Collect-A-Con Kansas City 2026 takes over the Kansas City Convention Center on Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14, 2026 for the largest dedicated trading-card and pop-culture convention of the year in the entire Midwest. Hosted in Hall D-E at 301 West 13th Street in downtown Kansas City, this two-day flagship turns the convention floor into a full hobby destination — 900-plus vendor tables, on-site PSA, Beckett, SGC, and CGC grading submission booths, celebrity autograph guests, voice-actor alley, and a marketplace dense with sports cards, TCG, comics, manga, toys, video games, and pop-culture collectibles. The show pulls collectors, players, and dealers from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Mid-June timing drops the show right into MLB hobby release season — 2026 Topps Series 2 Baseball, Topps Chrome, and Bowman Draft are stacking up — alongside the NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Finals, and the early Kansas City Royals divisional race.
The vendor floor packs together every corner of the trading card hobby. Sports tables stock deep MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing, MMA, soccer, and college football inventory across every era — vintage Topps, Bowman, Fleer, Goudey, Play Ball, and pre-war tobacco runs from the early 1900s through the 1980s, junk-wax 1990s monster boxes, and modern Panini Prizm, Donruss Optic, Select, Mosaic, Topps Chrome, Bowman Draft, and premium Topps Dynasty, National Treasures, Flawless, and Immaculate. Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, Sporting Kansas City, Kansas City Current, Kansas City Mavericks, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Missouri Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oklahoma Sooners, Iowa Hawkeyes, and St. Louis Cardinals inventory moves consistently and is a Midwest signature dealers stock heavy for this show. TCG tables stock Pokémon singles and sealed from vintage WOTC Base through modern Scarlet & Violet, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece TCG, Disney Lorcana, Dragon Ball Z Fusion World, Star Wars Unlimited, and Flesh and Blood. Locked cases display PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC graded slabs from low-end commons to grail-level vintage and modern, alongside autographed memorabilia, vintage comics, manga, anime cels, action figures, Funko Pops, and hobby supplies.
Doors open Saturday, June 13 from 10:00 AM CDT to 6:00 PM CDT for the main show floor, with VIP early-entry packages starting at 9:00 AM. Sunday, June 14 wraps the weekend from 10:00 AM CDT to 5:00 PM CDT with the deepest dealer-cut deals of the show. General admission is sold through Collect-A-Con's site and AXS/Ticketmaster, with single-day, weekend, and VIP early-entry tiers available — buy in advance to lock the lowest price and avoid the door-day line. Kids 12 and under are admitted free with a paying adult, and on-site giveaways, panels, and door-prize raffles run hourly throughout each day.
The Kansas City Convention Center is at 301 West 13th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105, in the heart of downtown KC just off Interstate 670 with quick access from I-35, I-29, and I-70. Climate-controlled, ADA-accessible, and laid out with wide aisles. Paid parking is available at the attached Barney Allis Plaza Garage, the H. Roe Bartle Hall Garage, and multiple downtown lots within walking distance.
This show fits every collector type — first-timers, families, casual fans, modern flippers, breakers, prospect hunters, vintage buyers, and competitive tournament players. For the best experience, buy the VIP early-entry pass online in advance, arrive at the 9:00 AM VIP open Saturday sharp, bring cash plus Venmo, Zelle, and PayPal backups, and carry a sorted want list. Pack penny sleeves, top loaders, and a hard-sided slab case. Follow @collectaconusa on Instagram for vendor previews, autograph guest reveals, and panel announcements.