Collect-A-Con returns to San Antonio for a big holiday-season collector weekend on Saturday and Sunday, December 5–6, 2026. Collect-A-Con is 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 December San Antonio stop is the metro's marquee year-end convention — ideally timed for holiday shopping, when collectors are hunting both for personal grails and for gifts across every category of the hobby.
On the floor, expect every category the hobby touches. Pokemon coverage is famously deep at Collect-A-Con — sealed Scarlet & Violet booster boxes, elite trainer boxes, and modern chase cards; vintage WOTC sealed and graded Base Set, Jungle, Fossil, Team Rocket, and Neo in locked cases; Japanese Pokemon imports across every modern set; and PSA-graded slabs in every tier. Sports tables cover MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing, and soccer with Topps Chrome and Bowman Chrome rookies, Panini Prizm, Optic, Select, Mosaic, and Immaculate, plus vintage Topps, Bowman, and Fleer. Magic: The Gathering from Standard through Reserved List vintage, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, and Dragon Ball all have major sections. Graded PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC, and Beckett slabs fill the high-end cases, with on-site grading drop-off typically available. Sealed wax, comics, anime merch, retro video games, Funko Pops, vintage toys, and the full supplies stack round out the floor — and the holiday timing makes it a prime spot for gift hunting.
Show hours typically run 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM both Saturday and Sunday. Tickets — General Admission, VIP early-access, and discounted Children's pricing — are sold through collectaconusa.com, and VIP gets you onto the floor ahead of the general-admission crowd each morning. The show is genuinely family-friendly. Confirm exact hours, the venue for this edition, ticketing tiers, the celebrity guest lineup, and the tournament schedule on collectaconusa.com/san-antonio in show week.
Collect-A-Con's San Antonio editions are held at a large convention-scale venue — recent stops have used the Freeman Coliseum and Expo Hall on the East Side — with the final address for the December edition confirmed closer to the date. Whichever venue is used, expect large on-site parking and easy freeway access; rideshare is the simplest move on the Saturday peak.
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 holiday gift shoppers who want every category of the hobby under one roof. The 900+ table floor makes it both an efficient buying weekend and a full-energy social hobby experience.
To get the most out of the weekend, buy the VIP tier if you have a specific sealed Pokemon or vintage WOTC chase — that material moves fast at Collect-A-Con and the early-access window matters, especially during the holiday rush. 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/san-antonio before you go.