Cards at Night by LA Card Dude returns to the DoubleTree by Hilton Torrance on Friday, July 17, 2026, running 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM — an evening card show landing squarely in the middle of the biggest hobby week Southern California sees all summer. With the West Coast Card Show running in Anaheim the same weekend, this Friday night edition doubles as the South Bay's unofficial satellite event: a place to warm up the want list, move trade bait, and talk strategy before or after a day at the big convention.
The floor carries the full LA Card Dude spread. Pokemon dominates the TCG tables with singles, sealed product, and graded slabs from vintage WOTC through the newest expansions, flanked by Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Disney Lorcana, One Piece, and Dragon Ball Z. Sports vendors bring MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL across every era — vintage Topps and Fleer through modern Panini Prizm, Select, Mosaic, and Topps Chrome — plus soccer and UFC for the international and combat-sports crowds. The series' pop-culture backbone shows up too: Marvel and DC comics, Star Wars collectibles, anime figures, and Funko Pops, with PSA, BGS, and CGC graded cards in cases throughout the room. Admission for attendees is free.
Hours are Friday, July 17 from 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM, one continuous evening session with no advance ticket required. The DoubleTree by Hilton Torrance sits at 21333 Hawthorne Blvd with hotel parking on site and quick access from the 405 and Pacific Coast Highway — about fifteen to twenty minutes from Long Beach and an easy stop on the way back from Anaheim.
Who should come? Collectors doing the full West Coast Card Show weekend will find Friday night perfect for offloading convention pickups they have already flipped mentally, or for grabbing supplies before Saturday. Working collectors get their usual after-hours window, TCG players get a trade night, and bargain hunters get the late-evening softness that makes night shows special — the 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM stretch reliably produces the best prices as vendors consolidate. Families are welcome under the organizer's strictly family-friendly rules, with earlier evening hours the best fit for kids.
Come prepared: cash first for negotiating power, Venmo or Zelle as backup, a sorted want list with target prices, and protection for your pickups — penny sleeves, top loaders, and a hard case for slabs. Bring the trade binder without fail. During a convention week the collector-to-collector market is at its most liquid, and some of the best moves of the whole weekend happen in hotel-ballroom night shows exactly like this one.
Table maps, vendor booking, and schedule updates are at lacarddudeshow.com, with real-time news on Instagram at @lacarddudeshow. If Friday fills up or you want a bigger room, the same operator runs Torrance Civic Center daytime shows the following weekend, July 25 and 26.