Collect-A-Con Houston returns to the George R. Brown Convention Center, Hall B on Saturday, November 7, 2026 for the year's largest single-day, multi-genre collectibles convention in Texas. Collect-A-Con has built itself into the country's most-recognized multi-game collectibles touring brand — 900+ vendor tables, celebrity guest signings, gaming tournaments, exclusive merch drops, panels, and a show floor that spans Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece, Lorcana, Yu-Gi-Oh!, sports cards, comics, anime, retro video games, Funko Pops, and pop culture. The November Houston edition is the operator's second 2026 Houston stop (after a March edition at the same venue) and the late-fall anchor for the Texas pop-culture-and-cards calendar.
On the floor, expect every category the hobby touches. Pokemon coverage is famously deep at Collect-A-Con — sealed Scarlet & Violet booster boxes, ETBs, and crown jewels from the modern era; vintage WOTC sealed and graded Base Set, Jungle, Fossil, Team Rocket, and Neo material in locked cases; Japanese Pokemon imports across every modern set; and pretty much every PSA-graded slab tier you can think of. Sports tables cover MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing, and soccer with Topps Chrome and Bowman Chrome rookies and prospects, Panini Prizm, Donruss Optic, Select, Mosaic, Immaculate, and vintage Topps, Bowman, and Fleer. Magic: The Gathering across Standard through Reserved List vintage, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, and Dragon Ball Z all have major sections. Graded PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC, and Beckett slabs fill locked cases at the high-end tables, with on-site grading drop-off available from one or more major graders. Sealed wax, comics, anime merchandise, retro video games, Funko Pops, vintage toys, original art, and the full supplies stack round out the floor.
Show hours typically run a VIP early-access window Saturday morning followed by general-admission hours through late afternoon — the single-day format means everything happens in roughly an 8-hour window, which makes the room peak-busy from mid-morning through mid-afternoon. Tickets — General Admission, VIP, and Children's pricing — are sold through collectaconusa.com; kids tickets are deeply discounted and the show is genuinely family-friendly. Confirm specific hours, ticketing tiers, and the celebrity guest list on collectaconusa.com/houston2 in show week.
The George R. Brown Convention Center sits at 1001 Avenida De Las Americas in Downtown Houston, directly across from Discovery Green and a short walk from Toyota Center and Minute Maid Park. Paid garage parking is on-site with multiple additional garages within a few blocks; rideshare is the easiest move on the Saturday peak. Walkable Downtown hotels and the Avenida District restaurant scene make for an easy weekend trip from anywhere in Texas.
Who should attend? Collect-A-Con is built for serious Pokemon collectors, multi-game TCG players, sports collectors, anime and pop-culture fans, sealed-product flippers, autograph hunters, families with kids, and anyone who wants every category of the hobby under one roof. The single-day format and the 900+ table floor make it both an efficient buying day and a full-energy social hobby experience.
To get the most out of the day, arrive at the VIP open for first crack at fresh inventory — sealed Pokemon and vintage WOTC tend to move fast at Collect-A-Con. Bring cash for the friendliest transactions (Venmo and Zelle as backups), carry a sorted want list with target prices, pack a slab case and a stack of top loaders, and bring a trade binder. For the latest details, check collectaconusa.com/houston2 in show week.