The Carter Lake Collectible Card Show takes over the Carter Lake Community Center on Saturday, August 29 and Sunday, August 30, 2026, putting a full weekend of card shopping just minutes from downtown Omaha. Carter Lake sits in that geographic curiosity of an Iowa town on the Nebraska side of the Missouri River, directly next to Eppley Airfield, which makes this one of the most convenient show locations in the entire metro — closer to downtown Omaha than many venues that are actually in Nebraska.
The show centers on sports cards, and attendees can expect dealer tables stacked with baseball, football, and basketball inventory. Typical offerings at this show include vintage cardboard from the 1950s through the junk wax era, modern rookies and parallels, graded slabs across PSA, BGS, and SGC, and bargain boxes where patient diggers routinely surface deals. Hockey, UFC, and soccer cards make appearances as well, and many dealers round out their tables with memorabilia, autographed items, and supplies like sleeves, top loaders, and storage boxes. Collectors chasing Pokemon or other trading card games should note this show leans sports-first, though crossover dealers often bring a TCG box or two.
Doors open at 10:00 AM on both Saturday and Sunday. The two-day format is friendly to different shopping styles: Saturday brings the deepest inventory and the most competition for fresh deals, while Sunday afternoons are prime time for negotiating with dealers who would rather sell than repack. Admission details have not been published by the organizer, so plan for the possibility of a small door fee, though community-center shows in the Omaha metro are frequently free to enter.
The Carter Lake Community Center is an easy venue to visit, with free parking on site and a straightforward single-room layout that lets you see every table without a map. Its location right off Abbott Drive means you are five minutes from the airport and about ten from the Old Market, so out-of-town collectors flying in or out of Omaha can realistically work the show into a travel day.
This show is a solid fit for families and first-timers thanks to its low-pressure community feel, and equally worthwhile for veteran collectors who know that smaller metro shows are where underpriced gems hide. Set builders will find plenty of affordable singles, and anyone with a collection to move can shop it around to multiple buyers in one room.
To make the most of it, show up near the Saturday open for first crack at new inventory, bring cash in a range of denominations, and pack a want list with target prices so you can move decisively. If you are bringing cards to sell, sleeve your best items and be ready to hear offers from more than one dealer before committing. Check the listing on treasurehunter.show before heading out for any schedule updates, and consider pairing the trip with the Wax and Draft show at Infusion Brewing on Sunday to make a full Omaha-metro card weekend of it.
