The Cardboard Collectors Show brings its late-year edition to the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds in Rosenberg on Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15, 2026. Landing the weekend after Collect-A-Con rolls through downtown Houston, this two-day fairgrounds show gives southwest-metro collectors a more relaxed follow-up — and a well-timed chance to hunt holiday gifts for the collectors in the family before the December rush.
The floor in Building C follows the series' proven formula: a genuine split between sports cards and trading card games. Sports vendors bring baseball, football, basketball, and hockey inventory across every era — vintage singles, modern rookies and parallels, autographed cards, graded slabs from PSA, SGC, and CGC, plus sealed wax and team lots. The TCG aisles answer with Pokémon singles, sealed, and vintage; One Piece, which has grown into one of this series' signature categories; and rotating appearances from Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic: The Gathering, and other games. Memorabilia, Funko Pops, and bargain bins fill out the mix, keeping the show browsable at every budget.
The show runs both Saturday and Sunday with mid-morning openings typical for this series — confirm exact hours on the event listing before traveling. Admission at Cardboard Collectors Shows stays collector-friendly, typically free or a few dollars at the door with kids welcome; check the event page for current door details. The two-day format leaves room for a scouting day and a closing day.
The Fort Bend County Fairgrounds are located at 4310 Highway 36 South in Rosenberg, just off the US-59/I-69 corridor, roughly 35 minutes southwest of downtown Houston and an easy hop from Sugar Land, Richmond, and Katy. Fairgrounds logistics are a genuine perk: free parking in abundance, a short walk to the door, and Building C's open exhibition hall keeping aisles wide and browsing comfortable. Rosenberg's historic downtown and the restaurants along Highway 36 handle lunch.
November timing makes this edition especially useful for families and gift-buyers — sealed Pokémon product, starter-friendly singles, and affordable graded cards all make strong holiday presents, and vendors know it. Beyond the gift angle, the show fits first-timers looking for a low-pressure introduction, casual collectors working binders at their own pace, serious collectors hunting inventory that skips the downtown megashows, and traders who want an active, regular crowd on the other side of the table.
A few tips: arrive at Saturday's open for the freshest selection, and bring cash — fairground vendors deal noticeably better for it. Keep a want list for yourself and a second one for holiday gifts, take a full lap before your first purchase, and compare prices between aisles since sports and TCG vendors often price the same crossover items differently. Sunday afternoon remains the best window for negotiating as packing time approaches.
For exact hours and updates on this date — plus the series' post-Christmas December 26–27 return to the same building — see Card Show Dex's Houston calendar at cardshowdex.com/houston.