The Charlotte Sports Card, Pokemon, TCG & Hobby Event returns to the Hilton Charlotte University Place on Sunday, December 6, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. This is the winter edition of the recurring hotel-ballroom show that ran at the same venue in August, and it is the last large Charlotte-proper card show before the holidays. The Hilton sits in the University City area on the northeast side of the city, near UNC Charlotte and directly off I-85 at the W.T. Harris Boulevard exit, which makes it convenient for Concord, Harrisburg, Huntersville and uptown collectors alike.
The dealer mix covers every corner of the hobby. Sports card tables run MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing and soccer, with vintage Topps, Bowman and Fleer, junk-wax boxes for set builders, and modern Panini Prizm, Select, Mosaic and Optic, Topps Chrome and Bowman Chrome. Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets and Carolina Hurricanes cards are stocked in depth for the home crowd. Graded PSA, BGS, SGC and CGC slabs fill the locked cases. The trading card game side is strong here: Pokémon singles and sealed product across every era, plus Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana and Dragon Ball Z, with graded slabs and playable staples alike. The Hobby half of the name covers Funko Pops, comics, gaming memorabilia, autographs and vintage toys, and a supplies table for sleeves, top loaders and one-touch holders.
This is a single-day Sunday show, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The seven-hour window is generous for a hotel show, so there is time to lap the room twice.
Admission for the December date was not published at listing time; the August edition at this venue sold tickets through Eventbrite with a modest general admission and kids free, so expect a similar structure and check the listing before you go. The Hilton Charlotte University Place is at 8629 J.M. Keynes Drive, with free self-parking on site and restaurants around the University Place lake within walking distance.
Who should attend? Collectors across every category, since this is one of the few Charlotte shows that gives sports, TCG and general hobby equal weight. Families, holiday shoppers, competitive TCG players, vintage sports collectors, modern flippers and dealers all find something here.
Tips: arrive at 9:00 AM for first pick, bring cash and a want list, and pack sleeves, top loaders and a slab case. Because the categories are mixed, take a full lap before buying. Sunday shows are good for offers in the final hour. If you are selling, bring your collection sorted; several tables buy on the spot.
The University City location is also close to a cluster of card and game shops along W.T. Harris Boulevard and University City Boulevard, so a shop stop on the way home is easy. With the BRO2BRO CARDZ show in Belmont and The SHOW in Fort Mill both running the day before, December 5 and 6 add up to a full collector weekend across the metro.
For confirmed admission, tickets and updates, check the treasurehunter.show listing or search Eventbrite for the Charlotte Sports Card, Pokemon, TCG & Hobby Event before traveling.