr event page and Card Party's social channels, along with the Texas Card Shows site at txcardshows.com, which lists the event on its partner calendar.